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So when picking a monitor now, you have to get one that matches your video card? G-sync for Nvidia and Freesync for AMD?
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Is the price premium of IPS really that great over TN? A monitor isn't like a TV, I'm viewing it directly in front of my face and not from different seats around my living room. I have a local Microcenter so I can get the TN version of the Acer XB270HU Abprz for $500 instead of $600 like here http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824009848 Not to mention the $230 price difference to get the XB271HU.
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Jun 28, 2016 00:31
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Anyone know any info on when Acer posts stuff on their Recertified site? Any plugins or ways to monitor the stock? I have the nowinstock.net alert, but I feel like that will be too slow.
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Jun 30, 2016 16:02
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fozzy fosbourne posted:You could try the visualping or distill extensions for chrome Thanks, setup both
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Jun 30, 2016 18:55
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Refurbed XB271HU are still available through Acer on ebay and Amazon right now. 19 total. http://www.ebay.com/itm/Acer-27-Pre...sid=p5731.m3795 https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01H22AGQ6/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=A2WEQERLWJ42N3
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What should I look for to make sure my refurbed XB271HU is in good working order? I don't really know how to look for BLB and dead pixels. edit: Oh and some instructions on what to do with G-Sync, V-Sync, etc. I've seen plenty of stuff on it, but it wasn't very organized. You'd think there would be a best practice guide somewhere.
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Got my refurbed XB271HU. Any good guides to link to so I can give it a quality inspection? Dead pixels, BLB, IPS glow? I have noticed that the picture doesn't quite fit the left, right, and tops of the screen, but the bottom is good. I don't see anywhere in the OSD settings to modify it though. Is there also a guide or best practice on what to do with G-Sync, V-Sync, any other frame locking game options, etc.? I now have dual monitors for the first time, so do people turn off their non-gaming monitor when playing on the primary? KingKapalone fucked around with this message at 21:44 on Jul 8, 2016 |
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Jul 8, 2016 21:37
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Anyone have advice on cool programs for a first time dual monitor user? Either things that make dual monitors more functional or things to always have running over on the other? Do I now run all my games in borderless windowed so I can click stuff on the other monitor without alt-tabbing?
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Jul 10, 2016 18:00
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Any idea why my now second monitor, a BenQ V2400W, goes to blue instead of asleep when my xb271hu and PC go to sleep?
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Jul 13, 2016 19:53
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It seems like borderless windowed mode runs terribly on my xb271hu and 1070. Sounds like that's a common thing? Also in the last few days I'll occasionally see a flash of those gross green/red lines spanning the length of the screen distributed randomly vertically. Is my refurbed xb271hu bad? It's still within 90 days. I noticed it more at the desktop I think and my GPU overclock is off. Any ideas?
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Aug 12, 2016 19:20
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havenwaters posted:If it flashes/artifacts when starting up a game check to see if that is a DX9 game. If it is, that's just what the 271hu does with g-sync on for dx9 games. Or anyway it's what my monitor and someone else's in this thread's monitor did. DX11 games don't have this problem. It will happen just as I browse around in Windows. I noticed it two days ago for the first time and it was in Windows and then continued in WoW I think for a few minutes maybe. Didn't notice it all yesterday.
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Aug 12, 2016 20:02
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It seems like borderless windowed mode runs terribly on my xb271hu and 1070. Sounds like that's a common thing for G-Sync despite that being a selling point over Freesync? It's also random it seems. I can play some time no problem with it, but other times it's so slow.
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Aug 13, 2016 16:59
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I'm still having issues with my xb271hu in borderless window with my 1070. Is it normal for the framerate to heavily drop from fullscreen? Even in an old game like WoW I'll get below 30 fps sometimes and other times it's just not smooth at all.
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Aug 19, 2016 20:54
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New Acer monitors are announced: https://www.acer.com/ac/en/US/content/gpc2017 Predator X27 27" 4K w/ NVIDIA® G-SYNC™ 144Hz Refresh & 4ms Response Time Quantum Dot & HDR Ultra Technologies Tobii Eye Tracking Predator Z1 - 27", 30", or 31.5" 2560x1440 WFHD w/ NVIDIA® G-SYNC™ 165Hz Refresh & 1ms Response Time Immersive 1800R Curvature Tobii Eye Tracking
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Friend is going to build a ~$550 gaming PC with a GTX 1050TI. He was going to borrow a crap monitor from a friend, but is interested to hear about monitors. This $550 is excluding the monitor. What's the best bang for the buck? 1080p because of the GPU, maybe IPS, I assume not a crazy refresh rate, won't ever be having the bleeding edge GPU. KingKapalone fucked around with this message at 05:20 on Oct 11, 2017 |
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Paul MaudDib posted:In that kind of a price range, go for a refurb 24" 144 Hz 1080p for around $150. You can also go 27" 1080p IPS for the same-ish price, which may have better color, although it'll be a little chunky for productivity and is only 60 Hz. You may be able to drive some e-sports titles at 144 Hz with a low setting, and it'll help smoothness even if you're only rendering much lower framerates. Thanks. Any brands or models to look at? And I clarified in the post that the PC price doesn't include the monitor.
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Should I not bother looking for IPS monitors assuming he needs to keep price low?
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Happy_Misanthrope posted:IPS is almost no price premium on 1080p monitors. It's just a question if he wants 60hz IPS vs. 100+HZ TN panels. Oh so the IPS 144hz are only going to be found at the high end? I have a Predator, so I figured as much about the low end. I always thought IPS was considered more important than high refresh, but maybe not anymore?
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8-bit Miniboss posted:I have a 165mhz G-Sync paired with a regular 60mhz, you'll notice the mouse cursor movement will update slower on the slower monitor. That's about it I guess. Wait, should I not be gaming on my 1440p GSync monitor with my old 60hz monitor hooked up and turned on?
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Is there any reason for me to upgrade by BenQ v2400w from 2008 to a new bargain bin display? As in, has the technology advanced enough while the price has declined enough? I only use it as my secondary monitor now since I have a Predator.
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Is there a standard recommendation for a gaming monitor connected to a 1060 that's under $250? Thanks.
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What's a good, fairly cheap second monitor as a companion to my XB271HU? My current is an older BenQ 24" IPS 60hz. I just leave random windows open on it so maybe nothing else is needed but I've heard matching refresh rates could be a reason to upgrade.
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Mar 26, 2019 18:55
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TheFluff posted:In the nvidia control panel, global 3D settings: set Vsync to on, check that max prerendered frames is set to 1. In the in-game graphics settings in each game you play, turn vsync off, and if it has a frame rate limiter, set it to 3-4 FPS below the monitor's max refresh rate (so 140fps for a 144Hz monitor). Are you supposed to do this for GSync monitors too?
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What's RTSS? All I've done with my GSync is to turn it on in the control panel and then turn vsync off in games.
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Oh I already use RTSS so I can see an FPS counter in games. I think for awhile it was breaking Origin but only in Apex, not BFV. I followed this to clear my cache and it started working again even while using RTSS. https://help.ea.com/en-us/help/faq/clear-cache-to-fix-problems-with-your-games/ For GSync settings I followed the advice above and looked at https://www.blurbusters.com/gsync/gsync101-input-lag-tests-and-settings/14/ Only thing new I had to do was turning VSync on in the Control Panel. Someone above mentioned to set Max pre-rendered frames to 1, but this didn't say to so maybe that's just for the FreeSync post he was responding to? My FPS never exceeds my monitors 165hz refresh rate, so I don't think I need to deal with any caps.
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What is prison island?
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What's the best deal on a gaming monitor for $300 or less right now? I've been seeing them fly by on reddit, but was only casually browsing. My friend is now asking.
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K8.0 posted:Given that pricing, I'd probably buy that over the Nixeus, so yeah. Gonna make that my recommendation for anyone looking to buy right now who doesn't want to drive to a microcenter. The panel, stand, and overall premium-but-not-quite-Dell LG experience make it worth the $15 IMO. Is there a link to that XF270HU on MC? I get an error results page when I search for it. Edit: found it on Google. Sold out locally. I assume this is just a today deal and is dead now. KingKapalone fucked around with this message at 04:14 on Dec 3, 2019 |
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How does the https://www.microcenter.com/product/615481/acer-nitro-xv272u-pbmiiprzx-27-wqhd-144hz-hdmi-dp-freesync-hdr-led-gaming-monitor compare to the https://www.ebay.com/itm/Acer-Nitro-VG270U-Pbmiipx-27-QHD-2560-x-1440-2K-144Hz-Refresh-Rate-1ms-VRB-Res/383269762155 The VG270U is cheaper and both are IPS, 144hz, 1440p, freesync, etc.
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K8.0 posted:Acer hired a disciple of chaos to do their display naming. The VG270U (bunch of lowercase letters) is NOT the same display as the VG270U P(bunch of lowercase letters). They pull that bullshit with almost every single display they make, and half the time it's TN vs IPS. I think there's even one where a capital vs lowercase A is the difference between TN and IPS. Didn't know this site, thanks a bunch.
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Need a monitor purely for basic work from home. I can get this for $133 https://www.bestbuy.com/site/lg-24-ips-led-fhd-freesync-monitor-black/6362423.p?skuId=6362423 Does anything beat it? It's IPS, 75hz, and has VESA if needed.
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Yesterday my second monitor (from ~2008) seems to have stopped working. Windows detects there's a monitor connected in that it shows it in the settings, but it says "Didn't detect another display" when I hit Detect. There's also nothing displayed. I plugged it directly into a laptop too with the same results. Is this a common way to die? Also tried VGA instead of HDMI. Assuming I need another, I'd really not like to spend much since a second monitor is just a luxury. I saw above that productivity monitors have increased in price more than gaming, but $350-400 for a gaming monitor is too much. This one is just $110 https://www.bestbuy.com/site/lg-24-ips-led-fhd-freesync-monitor-black/6362423.p?skuId=6362423 for 24" IPS 75hz. I setup alerts for the AOC 24G2 and ASUS VP249QGR as well since those are 144hz for $50-70 more and I'm not in a huge rush I guess.
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K8.0 posted:What do you do with your system and what GPU do you have? My main monitor is an XB271HU. I game and have a 1070. Got an alert that the AOC 24G2 is back in stock at $179 ($193 after tax). If I hesitate at all it's probably gone. Just don't know if 144hz on a second monitor is worth the extra ~70. KingKapalone fucked around with this message at 18:35 on May 25, 2020 |
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I ended up getting that cheap LG but got the open box excellent one for $100 before tax. The new one sold out. edit: order was canceled, open box item was gone. New version showed as in stock so bought that now. We'll see. KingKapalone fucked around with this message at 00:41 on May 26, 2020 |
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Thirst Mutilator posted:I bought a different Huano dual monitor arm (this one) for my similar setup of dual 1440p 27" and it works great - once I dialed the gas piston to the right tension my monitors move super freely. This is also the angle I like to use and I want to get a monitor arm/s. My desk is only about a half inch thick. Is that going to hold up the clamp? Are there specific things to know about arms or just find well reviewed ones on Amazon? I have a corporate Best Buy discount so I should probably check what we have too.
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Thirst Mutilator posted:Half an inch is really thin IMO. My own desktop is from Ikea and made from particle board and I wouldn't dream of getting a dual monitor mount if it weren't the thickness that it is (~1 inch). If yours is solid wood or metal, and you got a mount with a big base, maybe? I'm no expert and have no experience with desks beyond my own though. It's an Ikea desk like this one. I've had it for 12 years or so. Wasn't this expensive so maybe mine is cheaper materials? https://www.ikea.com/us/en/p/bekant-desk-black-stained-ash-veneer-black-s69282592/
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I got an LG 24ML44B-B https://www.bestbuy.com/site/lg-24-ips-led-fhd-freesync-monitor-black/6362423.p?skuId=6362423 for a secondary when it was on sale, but can't find any calibration settings online. Anyone else have any luck or maybe know how to find out what panel it is so I can steal them from another monitor using it? This actually doesn't even show up on displayspecfications.com and I thought they had every monitor ever.
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When I type on my keyboard sometimes I notice my monitors are kind of jiggling. This happened when they were on their stands and now when they're on this dual arm gas mount I have. Might this be because my desk is just wobbly? If I grab the side my desk and wiggle, I can really get them shaking.
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My friends and I are all pitching in to get a friend a gaming PC since he's had a real poo poo year. Turns out everyone was really excited about donating since we ended up with $950 plus an RTX 2080. I guess we should try and fit a 1440p high refresh monitor into the budget. What's the cheapest one I should look at? Someone in the build thread linked this: https://www.newegg.com/viewsonic-vx...Wd0dXuD.QbKlcMw
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Butterfly Valley posted:Hi me again, here's a review of that monitor where rtings straight up calls it the best budget option with those specs. Hey you're the guy! Too bad it like everything else is sold out at Best Buy since I have access to the employee discount.
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