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#1 Goose

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Posted 25 March 2016 - 09:24 AM

"G-Sync" or "Ultra Low Motion Blur" was it?

http://pcpartpicker....monitor-pb328q/

http://www.pcper.com...-Sync-2560x1440

http://www.pcper.com...-Monitor-Review

Both do 8-bit-per-channel, and here-tell 5ms was a threshold …

ULMB at 85Hz might be hard to pull off, but at 70 …

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Posted 25 March 2016 - 10:54 AM

I agree with the first review. Gsync > ULMB, especially if you have to cut your light output severely to even use the latter.

OTOH... VA > TN?

No consideration for the PG279Q?

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Posted 25 March 2016 - 11:30 AM

http://www.tomshardw...279q,31463.html

#4 Goose

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Posted 25 March 2016 - 02:50 PM

View PostCatamount, on 25 March 2016 - 10:54 AM, said:

I agree with the first review. Gsync > ULMB, especially if you have to cut your light output severely to even use the latter.
I have no problem calibrating to 60cd/m2/ 6500°K.

View PostCatamount, on 25 March 2016 - 10:54 AM, said:

OTOH... VA > TN?
It's the other side of the coin.

View PostCatamount, on 25 March 2016 - 10:54 AM, said:

No consideration for the PG279Q?
Slow; Meh black levels …

Edited by Goose, 26 March 2016 - 10:58 AM.


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Posted 28 March 2016 - 05:36 PM

What video card do you have? Without knowledge of that, if you have a GTX 480 (for instance), getting a new monitor won't be of any real use, gaming-wise ;)

#6 Konrad

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Posted 29 March 2016 - 09:26 AM

I recently bought a ROG Swift. Has GSYNC. - Note If you are running an nVidia card free sync no worky. And it's amazing!
Highly recommend if it's in your budget.

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Posted 29 March 2016 - 12:48 PM

View PostGoose, on 25 March 2016 - 02:50 PM, said:

Slow; Meh black levels …


o_O

It has the same response as the PB328Q (4ms) and twice the refresh - though you do have to enable the 120hz/165hz modes on the user end, which is bizarre but hardly problematic. I haven't seen a review where the Tracefree capability of the monitor is tested out, but it ought not be any worse than the PB328's mediocre result.

If you're not even willing to wander into IPS land, then giving up the same amount of speed to go half-way and getting a VA sounds no better, and it really sounds like you're looking for the attributes of a TN panel. The PB328 isn't a very "fast" monitor itself at all, and barely passes your own cited review on ghosting. It seems like the PG278Q is your screen (insofar as Asus, and why not?)

Edited by Catamount, 29 March 2016 - 12:50 PM.


#8 xWiredx

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Posted 29 March 2016 - 05:25 PM

I just looked at monitors myself last night. Apparently a G-sync 2K monitor with 1ms refresh doesn't exist? Or at least not anywhere near my price range? I thought we were past this. Maybe something just wasn't tagged right for Newegg's filters, even? I usually don't buy from them, but it's easy to look on their site. Input?

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Posted 29 March 2016 - 06:04 PM

2k?

http://pcpartpicker....&sort=a8&page=1

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Posted 29 March 2016 - 06:22 PM

View PostCatamount, on 29 March 2016 - 12:48 PM, said:

o_O

OK: Maybe it does do a descent black, and has the same 4ms RT; But it's still the most expensive at $800.

Adaptive V-Sync to 75Hz with ULMB seems plenty to me …

… So who's the competition?

Edited by Goose, 29 March 2016 - 06:22 PM.


#11 Goose

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Posted 30 March 2016 - 06:49 AM

As per the Legendary Goose Sense of Timing Posted Image

#12 Goose

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Posted 06 May 2016 - 08:40 PM

Well, now





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