Are my service menu settings at optimal for PC FPS gaming?

[vizionblind]

BENQ XL2411Z. single strobe.. strobe duty etc. or should I change anything? I run 120hz.

I was thinking of console gaming on this too so not sure whats best for that

[Falkentyne]

You should update that firmware to V4.
You can improve the too aggressive overdrive settings of both blur reduction on and off, that way, and it does make a difference.
(check my main post on the general section. Even though the XL2411Z doesn't gain as much improvement as the XL2720Z when you do those toggles and profile switches, it still helps. 10% improvement is less than XL2720Z's 50% improvement but better than none at all (it doesn't work on V2 firmware).

Also strobe phase of 100 (or before the backlight shuts off if using VT tweaks) will have 1 frame lower input lag than strobe phase 000.

[vizionblind]

You should update that firmware to V4.
You can improve the too aggressive overdrive settings of both blur reduction on and off, that way, and it does make a difference.
(check my main post on the general section. Even though the XL2411Z doesn't gain as much improvement as the XL2720Z when you do those toggles and profile switches, it still helps. 10% improvement is less than XL2720Z's 50% improvement but better than none at all (it doesn't work on V2 firmware).

Also strobe phase of 100 (or before the backlight shuts off if using VT tweaks) will have 1 frame lower input lag than strobe phase 000.

hey thanks for the reply. ok so i should put my strobe phase to 100?

where is V4 firmware for the xl2411z and how do I install it?

[Falkentyne]

There's a link in one of the older threads. Look for the forum title that says XL2411Z V4/XL2720Z V5
You can flash with the official mstar ISP device that Benq uses at their service centers:

http://www.cart100.com/Product/5278188206/
(this can also 100% recover from any bricking).

Or you can use Linux (Ubuntu).
(I wrote step by step instructions on page 23 of this thread:
http://forums.blurbusters.com/viewtopic ... &start=220

There have been some issues recently with people trying to flash with UEFI Bioses through Linux

[vizionblind]

There's a link in one of the older threads. Look for the forum title that says XL2411Z V4/XL2720Z V5
You can flash with the official mstar ISP device that Benq uses at their service centers:

http://www.cart100.com/Product/5278188206/
(this can also 100% recover from any bricking).

Or you can use Linux (Ubuntu).
(I wrote step by step instructions on page 23 of this thread:
http://forums.blurbusters.com/viewtopic ... &start=220

There have been some issues recently with people trying to flash with UEFI Bioses through Linux

I started to increase strobe phase to 100 in service menu but the monitor went dark. any ideas?

[Falkentyne]

Did you read my main post in General?

http://forums.blurbusters.com/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=2467

This is expected. Using a VT tweak limits the max strobe phase depending on the refresh rate so you need to reduce it (you still get the same benefits of strobe phase 100 as long as you are below the cutoff limit)

I explained everything in that thread (I also went into detail in a few other posts) so id rather not repeat everything if its already there.
Just remember these 2 things and u can always find what the max phase allowed is:

1: Base strobe persistence (Strobe duty 001 persistence value) = (Refresh rate frame persistence time in milliseconds / maximum strobe duty)
2: Using a VT tweak forces base strobe persistence to 0.167 ms.

Base strobe persistence is USUALLY equal to refresh rate frame persistence divided by 100.
By logic, this means the base strobe persistence value decreases as refresh rate increases and the "100" is the same as the max strobe duty.

Using a VT tweak turns base strobe persistence into 0.167ms ( a fixed value) instead of a variable (refresh rate strobe persistence divided by 100), so in order for formula #1 to work, the maximum strobe duty must be lower than 100 (its simple algebra, just plug in the known numbers).

BTW: Refresh rate frame persistence time is ALWAYS 1000 divided by the refresh rate hz. (in milliseconds).

Maybe using algebra variables will make this easier for you.

BP= (RP / MPV)
RP= (1000 / refresh rate) <----this formula is always the same.
BP= (RP / 100) <--this assumes max strobe phase is 100. Default behavior without VT tweak.
MPV=(Max strobe phase value=100)

Using a VT tweak changes BP from RP/100 to 0.167
This changes MPV from 100 to MPV
0.167 = RP/MPV

Since RP depends on refresh rate and is ALWAYS 1000 divided by current refresh rate, since BP, WHEN USING A VT TWEAK, changes to a fixed value of 0.167, you can plug in numbers to calculate the max strobe phase.