Wait for GSYNC or buy a monitor now?

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Knxwledge
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Wait for GSYNC or buy a monitor now?

Post by Knxwledge » 17 Apr 2014, 21:56

Im currently in need of a better monitor because my motion sickness is getting bad the past year.
Im currently looking at the XL2420Z and I know that the BenQ's Gsync offering was suppose to be available soon.

Is GSYNC really that better if you can keep 90+ FPS?

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Re: Wait for GSYNC or buy a monitor now?

Post by Chief Blur Buster » 17 Apr 2014, 23:14

Actually, GSYNC dramatically makes lower/stuttery framerates look so much better, e.g. It has more visible effect in smoothing 40-70fps. It will smooth all frame rates, including 90fps+, but has a particularly more dramatic effect on the lower/stuttery frame rates.

Motion blur reducing Strobe backlights (LightBoost, ULMB, Turbo240, BENQ Blur Reduction) have a more dramatic effect on high/consistent frame rates.

GSYNC: benefits low/stuttery framerates more dramatically
Strobing: benefits high/consistent framerates more dramatically
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Re: Wait for GSYNC or buy a monitor now?

Post by Knxwledge » 18 Apr 2014, 04:13

Thanks for the reply. I decided to pick up a XL2420Z and I am lovin it so far.
How do I enable Saturation on this monitor? The option is greyed out.

And is 100hz better than 120hz?

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