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by chocobo
22 May 2018, 03:52
Forum: General — Displays, Graphics & More
Topic: The Cake Is NOT a Lie -- for a price (4K 144Hz HDR)
Replies: 37
Views: 25831

Re: The Cake Is NOT a Lie -- for a price (4K 144Hz HDR)

On a 4K monitor, your 1080p content looks flawless
Spoiler alert: You're gonna be very disappointed :P

What am I misunderstanding? Each pixel from a 1080p source takes up 4 pixels on a 4K screen... the outcome is virtually identical, right?

I know it's not literally identical and have read that ...
by chocobo
21 May 2018, 20:46
Forum: General — Displays, Graphics & More
Topic: The Cake Is NOT a Lie -- for a price (4K 144Hz HDR)
Replies: 37
Views: 25831

Re: The Cake Is NOT a Lie -- for a price (4K 144Hz HDR)

I can't wait for 4K 144Hz to become affordable, I think it's going to be the gold standard for a very long time. 1440p is a nice step up in resolution for gaming, but it has drawbacks as well - 1080p content has to be scaled and doesn't look quite as good as if it was on a 1080p monitor.

On a 4K ...
by chocobo
20 May 2018, 20:18
Forum: General — Displays, Graphics & More
Topic: please help me understand some things about 240Hz and G-Sync
Replies: 6
Views: 7318

Re: please help me understand some things about 240Hz and G-

No, you will still have tearlines. Tearlines will become a beat-frequency relative to frame rate.

Thanks for your extremely detailed answers, especially the links to other articles. I've got some reading to do.

Again, go to http://www.testufo.com/gsync to understand. 100fps means the display is ...
by chocobo
20 May 2018, 00:03
Forum: General — Displays, Graphics & More
Topic: please help me understand some things about 240Hz and G-Sync
Replies: 6
Views: 7318

please help me understand some things about 240Hz and G-Sync

I'm relatively new to the world of using a quality monitor for gaming, I discovered 144Hz in January but got a subpar HP Omen monitor and was still looking for a better option... recently I caught the Alienware AW2518HF on sale and I'm pretty happy with it. But I'm still trying to better understand ...