Input lag of Alienware AW2518HF

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Input lag of Alienware AW2518HF

Post by Speedfreak » 12 Apr 2018, 14:08

Has anyone tested the input lag of this monitor? I bought it and can't tell if it's got more input lag than my old Aoc G2460PQU.
Going from 24 inch to 25 inch did make my aim less precise, feels like I need to bump up the dpi to aim faster.

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Re: Input lag of Alienware AW2518HF

Post by RealNC » 12 Apr 2018, 18:02

You can resize the image then to be 24" by adding a custom resolution and disable scaling so you get a black area around it. There's no need to get a new monitor for that if you can do the same using a custom res.
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Re: Input lag of Alienware AW2518HF

Post by Chief Blur Buster » 12 Apr 2018, 21:52

A windowboxed 1824x1026 resolution (5% less), or 1728x972 resolution (10% less) is a good solution for size equality with a 24", if the size is causing problems.
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Re: Input lag of Alienware AW2518HF

Post by KindOldRaven » 13 Apr 2018, 03:28

Was this entire thread edited or something? The title and first post don't line up with the answers provided :lol:

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Re: Input lag of Alienware AW2518HF

Post by Speedfreak » 13 Apr 2018, 17:37

KindOldRaven wrote:Was this entire thread edited or something? The title and first post don't line up with the answers provided :lol:

lol, you're right but this does help if I can, my AOC G2460PQU had a menu option to shrink the size but I don't see a setting in the menu for this Alienware monitor. Hmm, I will try that though, thanks.

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Re: Input lag of Alienware AW2518HF

Post by Speedfreak » 13 Apr 2018, 17:38

Chief Blur Buster wrote:A windowboxed 1824x1026 resolution (5% less), or 1728x972 resolution (10% less) is a good solution for size equality with a 24", if the size is causing problems.
Thanks a lot of the tip Chief and RealNC

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