I just got my first 144hz monitor 3 months ago. When I tried it for first it was great with very low input lag and rlly saw a huge difference on my game play but 2 weeks ago it started to act very weird it doesn't feel like 144hz any more especially at gun fights I got a decent pc so it's not fps issue. Yesterday I run out of ideas but I tried using blur reduction and to my surprise is eliminated some but not all my input lag but I saw a difference also it enhanced the image quality that I was suffering from (jagged lines with higher AMA) but the only drawback that the monitor is Soo dim atm. So my monitor is broken ? And why it's not working like before ?
I heard of the strobe utilities but idk how to use it cuz am afraid to broke the monitor
Xl2411 blur reduction help
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Re: Xl2411 blur reduction help
Upgrading Windows & graphics drivers sometimes resets the refresh rate back to 60 Hz without letting you know!Misha1337 wrote:I just got my first 144hz monitor 3 months ago. When I tried it for first it was great with very low input lag and rlly saw a huge difference on my game play but 2 weeks ago it started to act very weird it doesn't feel like 144hz any more especially at gun fights I got a decent pc so it's not fps issue.
Sometimes installing new Windows or new drivers, sometimes resets the refresh rate. So you have to fix it back.
Try going to "Settings" -> "Change Display Settings" -> "Adaptor Properties" Link -> "Monitors" Tab -> Screen refresh rate -> "144 Hz".
Then test your refresh rate at http://www.testufo.com/refreshrate in FireFox or Chrome. (If your browser is stuck at 60Hz, follow this)
Believe me, it's common! You are not alone! I hear popular reddit stories of people running 144Hz monitors at 60Hz for months or years. While we can appreciate many improvements Microsoft certainly did as of recent years, Microsoft dropped the ball in ease of refresh rate configuration, it's always hidden in an obscure tab of an obscure Adaptor Properties link. Go ahead, bang your head on desk. I know, it's ridiculous how Microsoft resets the refresh rate without letting you know, and without making it easy. Windows Search box has no entry for "Refresh Rate", but "Resolution" works.
Leaving helpless users to figure out how to change the damn refresh rate sometimes. A consortium of major websites (including us) needs to run an advocacy shaming advertising campaign to get Microsoft to fix this in the next release of Windows. Parody. "Your 144Hz monitor is running at 60Hz. You're Not Alone." with all these xkcd-style cartoons, with a petition addressed to Microsoft and a corresponding ticket-tracking page.
OK, this might not be your problem, but it's surprisingly common. Shockingly so.
So let's rule this out before we proceed further.
Next, make sure in monitor menus, "Instant Mode" is turned on, if your monitor has that option.
It's normal for blur reduction (strobing) to make monitors dimmer. Some monitors will have brighter strobing modes.Misha1337 wrote:Yesterday I run out of ideas but I tried using blur reduction and to my surprise is eliminated some but not all my input lag but I saw a difference also it enhanced the image quality that I was suffering from (jagged lines with higher AMA) but the only drawback that the monitor is Soo dim atm. So my monitor is broken ? And why it's not working like before ?
I heard of the strobe utilities but idk how to use it cuz am afraid to broke the monitor
Strobe Utility won't break your monitor.
(though it might trigger temporary bugs in certain older firmware versions that probably isn't in your monitor. If bugs appear, just reset to old settings.)
But wait for Strobe Utility 2.1 which has a built-in TestUFO.
It's much more user friendly in figuring out how to adjust your BenQ/Zowie monitor and its configuration file has been updated to automatically detect all known strobed BenQ/Zowie monitors ever released (Every single model XL2411Z through XL2740 now works with Strobe Utility 2.1!)
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