Everyone's perception is different. Before I had read any reviews stating otherwise I could feel the difference in ULMB in the 259QM. I had mentioned it here multiple times. No idea what that is caused by scientifically but it is there but ever so slightly. Finally seeing Rtings review, it is infact a hair slow maybe a 1 ms or two, I'd have to go back for certainty and check their review. I shouldn't notice that. I also mentioned that I did not think it was enough to make any difference in gameplay though. The FW on my 259QM is 105 and no idea what Rtings was for their review. My eyes don't agree with the OD60 vs OD120.ren wrote: ↑31 Aug 2020, 17:08
Hey Alpha, I was about to pull the trigger on the Omen 25f but after reading your comment I'm back at my indecisiveness. Could you please help me out since you have personal experience with both monitors that I was keeping an eye on?
I'm looking to buy my first 240hz monitor and I keep seeing mixed opinions on whether TN panel is still superior in terms of "speed" over an IPS panel.
I was about to choose the HP Omen to go safe because my primary goal is motion clarity and low input lag, color accuracy is second priority and viewing angles don't matter that much to me. But because I keep seeing people's comments saying that they can't notice the difference between this HP monitor (which is one of the fastest TN panels) and the popular fast IPS monitors (vg259qm, mag251rx, aw2521hf) I thought that I might as well go with IPS if it has the same speed of a TN panel but with good color accuracy.
Now you're even making it harder for me because I also see a lot of comments saying that the HP 25f has very good colors for a TN panel. How do they compare to the colors of the vg259qm?
I'd have to look at my Omen X 25f for FW. The 25f is extremely, extremely good imo. These are literally so close in performance and imo calibrated hard to tell a difference. The 259 has the black EQ. The Omen has a far superior Omen Software control panel though some options are missing that aren't for my x 27 which is really weird. Its such a unique time to purchase monitors. TN has really come a long ways. IPS is making grounds. I do literally get paid to play games and between the two I just can't tell enough of a difference. If you haven't seen Bijan Jamshidi YouTube channel check it out specifically in regards to the MAG251RX (the software a lone makes owning this extremely tantalizing). I think some have echo'd here that the differences are becoming so minuscule that you won't tell the difference. They are probably right. The issue is I could tell the difference on the ULMB and I can tell the difference between my G Pro Wireless, my Razor Ultimate (have the mini as well), and my hard wired mice. Thats been debunked so placebo? Won't argue but a person will always know what they know.
I'll personally grab a 360hz monitor and check it out unless Benq drops a bombshell which I don't expect. I believe they shit the bed this time and how the 2546S was handled was a great indicator to me the time in R&D either hasn't been well spent or they have some brutally poor communication internally. If they drop a bomb someone needs a major bonus. With no announcements and the production time typically associated with announcements unless something is crazy under wraps (kudos if that's the case) it would seem to be one of the best kept secrets hands down.
Sept is going to be a fun a month. Can't wait to see how nVidia will spin the new 3000 series cards (watch the 3090 will be spun into the best thing ever though you know due to Samsung yields being so low on 7nm its a paper launch) which it likely won't be but I'll buy anyway lol.
Find a place with a good return policy. Buy one and try it and go with what your eyes say. I love humanbenchmark because I feel this tells me what I need to know as well as aimlabs. UFO test are there as well as my favorites. Likely panel variances maybe I'm not sure but what I see isn't always what I am seeing online that I "should be seeing".