Re: 04/18/2020. The IPS 240hz monitor tier list.(I've measured/tried the all) and my honest explanation why.
Posted: 22 May 2020, 18:39
I used twp oscilloscopes. $500 digital oscilloscope and a $80 digital osciloscope and a $40 -$80photodiode. My measurements are indicative of what i learned in my electrical engineering class in college(which I got an A on). My teacher was extremely strict, if you are off by 0.5ms on a rise time, you will get a flaming F on the class. Luckily for computers, a lot of engineering overlap with computer science. I know how to work an oscilloscope on the back of my head. it's second nature to me and me reviewing these monitors was a smooth transition.
![Image](https://i.ibb.co/4tLBtbm/oscilloscope.jpg)
![Image](https://i.ibb.co/hZBPvtL/photodiodehypersensitive.jpg)
![Image](https://i.ibb.co/HFLrg4t/814i3v-QA01-L-SL1500.jpg)
![Image](https://i.ibb.co/VYxLn39/red.png)
![Image](https://i.ibb.co/jMHBVXm/black.jpg)
![Image](https://i.ibb.co/ySB7Z5q/thumbs-up-sign-1f44d.png)
![Image](https://i.ibb.co/XJKYPhd/white.jpg)
btw, these aren't "FULL" reviews. I'm not going to measure ergonomics, or hardware quality, or color accuracy. The purpose for me when i started this project was to see which montior is the best for gaming and g2g averages is one important indicator of it(input lag comes in next).
![Image](https://i.ibb.co/KqFzZ9g/g2g-averages.png)
no surprises here. The Asus TUF VG279QM/VG259QM is the fastest monitor period. The peak performance will annhilate the competition when it comes to gaming since at 280hz, you have a huge advantage. (reduced input lag, better motion clarity, more FPS to work with)
To read these carefully, you just can't look at those numbers. You have to look at the big picture.
if the Asus VG279QM/VG259QM was at 240hz, YES the MSI is faster since at 240hz, the g2g average is better on the MSI.
however, if the FPS is above 240hz, the VG279QM is faster and has less motion blur on fast moving objects because what is included in a higher refresh rate is less input lag, better motion clarity, and you are able to see more frames per second becauase 280hz>>>>240hz. Out of all the monitors i played on, the Asus VG279qm that i owned had the overall best performance. The higher the FPS, the better i performed.
higher refresh rate usually beats g2g average. Here's an example. the 0.3g2g average OLED but the refresh rate is les than HALF of the Asus VG279qm. g2g average becomes inconsequential if the refresh rate is lower. theat is why the asus vg279qm/vg259qm has the best peak performance out of all the monitors(even better than TN if you factor in the 280hz refresh above the 240hz refresh).
OLEd 120hz 0.3 g2g average. Notice how it's still blurry. WHY? because it has a lower refresh rate at 120hz relative to high refresh monitors. I got this from the rtings website when they reviewed this OLED. Even at 0.3 g2g, there'es still motion blur.
![Image](https://i.ibb.co/bHzX1yy/OLED.png)
tldkldrkl; Asus VG279qm/VG259QM is the fastest IPS monitor and the fastest monitor in the world right now. Peak performance was noticeable for me when i played rocket league. Why didn't I buy it?
![Image](https://i.ibb.co/whC84BX/asus.jpg)
![Image](https://i.ibb.co/gwd0Dfh/asus3.jpg)
![Image](https://i.ibb.co/wyfk38b/asus2.jpg)
THOSE grainy looking dots are NOT glare from my camera to the screen. It's individual pixels. No joke
Colors. I'm extremely PICKY when it comes to picking monitors. the excellent performance didn't outweigh how grainy looking the Asus VG279qm/VG259qm was. It was too grainy for me. Then again, that's just my opinion.
also no 10 bit color depth at 240hz was the other reason why i chose the MSI over the Asus (8 bit)
![Image](https://i.ibb.co/4tLBtbm/oscilloscope.jpg)
![Image](https://i.ibb.co/hZBPvtL/photodiodehypersensitive.jpg)
![Image](https://i.ibb.co/HFLrg4t/814i3v-QA01-L-SL1500.jpg)
![Image](https://i.ibb.co/VYxLn39/red.png)
![Image](https://i.ibb.co/jMHBVXm/black.jpg)
![Image](https://i.ibb.co/ySB7Z5q/thumbs-up-sign-1f44d.png)
![Image](https://i.ibb.co/XJKYPhd/white.jpg)
btw, these aren't "FULL" reviews. I'm not going to measure ergonomics, or hardware quality, or color accuracy. The purpose for me when i started this project was to see which montior is the best for gaming and g2g averages is one important indicator of it(input lag comes in next).
![Image](https://i.ibb.co/KqFzZ9g/g2g-averages.png)
no surprises here. The Asus TUF VG279QM/VG259QM is the fastest monitor period. The peak performance will annhilate the competition when it comes to gaming since at 280hz, you have a huge advantage. (reduced input lag, better motion clarity, more FPS to work with)
To read these carefully, you just can't look at those numbers. You have to look at the big picture.
if the Asus VG279QM/VG259QM was at 240hz, YES the MSI is faster since at 240hz, the g2g average is better on the MSI.
however, if the FPS is above 240hz, the VG279QM is faster and has less motion blur on fast moving objects because what is included in a higher refresh rate is less input lag, better motion clarity, and you are able to see more frames per second becauase 280hz>>>>240hz. Out of all the monitors i played on, the Asus VG279qm that i owned had the overall best performance. The higher the FPS, the better i performed.
higher refresh rate usually beats g2g average. Here's an example. the 0.3g2g average OLED but the refresh rate is les than HALF of the Asus VG279qm. g2g average becomes inconsequential if the refresh rate is lower. theat is why the asus vg279qm/vg259qm has the best peak performance out of all the monitors(even better than TN if you factor in the 280hz refresh above the 240hz refresh).
OLEd 120hz 0.3 g2g average. Notice how it's still blurry. WHY? because it has a lower refresh rate at 120hz relative to high refresh monitors. I got this from the rtings website when they reviewed this OLED. Even at 0.3 g2g, there'es still motion blur.
![Image](https://i.ibb.co/bHzX1yy/OLED.png)
tldkldrkl; Asus VG279qm/VG259QM is the fastest IPS monitor and the fastest monitor in the world right now. Peak performance was noticeable for me when i played rocket league. Why didn't I buy it?
![Image](https://i.ibb.co/whC84BX/asus.jpg)
![Image](https://i.ibb.co/gwd0Dfh/asus3.jpg)
![Image](https://i.ibb.co/wyfk38b/asus2.jpg)
THOSE grainy looking dots are NOT glare from my camera to the screen. It's individual pixels. No joke
Colors. I'm extremely PICKY when it comes to picking monitors. the excellent performance didn't outweigh how grainy looking the Asus VG279qm/VG259qm was. It was too grainy for me. Then again, that's just my opinion.
also no 10 bit color depth at 240hz was the other reason why i chose the MSI over the Asus (8 bit)