Scout255 wrote:-Very Low Lag
I am pleased to confirm that all modern TN ASUS or BENQ 120Hz/144Hz monitors, are all capable of zero buffered realtime scanout (under high speed camera, scanout lags only 2ms behind a CRT sitting alongside, mostly due to pixel transition time). All of them are among the lowest-latency LCD computer monitors that money can buy today.
Scout255 wrote:-144hz or Higher
FPS gamer's first choice, for sure.
Scout255 wrote:-24" size preferably 27" is an option though
That's the only two sizes that the good strobe-capable/144Hz-capable monitors are currently available in (at least until the ASUS ROG 1440P strobe-capable GSYNC monitor comes out)
Scout255 wrote:-Some form of AMD compatible blur reduction
That will limit you to:
- EIZOs' Turbo240 which is higher quality, but has more input lag than TN panels (by a few milliseconds)
- BENQ Blur Reduction as mentioned.
ULMB (in GSYNC monitors) might work on AMD products but this is currently as of yet untested. There might be a driver unlock mechanism going on like there was with LightBoost, so some guinea pig will need to test a GSYNC monitor with an AMD product, and see if the ULMB button still works. If it does, then that expands your choices as ULMB does cleaner ghost-free blur reduction than BENQ Blur Reduction, although BENQ is more refresh-rate flexible.
Scout255 wrote:I was originally looking at the XL2720z, but there are literally no reviews currently out there that I can find (so no info on input lag, etc.), and as per Chief, there is a firmware issue with all monitors that are out in the wild.
I am going to keep everyone updated on how BENQ is handling this. It may take time though, as it takes weeks from beta firmware to filter into release monitors, that get shipped.
Scout255 wrote:Also I sit around 18-24" or so from my monitor and I am worried that due to the low viewing angles of TN panels that the 27" size would make the edges of the screen noticeably discolored from the center.
Switching form non-strobed to strobed will cause a bigger color degradation than the TN viewing angle issue, and if FPS is numero uno, then the viewing angle issue won't be a big problem. On the other hand, IPS certainly is nicer overall for reading text and web browsing (except motion blur during scrolling), etc.
Scout255 wrote:Other companies appear to be releasing GSync monitors which would have ULMB, but I am unsure if it will work with AMD cards. If it does work, is it limited to 120 Hz like lightboost?
ULMB works at 85Hz, 100Hz and 120Hz. I'd wait, however, for a confirmation that it works on AMD.
If so, then having GSYNC anyway may be a good thing if you stand a chance of "switching to green" eventually.