Experience & Opinion: 240hz displays are blurry
Posted: 21 Dec 2017, 22:01
These are my opinions and experience:
(I've looked at two 240h'z displays, the alienware and acer and saw the issue in both.)
Edit: Overdrive flaws breakdown
Edit: Complaints from other people
Edit: Pixel inversion flaw + more complaints
Edit: Breakdown of how 240hz can look blurrier than 144hz
Edit: Photo evidence of 165hz vs 240hz @ 165fps
I fell into the hype of 240hz and bought an Alienware G-Sync version about two weeks ago. After using this panel for about an hour in CSGO I thought it was amazing. But after a while I started developing really heavy eyes and small headaches. I noticed this happened when I played games that were I had lower fps like <180 fps.
I switch backed to my AOC 165hz (oc) and for some reason, I notice 165hz at any fps looked smoother than the 240hz panel! The only time the Alienware looked better, is when it's above 200fps! I think to myself, what is going on here? Can this be the "blurry" issue I constantly see people complain about 240hz panels?
I do a comparison, I set my AOC to 144hz vs Alienware at 144hz on the testufo site using the alien invasion test. I stretch the browser window across both screen, and sure enough, the Alienware looks incredibly blurry or fuzzy in comparison. Even if I downscale the AOC 1440p resolution down to 1080p, the Alienware still looks incredibly blurry in comparison. I don't know if it's the pixel overdrive, the coating, or what - but it's terrible when you see it side by side.
I do some more tests. I play Doom(2016 version) at 165hz on the AOC, 240hz on the Alienware. I can only push about 80-110 fps in this game. On the AOC, I run it downscaled at 1080p and play 30 minutes with no issues. Switch to the Alienware, after 15 minutes of playing, eyes start to feel heavy and like they're going to pop out of my head! After a bit, I can feel my eyes strain with every fast swipe. Even settings the overdrive higher, it helps a little, but this is a huge flaw. Or normal overdrive, I start to feel sick.
When this monitor is above 200-220+ fps, it's a lot harder to notice, but once you play single player games that are more demanding on your fps, you will notice it, especially if you have a good gaming panel already to reference.
(I've looked at two 240h'z displays, the alienware and acer and saw the issue in both.)
Edit: Overdrive flaws breakdown
Edit: Complaints from other people
Edit: Pixel inversion flaw + more complaints
Edit: Breakdown of how 240hz can look blurrier than 144hz
Edit: Photo evidence of 165hz vs 240hz @ 165fps
I fell into the hype of 240hz and bought an Alienware G-Sync version about two weeks ago. After using this panel for about an hour in CSGO I thought it was amazing. But after a while I started developing really heavy eyes and small headaches. I noticed this happened when I played games that were I had lower fps like <180 fps.
I switch backed to my AOC 165hz (oc) and for some reason, I notice 165hz at any fps looked smoother than the 240hz panel! The only time the Alienware looked better, is when it's above 200fps! I think to myself, what is going on here? Can this be the "blurry" issue I constantly see people complain about 240hz panels?
I do a comparison, I set my AOC to 144hz vs Alienware at 144hz on the testufo site using the alien invasion test. I stretch the browser window across both screen, and sure enough, the Alienware looks incredibly blurry or fuzzy in comparison. Even if I downscale the AOC 1440p resolution down to 1080p, the Alienware still looks incredibly blurry in comparison. I don't know if it's the pixel overdrive, the coating, or what - but it's terrible when you see it side by side.
I do some more tests. I play Doom(2016 version) at 165hz on the AOC, 240hz on the Alienware. I can only push about 80-110 fps in this game. On the AOC, I run it downscaled at 1080p and play 30 minutes with no issues. Switch to the Alienware, after 15 minutes of playing, eyes start to feel heavy and like they're going to pop out of my head! After a bit, I can feel my eyes strain with every fast swipe. Even settings the overdrive higher, it helps a little, but this is a huge flaw. Or normal overdrive, I start to feel sick.
When this monitor is above 200-220+ fps, it's a lot harder to notice, but once you play single player games that are more demanding on your fps, you will notice it, especially if you have a good gaming panel already to reference.