AM_acc1q wrote: ↑07 Dec 2021, 01:16
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Chief Blur Buster
Are these settings from the Strobe Utility:
1) Stored in firmware?
2) Dependent on the specific input?
I mostly game in the Xbox. I noticed that if I set Windows to 120hz while on DP to create a Custom preset that'll work well for the Xbox, it looks really bad on the PC when I set Windows back to 240hz.
Is the trick to connect my PC via HDMI instead of DP when creating my Custom preset at 120hz? Will that allow me to effectively have 2 Custom profiles?
Using Strobe Utility for a Gaming Console
1. Tune with Strobe Utility on a PC at the same Hz and resolution you plan to use with a console
2. Disconnect XG2431 from PC and then connect your console. Or use input switching (PC DisplayPort and Console HDMI)
3. Done
Strobe Utility settings is stored in XG2431 firmware non-volatile memory, but there's only 1 profile, and the same PureXP Custom profile is used on all inputs, so you can conveniently tune on DP (with PC) and then use HDMI (on console). So you must tune the same mode on PC, to get it to carry over to an XBox or PlayStation. So yes, you can use PureXP Custom on XBox or PlayStation.
If you game at 1080p120, then tune standard EDID 1080p 120Hz (not QFT) on a PC first, before connecting a 120Hz capable console.
If you game at 1080p60, then tune standard EDID 1080p 60Hz (not QFT) on a PC first, before connecting a 60Hz source (cable box, older console, etc)
You need to retune PureXP Custom everytime you want to use the best quality for a different signal (different Hz, different EDID, different QFT, different Vertical Total, etc). So tune the same mode on PC before disconnecting the PC, carrying the monitor to the console, and connecting to the console.
Consoles do not support QFT or Large Vertical Totals, so only use Strobe Utility to re-tune the standard 60Hz mode or 120Hz mode, prior to connecting a gaming console.
It is recommended to break-in your monitor first -- use it for a few days -- and make sure it's already powered for at least an hour before retuning with Strobe Utility, or beginning to game. LCD pixel response is slightly faster (less crosstalk) on warmer panels that has at least some hours on them.
(Ever forgotten a frozen LCD outdoors in the middle of winter? (watch, phone, digital thermometer, car dash display, etc) -- the display reacts much slower. But even just 2 degrees of temperature even makes a difference to strobe crosstalk improvement when re-tuning with Strobe Utility).