How many people don't realize they have input lag?

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Kanipshun
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How many people don't realize they have input lag?

Post by Kanipshun » 30 Jul 2024, 15:42

Recently I was helping a friend figure out why they were crashing in a certain game. I directed them to driver booster on steam and had them update realtek drivers and a couple others. After the person updated, he was still crashing but thanked me for "fixing his mouse problem". I knew before he went further what he was about to say but I also wanted to hear him say it. He told me that his mouse was moving sluggishly lately and it was now back to normal. I thought about telling him about this forum but then I considered the rabbit hole it would send him down. It made me curious how many people are actually plagued with the problem and don't know it.

Hyote
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Re: How many people don't realize they have input lag?

Post by Hyote » 31 Jul 2024, 00:38

I think it's a matter of what someone is used to. As I progressed with "tweaking" I couldn't go back to how things previously were.

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Re: How many people don't realize they have input lag?

Post by Sandy » 31 Jul 2024, 02:48

Kanipshun wrote:
30 Jul 2024, 15:42
Recently I was helping a friend figure out why they were crashing in a certain game. I directed them to driver booster on steam and had them update realtek drivers and a couple others. After the person updated, he was still crashing but thanked me for "fixing his mouse problem". I knew before he went further what he was about to say but I also wanted to hear him say it. He told me that his mouse was moving sluggishly lately and it was now back to normal. I thought about telling him about this forum but then I considered the rabbit hole it would send him down. It made me curious how many people are actually plagued with the problem and don't know it.
Most people don't realize they have input lag. They think they are getting old or keep changing their mouse because everyone thinks the delay between the mouse moving to the screen must be 0...

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Slender
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Re: How many people don't realize they have input lag?

Post by Slender » 31 Jul 2024, 04:36

Hyote wrote:
31 Jul 2024, 00:38
I think it's a matter of what someone is used to. As I progressed with "tweaking" I couldn't go back to how things previously were.
thank you for posting your settings on your github.
Now we know exactly what cannot be used when setting up a PC.

Hyote
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Re: How many people don't realize they have input lag?

Post by Hyote » 31 Jul 2024, 04:38

Slender wrote:
31 Jul 2024, 04:36
Hyote wrote:
31 Jul 2024, 00:38
I think it's a matter of what someone is used to. As I progressed with "tweaking" I couldn't go back to how things previously were.
thank you for posting your settings on your github.
Now we know exactly what cannot be used when setting up a PC.
You can move on without being obsessed with me. But I guess that won't happen in the near future.

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Re: How many people don't realize they have input lag?

Post by Lev1n » 09 Aug 2024, 07:31

Slender wrote:
31 Jul 2024, 04:36
Hyote wrote:
31 Jul 2024, 00:38
I think it's a matter of what someone is used to. As I progressed with "tweaking" I couldn't go back to how things previously were.
thank you for posting your settings on your github.
Now we know exactly what cannot be used when setting up a PC.
These settings helped me a lot for a while but i fcked up them. Right now cant find good settings again. :D

ahead
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Re: How many people don't realize they have input lag?

Post by ahead » 11 Aug 2024, 03:13

Why do most people use inexpensive DACs (usually around $10) found in TVs, phones, and tablets, rather than high-end options like this one: [Esoteric D1X Grandioso DAC](https://krispyaudio.com.au/products/eso ... o-dac.html)?
The answer is simple: most people don't know how it should be.

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Re: How many people don't realize they have input lag?

Post by Kipperii » 11 Aug 2024, 06:51

ahead wrote:
11 Aug 2024, 03:13
Why do most people use inexpensive DACs (usually around $10) found in TVs, phones, and tablets, rather than high-end options like this one: [Esoteric D1X Grandioso DAC](https://krispyaudio.com.au/products/eso ... o-dac.html)?
The answer is simple: most people don't know how it should be.
wtf

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Slender
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Re: How many people don't realize they have input lag?

Post by Slender » 11 Aug 2024, 15:25

Kipperii wrote:
11 Aug 2024, 06:51
ahead wrote:
11 Aug 2024, 03:13
Why do most people use inexpensive DACs (usually around $10) found in TVs, phones, and tablets, rather than high-end options like this one: [Esoteric D1X Grandioso DAC](https://krispyaudio.com.au/products/eso ... o-dac.html)?
The answer is simple: most people don't know how it should be.
wtf
he talk about dac with professional chips like ak/sabre, it good for sound.

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Re: How many people don't realize they have input lag?

Post by hart » 11 Aug 2024, 16:05

ahead wrote:
11 Aug 2024, 03:13
Why do most people use inexpensive DACs (usually around $10) found in TVs, phones, and tablets, rather than high-end options like this one: [Esoteric D1X Grandioso DAC](https://krispyaudio.com.au/products/eso ... o-dac.html)?
The answer is simple: most people don't know how it should be.
or maybe people don't need that, don't have the money or they simply are smart enough to not pay for audio snake oil
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