How much Nits is XG 270 when strobing?

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How much Nits is XG 270 when strobing?

Post by Supermodel_Evelynn » 22 Sep 2024, 20:14

As the title says

We know the XG2431 is 200 nits pure xp light.

Heard the XG270 is higher than this but not sure why

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Re: How much Nits is XG 270 when strobing?

Post by Discorz » 23 Sep 2024, 01:34

Supermodel_Evelynn wrote:
22 Sep 2024, 20:14
This XG270 review says 290 nits max:
https://www.aperturegrille.com/reviews/ ... e-Overview

Why 290 nits:
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*Perceived luminance (brightness) is logarithmic, not linear

XG270 simply has a taller pulse. XG270 pulses at ~700, XG2431 at ~500 nits. It's Blur Busters tuned, but it's the vendor (Viewsonic) who decides how strong the backlight will be.

Formulas to calculate strobe brightness on pretty much any monitor:
  • pulse height = strobe brightness / duty cycle (e.g. 200 / 40% = 500)
  • brightness = pulse height x duty cycle (e.g. 500 nits x 10% = 50 nits)
Finding out the duty cycle is harder on other monitors. But for Blur Busters PureXP we know:
  • PureXP Light = 40% duty cycle
  • PureXP Normal = 30% duty cycle
  • PureXP Extreme = 20% duty cycle
  • PureXP Ultra = 10% duty cycle
But now u can use beta.testufo.com/mprt to measure duty cycle/pulse width/mprt.

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Re: How much Nits is XG 270 when strobing?

Post by Supermodel_Evelynn » 23 Sep 2024, 09:15

WOW so we got screwed with the XG2431 OMG

Why didn't anybody tell me this I could have just gotten the XG 270 when it was available

You are telling me we are now stuck with a crappier version of blur buster when we could have had 290 nits?
This is brighter than the Zowie DYAC 2 280 nits OMG

200 nit of the XG 2431 is unacceptable unless its a dark room, this monitor shouldn't have been approved by Blur Buster if Viewsonic insisted on this nonsense.

I mean I could just use my AC and close the doors and windows but sometimes when the humidity is low and breeze is strong I love to take in that warm dry caribbean breeze by opening up my entire house.

Maybe we can perhaps wait for G-SYNC Pulsar I heard there is a hidden setting to allow Pulsar to run below 100HZ

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Re: How much Nits is XG 270 when strobing?

Post by Discorz » 23 Sep 2024, 12:53

XG2431 is still better in some areas:
- faster native GtG
- better motion clarity/less crosstalk
- supports Strobe Utility (which means u can do good QFT)
- lower latency strobing
- supports 60Hz strobing

At the time Zowie was doing lower MPRT at higher brightness with XL2546K, so still stronger (>1000 nits pulse).

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Re: How much Nits is XG 270 when strobing?

Post by Falkentyne » 23 Sep 2024, 18:16

Supermodel_Evelynn wrote:
23 Sep 2024, 09:15
WOW so we got screwed with the XG2431 OMG

Why didn't anybody tell me this I could have just gotten the XG 270 when it was available

You are telling me we are now stuck with a crappier version of blur buster when we could have had 290 nits?
This is brighter than the Zowie DYAC 2 280 nits OMG

200 nit of the XG 2431 is unacceptable unless its a dark room, this monitor shouldn't have been approved by Blur Buster if Viewsonic insisted on this nonsense.

I mean I could just use my AC and close the doors and windows but sometimes when the humidity is low and breeze is strong I love to take in that warm dry caribbean breeze by opening up my entire house.

Maybe we can perhaps wait for G-SYNC Pulsar I heard there is a hidden setting to allow Pulsar to run below 100HZ
You can increase the backlight voltage of the XG2431 in the service menu.
If you PM Chief *politely* i'm sure he can tell you how, but you run the risk of destroying the panel, and it's not recommended unless you REALLY know what you're doing.

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Re: How much Nits is XG 270 when strobing?

Post by Supermodel_Evelynn » 24 Sep 2024, 06:56

^ what about carrying it up to 250 nits strobe from the default 200 nits would that be safe?

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Re: How much Nits is XG 270 when strobing?

Post by Discorz » 24 Sep 2024, 16:02

Supermodel_Evelynn wrote:
24 Sep 2024, 06:56
^ what about carrying it up to 250 nits strobe from the default 200 nits would that be safe?

Because chief said this, I'm going to assume yes: viewtopic.php?p=107427#p107427
Chief Blur Buster wrote:You probably can go about 50% more brighter and be fine, but it's still a gamble. I am not sure why the engineer set those settings, I was not responsible for testing voltages.
But he also said this, so don't take my word for it. I don't have experience with LEDs and voltages they can handle:
Chief Blur Buster wrote:That is one of the few service menu settings that could void a warranty (for realz), so I'd avoid that unless you've disclaimed your rights to warranty and/or it's long expired.

I wouldn't experiment with that -- it will definitely self-protect at some point, but just like a surge suppressor, it can fail and might fry something.

If u're interested in doing this PM me, I have a how-to and safety steps written down.

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