Monitor settings and input lag

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Quajila
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Monitor settings and input lag

Post by Quajila » 14 Jun 2025, 15:26

Do monitor settings like sharpness, black stabilization, and the motion blur reduction settings actually increase input lag? I get that if some of these do increase input lag, it can be negligible, but i mean, it's still there right?

I have the Viewsonic XG2431 and I tried turning the black stabilization to 0 but it made my colors look really ugly. Some yellows turned green-ish, some blues turned black, and blacks got darker. I tried changing the color temperature settings to see if anything changed, and nothing did. I also tried the custom user color settings and saw no difference. Is this just how the monitor is?

Hyote
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Re: Monitor settings and input lag

Post by Hyote » 14 Jun 2025, 23:17

Quajila wrote: ↑
14 Jun 2025, 15:26
Do monitor settings like sharpness, black stabilization, and the motion blur reduction settings actually increase input lag? I get that if some of these do increase input lag, it can be negligible, but i mean, it's still there right?

I have the Viewsonic XG2431 and I tried turning the black stabilization to 0 but it made my colors look really ugly. Some yellows turned green-ish, some blues turned black, and blacks got darker. I tried changing the color temperature settings to see if anything changed, and nothing did. I also tried the custom user color settings and saw no difference. Is this just how the monitor is?
Generally, higher amounts of sharpening and black stabilitazion increase input lag. Color temps have some effect too but I figured I'd keep them as vibrant as possible beucase a minimal input difference won't make up for the advantage gain in visual clarity.

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