RLCScontender wrote: ↑28 Apr 2020, 13:43
I'm going to begin the 1 vs 1 series for the MSi MAg251rx to see how other 240hz ips monitors stand up against it . I will make these comparisons in layman's terms and use FACTS only, so no opinions or any subjective non-sense.
Dell Alienware AW2521HF vs the MSI optix MAG251rx (CONTEXT=OVERALL)
PRICE
AW2521HF price=
$510
MAG251rx price=
$380
Winner=
MSI
blur reduction technology(BFi or backlight strobing)
AW2521HF=
no backlight strobing
MAG251rx=has backlight strobing even at 240hz
winner=
MSI
when this matters.#1 Ever wondered why you ranked up so much faster from gaming on a 60hz monitor to 144hz? Bcuz you saw LESS motion blur, less tearing, and the moving target was way mroe sharp.
Physiology of vision, the photons from a sharp image on
FAST MOVING OBJECTS will be sent to your brain and will sub-consciously give you better accuracy and reaction times.which means more accurate headshots or more accurate "shot on target" on rocket league without even thinking about it. .he sharper the image against fast moving objects, the better your accuracy will be since the extra sharpness will determine unequivocal confidence that you will get an ACCURATE headshoot or an ACCURATE "shot on target". strobing the backlight does this very well. Another thing, it gives you a 2nd option to play which may or may not break a bad losing streak. This however gives you more gameplay options which is a luxury to have if u intend to play a different way. This in turn will enhance your gaming experience.
HDR+console gaming
AW2521HF=
VRR 40-24hz on HDMI
MAg251rx=
VRR 40-240hz on HDMI
AW2521hf=optimal overdrive at 60hz=standard(normal)(ultra fast/extreme will give massive overshoot)
MAG251rx=optimal overdrive at 60hz=FASTER
AW2521hf=
no HDR
MAG251rx=H
as HDR(500 nits 1200 contrast ratio)
AW2521hf=
Low framerate compensation
MSI=
not freesync premiuim certified, so LFP isn't as good(then again, this doesn't matter since ps5/series x won't require LFP anyway)
winnerMSI
When these matter. Want to buy a ps5 or series x and have 3ms g2g average with 3ms input lag? The MSI does this well. THe overdrive tuning at 60hz is excellent on its fastest overdrive setting on the MSI, but not so much for the AW2521hf since anything above the normal overdrive setting will introduce overshoot (oh believe me, at 60hz, it's 100x more obvious).
HDR signal will increase the luminance(nits) to 480, but for the aLienware, it cannot get an HDR signal. VESA400 HDR may not be good, but if say yuo want to play a CONSOLE game, that vesa400HDR will start to kick in and yuo will see deeper blacks and whiter whites especially in videogames(for movies, don't even turn HDR on, it will wash out the colors since 1200 contrast ratio isin't nearly good enough to turn it on, but for videogames, there IS an important in picture quality, just don't turn HDR on if u are playing a competitive game, turn it on if you are playing an RPG or any slower games.
Colors/color accuracy/color accurate work/gamut
Aw2521hf=8 bit signal, 99% srgb(although slightly oversaturated), 16 million colors LIMITED
MAG251=10 bit signal, 99% srgb(although slightly oversaturated), 1 billion emulated colors FULL
Winner=MSI
overall performance in the context of gaming
AW2521hf=
2.2-2.6 g2g average on extreme overdrive
IF DOUBLE certified(yes, the alienware is the only 240hz monitor that is double certified, this will mitigate overshoot even on extreme overdrive) is
turned on. With roughly a
2.2-2.6 g2g, the 240hz ips alienware is faster than the 240hz ips MSI at 3ms g2g. .
MSI 251RX=
3.0/3.1 g2g average.
The problem is, at 240hz framerate, adaptive sync isn't necessary anyway, and will just add
unnecessary input lag. Not to mention, double certification doesn't benefit at framerates above 240hz, which means if the framerate is 380hz, since you NEED double certified to be ON to mitigate overshoot on EXTREME overdrive, you won't get the benefits of reduced input lag if you set a framerate cap within the double certified range of 40-240hz for the alilenware.
How the boneheads from dell not realize that is beyond me. Adaptive sync on a
240hz monitor is USELESS in the context of competitive videogames at high FPS (unless u have backlight strobing w/ adaptive sync on at the same time). All it does is add input lag, nothing more. All of the esports professionals can attes to what i'm saying.
The real optimal g2g average without the gimmicks=4.6-5.0ms for the alienware since anything above the standard normal overdrive will give ghosting unless dbl certified is on(which adds input lag)
the real optimal g2g average without gimmicks=3ms for the MSI, no adaptive sync or any gimmicks necessary.
winner=
MSI
Stand and monitor quality and aesthetics
Winner=
aw2521hf
The alienware has excellent monitor quality. Especially the stand. It can rotate, pivot, swivel, and can change the height. The MSI has a cheap plastic stand, no swivel, no rotation, no pivot. Just height only. (just my opinion) but The MSI is probably the ugliest monitor to look at it since it's thicker than the others, the 27gn750 and the AW2521hf are the best looking monitors. this probably explains why the alienware 240hz ips is $510, if you see it on sale, get it.
tld;rr;
The MSI is better in almost every way except the quality of the stand
winner=MSI
It's not even close.
