New tweaks for ASUS/BENQ/Samsung 120 Hz! (Zero LCD motion blur; looks like CRT)

[bystander36]

Originally Posted by poohbear

btw, what if we don't have 120fps @ 120hz? my GTX 670 certainly can't play most games @ 120fps.:p what if we're gaming @ 60-100fps @ 120hz? Is it still beneficial or pointless? thanks!

Since this system pulses the backlight on every refresh, and motion only occurs on refreshes (when the screen updates the image), it should help you at any FPS rate. It just won't be as optimal as having max FPS.

[bastol85]

Originally Posted by Mark Rejhon

BTW, ToastyX just sent me some new instructions that may make it easier to enable LightBoost, without INF files, without REG files, and without an emitter. These haven't been fully tested on all models, but has fewer steps than my Hack method of my LightBoost HOWTO.

Used this method on my benq 2411t that I received today.

Perfect.

I can definitely tell the difference between lightboost at 10% and any other setting.

[bystander36]

Just be aware that having Stereoscopic 3D drivers loaded does incur a FPS penalty, even if not used.

[bastol85]

I don't play games on this PC, all I wanted was CRT blurr-free-ness on an LCD this is awesome.

[poohbear]

Originally Posted by Eug

She runs fine on my system (ASUS P2B) with an Abit Slotket !!!. Mine runs stably at 880 at 1.8 V, but not 100% stable at 896. However, I can run Photoshop for short periods even at 1.8 V/920 MHz. I can't use 1.85 on my motherboard but that's too high for my tastes anyway for anything other than testing. Oh, by the way, at 1.9 V she runs DOS at 960 MHz and posts at 992 MHz. In general I dislike Abit because their motherboard quality is suspect, but I'm happy with Abit Slotket !!!.

Eug
533A@840 1.7 V.

Thanks, but for many of us thats not possible as getting 120fps in games requires SLI even with top tier cards. So 60-100 fps on avg will still see smoother blur free gameplay, yes?

[bastol85]

Originally Posted by Mark Rejhon

P.S. For better color on ASUS VG278H:

1. Decrease Contrast to 65 or 75. This darkens a bit but the colors become much more saturated.
2. Recalibrate the colors using Lagom LCD patterns:
Lagom Contrast

Or if you're willing to spend extra money, for best colors at desktop, you may want to spend $150 on a Spyder4 or i1 Pro colorimeter. That's a special USB sensor you buy, and suction-cup to your screen, plug into your computer, and press a button in software to automatically calibrate the colors. Some games will override the color calibration though; but this can help to an extent.

Well I'm kinda short on money these days.
My goal is to leave lightboost on all the time.

With that in mind, would you happen to have some color calibration settings for the benQ 2411t ?

What I'm worried about is the screen locks every color setting while in lightboost mode.
Is it possible to calibrate the colors a bit better than factory settings in normal mode then keep those settings in LB mode ?

Edit: Found this post: http://hardforum.com/showthread.php?p=1039701454

My monitor looks better under the second set.

About AMA is it possible to change its behaviour with lightboost on ?

[VashHT]

So I picked up the Benq XL2720T, and after I install the inf file I don't see asus showing up as a manufacturer when I go to update the driver, did I do something wrong here?

[VashHT]

nvm I used toasy's method and it worked, time to try it out.

[BTRY B 529th FA BN]

I don't know how to keep the settings from going into 3D. It use to work on my previous OS install but since then I can't keep it in 2D. I always have to CTRL + C it.. the method described on how to do it doesn't work..

[hawtdawg]

LCD's will never touch CRT's as long as their black levels continue to be atrocious.

[videogames101]

Originally Posted by hawtdawg

LCD's will never touch CRT's as long as their black levels continue to be atrocious.

yeah, i only run plasma for my monitors

[BTRY B 529th FA BN]

I couldn't care less about black levels

[Whitestar127]

Hi Mark,
At Blurbusters I read this in the comments on the LightBoost Howto page:

"If that fails, the good news is that later this year, there will be a much easier way to enable LightBoost (without enabling 3D stereoscopic)."

Can you elaborate on this?

[Whitestar127]

Mark, I feel like I owe you a lot of money right now.

Thank you, thank you, thank you!

My Benq XL2411T feels like a CRT now!!! Incredibly smooth!

I have found an (almost) ideal solution to switching between LightBoost on and off. The problem I had was Skyrim. Skyrim cannot be run in 100 or 120hz because of all the physics bugs that start to manifest as soon as the fps increases to somewhere between 90 and 100, at least above 85. So I have to run it at 85hz.

So what I did was I followed ToastyX's procedure to activate LB. Then I added an extra resolution in CRU, namely 1920x1080 @ 85hz. So when I change resolution now to 85hz, LB is turned off and I can play Skyrim. When I change to 100hz or 120hz LB is activated again and I can play the other games.

The only downside to this is that I have to re-calibrate the colors every time I switch back to LB mode. If anyone knows how to save those settings please let me know. For now I'm just going to make an AutoIt macro that sets the colors automatically.

I use the following settings when in LB mode:

B = Brightness
C = Contrast
G = Gamma

Red:
B = +32%
C = +40%
G = +0.90

Green:
B = +45%
C = +60%
G = +0.90

Blue:
B = +30%
C = +45%
G = +0.90%

Digital vibrance = +50%
Hue = +0

On monitor:
NVIDIA 3D Lightboost = Lowest setting
Contrast = 65

For anyone who doesn't know: On the Benq XL2411T OSD there is a really simple way of knowing if LB is activated. Have a look at the image below.