What is the fastest gaming monitor available?

[cytoSiN]

Where is everyone buying the XL2420T? Doesn't seem to be available at Newegg or Amazon.

 

[BTRY B 529th FA BN]

No matter what 120Hz 1ms LCD you get, you'll notice a difference from your CRT. That being said. HDMI vs DVI, the difference is HDMI offers audio over DVI other that that there is no difference.

When I had a pair of Viewsonic P225F CRTs go on me, i went looking for the best 120Hz low ms response monitor i could find. I tried 2 Acer models and an Asus. The one Acer 27" 120Hz 2ms LCD HN274Hbmiiid had noticeably more jitter than the Asus VG278H. I tested with both monitors hooked up and displaying the same image on both screens. I tried UT3, and even had a second opinion and the Acer has more jitter to it. The other Acer I tried was the Acer GD235HZ and it too had more jitter/stutter to it.

Hope this helps.

A good place to check reviews is TFT central. click input lag

 

[Ben90]

I got mine from the BenQ store a few weeks before they even announced release.

http://shop.benq.us/ProductDetail.aspx?id=347

 

[cytoSiN]

I got mine from the BenQ store a few weeks before they even announced release.

http://shop.benq.us/ProductDetail.aspx?id=347

Thanks. Considering this one, but I can't decide if the built in emitter and included glasses are worth another $100. Also, why can't these companies make 16:10? It was all the rage 3-4 years ago, and it's still great, but no one is making it anymore except for Dell and NEC it seems.

 

[BTRY B 529th FA BN]

The ONLY thing that would sell me on this BenQ is if it could switch on the fly from 'No Scaling' to 'Full Screen' or 'Aspect Ratio' with Nvidia GPUs .. I like a few different settings; 1280x1024 in 'Full Screen' mode, 1152x864 in 'No Scaling' +/& 1680x1050 in 'No Scaling' mode.. and if it was as smooth as my Asus VG278H *although i'd miss my 27"*

Can it do this?

 

[tynopik]

A good place to check reviews is TFT central. click input lag

great link

 

[cytoSiN]

The ONLY thing that would sell me on this BenQ is if it could switch on the fly from 'No Scaling' to 'Full Screen' or 'Aspect Ratio' with Nvidia GPUs .. I like a few different settings; 1280x1024 in 'Full Screen' mode, 1152x864 in 'No Scaling' +/& 1680x1050 in 'No Scaling' mode.. and if it was as smooth as my Asus VG278H *although i'd miss my 27"*

Can it do this?

Isn't that the point of that little remote thingy it comes with? From the BenQ website:

Specially Designed S Switch for Swift Control and Navigation

The XL2420TX comes with a stylish S Switch. This distinct remote controller comes with three preset buttons so you’re able to customize and save your display settings for gaming, work or entertainment purposes. Use the scroll button on the S Switch to quickly navigate and change the OSD settings. It eliminates the tedious process of adjusting your monitor settings. Now switching seamlessly between the presets is as easy as 1-2-3.

 

[BTRY B 529th FA BN]

great link

thanks 🙂

 

[BTRY B 529th FA BN]

Isn't that the point of that little remote thingy it comes with? From the BenQ website:

I think it comes close to it. I'm not exactly sure but that's why I'm asking. I sorta figured Ben90 might know since he's had it. ??? not sure though. I may contact BenQ and see if it will allow for switching between the different scaling modes with different resolutions.

What occurred to me is that this could also be implemented via a hot-key on a keyboard thus negating the need for a monitor like the one mentioned, if Nvidia had/makes it eligible in some sort of profiles setting. Wouldn't seem that hard. I would think it's 100% software based and no need for advanced hardware to do it.

 

[Ben90]

Sorry for the delay. What you are describing can definitely be done with the remote. You can save 3 different profiles that include whatever settings you want.

The settings available to the internal scaler include:
Fullscreen
Stretch but maintain aspect ratio
1:1
Emulate random screen sizes (useless)

It takes about 1.5-2 seconds to switch modes. I don't know if that is good or bad to your standards, but I will say it is INCREDIBLY ANNOYING for the initial setup. Instead of navigating to the picture mode you want and selecting it, it selects a mode every time you scroll up or down the list. What were they thinking. After you get that out of the way its no big deal though.

Something you could try would be having the GPU "Software Scale". I know some cards are able to just add those black bars around a picture so the resolution the monitor sees is 1920x1080, but the OS thinks it is 1280x1024 for example. This is very useful to monitors that are not able to turn the scaler off.