240Hz, 360Hz+ (480-540-750-1000Hz) displays. Motion clarity for the win!

[Cyan]

Now with the arrival of DLSS4, quite probably FSR4 and the existence of Lossless Scaling, reaching 360fps or more is easier than ever. And motion clarity is part of the future.

High refresh rate monitors are no longer limited to esports, they can be used in single player titles, and it benefits both styles of gaming.

To obtain motion clarity, 8K resolution and Supersampling AA are not enough, monitors with many Hz are the ones that create that clarity of vision, which eliminates pixelated contours in 2D games, and creates a kind of "natural" antialiasing in 3D games.

If you find any interesting monitors that fit this criteriaof, let's put them here.

 

[Cyan]

been studying the case, and I got this monitor, the Dell Alienware AW2523HF -it also has a 500Hz version-. This is the rtiings review of the model I got, the 360Hz version.

Dell Alienware AW2523HF Review

The Dell Alienware AW2523HF is a 25-inch, 1080p gaming monitor with a 360Hz refresh rate that's part of Dell's Alienware lineup. It replaces the Dell Alienware A...

www.rtings.com

 

[Cyan]

Review and Hz aside, what I liked about this monitor is that you can move the screen in all directions, that it has 4 extra USBs that you can use for peripherals such as a mouse or gamepads etc.

It also has a native color depth of 10 bits -which honestly surprised me-, so no colour banding, although if you set it to 10 bits the maximum Hz it reaches is 300 Hz. 360 Hz with 8bit + dithering.

Dell is my favourite brand when it comes to monitors which helped. My 165Hz monitor is from Dell and I've had it for quite a few years, their technical service was exemplary with me, and I promised myself that if I ever got a new monitor it'd be a Dell, ever since.

Couple of YT reviews.

 

[Cyan]

A quite curious review of a 500Hz monitor by Linus Tech Tips, indicating whether or not it is worth it compared to a 360Hz or even 240Hz monitor.

I THOUGHT I Wanted This - AW2524H 500Hz Review

 

[Pressure]

Isn't part of the equation also input lag and pixel response time?

There is no point in having a 750Hz LED LCD when the pixel response time is much lower (we are talking 18ms versus 0.62ms on OLED). That means the OLED pixels can already have changed colors nearly 30 times compared to the traditional LED LCD.

It's the nature of the panels with OLED being emissive and can light up every pixel near instantaneous when applying a current to the backplane and LED LCD are transmissive that works by the liquid crystals blocking the backlight. It simply takes longer to rotate the liquid crystals and orientation after receiving the electrical current.

 

[Cyan]

Isn't part of the equation also input lag and pixel response time?

There is no point in having a 750Hz LED LCD when the pixel response time is much lower (we are talking 18ms versus 0.62ms on OLED). That means the OLED pixels can already have changed colors nearly 30 times compared to the traditional LED LCD.

It's the nature of the panels with OLED being emissive and can light up every pixel near instantaneous when applying a current to the backplane and LED LCD are transmissive that works by the liquid crystals blocking the backlight. It simply takes longer to rotate the liquid crystals and orientation after receiving the electrical current.

now that you mention it, Linus Tech Tips talked about it in the previous video, I put the exact timestamp, video should start at the 7 minutes mark:

In conclusion, the OLED 240Hz feels better in some instances than the Alienware 500Hz monitor, but not in every aspect. The video also mentions a TN 360Hz panel which has BFI, and it's a great monitor.

 

[Cyan]

some pictures on why motion clarity is important.

The Optical Flow -maths stuff- and the Phantom Array Effect. -this is also important for FG and apps like lossless scaling-

The video from which I took some screengrabs:

 

[Cyan]

If you want to see the difference in motion clarity between several refresh rates on your own monitor with your own eyes, first hand, this is the most known website.

Blur Busters TestUFO Motion Tests. Benchmark for monitors & displays.

Blur Busters UFO Motion Tests with ghosting test, 30fps vs 60fps vs 120hz vs 144hz vs 240hz, PWM test, motion blur test, judder test, benchmarks, and more.

www.testufo.com

There is also the smooth frog monitor test, although it is downloadable software afaik.

Aperture Grille

The most comprehensive and detailed reviews of gaming monitors on the internet.

www.aperturegrille.com

And with this the introductory part of this thread is completed I guess.