Ag_U wrote:
EDIT: to clarify, Google tells me that your monitor is still like 550€+
Yeah I only have this monitor because amazon was selling a bunch of them with external box damage with a heavy discount at the time, I think someone in one of their warehouses fucked up a pallet and a few people got lucky.
The Asus XG258Q is the same thing but with a freesync scaler instead of nvidia's gsync module, it was released later after amd pressured nvidia into the freesync thing, it's a bit less expensive*, and it's supposed to be a little faster too.
*(The nvidia module adds a lot to the BOM and actually prevents most monitor overclocking so it's better to get one of the freesync monitors. Benq monitors have their own scalers and are also
pretty good.)
Re: The AW2518HF: Definitely check out the blur busters forums for info on this monitor, I've seen mixed reviews:
https://forums.blurbusters.com/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=5415&p=42112&hilit=AW2518HF#p42109
I can confirm that overdrive ghosting is a thing even on the PG258Q (although it's pretty okay with "normal" OD setting); I'd be wary of any first gen 240hz monitor that people are saying had bad ghosting.
(People on that forum can be very exacting with their image quality standards, so don't necessarily take their opinions at face value, either; look for reviews with image quality pictures if you can.)
The tftcentral review of the new Acer XF252Q looks /very/ impressive, but if you don't need a monitor right this second it might be a good idea to wait a little bit and see what the other mfrs do with the new panels
https://www.tftcentral.co.uk/reviews/acer_nitro_xf252q.htm#detailed_response <-- new panel, AUO M250HTN01.9, much faster, lower latency panel == better picture quality assuming the rest of the monitor electronics can keep up
https://www.tftcentral.co.uk/reviews/asus_rog_swift_pg258q.htm#detailed_response <-- old panel, AUO M250HTN01.8, g2g transitions aren't always fast enough to keep up with 240hz, average and worst case latency for this monitor was pretty good for the first gen of 240hz, but it's going to be slower than good monitors using newer panels
abraker wrote:
16.7 ms (60 Hz) to 6.9 ms (144 Hz) is a 9.8 ms difference.
6.9 ms (144 Hz) to 4.2 ms (240 Hz) is a 2.7 ms difference.
It's also:
66% more temporal framedata for your brain to parse
~3ms lower pixel persistence which has a huge impact on non-strobed motion blur (== image clarity)
Faster monitor electronics/scaler == lower absolute frame latency, even at the same hz refresh
Faster panel == lower pixel transition latency, even at the same hz refresh
Potentially higher hz strobing available, depending on the monitor (== huge improvement to image clarity, with less added blanking latency at higher hz)
Latency reduction from faster hz refresh is important, but there are other effects too. These all affect how quickly your brain can parse and respond to changes in the frame.
https://www.blurbusters.com/gtg-versus-mprt-frequently-asked-questions-about-display-pixel-response/
None of this will make anyone magically better at osu. You still have to git gud, but better monitor tech is very nice to have. LCDs are a lot better now than they used to be, but they still have drawbacks and there's a lot of headroom for monitors to continue to improve.