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Posted 8 April 2023
ASUS ROG SWIFT PG279QM NVIDIA G-SYNC Gaming Monitor 1440p 240Hz - £499 @ Amazon
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This deal is expired. Here are some options that might interest you:
- 68.58 cm (27 inch) QHD (2560 x 1440) Fast IPS gaming monitor with a refresh rate of 240 Hz, designed for professional gamers
- The NVIDIA G-SYNC processor ensures smooth gaming without tearing at refresh rates of up to 240 Hz
- NVIDIA Reflex Latency Analyzer offers competitive players the opportunity to accurately measure system latency for the first time
- ASUS Fast IPS technology allows a response time of 1ms (GTG) for sharp gaming graphics with high frame rates
- High-Dynamic Range Technology (HDR) with DisplayHDR-400 certification and professional DCI-P3 colour gamut for exceptional contrast and colour performance
- NVIDIA G-SYNC processor provides smooth, tear-free gaming at refresh rates up to 240 Hz
- NVIDIA Reflex Latency Analyzer gives competitive gamers an accurate measurement of system latency for the first time.
- 27-inch QHD (2560 x 1440) fast IPS gaming monitor with 240 Hz refresh rate designed for professional gamers
- ASUS Fast IPS technology enables a 1 ms response time (GTG) for sharp gaming visuals with high frame rates
- High dynamic range (HDR) technology with DisplayHDR 400 certification and DCI-P3 professional color gamut ensures exceptional contrast and color performance
The three camels have spoken - lowest ever price on Amazon. It's temp out of stock. Excellent monitor.
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Edited by Toffeenose, 8 April 2023
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sorted byToday, the laughable online 'pro' games have real latencies worse than 30Hz, and shooting/physics code systems that are even worse. The entire engineering of such games is PSYCHOLOGICAL- giving the impression that when you press a button, it matters (by the particular millisecond, I mean)- when in reality it really does not. Then influencers (like LTT) are paid insane amounts of money to give faked tech demos of very expensive kit that 'proves' a competitive advantage. All the while the game publishers make their money via lootboxes and paid cosmetics.
No aspect of a 240 Hz IPS LCD monitor refreshes at this rate- tho they do refresh faster (in some limited respect) than does 120 Hz- which in turn is better than 60Hz. Now old CRT, and new OLED (or any other type of LED), can in practice do REAL total image high frequency refresh- but not liquid crystal.
Today, gaming high refresh is actually nothing more than another form of motion blur- which is why some people perceive a 'smoother' image. The irony is that one can mathematically put the same blur effect in lower refresh rates using multi frame data- movies do this naturally via camera frame exposure duration- which is why movie 24FPS is acceptable with fast motion action sequences.
TLDR: 240Hz LCD is pure gimmick to extract more more from foolish gamers who don't understand well- almost anything, but have a high disposable income.
As for the LTT mention - didn't they do a video a year or two ago featuring tests with actual pro players where they concluded that higher frame rates don't make you a better player. Higher frame rates just feel better.
Edit: just re-watched that LTT video from 3 years ago and there is indeed a big advantage from having higher frames.
Well worth this price, you get what you pay for.
Pay £50 more and get a 43PUS8807
4K 120Hz
ALLM
VRR
HFR
Ambilight
I'm in the market for a 240Hz 1440p GSync monitor as well.