Great video, especially the explanation of things like overshoot and other technical terms and I really liked the clean aesthetics of your graphs.

@sushimshah2896

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, i had always wondered what that frame-time chart meant (especially in HUB or Jarrod's videos) & he explained it so easily & succinctly!

This is amazing, your first video going really deep into monitors response times and overshoot (with time charts and so on) and you made such an amazing job in properly explaining what every measurement means and how the results are obtained, all that paired with your usual top video quality. Now you have definitely step up the level in your monitor's content Ali. Love the work!!

this explanation of response time testing / meaning of overshoot etc. was actually insanely helpful! thanks man, keep up the fantastic work 👏

@malithaw

Жыл бұрын

If you really want to understand how this stuff works, go check out Monitors Unboxed channel's (Secondary channel of Hardware Unboxed) explanation video on all jargon related to PC monitors.

Top notch explanation of how the overshoot and response time graphs/grids work, really clear and concise. I've watched many hardware unboxed videos and never bothered to learn how they work ahaha

@tobyharrison7282

Жыл бұрын

I was thinking the exact same thing

@xyzain_1827

Жыл бұрын

Haha same

Brought you that much closer to the HUB standard. Very nice. I'm also only really personally interested in response times, color accuracy, as long as it's decent i can't be bothered with. So it's very nice to see more focused content. I hope you continue building a repertoire of response time matrixes to build up a very nice review framework for future monitor. And looking forward to more monitor reviews. The explanation between the two ASUS products was also very nice.

It's really exciting to see the monitor market moving as fast as it is, with increasing refresh rates, and the introduction of oled

@erikhendrickson59

Жыл бұрын

LG is very far along in the engineering of their "IPS Black" technology. They CLAIM to have entirely eliminated backlight bleed and reduced IPS Glow to VA-levels -- in other words, IPS-type displays with closer to 2500:1 contrast ratio.

@nlmaster9811

Жыл бұрын

@@erikhendrickson59still no where close to OLED.

out of all the monitor videos ive watched over the years this was the ONLY video that taught me what overshoot really was/what it was doing. great info in general

really happy to see the testing level-up. couple of notes: - this is 10-90% response times, so for those wondering, I don't believe they're comparable to HUB (also not sure if they're gamma corrected) - love seeing ufo tests to give a visual reference to the impact of the numbers, thanks for that

@iamfrog6747

Жыл бұрын

they are not gamma corrected, you can see it says 10-90% luminance, so yeah they aren't comparable to hub imo just showing a good picture of the 3 tracks on the UFO test does a better job than response time testing, specially since the methodology used is a bit misleading and not strict enough

Your videos are insane. It doesn't really matter to me what you'll be talking about, I will still watch the videos for the crazy test results, clean camera rolls and the detail in the information. Great shooting, great writing and A+ editing.

Always nice seeing Optimum step up his review game!

Wow, I finally understand the technicalities behind monitor refresh rate. Great explanation. Wish you continued success.

Also, this is a fantastically well made video and I really appreciate you taking the time to go really in depth.

Love the deep dive into response times keep it up!

I finally understand how monitor response time graphs work! Thanks for explaining. LF to more videos.

Thanks for a clear summary on benefits of the gsync module and response time data.

I have to commend you for your content /yet again/. Man you just kill it; the concise and informative presentation, the editing and the visual aids - everything is just superb for delivering top notch videos. I have been eyeballing this monitor, this just made me want to pick it up anymore. If I hadn't just picked up a 165hz 1440p monitor earlier this year I'd already have it, but maybe I'll wait for a deal come Black Friday or something later this year.

Congrats on the new tool and strive to keep things objective and clear to allow us a better understanding of all the data and important factors. Keep up the great work

You have a natural skill for teaching my guy. I’ve heard terms like overshoot and ghosting forever but now I finally understand them thanks to that graph at the start. Then I had a mind blow moment when you started plotting them across permeations and I realized I could finally read those charts I see on monitor reviews. We’ll done.

Man, thanks a lot for the rundown and explanation of the response time chart, I finally understand what it really means now. I always saw it in HUB reviews but besides "green good, red bad, low number good" I didn't really get what it was shown, so thanks for that, and also great to see you stepping up your methodology.

@krazyfrog

Жыл бұрын

HUB already made a video in the past explaining what their testing means and they also have another video on it on their new channel.

@sinaraini8473

Жыл бұрын

@@krazyfrog I agree with @Malakai though, this video really explained it clearer than HU explained the numbers.

@MalakaiDerg

Жыл бұрын

@@krazyfrog I imagined there might have been one but I never watched it or knew about it and this despite being technical, it was very simple, specially with the graph. Again, I'm not faulting HUB really just, thankful for the approach.

Thanks for this video, I never quite understood what reviewers were talking about in their videoes when they showed these graphs

love how this channel reviews all the stuff we can get it here in australia.

I really want to thank you for this video and the amount of work you put into it. Most tech youtubers do not bother with the details. They either say its great because its fast or they spam you with info graphics (maybe even taken from other test websites) and dont bother given extra explanations. You simply nailed it. Awesome explanations, graphics, and animations. So no shame in using the nerdy measurement. That's what we are here for!

As always excellent review. Pixel response times are a fantastic addition and I think that you should add especially cumulative deviation too like HUB because its very important to see the kind of compromise between response times and overshoot.

you have no idea how long ive been waiting for you to put out this review thank you perfect timing too because im about to buy a monitor and will probably be getting this one now because of your review

Another top quality video, I've never even heard of this monitor until now

Stepping up to HUB level of detail ! Great work :D

Love the new format of the vids man

FINALLY!! Been waiting for your take on this!

The testing upgrades are great man thank you!

thanks for convincing me to get this one, jus ordered it. cant wait to level up my gamingggg

3:40the first good explanation I've seen on overshoot ! ty

Love your videos man. So important that the review is based on real data!

Please ali keep doing these awesome reviews, i like when you show the different fps scenarios between the monitors cause i usually lock myfps at 120-140 fps in every game cause it keeps the heat and noise of the pc good

Man i get so excited to watch your video. What amazing quality and stunning work. ♥️♥️

Very helpful and clean editing good stuff

You've very quickly become my go-to opinion on e-sports focused monitor opinions. I'm curious if you plan to evaluate any recent and upcoming OLED panels to compare things like motion clarity to strobing LCD monitors? If I can get a great HDR monitor and decent Valorant monitor in one go it'd solve a lot of desk logistics for me.

this is the first time anyone explained what the hell those overshoot numbers numbers mean. Great video as always

Happy to see my fave aussie youtuber stepping up the monitor game, nothing beats a review made from a very skilled player.

the review that i was waiting for. thanks for this video

Looks like Tim from that Oz YT channel has competition. Nicely done. I like that you take the time to explain the graphs then put them into real world use. The only thing I'd like to see added is the colour performance. I'll need a system that does everything and I'm sure I'm not be the only one that uses a monitor for work and play.

DUDE now that you put that graph it makes sense all, of how it will look the overshoot that kills every doubt in my mind

I recently bought the PG279QM, and i'm loving it. I upgraded from a 1080P Zowie 240Hz. Definitely an improvement.

Holy **** I have been trying to figure out which of the the 2 Asus 1440p 240hz+ monitors and couldn’t find a single good review for this one. Thank u

Still loving my omen x. Keep up the great work and stay safe.

Copped this monitor back in February and it's one of my favorite tech purchases ever.

Thanks for explaining finally the things!

So glad you made a review on this monitor, bought it about 10 ish days ago and I have no regrets, it is an amazing monitor. Totally can recommend to anybody!

that blur busters backlight strobing certification of the viewsonic is no joke, never seen an lcd look that sharp on ufo test

wowowowow i’m amazed by how you managed to simplify the nerdy stuff of monitor review👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 such a great review and looking forward for more of this type of reviews.

Great video! i almost returned my pg27aqn because it do not have the elmb, but after you video i saw that the pg27aqn still look better for motions blur that this. Thank you

I have been waiting for this video from you for months :) glad it's finally here. Do you have any recommendations or thoughts on what to get as a second monitor? Does it not matter the specs or do higher specced secondary displays reduce performance of primary displays. And lifestyle wise, would you recommend getting a 120 hz HDR display for the secondary one? Would love to hear your thoughts in a visual format

Great review as always! I wonder what your opinion is on CRT monitors. Comparing the best gaming LCDs on the market vs a CRT would be an awesome review!

Love the depth of technical specs that aren’t available to normal consumers. Do you have plans on doing a similar thing with mouse sensor accuracy or just more in depth comparisons? Would especially like to see the performance of Razer’s 4k wireless polling in terms of data.

I bought the Asus PG279QM after seeing that review and I love it for competitive gaming on multiple games.

I'm using this monitor right now. I was also also interested in the ELMB and ELMB-sync and the monitor was fair bit cheaper than the one with a physical gsync unit. Realistically I don't really notice the difference from ELMB and don't typically run it. It's not something that's going to make your LCD feel like a CRT. You can get into hidden configuration settings on the monitor fairly easily and change overdrive levels with ELMB which fixes some of the over shooting. Just do a little googling and you find blurbuster forums or etc where people do a fair bit of testing. Honestly I'm not really sure I would go with this monitor over a solid midrange 165/144hz display for a fair bit less money . They're all becoming pretty decent these days and there is a point of diminishing returns. Going from 144 to 240hz isn't anything like going from 60 to 144 IMO. Disclaimer is that I'm not really that into super competitive high framerate shooters like CS, Siege, and Valorant. If one of these was my main game maybe I would care about the 240hz more than I do currently.

I have been eyeing this monitor for about a month now but was hesitant from seeing no trusted reviews

Small review, I got the pg270qm a couple of weeks ago, initially, I was really disappointed with the colors on windows, they looked really dull compared when plugged to a macbook, then found the option for increase color vibrance on nvidia, loving it now. Regarding response, it feels great, I was able to measure input lag from my mouse with reflex, allowing me get a good setup and even select which cables to use(kvm + wireless mouse), colors are amazing, and it performs great when working, 1440p is a really good resolution for my needs, I'm a software developer. Recently I played Spiderman, that one is the one which most surprised me, HDR+Ray tracing really blew my mind, wasn't expecting that that kind of image was possible. Super happy overall.

@evilmarc

Жыл бұрын

It's a very old and stubborn Nvidia bug. You can move the digital vibrance slider from 50% to 51% and back to fix it. Might revert with driver updates. Some people also have limited output dynamic range set.

@alexisramis

Жыл бұрын

@@evilmarc didn't even considered that it might be a bug, the screen it supposedly calibrated and I just assumed that real life colors were boring hahaha, but I'll test it, thanks for the info!, side-note, I ended up settling for 60%

@hyg45

Жыл бұрын

Good to hear this because I bought the monitor you mentioned as well and was wondering if I was going to regret not getting this one haha.

@m4nu507

Жыл бұрын

The factory color setting is the sRGB setting which is the closest to the “real colors” as you say. If you like saturated colors you can change to the wide gamut setting on the display and if you want even more saturation just use the nvidia vibrance setting.

Iv'e been using this monitor for quite literally this past year, running on Overdrive 4 and its been an amazing Monitor. It has improved a lot of the little things I needed to really improve my actual skill in the games that I was playing instead of having to deal with minor issues that distracted me. If you have the hardware to get a steady 300 fps at the native resolution, you will not be disappointed in anyway shape or form from this Monitor. A Hugh recommendation from a one full year usage of it playing all the competitive games (csgo, warzone and rebirth, Apex, Overwatch a little, Valorant, Rainbow Six etc).

@GRiMS2K

Жыл бұрын

hi there, do you feel this is worth it for cs:go aswell? saw u mentioned it, and is the crosshair overlay allrite on it btw? - Im looking to buy a new montor myself, doesnt need to be 1440p tho i can be fine with 1080. But i rly want a crosshair overlay screen, and not sure what to look for :D

Good move with LDAT. We need the numbers. Thanks a ton!

Reading a thread on blurbusters, they were discussing how elmb sync was designed for a range of 165 and above only. If you wanted to use it for lower refresh rate range you need to edit some settings in the developer mode.

I'm not competitive but I love your monitor videos. Can't wait to hear your thoughts on that new Alienware QD-OLED ultrawide!

As usual really good video. Well made and we learn things which is great. I was wondering though. How do you know if you have the g-sync module in the screen ? is there a way to look for that in the sheets specs ?

I gotta say I upgraded to the xg27aqm in January from my old alienware 1080p 240hz monitor and it really is a great monitor for all my needs. The 1440p resolution is great for all my games and i dont feel at any disadvantage in any competitive game. Valorant is great on it, pubg is awesome on it, all battlefields are incredible on it. And honestly the colour depth and vibrance are not showable in a video but they are the best part. The saturation levels are off the charts comparex to all my previous monitors. Would highly recommend!

@DrtRidr3256

Жыл бұрын

How’s the color/IPS compared to the Alienware? Assuming you had the TN Alienware and not the IPS

@j3ff_k_610

Жыл бұрын

@@DrtRidr3256 no the alienware was an IPS panel. But there is no comparison to the asus. When next to each other the alienware with its srgb looks washed out and even dull compared to the asus. Same brightness, same nvidia settings... The wide gamut is so vibrant...

I just love your videos. Your testing is so nice and on point, it´s a pleasure to watch. You´re an actuall Gigachad (even phisically ;D) Take care & keep it comming!

Got the XG27AQM 2 weeks ago and it's great! Would have stuck with the G7 that I got originally but the scanlines are rough.

Great video! Are those luminance figures direct luminance measurements or has gamma correction been applied? I assume it is better to apply gamma correction before calculating overshoot percentages as that will impact the overshoot brightness perceived by the user. Also, did those response time measurements also include the transition from grey to black? I have no idea if the response time is symmetric going from bright to dark or impact on visible ghosting...

hey Ali, nice vid! Also, could you make more videos on peripherals and budget gpu? Thanks, and keep up the good work!

Awesome review with a lot of info. Did you happen to calibrate the colors on the monitor and are willing to share the settings?

I’ve had this monitor since February and it’s glorious. Recommend to anyone with the hardware to run it

Hello, I love your videos and the work that you do. I am glad I found your way back. I have a question. Have you ever tested the Alienware AW2521H, a 360hz monitor, or something like it? I am wondering what would the best settings would be. I am currently using Esports mode on it. Thank you!

You can influence (and possibly minimize) overshoot by playing with Color Gain profiles (possibly at the expense of brightness or color accuracy) I was able to overdrive an Acer 270hz this way, to mixed results

I see Optimum Unboxed, love it

These monitors are getting crazy, I can't wait for OLED monitors to become the new normal.

I've bought this Monitor literally yesterday and you dropped this Video out of nowhere Today! Dang, I got Lucky! haha

Insane video like everytime :D

I will probably actually come back to this video to understand overshoot and especially those response time graphs.

I recently bought the XB273UGX and the XV252QF and personally I preffered the XB273UGX and returned the XV2, I loved the vibrance and saturation of the XB27 I could not go back to the 1080p XV2 it just felt so dull I guess? I paid $800 AUD for the XB27 and could not find the XG27AQM anywhere here in Australia. Loved the review and the new testing keep it up!

@GMoneyy3000

Жыл бұрын

1440p is the wave. I have the 390hz acer and Pg279qm and usually use the 1440p way more than the 390hz

Yes! He posted again. This is literally the review I was waiting for too

@X862go

Жыл бұрын

I know 😄

@ededdandeddytv5164

Жыл бұрын

Na it’s only figuratively the review

Dude your channel in underrated.

Have you tried using CRU to display scale the native output resolution of the 1440p monitors down to 1080p? I wonder how that would look in testing when compared to the XG2431 and XL2546K. CRU will actually change the EDID of the monitor so that the native output resolution will match the desktop resolution, which theoretically means no added input lag as opposed to gpu scaling.

Been using this monitor for a few months now. It's pretty good :)

Thanks for the analysis. Any competitive 4ks on the horizon ?

Great video as usual. 👍I have exactly the same monitor. I can't imagine switching it in the near future. 1440p with 240/270hz with the new GPU coming. This is future proof.

would be nice to have an excel chart with all the tested monitors and their response times for the future^^

Happy to see improvements in monitors! but if you are not bothered, will you be able to give an after month use of the legion y25-25 240 Hz IPS gaming monitor?

Massive props for being one of the ONLY channels I have ever seen to not only acknowledge variable overdrive, but actually test / show the effect it has with numbers. Kinda important if you delve into AAA gaming on the side imo, especially if you don't want to play with OD settings for different games depending on their performance. As others have said though, checking out the AW3423DW might be worth it. Response times on that QD OLED panel are plain nutty.

@ventilate4267

Жыл бұрын

Does hardware unboxed not?

@soulshot96

Жыл бұрын

@@ventilate4267 Not actually sure...I've avoided them on purpose for years. Too much biased bs for my taste.

@ventilate4267

Жыл бұрын

@@soulshot96 biased? How?

@soulshot96

Жыл бұрын

@@ventilate4267 Launching a mostly AMD sponsored/optimized benchmark selection right before a new GPU gen. Seemingly intentionally misrepresenting DLSS during testing on multiple occasions, among other things lol. They don't have the nickname AMD Unboxed for no reason.

@ventilate4267

Жыл бұрын

@@soulshot96 if you say so

The PG279QM has been nothing but amazing to me, something that people don’t seem to know is that the operating range of having a gsync module builtin is wider than just a gsync compatible screen and thats why they are more expensive. This means that running a flight simulator that dips below 30fps is still smooth while gsync doesnt work below 50hz on most gsync compatible displays. If i was purchasing today though i would just go with the XG as the performance is very similar and much better price.

@jaect

Жыл бұрын

Have you had any of the backlight bleed and other issues people complain way too much about on the PG279QM? Making me nervous to buy one, if I can even find one soon, but I think they're mainly complaining about quality control.

I'd love to see the results of these new LDAT tests run on the View Sonic XG2431 if you can. I think it would be interesting.

you have to the try the alienware qd oled, i know its not competitive oriented but the response time is so impressive it warrants investigation

Amazing job! Can you review the BenQ EX270QM ?

All we need to wait now are standard OLED monitors. Otherwise, these are see still very good options.

@atrium12

Жыл бұрын

Those are on the horizon. All that’s needed is manufacturing capability. Currently the way the make oled monitors is with the excess panel left from cutting TV panels which is why they’re all ultra wides.

@gimmy2294

Жыл бұрын

You're damn right.

@saifali9853

Жыл бұрын

at this point ill take mini LED with enough zones, as long as it doesn't have Samsung tier QC or really anything that isn't dogshit IPS

@andrewmorris3479

Жыл бұрын

Yep! I went from using this monitor for over a year to a 15.6” Samsung QHD 240Hz OLED in a gaming laptop and I can’t go back to LCD ever again. Waiting on >20” 240Hz OLED monitors preferably from Samsung now.

@canderson7776

Жыл бұрын

and for them to include a BFI mode..

I got the Acer Nitro XV272UX, think it overclocks from 240hz to 265hz. Very happy with it (had for a year now). Got it for €500 at the time.

Got it last year after a lot of research on 1440p monitors and i highly recomend it

He’s back!

Great review and you're looking stacked what your PR bench press?

I was going to buy this monitor at one point, but couldn’t find any reviews on this model specifically. Ended up going to 1440p ultrawide.

Waiting for the ASUS 1440P 360 Hz displays with dual monitor size functionality. Will really help condense my setup by not needing a monitor for competitive FPS games and another for other games and content

You dont know how much i needed this review rn. My current pc is shitting itself so im gonna build a new one and im upgrading a monitor to a 1440p one aswell

Godammit I just bought XG2431 not that long ago, now I want this one

Best monitor out there. I’ve had it for about 8 months now and it’s incredible.