Trying to decide my next monitor

[FMod]

Faster?

I rather have the impression that Asus PB278Q is a considerably faster display than Dell 2713HM:

 

http://www.tftcentral.co.uk/reviews/asus_pb278q.htm

Considerably less ghosting, shorter lag (16ms instead of 22ms), 75Hz support.

[Erik005]

The dell also has a 16ms input lag and I haven't seen any ghosting yet.

 

http://nl.hardware.info/vergelijkingstabel/336573/aptenodytes/monitoren-vergelijkingstabel-21-12-2012-232932

 

There isn't a lot of difference in real life situations as the input lag is the same.

 

The asus is faster in overdrive, but overdrive is the thing that causes ghosting.

Edited December 22, 2012 by Erik005

[FMod]

That site seems to specify 16ms input lag exactly for a lot of monitors. Such coincidences don't just happen; it's a consequence of an overly granular way of measurement. Some monitors are put on 0ms, which isn't even possible. They don't disclose their method, but granularity alone is enough.

 

Simply put, it's shown as 16ms for most displays on HI because they don't measure it accurately; it's not actually the same, more accurately it's seen with TFTC's method (comparison with CRT).

 

In terms of pixel switching speed, the metric that matters is practical ghosting on test images using best possible settings. TFT central gives the following images:

 

http://www.tftcentral.co.uk/images/pixperan/asus_pb278q.jpg

http://www.tftcentral.co.uk/images/pixperan/dell_u2713hm.jpg

 

Neither is clean, but I think the examples in the former one is less bothersome. So if picking a display based on speed metrics, PB278Q leads. It's also slightly cheaper at the moment, while the reverse was true at the moment of HI testing.

 

 

The asus is faster in overdrive, but overdrive is the thing that causes ghosting.

Overdrive is used to combat ghosting. It should always be turned on except for testing. A side effect of overdrive being set to be too aggressive is overshoot - something like reverse ghosting.

 

There's another point for PB278Q here in that it has override strength smoothly adjustable (0-100), allowing one to balance it right for themselves.

Although both displays are good in that regard.

Edited December 22, 2012 by FMod

[Commander19]

After watching tons of CES coverage this year, I've actually found the closest monitor to the ideal one, checks all the boxes on my feature list minus the 75Hz, which isn't a big deal anyway.

 

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824002784

[Thor.]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824236313

Found one, its a 144 hertz 3d monitor :dance: , 3d has really come down in price to, I'm very tempted. :thumbsup:

 

 

Edited March 15, 2013 by Thor.