BenQ XL2420T Now available

That was just the thing though I already had a 120hz monitor so its really a sidegrade :'(

I am getting massive lag spikes for some reason when playing league of legends with dual display.

Its like my my clicks arent registered, my ping is fine so any ideas?

Could it be my graphics card running in 2d mode maybe and slowing down, I will click forward and my characters keeping running despite clicking move back!
 
Just bought one of these and I'm thoroughly impressed I thnk BenQ have nailed it. It's much more user friendly than the last one. The looks are fantastic too.

Seems sad that the only game i will truly benifit from this atm is CSS. mmm 999 fps

Next stop Keplar 680 and i think i'll be done for the year on upgrades.
 
I recommend everyone to turn on V-Sync to limit your fps to 120. If i turn it off I get 300+ in some games, but it puts both of my GTX580's at 100% load creating a massive amound of heat for no reason whatsoever. I turn on V-Sync in the same game and it's limited to 120fps, both GPU's stay on 25% load and everything stays cool and quiet.

There's no reason to go above 120fps anyway. The monitor doesn't even display the extra frames. I absolutely don't notice a difference either. I'd say anyone who thinks 300fps is smoother than 120fps is just suffering from a placebo effect.
 
Xeanor said:
I recommend everyone to turn on V-Sync to limit your fps to 120. If i turn it off I get 300+ in some games, but it puts both of my GTX580's at 100% load creating a massive amound of heat for no reason whatsoever. I turn on V-Sync in the same game and it's limited to 120fps, both GPU's stay on 25% load and everything stays cool and quiet.

There's no reason to go above 120fps anyway. The monitor doesn't even display the extra frames. I absolutely don't notice a difference either. I'd say anyone who thinks 300fps is smoother than 120fps is just suffering from a placebo effect.
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Vsync creates mouse lag in some games. I prefer to have it off.

Also does anyone know how to get 120hz to work in League of Legends?
 
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Xeanor said:
I recommend everyone to turn on V-Sync to limit your fps to 120. If i turn it off I get 300+ in some games, but it puts both of my GTX580's at 100% load creating a massive amound of heat for no reason whatsoever. I turn on V-Sync in the same game and it's limited to 120fps, both GPU's stay on 25% load and everything stays cool and quiet.

There's no reason to go above 120fps anyway. The monitor doesn't even display the extra frames. I absolutely don't notice a difference either. I'd say anyone who thinks 300fps is smoother than 120fps is just suffering from a placebo effect.
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Except in games that use the quake engine where you can benefit from higher frames at specific leves such as 125/250/333 etc.

I can notice the difference on cod4 between 125/250fps. Its like moving with a stutter!

Edit - and the mouse lag is terrible with v-sync enabled ;'(
 
any idea how the 3d works with this monitor with the external glasses and ir emitter. Read something about the XL version being better or running at higher hz or something
 
TwsT said:
Just bought one of these and I'm thoroughly impressed I thnk BenQ have nailed it. It's much more user friendly than the last one. The looks are fantastic too.

Seems sad that the only game i will truly benifit from this atm is CSS. mmm 999 fps

Next stop Keplar 680 and i think i'll be done for the year on upgrades.
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Im sorry but imo all games benifit from this monitor!

CS:S is my main game , but on BF3,MW2,DIRT3 i see a major difference from 60hz. Also theres a BF3 profile on benq webby that looks awsome.
 
TwsT said:
Seems sad that the only game i will truly benifit from this atm is CSS. mmm 999 fps
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You should be getting benefit on any game, I forget exactly how it works as it is a bit too technical for me, but the frame rates (even under 60fps.. I think) fit into 120hz easier so you miss less frames because of the faster refresh; therefore it looks smoother.... or something!

Unfortunately the holy grail of 120fps+ eludes me on BF3. But at least that gives me a reason to tinker around with and upgrade my PC unlike most other games that are held back by the ageing consoles with graphics that my PC facerolls over.
 
I think this screen is fantastic. I have tried a few screens lately and the dell u2711 being the last one. This screen when set to the settings that pcm2 suggests plus the nvidia colour vibrancy set to 60% gives a fantastic picture, which i believe is very close to the colours from an ips panel. The plus point however is that this screen is silky smooth even when images are displayed below 120hz.

Excellent screen.
 
_Jimlad_ said:
i have v-sync disabled on BF3 with this as i read somewhere you should
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The point is that buffering frames instead of sending them straight to the graphics card theoretically adds an extra 8.33ms of input lag on top of everything else. On a 60Hz monitor it adds an extra 16.6ms so the penalty is greater. Furthermore it effectively rounds framerates down so on a title like BF3 you will rarely get past 60fps being displayed - which is a big pain.

If you enable triple buffering which has to be forced using something like D3DOverrider from RivaTuner then it is supposed to allow the GPU to send out frames at will. There are no locks and the input lag penalty can be reduced. There is actually a lot of twisted theory about this and the way it works in practice is very different to how it works in theory. In some titles it simply works very well without adding much if any extra input lag. In others it causes problems.

But forget what you might have read - it comes down to individual preferences. Really if you notice any extra 'lag' or anything you don't like enabling V-sync and Triple Buffering then don't. If you notice tearing without and you don't notice any lag or whatnot when enabling it then do enable it.
 
WokSz said:
Is the performance boost good? Are you a gamer (e.g. BF3)? What's it like in those games.
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120Hz is excellent for gaming, everything feels so smooth after using a 60hz monitor - ideally you want to run games at 120fps to get full benefit, but anything up to that should be a nice improvement.

Next there is the Dark Eq function which is great for BF3. It's basically the same as increasing the brightness in a game so you can see people easier, but it only affects the dark places (e.g. shadows, corners and looking inside buildings from the outside). So you can see people much easier without the downside of being blinded for life when you look at the Sun.

There's also the 3D function which seems to have been getting some nice recommendations on this board, but I haven't tried that yet.

Finally because of the 120hz amongst other things this monitor has a very fast response time, I think it's stated as 2ms or something, but that number whether right or wrong is mostly irrelevant, what you do need to know is it is amongst the fastest monitors, and you will not notice any lag at all with AMA+Instant mode on. The TFT review has some great comparison pictures about this: http://www.tftcentral.co.uk/reviews/benq_xl2420t.htm

I think those are the only real selling points for this monitor, although they are great reasons to buy it, if those don't particularly interest you then all this is is a good quality 24" 1080p monitor. Personally I think it's awesome for gaming however :D

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But forget what you might have read - it comes down to individual preferences. Really if you notice any extra 'lag' or anything you don't like enabling V-sync and Triple Buffering then don't. If you notice tearing without and you don't notice any lag or whatnot when enabling it then do enable it.
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I recommend turning triple buffering off (it is on by default), you will need to edit the config file or download one of the programs that lets you edit your BF3 settings outside of the game. My reasoning for this is not based on any scientific fact or even the slightest understanding of what the function does, I just know I get higher FPS with it off! But I wholeheartedly agree with PCM here, it is best to draw your own conclusions about what works best for you, my opinion on Vsync in general is I don't like the input lag/frame cap. However while playing BF3 I don't notice either of these things - but as a creature of habit I still prefer it off :D
 
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