The Asus ROG SWIFT PG278Q – a 27” 1400p 144Hz Monitor with G-SYNC

pgi947 said:
Who said they would all be tn? My understanding is its panel interface dependent not panel type.
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quite right. no real reason you couldn't combine G-sync with other panel techs. Most 120Hz compatible panels are TN Film so there will certainly be more initially
 
So do I eventually, but G-Sync aside the response time will still be higher for non TN for time being if its apples to apples and measured the same way.
 
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PCM2 said:
G-SYNC can provide benefits at 60Hz, a refresh rate at and under which IPS models can hold their own against TN in terms of actual perceived motion blur. I very much hope and in many ways expect to see G-SYNC used beyond just TN panels.
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You're seriously telling me people will prefer to reduce their refresh rate below 60hz to 'benefit' from G-sync? Yikes. Besides that, response times continue to be poor on IPS. There's no reason why G-sync would make IPS any more popular for 'gaming' monitors than it currently is ... non-existent to very unpopular. Until such time as there's a new contender (OLED maybe), gaming monitors will continue to be TN and hopefully a few more VA. It seems extremely unlikely after all this time there'll suddenly be a breakthrough with IPS responsiveness.
 
Now imagine reading your bank statement and seeing Asus tft £799.99
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pmc25 said:
You're seriously telling me people will prefer to reduce their refresh rate below 60hz to 'benefit' from G-sync? Yikes. Besides that, response times continue to be poor on IPS. There's no reason why G-sync would make IPS any more popular for 'gaming' monitors than it currently is ... non-existent to very unpopular. Until such time as there's a new contender (OLED maybe), gaming monitors will continue to be TN and hopefully a few more VA. It seems extremely unlikely after all this time there'll suddenly be a breakthrough with IPS responsiveness.
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There are plenty of people that game on 1440p ips monitors as they wanted the higher resolution and were willing to pay the price in response time.

While some people swear by 120/144hz 1ms response times others say they are more happy at 1440p with ips and higher response times.

I think people buy into the marketing to much that they must have a 1ms response time "gaming" monitor for the win.....game on what ever you want/have.
 
jh30uk said:
So do I eventually, but G-Sync aside the response time will still be higher for non TN for time being if its apples to apples and measured the same way.
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pmc25 said:
You're seriously telling me people will prefer to reduce their refresh rate below 60hz to 'benefit' from G-sync? Yikes. Besides that, response times continue to be poor on IPS. There's no reason why G-sync would make IPS any more popular for 'gaming' monitors than it currently is ... non-existent to very unpopular. Until such time as there's a new contender (OLED maybe), gaming monitors will continue to be TN and hopefully a few more VA. It seems extremely unlikely after all this time there'll suddenly be a breakthrough with IPS responsiveness.
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That doesn't matter on a 60Hz monitor. IPS models have reached the stage where pixel responsiveness is as good as it needs to be for optimal 60Hz motion blur performance. The retinal blur created by your eye movements mask the pixel responses up to a point. That point happens to be anything under about 8ms which is where some IPS/PLS models are. Worth reading this article. And it isn't about people reducing the refresh rate, it's about the fact that IPS models only natively support 60Hz without any sort of overclocking. Many people happily game at 60Hz and if they don't have supremely powerful systems they can expect drops below 60fps. If you consider the horsepower required for 4K you'll see that G-SYNC can be very helpful to smooth things out a little during those dips. Running 40fps at 60Hz is simply not as smooth as running 40fps at 40Hz. Even dips down to 58fps, for example, can be annoying. G-SYNC works at frame rates as low as 30fps for a reason.

ndaar said:
There are plenty of people that game on 1440p ips monitors as they wanted the higher resolution and were willing to pay the price in response time.

While some people swear by 120/144hz 1ms response times others say they are more happy at 1440p with ips and higher response times.

I think people buy into the marketing to much that they must have a 1ms response time "gaming" monitor for the win.....game on what ever you want/have.
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Absolutely correct. And anybody who suggests that IPS models aren't popular amongst gamers is sadly misinformed. I recommend all sorts of IPS and IPS-type models to gamers every single day. In fact one of the most common dilemmas amongst gamers is whether to go for a high refresh rate TN and sacrifice colour quality or go for an IPS/IPS-type panel. It isn't just high resolution models, 23-24" and even 27" Full HD models with IPS panels remain popular for many gamers. The choice of 'home user friendly' IPS-type models continues to expand and people become more and more aware of their capabilities - they're anything but unpopular amongst gamers at the moment.
 
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Is gysnc at 60fps smoother than vsync at 60fps? Assuming that you had a constant 60fps with no dips would the gsync and Vsync look the same?
 
Give me a buzz when there is a LCD as good as a FW900 or any high end CRT, which IMO will be never as by time LCD could be that good OLED will be matured.

Pity SED/FED died a death before launching
 
ndaar said:
There are plenty of people that game on 1440p ips monitors as they wanted the higher resolution and were willing to pay the price in response time.

While some people swear by 120/144hz 1ms response times others say they are more happy at 1440p with ips and higher response times.

I think people buy into the marketing to much that they must have a 1ms response time "gaming" monitor for the win.....game on what ever you want/have.
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Yep, I went 1440 over 120hz, now we get both, though only if this turns out to be the best TN produced so far, if it is only on par with other TNs then it will be a difficult ask at £600+
 
andybird123 said:
Yep, I went 1440 over 120hz, now we get both, though only if this turns out to be the best TN produced so far, if it is only on par with other TNs then it will be a difficult ask at £600+
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I went the other way round, so 30" DELL to 27" 120Hz iiyama. Quite excited that I'll be able to get the best of both worlds.
 
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