Month: January 2014

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BENQ XL2720Z artifact with BENQ Blur Reduction. (EDIT: Fix now available)

Posted Jan 7, 2014 by Mark Rejhon

If you received an early BENQ XL2720Z unit with V1 firmware, there is a behavior in BENQ Blur Reduction where the strobe backlight flashes too early in the LCD scan-out. UPDATE: This was done to decrease input lag by ~1-2ms...

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G-SYNC Upgrade Giveaway Winners Announced!

Posted Jan 6, 2014 by Mark Rejhon

The G-SYNC giveaway winners are announced! Check your PM on Blur Busters Forums. The winners are: cirthix zachska87 PoWn3d_0704 nimbulan...

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AMD FreeSync: The Radeon Answer to NVIDIA G-SYNC

Posted Jan 6, 2014 by Mark Rejhon in: FreeSync G-SYNC Gaming Laptops & Phones

AnandTech looks at FreeSync, which is AMD’s answer to G-SYNC. They demonstrated a laptop running variable refresh rate, a mobile platform running variable refresh rate! Incidentally, before receiving a G-SYNC monitor, I posted a message on AVSFORUM about adding variable refresh rate...

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ASUS PG278Q ROG Monitor: 1440p 120Hz G-SYNC!

Posted Jan 6, 2014 by Mark Rejhon

Big news for everyone waiting for a 1440p 120Hz gaming monitor with better motion quality. The ASUS PG278Q ROG monitor was revealed at CES 2014, with a slide showing 120Hz and G-SYNC! EDIT: It includes a strobe backlight LightBoost (most...

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2560×1440 G-SYNC coming Q2 2014

Posted Jan 6, 2014 by Mark Rejhon

At CES 2014 in Las Vegas, NVIDIA is executing a CES Press Event (liveblog). NVIDIA just revealed six manufacturers are behind G-SYNC, including Acer, AOC, ASUS, BenQ, Philips, and ViewSonic. To top it off, 2560×1440 G-SYNC is arriving during Q2...

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SEIKI 4K HDTV: Flashing 50″ Firmware on 39″ Improves Performance!

Posted Jan 4, 2014 by Mark Rejhon in: TV

Forum users (AVSFORUM, HardForum) have confirmed 1920x1080p true 120Hz without frame skipping on a SEIKI 39″ 4K HDTV. Also, input lag is reduced during full 4K resolution (3840×2160 30Hz)! This is achieved by replacing the firmware of the 39″ HDTV with the firmware from...

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Diagram: VSYNC OFF input lag of 240fps @ 120Hz

Posted Jan 4, 2014 by Mark Rejhon

While waiting for the GSYNC article Part #2 to arrive, an interesting question was asked in Blur Busters Forums about area-dependant input lag during VSYNC OFF. It’s been long known that there can be different input lag for the top...

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LightBoost Sequel: Ultra Low Motion Blur (ULMB)

Posted Jan 2, 2014 by Mark Rejhon

UPDATE 2017: Check out the new Motion Blur Reduction FAQ instead. Just revealed by bakageta on OCN who received a G-SYNC upgrade kit from another site’s giveaway. This sequel to LightBoost, found in G-SYNC monitors, is called ULMB, which stands for...

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Happy New Year 2014 from Blur Busters!

Posted Jan 1, 2014 by Mark Rejhon

Happy New Year 2014! Blur Busters is back from the Holidays. Meanwhile, the G-SYNC giveaway has ended, and winners will be announced Monday, January 6th in the Blur Busters Forums! Also, our Part #2 of our G-SYNC preview will be...

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