Author Archive: Mark Rejhon
Overlord Computer, a maker of overclockable monitors, are making available a limited number of G-SYNC monitors for early sale. ASUS does not yet have G-SYNC, so Overlord is modifying ASUS VG248QE in-house with G-SYNC Upgrade boards. This makes the prices slightly higher, as...
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We Test NVIDIA G-SYNC!
See our G-SYNC hands-on preview. Our unique preview of G-SYNC utilizes exclusive TestUFO animations that demonstrates the benefits of G-SYNC. Check out our Part #1, and then follow @BlurBusters on Twitter to wait for our release of Part...
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Preview of NVIDIA G-SYNC, Part #1 (Fluidity)
— Originally Written by Mark Rejhon in 2013 Note: This article is an introduction to G-SYNC. For new 2017 G-SYNC 240Hz lag tests, see G-SYNC 101: Input Lag Tests A last-minute surprise preview arrived at the Blur Busters Lab –...
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System-Wide Fix for Gaming Mouse Fluidity in Windows 8.1
You have upgraded to Windows 8.1 from Windows 8, and noticed bad performance from your gaming mouse? More input lag and worse fluidity, even when dragging windows around on the desktop, not just in video games? You’re not alone. There is...
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XL2411Z and XL2420Z announced on BENQ’s website
The XL2411Z and XL2420Z have been simultaneously announced on BENQ’s website. These monitors have BENQ Blur Reduction, which is a strobe backlight similar to LightBoost, which works at 75Hz through 144Hz, revealed in BENQ XL2720Z currently being tested at Blur...
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Hardware LightBoost Modification HOWTO
NOTE: If you are a single-monitor user, this is overkill. See Easy LightBoost HOWTO. Blur Busters has long been very enthusiastic about NVIDIA LightBoost for motion blur elimination, with the hugely popular LightBoost HOWTOÂ running on 120Hz monitors. However, for people...
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EXCLUSIVE: Hardware modification to permanently enable LightBoost
Blur Busters have received an exclusive from a triple surround monitor user. Recently, NVIDIA drivers stopped working with LightBoost in surround mode. There is now a solution. Toni Wilen, a Blur Busters reader, who is also the author of the...
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120Hz vs LightBoost vs Turbo240 vs CRT — by PC Games Hardware
The german magazine, PC Games Hardware, has created a YouTube comparision of the motion fluidity comparison between 120Hz LightBoost, EIZO FG2421 Turbo240, and a CRT running at 85Hz. (audio in German) Note: Blur Buster’s review of FG2421 is currently waiting...
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Google Chrome 33: New 120Hz Smooth Scrolling Champion
Thanks to Blur Busters bug reporting efforts (Issue 310848Â + Issue 320955), Google Chrome is the new champion of smooth scrolling at 120Hz. It now beats Internet Explorer 10+ smooth scrolling. To get perfect 120Hz or 144Hz smooth scrolling (via arrow...
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BENQ XL2420Z revealed — New 24″ 144Hz monitor from BENQ
A BENQ Asia/Pacific flyer on Facebook includes an upcoming BENQ XL2420Z monitor, the 24″ version of the upcoming new BENQ XL2720Z. The flyer shows Singaporean dollars, which are larger numbers than $USD and $CAD. The BENQ XL2720Z has also arrived early at...
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True 240Hz: Electronics Project Direct-Driving LCD at 240Hz!
Cirthix has posted a YouTube of his monitor hacking project, to do true 240Hz: This is a custom electronics board direct-driving an M270HHF-L10 LCD. Although this monitor is not strobed (see Electronics Hacking: Creating Strobe Backlight, a different project), this is...
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Blur Busters — Now Running on Faster Web Server
Blur Busters has upgraded to a bigger, faster web server! If you see any problems, contact Chief Blur Buster. Keep tuned for Blur Busters Forums, a new discussion forum launching...
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