Easy LightBoost — ToastyX Strobelight Beta

Posted Jun 28, 2013 by

UPDATE: The main LightBoost HOWTO has now been updated to use this method.

ToastyX from MonitorTests has released the world’s easiest method to turn on/off LightBoost 2D (FAQ) to eliminate motion blur. Even for 3-monitor surround setups!  No 3D Vision setup required anymore! Download ToastyX Strobelight.

Requires a 120Hz ASUS or BENQ monitor. Successfully working: ASUS: VG248QE, ASUS VG278H, ASUS VG278HE, BENQ XL2411T, BENQ XL2420T, BENQ XL2420TX, BENQ XL2420TE, BENQ XL2720T

strobelight-setup    strobelight

Go download StrobeLight and follow up if your LightBoost monitor works.

NOTE: Make sure you add multiple Refresh Rates in Strobelight Setup (strobed and non-strobed), if you want to be able to easily turn OFF LightBoost too. If you can’t toggle LightBoost, re-run Strobelight Setup and re-install multiple refresh rates.

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xSpiritx
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xSpiritx

I managed to get things to work with 7970 AMD card and ASUS VG278HR monitor along with getting it to a 120hz listing and the yellow light of lightboost on. only thing is even with the dual dvi cable they gave me it still says that its not a dual dvi cable and i know what one looks like so….

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10 years 8 months ago
Mark Rejhon
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Mark Rejhon

Thanks for letting us know! I’ll pass the info along to ToastyX.

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10 years 8 months ago
JohnnyBigodes
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JohnnyBigodes

Hello guys,

this software is awesome, but i am having some problems with Battlefield 3.

I installed the refresh rates 120 Hz (strobed) and 121 Hz (non strobed).

After puting the strobelight.exe in the Autostart menu my monitor got initialized and i saw that 3D light on my BenQ XL2420T is ON.

After that i tried to play BF3 but the 3D light on the Monitor goes everytime OFF. I looked at the game options and the refresh rate is on 120 Hz.

What am i doing wrong?

Thanks in advance for the responses

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10 years 9 months ago
thebigbug
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thebigbug

I’ve found that it can be kinda picky.

Install two refresh rates that have lightboost (such as 100hz and then 120hz). After you do this and load up BF3, if Lightboost doesn’t come on, go to the settings and change the refresh rate between the two (100hz ->120hz or vice versa). That should enable it. I don’t remember exactly how I got BF3 to lock in to lightboost, but I did.

Alt+Tab will usually stop Lightboost for BF3 if your desktop has a refresh rate different from BF3’s.

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10 years 9 months ago
Mark Rejhon
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Mark Rejhon

BF3 has been notoriously difficult to force LightBoost in. One method is to re-run Strobelight Setup and install only 120Hz strobed. However, that means LightBoost will be forced at all times.

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10 years 9 months ago
JohnnyBigodes
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JohnnyBigodes

Sorry for the late response.

I found out, the problem was a setting in the NVIDIA drivers that i set to give me the highest framerate possible.

With that setting turned ON, the game would give me more than 120 FPS and that was exactly the problem.

After i turned that setting OFF, everything was working as intended.

Thanks again

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10 years 6 months ago
hardin
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hardin

Aw man, doesn’t work on my Hanns G HS233 but then again it doesn’t seem to be a popular monitor. Thanks for your time and effort sir.

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10 years 9 months ago
mordhau5
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mordhau5

VG278H and GTX470 and this is definitely not working… no difference in blur. few things I’ve noticed that are kinda weird
-I don’t have the strobe on/off options from the tray icon:
http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b78/dufric88/Untitled_zps4a62d5ba.png
-My 3D panel light is stuck on (which may be a side-effect of having lightboost enabled, but I’m not noticing the intended effect):
http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b78/dufric88/0B94D56D-F276-4EB6-9D55-D58AC44FD671-3045-00000302BCBCDDF1_zpsacb87905.jpg
-Looks like the ability to toggle stereoscopic 3D was completely removed from my control panel:
http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b78/dufric88/Untitled_zps54b1fdbf.png
-The UFO motion-blur test links to a password protected site

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10 years 9 months ago
Mark Rejhon
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Mark Rejhon

— First, re-run strobelight-setup.exe again and select multiple refresh rates. You need to install both “120Hz (strobed)” and “121Hz”, in order to be able to turn ON/OFF LightBoost easily.
— LightBoost should ideally is enabled if the 3D light is on. However, there has also been times where LightBoost didn’t trigger when the 3D turned on.
— Keep tuned for the Blur Busters Motion Tests; it is launching shortly (it’s running late). Visit the website in a few days; it helps greatly in troubleshooting motion blur.
— You must run 120 frames per second to see the LightBoost effect. You won’t see it at 60 frames per second; see the LightBoost FAQ. The motion tests, when launched, will help.

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10 years 9 months ago
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