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Moving on, IPS monitors usually have a faster pixel response speed than VA panels, meaning that you won’t get noticeable smearing of dark pixels in fast-moving games. Measurements using ‘MBR’ were taken at 165Hz – brightness levels were similar at lower refresh rates, so we didn’t feel it was worthwhile documenting these observations on the table. As well as increasing refresh rate to minimise perceived blur due to eye movement, the monitor offers an alternative in the form of ‘MBR’ (Motion Blur Reduction).
These artifacts are masked on the image by the horizontal lines that are seen in the background – your eyes don’t see these lines in the background, they’re due to how the images are captured.Both our responsiveness article and the G-SYNC article linked to explore the importance of these two elements being synchronised. This is a good practical speed to take such photographs at and highlights both elements of perceived blur well. FreeSync Premium ensures a high refresh rate of at least 120Hz, as well as low framerate compensation for AMD graphics cards.
Standing out in such a clear way due to there being very little perceived blur due to eye movement to mask it. Including chevron ‘cheeks’ at the side, a stripe down the centre of the stand neck and a ring at the join between stand neck and base. So it’s a reasonably compact design which will come as welcome news to those without a particularly deep desk. We used ‘LowBlue Mode = Reading’ for our own viewing pleasure in the evenings (applied over our ‘Test Settings’, which further reduced the blue channel), although not for specific testing beyond that involving this particular setting. The numbered ‘Gamer’ presets allow access to the ‘Luminance’ menu, but the ‘Color Setup’ menu remains greyed out and various changes are made to colour reproduction which can’t be counteracted.The minimum brightness of this screen was too high for appropriate capture and comparison of the screen with a printed sheet of shades. Not all areas refresh simultaneously, so its appearance can differ depending on how high up or low down on the screen movement is being observed. It will hit the ‘sweet spot’ for most people in a range of lighting conditions as it’s usual for monitors to be set somewhere between 100 – 200 cd/m², but a lower minimum would’ve been preferred.
For the best performance at 165Hz, we recommend using the Strong mode, though you may need to dial it back at lower refresh rates: Below 120Hz, go with ‘ Medium‘ and at around 60Hz, go with ‘ Weak. Most IPS monitor barely breach 1000:1, so this is still a good characteristic even if the improvement it brings are considered minor. Since the over-saturation is not extreme, the touch of added color vibrancy won’t bother most gamers. The monitor has slightly ‘gamery’ styling, with extensive use of matte black plastic with a few dark metallic-look red plastic elements.It’s a subtle difference, with only an extra 21Hz – so nothing like that initial doubling from 60Hz to 120Hz. Aside from for our ‘Test Settings’, where various adjustments were made, assume factory defaults were used. However, MBR introduces screen flicker, which is invisible to the human eye but can cause headaches to those sensitive to flickering after prolonged use. Strong’ and ‘Medium’ appear similar at this point, so it may be tempting to simply use the highest setting (‘Strong’). This meant lighter shades had a misty graininess to them, less noticeable than the more pronounced graininess of many competing models.
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