How a Monitor’s Refresh Rate Changes What You Feel
Two people upgrade from the same old monitor to the same new one and report completely different things. One notices an immediate improvement in …
Sergio Estrada/7 min read/
Monitors and Panels
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Monitors and Panels
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Monitor Input Lag Across Four Ports
Two people can connect the same monitor to the same computer and end up with different results, and the difference often comes down to …
Sergio Estrada/8 min read/
Why Your 144 Hz Panel Feels Slower Than the Spec
A monitor rated at a high refresh rate can feel disappointingly sluggish, and the usual reaction is to assume the specification was exaggerated. Sometimes …
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Panel Coatings: Matte, Glossy and What the Sensor Sees
Two monitors with the same panel can look strikingly different in the same room, and the usual explanation is colour calibration. Often the real …
Sergio Estrada/8 min read/
Reading a Pixel Response Chart Without the Marketing
Two monitors quote the same response time and behave nothing alike, which is the single most common source of confusion in display buying. The …
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Overdrive Settings That Trade Ghosting for Overshoot
There are two ways to set the overdrive control on a monitor. One is to turn it to the maximum on the assumption that …
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