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Bullshit, you won't see pixels unless you like to pretend to be an elitist and sit stupid close to a 32 inch screen. Anyone will find problems to complain about if they want to find problems.
I have a curved Acer 32", also just 1080p, and i'm typing on it right now, sitting 2.5 feet away from it , have perfect 20/20 vision and the screen is perfectly fine for text, videos and images. I game on it too. Will you see finer, sharper display on a QHD screen at the same size and distance, yes, but nobody is going to see pixels at typical, practical use scenarios.
Is it the extreme for the overdrive ? or the VRB Extreme?
Overdrive is pixel overdrive, it's applying slightly higher voltage to the pixel so they move faster into the color you want, therefore less smearing.
VRB is back light strobe, you can't use extreme, because it's too dark, ~60nits with brightness set to max. @ Normal VRB , the brightness peak is ~120nits when brightness is set to 100. The backlight strobe improves the blur trails and adds motion clarity.
what does this do ? and can you tell me more what exact setting you are using when gaming
119.879hz matches 5:1 for 23.976fps content, such as movies. This gives the movie perfect frame-cadence. the net result, is a more even panning shot and slightly improved motion clarity.
If you want to test it, set the monitor to 60hz, and watch the credits scroll up at the end of movies, notice that it blinks unevenly.
Then set it to 119.879hz, you'll notice that the credits will blink at an even rate. 119.879 doesn't matter for gaming, you'd use 165.
Gaming, you want to set VRB Normal, Overdrive Extreme. Brightness 100% , 165hz, Leave everything else alone. DO NOT touch blackboost, this is a secondary contrast setting that basically ruins everything. It basically pinches the gamma function at the bottom and top to exaggerate / crush image detail.
Use the highest refreshrate 165hz that your pc supports if you use VRB, because on this monitor the lower the frequency the lower the brightness.
For example, at 165hz, vrb normal, the brightness is 120nits, at 120hz vrb normal, the brightness is 90nits. That's really dumb, and they shouldn't have designed it this way, but well it is what it is.
How it should work , is they should have a seperate strobe function tuned for each refresh rate to minimize the brightness difference. But for $155 , the fact that it even HAS Vrb is incredible. so.. heck, i'm satisfied.
119.879hz matches 5:1 for 23.976fps content, such as movies. This gives the movie perfect frame-cadence. the net result, is a more even panning shot and slightly improved motion clarity.
If you want to test it, set the monitor to 60hz, and watch the credits scroll up at the end of movies, notice that it blinks unevenly.
Then set it to 119.879hz, you'll notice that the credits will blink at an even rate.
Gaming, you want to set VRB Normal, Overdrive Extreme. Brightness 100% , 165hz, Leave everything else alone. DO NOT touch blackboost, this is a secondary contrast setting that basically ruins everything.
Mine finally shipped Tuesday and came today.. just hooked it up and typing on it now. Coming from a Acer like 19" touchscreen, this is huuuuuge! It's awesome!! Screen isn't blurry at all, text is fine. Good thing I didn't listen to people on here. What a freaking deal for $155.
Bought 2 when they were on sale and all i can say is anyone who complained about the performance honestly could not have known how to set up their system. Out the box it was a bit grainy but with a few settings tweaks it is as smooth, sharp and clear as anything. I7, 2080ti and 32gig ram . Definelty 1ms response time, 144hz worked fine
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Deal is not expired. Many local walmarts currently restocked this. Picked one up yesterday. This is one of the few affordable monitors that will support 1080p 120hz with VRR enabled for the Xbox. Other monitors with similar specs may not support Xbox series S or x due to compatibility issues with the Xbox.
Also, this was not on the sales floor when i went to walmart. The electronics department said they didnt have it in stock after i showed them in stock on the walmart app.i found a customer service manager with the scan gun and he scanned the barcode from brickseek an it showed they had alot of stock that was in the back.
Probably the best thing to do when looking for in stock items is to just ask a CSM to scan the barcode to elminate any confusion
119.879hz matches 5:1 for 23.976fps content, such as movies. This gives the movie perfect frame-cadence. the net result, is a more even panning shot and slightly improved motion clarity.
If you want to test it, set the monitor to 60hz, and watch the credits scroll up at the end of movies, notice that it blinks unevenly.
Then set it to 119.879hz, you'll notice that the credits will blink at an even rate. 119.879 doesn't matter for gaming, you'd use 165.
Gaming, you want to set VRB Normal, Overdrive Extreme. Brightness 100% , 165hz, Leave everything else alone. DO NOT touch blackboost, this is a secondary contrast setting that basically ruins everything. It basically pinches the gamma function at the bottom and top to exaggerate / crush image detail.
Use the highest refreshrate 165hz that your pc supports if you use VRB, because on this monitor the lower the frequency the lower the brightness.
For example, at 165hz, vrb normal, the brightness is 120nits, at 120hz vrb normal, the brightness is 90nits. That's really dumb, and they shouldn't have designed it this way, but well it is what it is.
How it should work , is they should have a seperate strobe function tuned for each refresh rate to minimize the brightness difference. But for $155 , the fact that it even HAS Vrb is incredible. so.. heck, i'm satisfied.
Hey I have another question. I see that there 120hz and 119hz. Does that 1hz difference make watching movie play differently? I also try watching at 144hz and 120hz I can't tell the difference. I also try watching the credit. For me it look the same
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Hey I have another question. I see that there 120hz and 119hz. Does that 1hz difference make watching movie play differently? I also try watching at 144hz and 120hz I can't tell the difference. I also try watching the credit. For me it look the same
It's pretty close. For PURISTS, movies operate on multiples of 23.976 NOT 24. Which is why these extra-modes exist.
What happens in slight differences like 24hz or 23.98hz is , the playback software will have to drop a frame or repeat a frame at some point every couple of minutes. You're not likely to notice the small mismatches, vs 60hz which has terrible 3:2 judder.
I would say, for ANIME fans especially, 23.98/23.976hz is especially important, because Anime requires frame perfect to express the proper motion, as it's a different movie language where it uses very strict panning rules in the way it's made. Even slightly faster/ slower frame rate makes the motion look less clear and less impactful.
Ordered this Acer 32 " monitor on Black Friday from Walmart with pickup in the store next day.
First message from Walmart said order delayed.
Second message said my order was cancelled due to high demand.
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VRB is back light strobe, you can't use extreme, because it's too dark, ~60nits with brightness set to max. @ Normal VRB , the brightness peak is ~120nits when brightness is set to 100. The backlight strobe improves the blur trails and adds motion clarity.
If you want to test it, set the monitor to 60hz, and watch the credits scroll up at the end of movies, notice that it blinks unevenly.
Then set it to 119.879hz, you'll notice that the credits will blink at an even rate. 119.879 doesn't matter for gaming, you'd use 165.
Gaming, you want to set VRB Normal, Overdrive Extreme. Brightness 100% , 165hz, Leave everything else alone. DO NOT touch blackboost, this is a secondary contrast setting that basically ruins everything. It basically pinches the gamma function at the bottom and top to exaggerate / crush image detail.
Use the highest refreshrate 165hz that your pc supports if you use VRB, because on this monitor the lower the frequency the lower the brightness.
For example, at 165hz, vrb normal, the brightness is 120nits, at 120hz vrb normal, the brightness is 90nits. That's really dumb, and they shouldn't have designed it this way, but well it is what it is.
How it should work , is they should have a seperate strobe function tuned for each refresh rate to minimize the brightness difference. But for $155 , the fact that it even HAS Vrb is incredible. so.. heck, i'm satisfied.
If you want to test it, set the monitor to 60hz, and watch the credits scroll up at the end of movies, notice that it blinks unevenly.
Then set it to 119.879hz, you'll notice that the credits will blink at an even rate.
Gaming, you want to set VRB Normal, Overdrive Extreme. Brightness 100% , 165hz, Leave everything else alone. DO NOT touch blackboost, this is a secondary contrast setting that basically ruins everything.
Also, this was not on the sales floor when i went to walmart. The electronics department said they didnt have it in stock after i showed them in stock on the walmart app.i found a customer service manager with the scan gun and he scanned the barcode from brickseek an it showed they had alot of stock that was in the back.
Probably the best thing to do when looking for in stock items is to just ask a CSM to scan the barcode to elminate any confusion
If you want to test it, set the monitor to 60hz, and watch the credits scroll up at the end of movies, notice that it blinks unevenly.
Then set it to 119.879hz, you'll notice that the credits will blink at an even rate. 119.879 doesn't matter for gaming, you'd use 165.
Gaming, you want to set VRB Normal, Overdrive Extreme. Brightness 100% , 165hz, Leave everything else alone. DO NOT touch blackboost, this is a secondary contrast setting that basically ruins everything. It basically pinches the gamma function at the bottom and top to exaggerate / crush image detail.
Use the highest refreshrate 165hz that your pc supports if you use VRB, because on this monitor the lower the frequency the lower the brightness.
For example, at 165hz, vrb normal, the brightness is 120nits, at 120hz vrb normal, the brightness is 90nits. That's really dumb, and they shouldn't have designed it this way, but well it is what it is.
How it should work , is they should have a seperate strobe function tuned for each refresh rate to minimize the brightness difference. But for $155 , the fact that it even HAS Vrb is incredible. so.. heck, i'm satisfied.
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What happens in slight differences like 24hz or 23.98hz is , the playback software will have to drop a frame or repeat a frame at some point every couple of minutes. You're not likely to notice the small mismatches, vs 60hz which has terrible 3:2 judder.
I would say, for ANIME fans especially, 23.98/23.976hz is especially important, because Anime requires frame perfect to express the proper motion, as it's a different movie language where it uses very strict panning rules in the way it's made. Even slightly faster/ slower frame rate makes the motion look less clear and less impactful.
First message from Walmart said order delayed.
Second message said my order was cancelled due to high demand.
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