What makes a monitor "for gaming" ?
The design?
The size of the screen?
The RGB lighting?
These are merely bonuses when choosing a monitor for gaming.
But there are two important aspects that separate these unique screens.
And together with Viewsonic,
an expert in the computer monitor industry
which also have a wide range of gaming monitors,
we will help shed some light on the key aspects of gaming monitors.
This is Pa-Help on choosing your gaming monitor.
What separates ordinary against gaming monitors are two things:
Refresh Rate, and Response Time.
The Refresh Rate dictate how many times per second the monitor refreshes its display.
What it does is the monitor dumps the current information on the screen and displays new ones.
Kind of like blinking very fast.
You know that thing you like to do on your desktop? Right clicking and then clicking on refresh?
It's like that, but tens of times per second.
Measured in hertz, ordinary monitors have a 60hz refresh rate,
while those for gaming reach more than 100hz.
A monitor's refresh rate and frames per second of videos and games are closely related,
but they are not directly equivalent. Here's why.
If your monitor has a high refresh rate, it's able to show more images every second.
Meaning, at higher refresh rates,
what you see every second is sharper because there are more frames being shown every time
that would result in a more detailed overall viewing experience,
and effectively eliminating "ghosting" which we will discuss later.
If your game runs at 60 frames per second or "fps,"
what you see is really smooth to the eyes.
This is also the reason why gamers always vie for this frame rate,
which you can still achieve this with an ordinary monitor with a 60hz refresh rate.
The reason why I said refresh rates and fps are not directly equivalent
is that a monitor's capacity is not measured as 1Hz = 1 frame per second.
But rest assured that a 60hz monitor can properly display 60 frames per second.
But it's not all the time that your computer produces out 60 frames per second.
It dips, and even exceeds 100 especially if the game's graphics settings and your PC is properly tweaked.
This is where problems arise.
Once there is a mismatch in the number of frames your PC churns out versus what your monitor can show,
screen tearing happens.
Gaming monitors have refresh rates that reach 240Hz.
That's why no matter how many frames every second your PC produces,
when it comes to a gaming monitor, you are not limited.
A gaming monitor can cope with the higher number of frames,
so it displays more visual information, thus gameplay is sharper and smoother.
When it comes to gaming monitors, refresh rate is always the point of discussion.
Response Time is also another equally important aspect,
because as refresh rates tells the performance of the whole screen,
the response time tells the speed of each pixel.
Response Time is how fast a pixel of your monitor changes
from black to white, or two different shades of gray.
Response Time is measured in milliseconds, or one thousandth of a second.
One second is equivalent to 1,000 milliseconds.
The lower the response time, the better.
The common response time of monitors today is 5 to 8 milliseconds.
Monitors labeled for gaming, however, have 1 to 4 milliseconds of response time
5-8ms is typically fast enough for ordinary computer users,
those who merely browse websites, type documents, etcetera,
that they won't notice anything out of the ordinary.
But for users who rely on visual cues all the time
like competitive gamers, they can see this difference.
Subtle, but it's there. Let's take a closer look.
If you look closely at this footage from a monitor which has a 5ms response time,
in a span of 4 frames
the enemy jumping to the right while the player follows aim
This is the difference we are talking about, and this is called "ghosting".
Ghosting is the color trail left in the monitor
because of the pixels not changing colors fast enough.
Notice the difference between the "ghost" and the enemy's actual position?
This split-second visual information is extremely important when it comes to esports or competitive games.
We can consider this as "motion blur"
But motion blur is caused by a number of things.
One is the natural reaction of our eyes to fast moving objects like waving your hands or a speeding car
Another is post-processing, artistic effects added by the games themselves.
Motion blur caused by ghosting is the lack of capacity by the monitor itself.
At first glance it's not noticeable , but when you're in the middle of a gunfight,
especially if you have been playing competitive games for some time,
you become more sensitive to these things.
Viewsonic monitors can improve these response times with "Response Time OD"
by sort of "overclocking" their monitors' performance.
Here, there are different levels of performance.
You wouldn't want to overwork your monitor even when you are merely typing away
that's why you have these different choices.
Choose "Standard" for normal use, or "Ultra Fast" if you want your monitor working at peak capacity.
Now, before you go shopping for a gaming monitor,
it's good to learn that there are three different "panel types" which differ in response times, refresh rates,
and ultimately its price, so you can decide which monitor is right for you,
or if you need a gaming monitor altogether.
There are three common panel types.
These are: TN or Twisted Nematic,
VA or Vertical Alignment,
and IPS or In-Plane Switching.
All these use LCD or Liquid Crystal Display
or for a more accurate description, "LED-backlit Liquid Crystal Display."
On a side note, monitors labeled as "LED monitor" are the same, LCDs using LED for backlight.
It was CCFLs used back in the day, but liquid crystals are still the core technology behind it.
Moving on, TN, VA, and IPS only differ in how their subpixels are arranged.
OLEDs or AMOLEDs are a totally different technology that's why we are sticking to these three.
TN panels are the most common panel types in gaming monitors.
However, these also have the lowest response time of 1ms.
TN panels can also reach 240hz on their refresh rates,
and no matter how big its screens get, TN panels still turn out to be the cheapest among the three.
Take for example this one right here, the Viewsonic XG240R.
This one is capable of 144 hz refresh rate, and has a 1ms gray-to-gray response time.
VA and IPS panels can also be as fast as this
but given the different technologies it uses, it comes at a higher price.
The only weakness a TN panels has is its color reproduction.
Its colors tend to be pale and desaturated compared to IPS and VA,
and its colors change wildly when you are not looking at it from the center.
IPS panels are what you also have in smartphones today
and produce the brightest and most vivid colors out of the three.
It has a wider viewing angle that's why it's also good for graphic designers.
The downside of IPS panels is that today it can only reach 4ms in its response time,
and up to 165hz in its refresh rate.
A monitor with an IPS panel also tends to be the most expensive of the three.
Monitors with VA panels tend to be sat in between a TN and an IPS.
It has sharper colors and a wider viewing angle than a TN,
but has a low response time and refresh rate limit like an IPS.
In its price, VA panels also sit in between the two.
There is also the issue of input and output delay.
Basically, this is the delay from when you press a key from your mouse or keyboard,
until it you see the expected result of your action.
Ordinary monitors tend to be "passive" in the sense that it merely waits for signals to register.
Gaming monitors on the other hand have high-performance components that so it can respond faster to signals coming from the PC.
Earlier in the video I mentioned some "bonuses" that gaming monitors have.
With ordinary monitors this is what you get: the screen, the neck, and the base.
Gaming monitors however generally look cooler,
like RGB lighting that goes hand in hand with your desktop's own lights.
Most also have exhaust due to their high performance components;
Color presets and settings that make certain colors pop out depending on your preference or game of choice
Blacks are also either deepened or lightened if you like a cinematic effect or just prefer to see better.
Screen height, tilt, and swivel are also exaggerated with gaming monitors giving you more options to play around,
which comes very limited with ordinary monitors.
And something always taken for granted, that gaming monitors decided to solve: options for cable management.
Now you have all these necessary facts to help you choose your gaming monitor.
All that's left is choosing the screen size you want together with the budget you have.
Viewsonic is already an institution when it comes to monitors.
Operating since the 90s, they now have a wide range of gaming monitors, from 1ms,
240Hz TN displays for competitive gaming,
general purpose but high performance monitors,
up to the top-of-the-line for gamers who need the best.
This XG240R is their latest addition to their gaming monitor lineup,
you can take a closer look at this monitor with our product highlight video by clicking here
And now, the multi-million peso question:
"Do I need a gaming monitor?"
For all intents and purposes, a 60Hz monitor with an adequate response time is sufficient.
But it's like having rubber shoes instead of sneakers when playing basketball, it brings its own advantages.
If you are serious in gaming and visual fidelity in the game of your choice,
you will get more benefits with a gaming monitor.
The sweet spot for refresh rate for competitive gaming is 144hz,
but try for yourself if 240hz gives you a smoother experience.
And which of the three panel types to have, since price will be the main driving force:
If competitive games are your forte like CS:Go, PUBG, Overwatch, DOTA or LoL,
the cheaper but faster TN displays are the best for you.
And since in these situations, the game outcome matters more so color reproduction is just a small tradeoff.
And at all times you'll be sitted smack at the center of your screen so it wouldn't be an issue,
except for the kibitzer behind you.
But if it's the color vividness and immersion you are after,
like me who plays mostly single player RPGs,
especially if you also do graphics work, VA or IPS displays are for you.
Of course, the more features you want, the more expensive the products will get.
. Just remember the advantage and disadvantage these three have against what you want or need.
Thank you very much for watching! I hope that learned a lot with this Pa-Help in gaming monitors.
If you are interested in Viewsonic's offerings on their gaming monitors,
click the link here to go to our online store,
or the links in the description which will take you to Viewsonic's website for a closer look at each of these.
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This is Jyaz, and until next time.
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