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Update: Tested the monitor’s compatibility with 1440p on the PS5, but it doesn’t work.
Friend if i use gameplus crosshair overlay,that add delay,? And where is the driver for asus vg279qm windows 11? I can use windows 10 drivers in w11?
Still od 80 the best setting for 280hz?
The virtual crosshair won’t add any input lag, and yes the recommended overdrive setting is ‘80’. As for the driver, you should contact ASUS’s customer service about that.
Hey, i saw you saying that the monitor’s input lag is the lowest on the “native resolution & refresh rate 240hz” =1.7ms Is that means the 280hz is slower input lag ? And if its slower so what is the input lag of 280hz? you guys didnt note that in input lag section
thanks.
Hey! Thanks for pointing this out, it’s a mistake with the text. We did test the input lag at 280Hz in the ‘Native Resolution @ Max Hz’ result (1.7 ms), and the text should say that the input lag is the lowest at the native resolution and high refresh rates. It starts to increase around 85Hz, so any refresh rate above that has low input lag. We’ll fix the text :)
Update: Clarified that the Input Lag is low at high refresh rates, but starts to increase at 85Hz and below.
Hi! Is there no increase in input lag with BFI? Is this right? In VG259QM there was. Thks!!
You’re right, there isn’t an increase in input lag :)
Hi! Does the high input lag at 60Hz only apply to fixed 60Hz mode, or also to VRR mode, as the framerate approaches 60fps?
It applies to any situation where the refresh rate of the screen is at 60Hz, whether with VRR on or off.
my pc isn’t new so some of the new games working at 60fps or below. doe’s it means i will get uncomfy input lag in such cases? i don’t really understand, why somebody would need to go 60hz on 240hz monitor, or this is how g-sync works? (it will reduce monitor refresh rate equally to current fps in game?) i don’t know if this monitor is a good choice for 4060ti and i7-2700k please help excuse me, for my bad london
It doesn’t matter how many fps u have in game, Use it as 280hz and if you have for example 60fps in a game… it only means that you will see the same frame again about 4-5 times. To be short: Hz and fps isn’t the same thing,
but it would be great to hear an opinion by guys from rting.com . also it’s great and super bright panel at 280hz+OD120 <3 !
regards. cheers.
Thank you very much for explanation. But i have one more question, to make it completely clear, please. Will i get tearing in 280hz mode with 60fps and lower and will i get unplayable input lag in the same case with active vrr or g-sync?
Update: Corrected an error with the Input Lag measurement at the max refresh rate.
Sorry, because you passed the Native Resolution @ Max Hz of the ASUS VG279QM 280hz which was from 1.7 ms to 2.2? Why do they do that? Is this website not reliable or what? and a question… which is better in terms of latency… this 540hz ASUS ROG Swift Pro PG248QP or Dell Alienware AW2521H or Acer Nitro XV252Q Fbmiiprx, which is better?
We actually updated the measurement because we noticed there was an error with our original result, so 2.2 ms is the correct result.
You can see the full comparison between those three monitors here.
Update: Fixed the BFI Input Lag result to match the input lag at the max refresh rate.
Hi all sorry to bother, thanks for the review, just picked up on of these and very impressed,
would like to use you icc profile but just wanted to check that the brightness setting of ‘1’ was correct?
thanks in advance
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Yes, because we aim for a brightness of 100 nits during calibration, we had to set it to the lowest setting in order to get that.
How I solved the flickering with my Asus VG279QM on macOS:
TLDR: I have changed the “contrast” setting to 88 (in the OSD monitor menu). Any value below 88 and the flickering has started.
Why I believe it happens: it’s caused when the monitor wants to display the black color (doesn’t even have to be all the way #000 black, #212529 / rgb(10 27 39) was enough in my experience).
Making the maximum possible black color displayed lighter by increasing the monitor’s contrast solved the issue for me.
This might not be good enough for someone editing photographs or some other special use cases but for me (mostly writing code) the solution is good enough.
An easy way to test if your monitor flickers on macOS is to open a page on this website: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/test (the division right below the top navigation menu is dark enough to trigger the flickering ALWAYS in my case)
My other monitor settings (to reproduce):
My MacBook 16" 2021 (Apple M1 Max) machine:
Hello! I’m interested in buying this monitor and I don’t really know many of the specific terms you use in this website since I’m not that technically prepared about monitors.
This one seems to be the best for my needs: low budget, 27", good performances. Still, my hardware is not that great and I will set it at its max refresh rate: will it cause me input lag if the current game is gonna achieve 50fps? What if it’s indeed gonna achieve 144fps? There will be differences in this terms? I know that fps =/= hz BUT I want to make sure I perfectly understood the review :)
Thank you very much, Matteo
Hello! Help with personalized buying advice is something our experts offer only via our insider forums. We do have lots of self-service tools and recommendation articles that should be helpful as well though!
Hello RTINGS.com !
Could you please explain which Overdrive do we need for quake/cs 80 or 120 ? I’m honestly a regular user and i don’t understand whole tech info that you gave us (Rise/fall, Total responce). Most important is: where can we get lowest input lag (overshoot and ghosting stuff arn’t necessary) ?
p.s. Sorry for an old topic
cheers
sorry. i don’t know how to meantion someone from rtings.com here in comments. my previous msg stuck without attention. can you check last question here about overdrive 120? thanks
Hi, sorry for the delay in replying. We don’t work over the weekend and we had a holiday on Monday, so it took a bit longer than usual to get back to you. The right overdrive setting will depend on the refresh rate you’re using. For example, at the monitor’s max refresh rate of 280Hz the ‘80’ overdrive setting is the best option, whereas at 120Hz the ‘40’ setting works better. In both cases the input lag will be the same, but you’ll see a usable image on the screen faster, with less blur, using the best overdrive setting. Let us know if you have any other questions!
ye my bad… i forgot to mention that i want to know about 280hz.
i just noticed that in “response time tables” overdrive 120 has 2.8ms according to your test and OD80 is 3.2. so i thought it said about lowest unput lag for OD120.
https://www.rtings.com/assets/pages/IS4UptLr/tables-max-80-large.jpg
https://www.rtings.com/assets/pages/IS4UptLr/tables-max-120-large.jpg
could you explain please in short what’s more important for 3d games “rise/fall” or “total response time” ? where should i look?
regards
Hi, we have an article explaining response time, which explains how the tables differ, why these measurements matter for gaming. Keep in mind that while higher overdrive settings often speed up the response time, they can also cause overshoot. This is where the pixels keep getting brighter beyond their target brightness level, and you get inverse ghosting. So you want to find a balance between the fastest response time, but not too much inverse ghosting.
At the end of the day it really comes down to personal preference, and if you prefer a slightly faster response time with more inverse ghosting, then you should definitely choose that. Try out the different settings and see which one you like best.
i have bought this monitor after your EXCELLENT review. just signed up to your site to thank you and now i will use your website forever, wish you the best. this monitor is one of the best 1080p monitors. im very happy after about two weeks of use. thanks again
i use it for both gaming and edit. one of the best 1080p for sure
Thanks for the kind feedback and we appreciate the support!
Hello there. I wanna thanks in advance for this awesome website, where you can find usefull and independent information.
I’m looking for 1080p monitors, and this seems the best one for my budget. But in the review, it says that this model is FreeSync compatible, but in Asus’s website and the stores don’t say it.
There’s a model (VG279QM1A) that’s FreeSync compatible (Asus’s website), but I don’t know if there’s any differences between those two, since there isn’t any review about that model in rtings. Thanks!
Hello!
Help with personalized buying advice is something our experts offer only via our insider forums. We do have lots of self-service tools and recommendation articles that should be helpful as well though!
Hi I have a few questions. I would greatly appreciate it if you guys take your time and answer me. I just bought this monitor due to it having great scores from rting, Should I use OD 60 on 240hz or OD 80 Also, I mainly use this monitor for playing CS2 on 4:3, but I’m not getting over 280 fps consistently. Should I stick with 240, or should I use 280 Hz? I’m looking for the least input delay
Hi, we tested the monitor at 280Hz, but the results should be very similar to those at 240hz. At the monitor’s max refresh rate we found that OD 80 had the fastest response time without too much overshoot. OD 100 had far more overshoot, while OD 60 had slower response times and a bit less overshoot. However, everyone prefers a different balance of response time and overshoot, and we recommend trying out different settings to see what you prefer to use yourself.
Are you using VRR? If so then you’ll get the most responsive experience by setting the monitor to 280Hz and letting it adjust its refresh rate to match your game’s frame rate. While this won’t make a difference in responsiveness up to 240 fps, if you’re able to get over 240 fps then a 280Hz refresh rate will make the monitor more responsive than a 240Hz refresh rate.