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I own the Asus ROG SWIFT PG278Q 144Hz 1440p G-Sync monitor.
So far I am very pleased with it, getting used to the TN panel (had IPS before). There is however one issue that's been bothering me:
Not sure if it's even an issue but...
The monitor produces a half-transparent grid-like/ mesh-like / vertical lines - pattern, during motion, camera movement in games, scrolling etc.
It's very hard to describe, as it's a split / millisecond occurrence, but I manage to notice it rather frequently with my sensitive observant eyes.
It seems to be a form of refresh rate effect. My 60hz 1080 TV for instance, has ghosting during camera motion and also blur - and it re-focuses once I stop. But this monitor is far faster with 1ms response times.
The lines materialize and de-materialize super quickly.
This mesh/vertical lines appear most notably during:
Scrolling down and up fast, you can see the lines appear briefly, especially over images on the webpage.
In games: quick long vertical movements (mainly), as well as horizontal movements of the camera.
Moving the camera or character while looking at plane objects: such as pale white skin, blue sky, snow, smooth walls. Also concentrating on the environment while running in a straight line.
Windows 8 "charms". This is very noticeable: when moving the mouse to the right corner, and pressing on settings or devices: a thicker grey vertical bar of windows' charms appear - when it slides into view: you can see the said vertical lines/mesh effect appear for less than a second. try it for yourself if you have this monitor.
In steam ALT+TAB browser - scrolling the webpage, or steam chat: moving or re-sizing the chat box.
In short: Camera movements, scrolling and motion in general produce vertical lines/mesh effect that's almost translucent, kind of a distortion effect, as it images refresh.
Now this monitor is a beast. It boasts 1ms response time g2g, 144hz refresh rate, rated and confirmed Flicker Free and has Gsync: So I find it odd that it has this effect. Never owned a 1ms monitor before, so I can't tell if it's "normal".
I am using the DisplayPort cable that came with the monitor itself (in the box).
Using Nvidia's latest display driver, the monitor driver (for win8, win8.1 doesn't exist). I also keep my monitor clean, and insure the cables have some slack and aren't bent.
Playing The Witcher 2, I look at the clear sky or the horizon, while running and shifting the camera, I can see those lines/grid appear. Sure if I don't focus on it, or simply concentrate on the game, I won't notice it. However once you see it, it's kinda hard to ignore for a while, and can be distracting and even disturbing a bit.
I am getting the feeling that this is just the way 1ms 144hz TN panel monitors work, or how DisplayPort work, or simply how the ROG SWIFT runs.
Could be the DP cable's quality or cable deterioration maybe? I honestly think it's highly unlikely. I would assume that like HDMI, you either have an image or not at all.
I should also mention that before this ROG SWIFT I had another one that I sent for replacement since it had some back-light bleeding. I remember that the former monitor also had that mesh, although I didn't play-test it in games.
Thanks for your patience, please help if you can. Will appreciate some comments from ROG SWIFT users as well.
I own the Asus ROG SWIFT PG278Q 144Hz 1440p G-Sync monitor.
So far I am very pleased with it, getting used to the TN panel (had IPS before). There is however one issue that's been bothering me:
Not sure if it's even an issue but...
The monitor produces a half-transparent grid-like/ mesh-like / vertical lines - pattern, during motion, camera movement in games, scrolling etc.
It's very hard to describe, as it's a split / millisecond occurrence, but I manage to notice it rather frequently with my sensitive observant eyes.
It seems to be a form of refresh rate effect. My 60hz 1080 TV for instance, has ghosting during camera motion and also blur - and it re-focuses once I stop. But this monitor is far faster with 1ms response times.
The lines materialize and de-materialize super quickly.
This mesh/vertical lines appear most notably during:
Scrolling down and up fast, you can see the lines appear briefly, especially over images on the webpage.
In games: quick long vertical movements (mainly), as well as horizontal movements of the camera.
Moving the camera or character while looking at plane objects: such as pale white skin, blue sky, snow, smooth walls. Also concentrating on the environment while running in a straight line.
Windows 8 "charms". This is very noticeable: when moving the mouse to the right corner, and pressing on settings or devices: a thicker grey vertical bar of windows' charms appear - when it slides into view: you can see the said vertical lines/mesh effect appear for less than a second. try it for yourself if you have this monitor.
In steam ALT+TAB browser - scrolling the webpage, or steam chat: moving or re-sizing the chat box.
In short: Camera movements, scrolling and motion in general produce vertical lines/mesh effect that's almost translucent, kind of a distortion effect, as it images refresh.
Now this monitor is a beast. It boasts 1ms response time g2g, 144hz refresh rate, rated and confirmed Flicker Free and has Gsync: So I find it odd that it has this effect. Never owned a 1ms monitor before, so I can't tell if it's "normal".
I am using the DisplayPort cable that came with the monitor itself (in the box).
Using Nvidia's latest display driver, the monitor driver (for win8, win8.1 doesn't exist). I also keep my monitor clean, and insure the cables have some slack and aren't bent.
Playing The Witcher 2, I look at the clear sky or the horizon, while running and shifting the camera, I can see those lines/grid appear. Sure if I don't focus on it, or simply concentrate on the game, I won't notice it. However once you see it, it's kinda hard to ignore for a while, and can be distracting and even disturbing a bit.
I am getting the feeling that this is just the way 1ms 144hz TN panel monitors work, or how DisplayPort work, or simply how the ROG SWIFT runs.
Could be the DP cable's quality or cable deterioration maybe? I honestly think it's highly unlikely. I would assume that like HDMI, you either have an image or not at all.
I should also mention that before this ROG SWIFT I had another one that I sent for replacement since it had some back-light bleeding. I remember that the former monitor also had that mesh, although I didn't play-test it in games.
Thanks for your patience, please help if you can. Will appreciate some comments from ROG SWIFT users as well.