Samsung S27A950D: 120hz Problem

[Zerkin]

Hey everyone,

One thing that attracted me to this monitor was the fact that it's a 120hz monitor with "true" 120hz according to samsung. Now I've seen plenty of (and own one) 120hz hdtvs, and it's very obvious what the difference is. That extra smoothness and clarity is HUGELY noticeable....though on the monitor, I see no difference. At all. I've set the refresh rate to 120hz in both windows settings and Nvidia control panel (I have a GTX 670), and I just don't get that smooth motion look in games or movies or anything. I can't see any difference from a 60hz monitor. I can hook my computer up to my hdtv and see a the difference when playing hd content.

Is the motinor just not capable of that kind of video processing or is there some check box somewhere that I'm missing?

Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!

 

[cookybiscuit]

You are using Dual Link DVI?

 

[Zerkin]

You are using Dual Link DVI?

Well I believe that it is, but really that's only because it came with the monitor, haha. I assumed that my computer wouldn't even give me the option of selecting 120hz in system settings if it weren't supported by the cable (for example if I use an hdmi cable it won't give me the option, because the monitor says it only works with DVI-D and display port).

Is there any way I can check to be sure that it's a dual link??

 

[trogdor796]

You are using Dual Link DVI?

Well I believe that it is, but really that's only because it came with the monitor, haha. I assumed that my computer wouldn't even give me the option of selecting 120hz in system settings if it weren't supported by the cable (for example if I use an hdmi cable it won't give me the option, because the monitor says it only works with DVI-D and display port).

Is there any way I can check to be sure that it's a dual link??

http://forums.lenovo.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/13611i85823D50731521FC/image-size/original?v=mpbl-1&px=-1

 

[Zerkin]

^ Yep, it's definitely Dual-Link. It's the bottom right one in that image.

And, you know, the monitor still looks great. I'm not saying there's anything wrong with the image at all. It just doesn't quite have that extra smoothness of motion I expected with a 120hz monitor. I can look side by side at my hdtv and see the difference.

 

[bystander]

What is your graphics setup? A 120hz monitor gives you the capacity to see more frames, but your graphics cards still need to generate extra FPS in order to take advantage of it. With HDTV's, they generate extra frames for you, though at the expense of latency, which makes it poor for gaming, but good for videos as there is no interaction in a video.

So the monitor does not increase smoothness on its own. It allows your video cards to make use of FPS higher than 60.

 

[Zerkin]

What is your graphics setup? A 120hz monitor gives you the capacity to see more frames, but your graphics cards still need to generate extra FPS in order to take advantage of it. With HDTV's, they generate extra frames for you, though at the expense of latency, which makes it poor for gaming, but good for videos as there is no interaction in a video.

So the monitor does not increase smoothness on its own. It allows your video cards to make use of FPS higher than 60.

That's very interesting to know.

My graphics card is a gtx 670, and I habe 120hz enabled in the nvidia control panel. There's no extra settings as far as I can tell that are buried in there that have to do with video processing (at least ones that make the kind of difference I'm talking about). Perhaps this is just the way the monitor is. It's beautiful either way, and it's definitely great for gaming, I've just always wondered about that one feature.

 

[bystander]

That's very interesting to know.

My graphics card is a gtx 670, and I habe 120hz enabled in the nvidia control panel. There's no extra settings as far as I can tell that are buried in there that have to do with video processing (at least ones that make the kind of difference I'm talking about). Perhaps this is just the way the monitor is. It's beautiful either way, and it's definitely great for gaming, I've just always wondered about that one feature.

There is no video processing on monitors. This is a unique feature for 120hz TV's. It is not on monitors, because it is awful when interaction is needed.

If you want to notice the smoothness of the 120hz monitor, you'll have to lower settings on demanding games, so you can reach 90+ FPS.

 

[trogdor796]

What do you have the setting at for VSync in Nvidia control panel?