nVidia 3D vision glasses on an Acer GD245HQ

How the game looks on 120Hz without and with the glasses. The video flickering is because of the shutter timing on the video camera. There is little ghosting visible, but if you look closely you will find some in high contrast areas, such as the window in this case.

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Gaming

Tags:

• 3D
• Vision
• Acer
• GD245HQ

[RadicalStyle]

Ey guy, do you get any issues with this monitor? I want to buy a 120Hz LCD with HDMI... I have 2 options, this Acer or LG W2363D... can you help me?

[SappieAppel]

@RadicalStyle

Well, the 120Hz is nice, noticably smoother image when moving windows or the mouse around in 2D, and very little ghosting in 3D. The image quality in 2D is not all that good however, with halos around text due to the overdrive feature on the panel to minimize ghosting at 120Hz, and a major let-down imo, as I had planned to use it for 2D as well, but find it unacceptable for that for me. Don't know if the LG suffers the same fate.

[chillm8t]

@SappieAppel Well, I found someone else's review of this monitor on the nvidia forums. The person posting the review realized the halo effect, especially around black text in 2d mode can be fixed by using the service menu and turning off overdrive display (OD). However, they didn't follow-up with their thoughts on how having it turned off would effect 2d / 3d / ghosting. Ironically, the name of the poster was Applesap. I'd give you the link, but can't seem to post in youtube comments.

[SappieAppel]

@chillm8t

No irony in that name, it's me, but the username Appelsap was already taken here...

I'll give you a short follow-up on the 2D / 3D / ghosting with OD on and off. In short, using the service menu to turn the OD off has more than one side-effect: it does eliminate the halo, but also introduces a weird contrast difference between the left and right half of the screen. It also disables memory on the brightness setting, so after stand by it wakes up with brightness maxed out. »more

[SappieAppel]

@chillm8t #2

To continue: with OD off the ghosting becomes much more visible, so whilst it serves to make the 2D more acceptable, it hurts in 3D mode - so much you'll turn it back on. In the end, I decided the 2D image was so poor, even with the OD off, that I now only use it to play a 3D game very occasionaly, and have put a 24" IPS screen in front of it for the remainder of the time. That is a joy to watch in 2D. Hope this helps.

[chillm8t]

@SappieAppel barely and right now the technology is so new, problems with it are just emerging, especially with newer monitors. Instead, I’ve opted to either go with a larger 27” TN LED panel or get a smaller 23-24” IPS panel for the same money. It’s a tossup between the two and I’m leaning toward a larger panel, honestly.

[SappieAppel]

@chillm8t

For gaming, the quicker response from a TN panel will be nice. However, it's poor viewing angles are a pain in the b*tt, which will be even more apparent on a bigger screen. I would expect you get differences in color and contrast on a 27" just because of the size of the panel.

If you can live with the lesser response of the IPS, you will really enjoy it's noticeable better screen. Way better. I'd go for the IPS and forget about the 3 extra inches - I don't need them... ;)

[Gangstersev]

@RadicalStyle only LG W2363D !!! Acer gd 245hq very bad monitor.

[MrAbsurde]

@RadicalStyle LG I have it and it's perfect!

[chillm8t]

@SappieAppel @SappieAppel Yea..I had a feeling it was you on the Nvidia forums when I saw the similar name w/ similar problems...:) Thank you for following up! In short, I came to the conclusion that it would be best to forgo 3D monitors for now. It’s not what you said in your reply, but rather all the information I’ve looked at online about the benefits and cost. I’m stuck with a budget of around $400 give or take $50, so my options are limited. I could afford 3D into my budget, but >>

[chillm8t]

@SappieAppel I would be interested to know if turning off the overdrive display (OD) will improve the halo effect you're referring to in 2D mode. Also, how will having the OD option turned off, effect 3d play as well?? Can you check this out and reply back? Here's the instructions to turn off OD. Instructions are in the uploader comments. I'd be very appreciative, as I'm about to buy a new monitor and been researching for 2 wks now.

/watch?v=hRu1xcWnFK4

[6F5jedi]

@SappieAppel hehe how about two of the Nvidia Geforce 480 and the 480 Amp graphics cards? its power enought to choke chuck Norris! thats 3d all the way man.