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Nvidia to support Freesync?
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Propeller version?
Some of the new new high-end monitors have cooling fans built in to cool the g-sync unit and it's become an easy point to make fun of
Caporegime
Several posts about whether GSync monitors are superior to Freesync monitors, or whether they are the same and GSync is now dead... I obviously don't know how this will play out, but there are definitely bigger differences that just the adaptive frame rate range... check out the reviews of the 34GK950G vs 34GK950F. They both have the same panel, but one has the GSync module... pros and cons, as the GSync has much lower lag than the FreeSync version, but you are more limited on max frame rate and colour gamut range on the GSync.
http://www.tftcentral.co.uk/reviews/lg_34gk950g.htm
http://www.tftcentral.co.uk/reviews/lg_34gk950f.htm
http://www.tftcentral.co.uk/reviews/lg_34gk950g.htm
http://www.tftcentral.co.uk/reviews/lg_34gk950f.htm
Caporegime
Its sounds to me like, its not FreeSync you can use on a Nvidia card, its their new software version of G-Sync they are doing, that you can use on a FreeSync monitor, which up to now, is only 12 FreeSync monitors (that have been checked and verified to work), but that doesn't mean, a one that hasn't been certified, won't work, as you can find that out for yourself, via the option in the drivers, to enable it, to see if it does, or not.
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Caporegime
For everyone of those who make the claims that G-Sync has lower input or less ghosting and wherever else there are plenty more that say otherwise.
Some of them have been proved BS, PCPer for example have a very dodgy video up where they use screens with the same brand and and type and appearance but are in fact entirely different screens, they know this but are refusing to take the video down or redo it.
Some dodgy crap has been pushed out over the years Free-Sync vs G-Sync and no one believes it anymore, Well, some are still in the wanting to believe camp.
Caporegime
Oh BTW, both those links are of G-Sync Screens.
Its sounds to me like, its not FreeSync you can use on a Nvidia card, its their new software version of G-Sync they are doing, that you can use on a FreeSync monitor, which up to now, is only 12 monitors.
Or their software version of G-Sync is just freesync, or is that me being cynical?
Caporegime
Caporegime
Actually no wait, They are Free-Sync vs G-Sync but again they have different brightness specification, different refresh-rates, different response times, they may be "the same underlying screen" but they are setup differently.
Caporegime
Its an odd one, as if they were now doing FreeSync, it wouldn't be just 12 of those FreeSync monitors, that you could use on their 10/20 cards, would it ?
That's my point... they both use the same panel, therefore both actually have the same brightness specification (maximum brightness of 400 cd/m2), but the GSync module results in other differences (better response and lag, restricted bandwidth impacting max refresh and colour gamut), therefore the monitors are not the same to the end user... Freesync and Gsync monitors with the "the same underlying screen" are different.
Caporegime
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Some are, others aren't, others are identical. its down to the manufacture on how they set them up, some do it deliberately to warrant the higher price on the G-Sync screen.
Had i found one like the one i recently bought, which is Free Sync, IPS, 1400P, 32".. for about the same money, £200 i would have bought it, the problem is the G-Sync Module costs nearly that much, the chances of finding any G-Sync Screen, smaller 1080P G-Sync screens for even £100 more than that... they don't exist.
I think that's 'part' of the problem, the fact is those who spend £400+ on screens are very very much in the minority, the vast majority sit in the £100 to £200 price bracket.
Some are, others aren't, others are identical. its down to the manufacture on how they set them up, some do it deliberately to warrant the higher price on the G-Sync screen.
Had i found one like the one i recently bought, which is Free Sync, IPS, 1400P, 32".. for about the same money, £200 i would have bought it, the problem is the G-Sync Module costs nearly that much, the chances of finding any G-Sync Screen, smaller 1080P G-Sync screens for even £100 more than that... they don't exist.
I think that's 'part' of the problem, the fact is those who spend £400+ on screens are very very much in the minority, the vast majority sit in the £100 to £200 price bracket.