Wednesday, October 30th 2013
EIZO Releases the FORIS FG2421 240 Hz Gaming Monitor
EIZO Corporation today announced the 23.5-inch FORIS FG2421, the world's first gaming monitor with a 240 Hz refresh rate. The FORIS FG2421 also features a low input lag and gaming preset modes that were developed with professional gamers to make it ideal for first-person shooter, racing, fighting, and other fast-action genres.
The FORIS FG2421 comes with a new feature called Turbo 240 that surpasses the 120 Hz refresh rate of conventional gaming monitors. Turbo 240 converts 120 Hz signals to 240 Hz by controlling the blinking of the LED backlight. This high refresh rate along with a response time of less than 1 ms produces the smoothest image display available on a gaming monitor.
The FORIS FG2421 is the first gaming monitor with a refresh rate of 120 Hz or more to use a VA (vertical alignment) LCD panel. The VA panel provides a wide viewing angle of 176° and a high native contrast ratio of 5000:1 for deep blacks. This high contrast ratio increases visibility in dark scenes making it easier to spot enemies.
EIZO developed its own integrated circuit to minimize the input lag or the time it takes for commands from a keyboard, mouse, or controller to appear on the screen. With a 60 Hz input signal the input lag is less than one frame and with a 120 Hz signal it is less than 1.5 frames.
Two color modes for FPS (first-person shooter) and one for RTS (real-time strategy) games are included. The FPS and RTS modes were co-developed with professional gamers from Fnatic, a leading eSports team, to provide ideal brightness, contrast, and gamma settings. Three fully-customizable modes for users who want to import and export their own settings are also built-in.
EIZO is bundling its new software, ScreenManager Pro for Gaming, with the FORIS FG2421. This software lets users download gaming presets used by professional gamers from gaming.eizo.com or export their own customized color modes to other gamers who also own the FORIS FG2421. ScreenManager Pro for Gaming can also be used to assign hot keys to turn the monitor's power and mute on/off, as well as adjust the color mode and screen size. It is compatible with Windows 8, 7, and Vista.
HDMI, DisplayPort, and DVI-D ports provide connectivity with PCs, consoles, Blu-ray players and cameras. A USB hub with one upstream and two downstream ports lets users connect peripherals such as a mouse and keyboard to the monitor. A line-out jack for connecting to external speakers and a headphone jack provide further functionality.
Fast action games are often played at resolutions less than the monitor's native 1920 x 1080. To allow for using the full 23.5-inch screen, the user can enlarge the image while maintaining the aspect ratio or expand it to fill the entire screen.
The FORIS FG2421 is designed to provide viewing comfort over long hours of gameplay. With the Turbo 240 set to off, the FORIS FG2421 maintains a refresh rate of 120 Hz and uses EIZO's own hybrid technology for providing flicker-free images at any brightness level. A sensor on the front of the monitor detects the ambient brightness and adjusts the screen's brightness to the ideal level which saves energy and prevents eyestrain. The sensor can enabled/disabled by the user.
The FORIS FG2421 debuts a new cabinet design. The back of the monitor features an illuminated EIZO logo on a glossy surface that is surrounded by a vermillion frame. Above this frame is a handle for carrying the monitor to a LAN party or gaming event. For viewing comfort, the stand provides 60 mm of height adjustment, 25° of tilt and 344° of swivel. A cable holder contributes to a clutter-free desktop.
The five-year manufacturer's warranty ensures a long service life and is significantly longer than the three-year warranty of most gaming monitors.
The FORIS FG2421 comes with a new feature called Turbo 240 that surpasses the 120 Hz refresh rate of conventional gaming monitors. Turbo 240 converts 120 Hz signals to 240 Hz by controlling the blinking of the LED backlight. This high refresh rate along with a response time of less than 1 ms produces the smoothest image display available on a gaming monitor.
EIZO developed its own integrated circuit to minimize the input lag or the time it takes for commands from a keyboard, mouse, or controller to appear on the screen. With a 60 Hz input signal the input lag is less than one frame and with a 120 Hz signal it is less than 1.5 frames.
Two color modes for FPS (first-person shooter) and one for RTS (real-time strategy) games are included. The FPS and RTS modes were co-developed with professional gamers from Fnatic, a leading eSports team, to provide ideal brightness, contrast, and gamma settings. Three fully-customizable modes for users who want to import and export their own settings are also built-in.
EIZO is bundling its new software, ScreenManager Pro for Gaming, with the FORIS FG2421. This software lets users download gaming presets used by professional gamers from gaming.eizo.com or export their own customized color modes to other gamers who also own the FORIS FG2421. ScreenManager Pro for Gaming can also be used to assign hot keys to turn the monitor's power and mute on/off, as well as adjust the color mode and screen size. It is compatible with Windows 8, 7, and Vista.
HDMI, DisplayPort, and DVI-D ports provide connectivity with PCs, consoles, Blu-ray players and cameras. A USB hub with one upstream and two downstream ports lets users connect peripherals such as a mouse and keyboard to the monitor. A line-out jack for connecting to external speakers and a headphone jack provide further functionality.
Fast action games are often played at resolutions less than the monitor's native 1920 x 1080. To allow for using the full 23.5-inch screen, the user can enlarge the image while maintaining the aspect ratio or expand it to fill the entire screen.
The FORIS FG2421 is designed to provide viewing comfort over long hours of gameplay. With the Turbo 240 set to off, the FORIS FG2421 maintains a refresh rate of 120 Hz and uses EIZO's own hybrid technology for providing flicker-free images at any brightness level. A sensor on the front of the monitor detects the ambient brightness and adjusts the screen's brightness to the ideal level which saves energy and prevents eyestrain. The sensor can enabled/disabled by the user.
The FORIS FG2421 debuts a new cabinet design. The back of the monitor features an illuminated EIZO logo on a glossy surface that is surrounded by a vermillion frame. Above this frame is a handle for carrying the monitor to a LAN party or gaming event. For viewing comfort, the stand provides 60 mm of height adjustment, 25° of tilt and 344° of swivel. A cable holder contributes to a clutter-free desktop.
The five-year manufacturer's warranty ensures a long service life and is significantly longer than the three-year warranty of most gaming monitors.
42 Comments on EIZO Releases the FORIS FG2421 240 Hz Gaming Monitor
You'd be amazed how hard it is to strafe-stop-headshot an AWPer when you're frame suddenly drops down a few because of a smoke grenade.
If that involves killing all eye candy and playing at weird res's they will do it
I'm not up on the latest, but way back when we were playing Quake 1 and 3 competitively, I could easily tell the diff between 72 fps and 77 fps and we made every effort to dumb down the graphics as much as possible - blocky legoland graphics, or even pure smooth greyscale levels with zero textures were de-rigeur
Lengthy experiments would be done with fps and hz - we even bought old 19 inch CRT Trinitron monitors because they could do 125 hz matched with the optimum 125 fps in Q3 for fastest possible movement speed in the game
Now, thank god, i am out of that batshiat loop and just playing games for "fun", enjoying the shiny graphics and so on.. but every now and then, I'll notice myself dropping the graphics down.. fiddling with res..
The models in the game are way too thin in 16:9 as compared to 4:3 or even 16:10. Pros prefer to use the lower resolution even though it hampers their FOV(Field of Vision) to some extent. Also many Counter Strike 1.6 players were used to playing on CRTs with lower resolution(And higher refresh rates) so this makes the transition painless.
HDMI: 15 - 100 kHz, 23 - 122 Hz
DVI: 31 - 138 kHz, 59 - 122 Hz
DisplayPort: 31 - 138 kHz, 49 - 122 Hz
www.eizo.com/global/products/foris/fg2421/index.html
You can always disable that turbo 240Hz boost.
I wish Eizo would have released this monitor 1 year ago when I bought my Eizo FS2333, that 120HZ and better contrast panel looks nicer :)
But the price is not so nice 500€...
monitor most likely has two 240Hz modes.... frame doubling or black frame insertion.
Plus you are getting a VA not TN, with a much higher base contrast of 5000:1 compared to every monitor that uses 800:1 or 1000:1 as standard. Also a higher 400cd/m2, which is great.
gaming.eizo.com/wp-content/uploads/file/turbo240_whitepaper.pdf
doubling the frames. At this point, the displayed image is the same as a common 120 Hz gaming monitor"
AKA it's not 240Hz, and this monitor is a waste of time.