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    BenQ XL2720Z Gaming Monitor Shipping This Month

    Regarding BENQ Blur Reduction. Make sure your XL2720Z has the newest firmware. Some firmwares has a a strobe backlight bug (with BENQ Blur Reduction) that was reported by Blur Busters (photo of bug in the forum), that shows up as a double ghosting effect in the bottom half of the screen. It...
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    Philips Unveils 27-Inch Monitor with NVIDIA G-SYNC

    It almost certainly does. Two citations: (1) Almost all "1ms" monitors now include some form of a strobe backlight. Brands include: LightBoost, ULMB (Ultra Low Motion Blur), Turbo240, and BENQ Blur Reduction (2) All G-SYNC monitors include a strobe backlight, according to information leaked...
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    Philips Unveils 27-Inch Monitor with NVIDIA G-SYNC

    Misinformation alert. True for LightBoost. (unofficial hack) False for ULMB / Turbo240 / BENQ Blur Reduction. (official pushbutton strobe backlights) More specifically, in the newer next-generation strobe backlights (pushbutton activated ON/OFF on monitor). You could technically be right that...
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    Looking for a new 120Hz Monitor

    Not officially. Unofficially, there are the overclockable monitors. There's at least four different IPS / PLS models that can be overclocked up to 120Hz, as well as some speciality models, like the Catleap 2B or the Overlord Tempest, and the QNIX panels. They are listed within the 120Hz...
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    Gaming monitor VS normal monitor

    There are also the LightBoost 120Hz computer monitors too. You can find all that by googling "lightboost". These monitors use a refresh-synchronized strobe backlight to reduce motion blur even further, above-and-beyond regular 120Hz monitors. The motion blur comparison goes like this...
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    Looking for a new 120Hz Monitor

    It is worth noting that the BENQ XL2411T uses the same panel as the ASUS VG248QE. Both are 144Hz. Historically, the XL2411T is cheaper in Europe and the VG248QE is cheaper in North America.
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    Looking for a new 120Hz Monitor

    Confirmed, yes, XL2411T has LightBoost. The brand new XL2420TE is the newest BENQ model however. Supports 144Hz, LightBoost, and a ZeroFlicker backlight (for non-LightBoost mode).
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