MSI Unveils the MPG 242R X60N, Rapid TN Gaming Monitor for Esports Dominance

[TheLostSwede]

MSI proudly introduces the MPG 242R X60N, a cutting-edge esports gaming monitor engineered for speed, precision, and dominance. Featuring a 24.1-inch Rapid TN panel with an ultra-fast 600 Hz refresh rate and 0.1 ms (GtG, Min.) response time, this monitor is built to give elite gamers the competitive edge they demand.

Extreme Esports Performance
Designed with the needs of top-tier esports players in mind, the MPG 242R X60N delivers unrivaled motion clarity and responsiveness. With a blazing 600 Hz refresh rate and 0.1 ms (GtG, Min.) response time, this monitor is built for lightning-fast reactions. MPRT Sync technology further reduces motion blur and ghosting, ensuring every frame is sharp and every target remains clearly in sight. Whether you're lining up the perfect headshot or reacting in real time, this monitor ensures no frame goes to waste.




Smart Gaming Features and Advanced Visuals
With AI Navigator, the monitor enhances visibility with AI Vision and keeps your aim clear with the AI Crosshair, ensuring every shot counts. It also supports multiple aspect ratios, including 4:3, with resolutions like 1280×960 and 1024×768, delivering up to 600 Hz for classic FPS titles.

With a vivid color gamut covering 93% DCI-P3 and 119% sRGB, along with VESA DisplayHDR 400 certification, the monitor delivers vibrant colors and deep contrast. Gamers can further personalize their visuals by fine-tuning Color Saturation, Hue, and Gamma to match their preferences.

Seamless connectivity is achieved through HDMI 2.1, DisplayPort 1.4a, and USB Type-C with 98 W Power Delivery. The monitor also features a 4-way adjustable stand for ergonomic comfort, KVM support for multi-device control.

Dominate the competition with the MPG 242R X60N, delivering the speed, precision, and victory elite gamers demand.

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[WhoDecidedThat]

Why would anyone pick this over the 500 Hz QD-OLED?

 

[Roph]

TN in 2025 lmao

 

[sLowEnd]

That's a very wide colour gamut for a TN panel

 

[Todestrieb]

Why would anyone pick this over the 500 Hz QD-OLED?

Extremely serious esports players I guess.
During my research in my OLED purchase decision, I found a Chinese guy in Chiphell and bilibili who (in summary, IIRC) have used a few 360Hz OLEDs in high level FPS games and found something off for him. (unrelated to resolution, and more likely something timing-related between GPU and the display thing, but I don't completely understand). He performs much better in TN. Yes really.
The last time I check he does use OLED for non-FPS usage, and a super-high-speed TN when ships get serious.

I can't really engage any further because I don't know better, just to say there was such a guy.

I treat these TN stuff as an oldies tech which normies should never get anywhere close to them, and frankly normies probably will never understand why TN is still a thing.

 

[Octopuss]

What a facepalm product.

He performs much better in TN. Yes really.

Concentrated snake oil. All of these "competitive players" are ambasaddors of that shite.

 

[Todestrieb]

Concentrated snake oil. All of these "competitive players" are ambasaddors of that shite.

He has shown enough in his video to convince some that is not snake oil, but I don't have much more to show in English.
And he is a monitor reviewer with some esports background. He did some serious tests with expensive equipment in a bit different way than, say, RTINGS and Monitors Unboxed, to get there.

To be clear, no matter what those professional shooter players say, this, or TN in general, is still a product category that no sane person besides actual professional shooter players should consider.
TN are pretty much industrial waste if not for shooters. He did add similar disclaimer in his videos.

And actual esports player community won't care this forum enough to leave comment about that.

 

[TheDeeGee]

Why would anyone pick this over the 500 Hz QD-OLED?

Because the drawbacks of OLED outweigh the positives?

 

[Octopuss]

What drawbacks does OLED have compared to TN?

 

[WhoDecidedThat]

Because the drawbacks of OLED outweigh the positives?

What drawbacks?

OLED has some visual artifacting for Variable Refresh Rate (as per Rtings) but at 500 Hz you don't need VRR you can just disable it. OLED burn in is practically a non-issue in 2025.

Contrast, brightness, colour accuracy, colour volume, response time, viewing angle - all parameters are better for OLED.

 

[TheDeeGee]

What drawbacks?

OLED has some visual artifacting for Variable Refresh Rate (as per Rtings) but at 500 Hz you don't need VRR you can just disable it. OLED burn in is practically a non-issue in 2025.

Contrast, brightness, colour accuracy, colour volume, response time, viewing angle - all parameters are better for OLED.

If i go OLED i have to:

• Set desktop to a black wallpaper.
• Set taskbar to auto hide.
• Remove all desktop ahortcuts.
• Leave powerbrick on 24/7 due to pixel refresh feature.
• Use dark themes everywhere.
• Can't do text editing work on it.
• Limit my playtime due to static HUD elements.

Too many drawbacks to outweigh the postives which is only the real blacks.

And even if you do all that, you still got this burn-in person breathing in your neck constantly, there is simply no peace of mind, just like watercooling.

 

[Dr. Dro]

Because the drawbacks of OLED outweigh the positives?

Which drawbacks? I personally haven't seen a single drawback in having an OLED monitor other than the absolute rubbish about "it's gonna burn in!!111" like it's the end of the world. Same people who swore up down left right b a that SSDs were highly unsafe and should be shunned to the end of days, despite plenty of evidence to the contrary.

If i go OLED i have to:

• Set desktop to a black wallpaper.
• Set taskbar to auto hide.
• Remove all desktop ahortcuts.
• Leave powerbrick on 24/7 due to pixel refresh feature.
• Use dark themes everywhere.
• Can't do text editing work on it.
• Limit my playtime due to static HUD elements.

Too many drawbacks to outweigh the postives which is only the real blacks.

And even if you do all that, you still got this burn-in person breathing in your neck constantly, there is simply no peace of mind, just like watercooling.

Paranoia unfounded in reality

What drawbacks?

OLED has some visual artifacting for Variable Refresh Rate (as per Rtings) but at 500 Hz you don't need VRR you can just disable it. OLED burn in is practically a non-issue in 2025.

Contrast, brightness, colour accuracy, colour volume, response time, viewing angle - all parameters are better for OLED.

VRR is nice at any resolution or refresh rate. Wonder what would be the bespoke visual artifacting, since sample and hold blur should be imperceptible at such a tremendously fast refresh rate. At least to most people, anyway. I barely notice it on my 120Hz OLED

What a facepalm product.

Concentrated snake oil. All of these "competitive players" are ambasaddors of that shite.

Agreed, although, if it's substantially cheaper than a 500Hz OLED (and I'm guessing, it's not), I guess it's passable for some people. Wouldn't take that deal, though.

 

[Octopuss]

If i go OLED i have to:

• Set desktop to a black wallpaper.
• Set taskbar to auto hide.
• Remove all desktop ahortcuts.
• Leave powerbrick on 24/7 due to pixel refresh feature.
• Use dark themes everywhere.
• Can't do text editing work on it.
• Limit my playtime due to static HUD elements.

Too many drawbacks to outweigh the postives which is only the real blacks.

And even if you do all that, you still got this burn-in person breathing in your neck constantly, there is simply no peace of mind, just like watercooling.

What the titfuck?
Whatever you take I want a line of that. Or maybe not...

 

[WhoDecidedThat]

VRR is nice at any resolution or refresh rate. Wonder what would be the bespoke visual artifacting, since sample and hold blur should be imperceptible at such a tremendously fast refresh rate. At least to most people, anyway. I barely notice it on my 120Hz OLED

They say it affects dark scenes more than light scenes.

VRR Flicker Problem In Monitors: Six Popular Gaming OLEDs All Have This Issue

OLED flickering while gaming has been a known issue for several years now; any moment when a game experiences an unstable or erratic frame rate, owners of expensive OLEDs see periodic flashes or flicker.

www.rtings.com

 

[Dr. Dro]

They say it affects dark scenes more than light scenes.

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VRR Flicker Problem In Monitors: Six Popular Gaming OLEDs All Have This Issue

OLED flickering while gaming has been a known issue for several years now; any moment when a game experiences an unstable or erratic frame rate, owners of expensive OLEDs see periodic flashes or flicker.

www.rtings.com

Oh flickering. Yuuup. I've got some scenarios where it's pretty bad. I've a surefire way to get it to flicker like mad, using Bitwarden for some reason. Just move the mouse rapidly within the app. Disabling VRR could work around that, in theory. Unsure about the potential tearing at such high frame rates though. I guess it's worth a try.

 

[Prima.Vera]

Why would anyone pick this over the 500 Hz QD-OLED?

because of them moneyz ?

Extremely serious esports players I guess.
During my research in my OLED purchase decision, I found a Chinese guy in Chiphell and bilibili who (in summary, IIRC) have used a few 360Hz OLEDs in high level FPS games and found something off for him. (unrelated to resolution, and more likely something timing-related between GPU and the display thing, but I don't completely understand). He performs much better in TN. Yes really.
The last time I check he does use OLED for non-FPS usage, and a super-high-speed TN when ships get serious.

I can't really engage any further because I don't know better, just to say there was such a guy.

I treat these TN stuff as an oldies tech which normies should never get anywhere close to them, and frankly normies probably will never understand why TN is still a thing.

He should try to use a CRT then, if he is that sensitive

 

[Octopuss]

e should try to use a CRT then, if he is that sensitive

4:3 should work great with Counter Strike too!!!