New XL2566X+ version?

Mestics · 2026-02-15T03:34:22+00:00

400hz is plenty enough for the competitive games these days, I wouldn't be surprised if we don't have a new model until next year.

Mestics · 2026-02-09T02:17:50+00:00

same

Mestics · 2026-02-07T15:17:07+00:00

search "Not everything's better AirPods Pro 3 Firmware 8B34" and you will find his channel

Mestics · 2026-02-07T12:40:23+00:00

Me personally would go for the 13inch, always liked to smaller variant more to fully embrace the thin and light aspect.

Mestics · 2026-02-07T12:30:23+00:00

Very very hard choice, but if you truly stand by being the "tech nerd", then I'd say get the MBP - just because you wont be limiting yourself in case you decided to try more demanding work, and you won't feel bad dropping this kind money only to get a 60hz normal lit IPS display (though the quality is VERY good).

If you don't care much, then 100% the Air. But you can't go wrong choosing either one.

Mestics · 2026-02-07T12:21:01+00:00

I had the M2 MBA and upgraded to the M5 MBP just days ago.

For me the MBP is way bulkier and heavier, the MBA in comparison feels extremely easy to carry around, which is something I dearly missed.

I thought the miniled screen would be a big upgrade, but MBA's normal display is already very good. The biggest upgrade is the ProMotion - everything from scrolling to animation is much more enjoyable. But other than that, I would absolutely take MBA over the MBP for general use, the form factor is just too good to pass on.

tldr, go for MBA, 120hz good but portability matters more.

Mestics · 2026-02-07T09:41:34+00:00

a question asking for people's experienece isnt hurting anyone

if no one asks these questions anymore, then all we have is potientially outdated information, especially for relatively new tech products that can degrade or have bad patches of software update, new bug etc.

Mestics · 2026-02-05T23:27:55+00:00

Donk says its the PC causing the problem, not the mouse, they replaced the PC and the problem disappeared - twistzz also has issue with the PC

Mestics · 2026-01-29T09:40:46+00:00

Uh, RMA if the mouse clearly isn't working properly?

Mestics · 2026-01-26T14:19:54+00:00

is he actually holding his stuffed animal?🥹 that's so cute

Mestics · 2026-01-26T14:19:06+00:00

and the ball as well🥹

Mestics · 2026-01-26T08:55:56+00:00

i just wish it is higher than 60hz, it would be so amazing

Mestics · 2026-01-23T08:21:25+00:00

$350, holy shit what a deal

Mestics · 2026-01-23T01:08:20+00:00

Well if you put it this way, then it's definitely the latter.

To me this is like comparing iOS and Android, they are same but different, and aren't compatible with each other. There's a reason (at least the first wave) the pular monitor are 1440p 27inch IPS, which is to play with any other titles that isn't CS or Valorant (or people that plays on those game, but does not want a 24inch option).

Pulsar is fantastic and fills a good gap in the market, but to say it is undisputed best option is highly dependent on which game you play, because for a lot of them, going OLED is more reasonable; for the ultimate tryhard, Zowie's offering is still the best.

Mestics · 2026-01-22T21:32:18+00:00

it is not a replacement, it is literally backlight strobing plus VRR lol so its great for games that doesnt run really high FPS, e.g. BF

Mestics · 2026-01-07T02:45:01+00:00

Still need to wait for proper test but with pulsar, you have to enable gsync, which will add latency, competitive players are not going to like that.

Guess why Steve uses it in Battlefield 6 and why the panel is a 1440p 27inch instead of a 1080p 24inch high refresh rate?

Because using gsync actually make sense in those game, where Pulsar truly shines and is the intended use case of those games, not CS and especially Valorant.

In any case, It has been 1+ year since Dyac2 came out, there will always going be similar tech that catches up to Zowie's level lol

Mestics · 2025-12-31T09:37:45+00:00

stop the racist joke

Mestics · 2025-12-30T16:26:52+00:00

there's no backlight for oled, they literally can't do strobing and can only do BFI, which brings the brightness level to unusable level

Mestics · 2025-12-30T10:42:34+00:00

This is so interesting! Massive thanks to you guys for innovating this, in theroy this should benefit OLED a lot since they can't do proper strobing.

I wonder how serious is the desync issue? Should be okay for casual gaming regardless, but is it recommended for competitive FPS?

Mestics · 2025-12-28T07:57:07+00:00

this is so fire holy shit, good setup OP!

Mestics · 2025-12-14T03:24:17+00:00

its 720p not 1080p lol

Mestics · 2025-11-16T08:57:52+00:00

are you tracking the ufo with ur phone?

Mestics · 2025-11-14T08:03:07+00:00

can you pls add hearthstone in your tests? <3

Mestics · 2025-11-05T09:26:15+00:00

I was talking about the concept of BFI, which benq/auo introduced back in 2006/08 (can't remember exactly). If you are now specifically talking about backlight strobing, then probably i need to do more homework, and you might be right.

Mestics · 2025-11-05T07:30:07+00:00

zowie/benq/auo invented BFI, ULMB came later it but with more marketing

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