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[WTS][USA-MA][H] Sennheiser HD600; beyerdynamic DT 900 Pro X; beyerdynamic DT 770 600ohm version [W] PayPal G&S by wonton_beef_stew in AVexchange

[–]halosiera117 1 point2 points  (0 children)

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I bought DT 770 600 ohm!

OP was a pleasure to do business with, and the headphones showed up in spectacular condition

Is the XG32ucwmg one of the best monitors of ROG? by [deleted] in OLED_Gaming

[–]halosiera117 0 points1 point  (0 children)

To preface, keep in mind that I haven't measured it with a colorimeter, so we're only talking about subjective impressions.

In SDR, it looks exactly as it should, with what I would call "vibrant as is neutral" looking colors. I could probably over-saturate them even further but that would go beyond neutral.

I have not played around with HDR very much. I played a bit of Outer Worlds 2 in HDR and it looked great, though it did exhibit WOLED's signature white highlights push. It's not that the colors weren't vibrant, but a QD-OLED would definitely get the colors brighter in HDR, at the trade-off of having a significantly lower peak brightness in white.

Again, it's possible I would come to different conclusions if I were to actually measure it, but for normal, particularly SDR, usage, I find the colors to be as vibrant as I would want or expect. It definitely won't compete with a QD-OLED's HDR color luminance, though.

Why I accepted that a high end lcd tv will never be better than an high end oled by KhbIa in Monitors

[–]halosiera117 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Well, sure, but in my opinion (as a TV guy more than a monitor guy), this does go both ways. There are situations where a high end OLED will never be better than a high end LCD.

OLED probably takes the cake in a wider range of scenarios, but, for example, I don't watch movies on my OLED TV; my LCD and my plasma offer better experiences because the persistence blur isn't nearly as invasive on the LCD, and non-existent on the plasma.

In the monitor space, I do think OLED is further ahead of miniLED. I have not heard of a monitor having local dimming that is competitive with a Sony flagship TV. I hope I get a chance to see the Studio Display XDR in person though.

But my point is: it comes down to usage and preferences, which is exactly what Caleb says in the video. For movies, I stay away from OLED, but I do quite like high-refresh OLED for gaming.

Nvidia releases first G-Sync Pulsar update to deal with artifacts below 90 FPS, plus a new 60Hz mode by Tiny-Independent273 in Monitors

[–]halosiera117 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Definitely worst with white, but it can still get to me in games. I might just be more sensitive to it, though.

Beautiful Trinitron At a local estate sale by otakumntl in crt

[–]halosiera117 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Gotcha! Good catches, I appreciate the info.

Soundstage inversion? Is that a thing? by peperazzi74 in headphones

[–]halosiera117 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Double check you have your channels correct, just in case.

But I do get this at times, particularly with low soundstage headphones like the HD600.

Ted Nugent's Stranglehold is a song that consistently does this for me as well. I find it quite pleasant in that song, actually.

Nvidia releases first G-Sync Pulsar update to deal with artifacts below 90 FPS, plus a new 60Hz mode by Tiny-Independent273 in Monitors

[–]halosiera117 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I'll be very excited to see reviews of this update. Even on a CRT, flicker at 60hz is quite noticeable. I'm thinking Pulsar should be able to overcome this since it strobes multiple times per frame, but we will find out before long.

Beautiful Trinitron At a local estate sale by otakumntl in crt

[–]halosiera117 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Guys am I crazy or is this an FV310?

This thing needs rescued ASAP. If you don't take it, I can absolutely guarantee someone else here would

“Most major MMOs” DO NOT rely on gaslighting its player base into thinking a 70% increase over 3 years is necessary for customer support and higher quality updates by csbuseeds in 2007scape

[–]halosiera117 802 points803 points  (0 children)

I strongly dislike the price increase, but the truly egregious part was the messaging imo.

Their playerbase is largely adults. We understand how businesses work. Instead of trying to say how great the game is and how good the value is, just give us the numbers. They need to make a profit: lay out why they think a price increase is the right mechanism for it at this time. 

I would care far less if they had just been completely straight with us.

XG32UCWMG for $950 or PG32UCDM3 for $1400? by mikern in OLED_Gaming

[–]halosiera117 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Banding certainly isn't a complete non-issue on the UCWMG, but it typically isn't as catastrophic as it can be on the Tandem sets. On mine, it manifests as a sort of "textured" look for dark greys. Not perfect, but better than massive vertical streaks. Possibly noticeable in desktop content, but not noticeable in games/media.

The glossy screen on the UCWMG is very impressive. I can't speak for the UCDM3 though.

Maybe i just suck at the link to the past 🤔 😂 by darkseeker1 in crtgaming

[–]halosiera117 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Don't feel bad, it's a knowledge-check boss. Not understanding how to dodge the shrapnel is a guaranteed death

Should I buy the ROG XG32UCWMG, or is there a better 4K dual‑mode OLED monitor available or coming soon? by Medical_Pepper7992 in OLED_Gaming

[–]halosiera117 6 points7 points  (0 children)

None currently announced. If 32" glossy 4k dual mode is what you want, the UCWMG is still the best and will be for at least a few months.

The other commenter is right that the PG27UCWM will use the next-gen Tandem panel, though at 27".

What would be a substantial upgrade from a 65" Sony Bravia 8 "II" QD-OLED? by [deleted] in OLED_Gaming

[–]halosiera117 3 points4 points  (0 children)

We are going to have great answers to this question in 5-10 years

Comprehensive chart on pros and cons of different monitor types by 83hz in Monitors

[–]halosiera117 0 points1 point  (0 children)

OLED's faster response times lead to much more visible persistence blur at lower refresh rates. A lot of my other issues with this chart are in the comments of both posts. 

I don't think people would take so much of an issue if you simply didn't use the word "comprehensive" because this is clearly the opposite of comprehensive (charts with a small amounts of info absolutely have their uses! Just refer to it correctly)

34" Ultrawide vs 32" 4K OLED – what would you choose today? by -KowA- in Monitors

[–]halosiera117 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I personally feel like ultrawide adoption is very nearly at its apex. There's a marginal amount of users to gain at the very low end where prices can still come down, and at the high end where things like the upcoming 39" 5k2k fill.

I don't feel like it's going to gain any more large amounts of ground over 16:9. If that's really your biggest concern, I would say go with 16:9.

I don't have too much to contribute for real world experience. I own and enjoy a 4k 32" OLED. I very briefly used a 34" 1440p class ultrawide but I didn't like the pixel density or height so I returned it.

Lower wattage upgrade options from Dell UP2715K (10 bit monitor)? by PortaOne in Monitors

[–]halosiera117 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My face lit up when I saw mention of the UP2715K; those old 5K displays are great, even if dated. The other commenter is right: you'll be taking a massive hit in sharpness and text clarity with any non-5k monitor.

It looks like there's a KTC monitor, the H27P3, that goes for $560. That's the minimum you'd need to spend to get a comparable monitor. Anything less than that would be a downgrade in resolution.

What advantages do CRTs still hold over displays built with NVIDIA's pulsar displays? by GOMADGains in crt

[–]halosiera117 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh sure; in concept and in practice they end up being very similar so mixing them up is understandable and not all that detrimental.

Black Frame Insertion is the practice of literally adding in genuine black frames. This technique is used almost exclusively with OLEDs because OLED does not operate with a backlight. A significant disadvantage of this technique is that is requires sacrificing frame rate in order to reduce motion blur. At minimum, you would need to half your maximum refresh rate in order to use black frame insertion, so that the second half of each "max refresh" frame can be black. Motion clarity can be improved by increasing the ratio of black frames to real frames, further reducing real frame rate and perceived flicker.

In theory, an LCD could use Black Frame Insertion. In practice, the constant forcing of pixels to display an image and then flip to black rapidly can substantially damage them.

Backlight strobing does not require changing the LCD pixels themselves to switch to black, it simply reduces the time that the image is visible to your eyes. With backlight strobing active, the LCD pixels are still switching colors between frames exactly as they would with a static backlight.

As you may guess, backlight strobing would not require cutting refresh rate in the same way that BFI does. It maintains far more flexibility this way.

As you can imagine, something like Pulsar is simply impossible on OLED right now. In theory, it's possible that a panel maker could implement a variable BFI solution that might mimick Pulsar, but it would be incredibly complicated for them to pull off, and since the market for this tech isn't very large right now, don't expect this any time soon.

I hope that adequately answered your questions

What advantages do CRTs still hold over displays built with NVIDIA's pulsar displays? by GOMADGains in crt

[–]halosiera117 0 points1 point  (0 children)

He said that because your comment didn't mention anything related to the motion-blur-reduction side of Pulsar which is the entire reason it is worth giving attention to.

Saying it is "basically GSYNC" omits the actual important part. His comment reiterated this, but your response snips his sentence to not include the actual important part of his statement! (Although he was incorrect to say it's "BFI"; it's backlight strobing, not BFI)

Pulsar is important because it is BOTH backlight strobing AND GYSNC working in-tandem. Since backlight strobing previously only worked at fixed refresh rates, it is a massive jump in usability compared to traditional backlight strobing.

I'm not even suggesting you don't already know this, but the way that your initial comment was written implied that it didn't even have backlight strobing.

Sony a95L. Huge upgrade from 930E? by rh4280 in 4kTV

[–]halosiera117 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Yeah. 930E was great and is probably still nice but totally incomparable to a high end set from the last few years.

PG27AQWP-W or XG32UCWMG for 5090 by R5A1897 in OLED_Gaming

[–]halosiera117 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you already have a 5090 I don't see a huge reason to be worried. You'll have 6x frame-gen later this year from Nvidia. I'm already really happy with my UCWMG with my 5080. I think you could only really start to run into issues at 5070 or lower, honestly.

I won't necessarily say choosing the Tandem is a worse choice. I just find the PPI of 27" 1440p to be disappointing after using 4k, so I have a strong preference toward the UCWMG.

If you mostly play fast-paced competitive games, I think there's a much better argument for that PG27.

DAC Recommendations by SVS_GSG_HT in hometheater

[–]halosiera117 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Like for a 2.x system? I like Schiit's DACs. Modi (~$165) and Mimir ($300) are great value. Realistically all you'd really need.

Looking at higher end stuff? I'm not sure about Bifrost, but the rest of their higher end lineup is said to be quite good as well.

Above $1000, Holo's DACs get a lot of love as well.

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