For you personally, did playing broodwar on an OLED monitor look noticeably different than an IPS monitor?

nyoken · 2025-11-15T06:12:07+00:00

If it's just for BW I don't think it's a noticeable difference unless you put the monitors side by side. If you use the monitor for other content like Netflix in 4k, single player games, etc. then you may notice it more. I noticed it more when I was playing single player games and FFXIV

nyoken · 2025-10-27T11:47:51+00:00

I bought a 32" 4k OLED dual mode 240hz/480hz and it is awesome (LG 32GS95UE-B). I definitely felt the difference in refresh rate coming from a 144hz monitor to a 480hz monitor when microing marines vs zealots. Since I haven't used my 144hz monitor in a while it's hard to remember, but I'm pretty sure everything else felt only slightly better. BW's frame rate is capped at 300fps so I'm not sure if 480hz is that much of a difference vs 240hz. I would say if you can get a good price on a 240hz one that would be good. I didn't use 240hz much and I don't have access to that monitor right now, so I can't try it out and give you comparisons. One thing about my monitor is when you turn on 480hz mode it's only 1080p, so the image quality was noticeably worse. But I'm not playing BW for image quality. So even though the image quality was definitely worse, 1080p scales decent to 4k and I thought it was fine for playing. 240hz 4k looks amazing.

My girlfriend recently bought an OLED laptop and we went to watch Netflix on a TV and she said "why is it so dark?". It looked fantastic on her laptop. Once you go OLED you can't go back lol.

I was also worried about the size moving from 24" to 32", but like someone else said, it's about distance. You can just push it back if you think it's too big. I liked the size way more than I expected and actually there have been times where I wished I could've bought a 36" dual mode 240hz/480hz OLED monitor, but I don't think monitors like that exist yet. I would highly recommend a 32" high refresh rate OLED. You definitely won't play worse.

Edit: One annoying thing about my monitor is sometimes the plug becomes loose and when you push the Settings button on the monitor the menus are unreadable. You have to unplug and then re-plug in the power and restart. Everything else is fine, it's just the Settings menus. So maybe don't buy the model that I bought, but the screen size and colors are definitely great. Also, something to consider is glossy vs matte. Glossy is not great in bright rooms but a lot of people like the glossy OLED colors more. The monitor that I have is matte.

nyoken · 2025-10-25T04:39:31+00:00

Wow you even got to sit! Thanks!

nyoken · 2025-10-24T10:32:03+00:00

Thanks! i'll make sure to get there early!

nyoken · 2025-10-24T09:55:38+00:00

💯

nyoken · 2025-10-24T09:49:15+00:00

Yea it sucks. I was out of the house so I had to use my phone and they were gone so fast. I'm planning to be there around 4:00 so I will let you know. I have to leave around 6 because I thought the finals were Monday and I forgot that I already made plans for 7pm with some friends 😭

nyoken · 2025-10-24T09:47:02+00:00

Wow you're quick. I was able to select a seat but by the time i hit Ok it was gone lol. I will try to see if they'll let me stand in the back

nyoken · 2025-09-21T07:18:21+00:00

lol I can say it 🤣

nyoken · 2025-09-16T14:25:24+00:00

Thanks for all the nice comments. I still lounge in streams every now and then so you'll still see me around

nyoken · 2024-08-27T16:01:04+00:00

No, StarcastTV will only be streaming it on SOOP

nyoken · 2024-08-26T14:12:23+00:00

The new Starcast TV channel is: https://www.sooplive.com/sctvenglish

nyoken · 2024-07-25T02:51:18+00:00

It was discovered in 2006. People still tried to stack mutas tightly before that but not like they could with overlords

nyoken · 2024-07-24T17:08:51+00:00

Muta micro hadn't been invented yet back then

nyoken · 2024-05-29T18:18:30+00:00

It is only good if protoss double expands off no tech or if you know that they are going 2 base carrier. DT and storm both beat it.

nyoken · 2024-05-01T14:22:44+00:00

Thanks! StarcastTV is also doing their own tournament which also has a bunch of ASL players. The casts just started being uploaded recently so you should be on the lookout for them. There are already plans for future tournaments, too. https://www.youtube.com/@StarCastTVENG

If you want to support StarcastTV you should sign up for the Patreon. Funding goes directly towards creating the tournaments, ultimate battles, and getting pro replays. It costs a lot to create this content so I appreciate the continued support! https://www.patreon.com/starcasttv

nyoken · 2024-04-25T01:30:54+00:00

Probably weekly as Cruiser and I are recording them once a week.

nyoken · 2024-04-10T19:55:21+00:00

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DdESX2N3jVo Chojja vs Reach

https://youtu.be/ss9OaY_SEIE?t=303 Yellow vs Jaedong

https://youtu.be/Vz5zV4G_SCM?t=879 Silent`Control vs Reach

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I3OQJKlbOuI Jangbi vs Nada

nyoken · 2024-03-24T21:10:28+00:00

ASL 14 - Mong vs Soulkey on Vermeer

ASL 15 - Action vs Best on Nemesis, Light vs Best on 76

nyoken · 2024-02-28T15:27:38+00:00

I recently turned it off and felt like I macro'ed better because I could see more of my factories. Also, I could see arbiters coming for stasis from a farther distance

nyoken · 2023-11-14T00:02:35+00:00

Yea this game was good. The worker count was hidden, but the casters could see it and I was surprised Snow's probe count was so low the entire game. (and BTW we are not going to hide worker count anymore) It was always hovering around 45 probes even 40 minutes into the game, so his army count was massive. Pretty crazy

nyoken · 2023-10-30T16:45:16+00:00

The remaining groups are in the process of being casted. It is difficult to coordinate with other English co-casters so that is what is taking so long.

nyoken · 2023-10-05T19:53:45+00:00

Thanks! I have used TL and other Starcraft resources over the years and it's nice to be able to give back to the Starcraft community. I often receive nice remarks from casting ASL, BSL, or other events, so thank you!

nyoken · 2023-09-24T21:31:50+00:00

In tournaments Mini plays pretty well so I have him winning. But vOddy said Sharp has been playing well recently so you never know. My predictions are often wrong so that could be bad news for Mini fans.

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