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    External monitor vs laptop blur

    Discussion in 'Desktop Hardware' started by Chris S, Sep 3, 2017.

  1. Chris S

    Chris S Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hi..

    Can anyone who has used a recent external monitor, either decent IPS or TN, comment if there is a noticeable difference in blur compared to laptop IPS displays of ~30ms gtg?
     
    Chris S, Sep 3, 2017
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    StormJumper Notebook Virtuoso

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    With varying monitor specs your asking a chicken and egg question here. Since anyone can have different size monitor and laptops to Gaming laptops each will perform differently with different monitors.
     
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    Chris S Notebook Enthusiast

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    I'm not sure chicken and egg is the metaphor you're after. Maybe needle in a haystack? I even tried to google a better one.

    Laptop IPS displays are very slow for the most part. Anyone using a halfway modern IPS or TN will most likely halve the response time at least.

    I was just wondering if people notice a substantial difference in blur. I'm sure there are many users here who have looked at both.

    Sometimes these things aren't all they're cracked up to be.

    A lot of people are buying 144hz screens, then running them in g-sync often resulting in less than 60 hz. So any significant blur reduction is response time.
     
    Chris S, Sep 4, 2017
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