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600Hz Monitor Blind Test: Refresh Rate and Ghosting, Can Gamers Tell the Difference?
This video verifies through a blind test whether BenQ monitors' high refresh rate (up to 600Hz) and afterimage reduction technology (DyAc 2) provide a significant difference to users in a real gaming environment. The test results showed that high refresh rates and afterimage reduction technology had a positive effect on some users.
1. 🎮 BenQ Gaming Monitor, Can the Average Person Notice the Difference? Introducing a Blind Test
- ✅ Korea is a country with passion and high average skill in gaming
- ✅ Many gamers prefer BenQ monitors, and they are used as official monitors in e-sports tournaments
- ✅ BenQ's latest monitors feature high refresh rates (400~600Hz) and afterimage reduction technology (DyAc)
- ✅ We want to check through a blind test whether the average person can feel the difference in BenQ monitors
00:07 - 01:15
1. 🎮 BenQ Gaming Monitor, Can the Average Person Notice the Difference? Introducing a Blind Test
- ✅ Korea is a country with passion and high average skill in gaming
- ✅ Many gamers prefer BenQ monitors, and they are used as official monitors in e-sports tournaments
- ✅ BenQ's latest monitors feature high refresh rates (400~600Hz) and afterimage reduction technology (DyAc)
- ✅ We want to check through a blind test whether the average person can feel the difference in BenQ monitors
01:16 - 03:03
2. 📊 Refresh Rate Blind Test Results: 360Hz vs 600Hz, What's the Gamer's Choice?
- ✅ Blind test conducted with 4 monitors from 144Hz to 600Hz randomly arranged (23 people participated in total)
- ✅ No one chose 144Hz, 240Hz was chosen by 3 people, and 360Hz and 600Hz were tied with 10 people each
- ✅ Most people could distinguish from 144Hz to 360Hz, but only some sensitive people could distinguish above 360Hz
- ✅ Those who chose 600Hz overwhelmingly agreed that higher refresh rates are more advantageous in games
- ✅ Those who chose 360Hz answered that it is only advantageous up to a certain refresh rate
| Refresh Rate | Number of Selections |
|---|---|
| 144Hz | 0명 |
| 240Hz | 3명 |
| 360Hz | 10명 |
| 600Hz | 10명 |
03:10 - 05:45
3. ✨ Afterimage Blind Test: What is the Effect of DyAc 2 Technology?
- ✅ Afterimages can make it difficult to identify the location of enemies in the game and cause eye fatigue
- ✅ Backlight strobing technology was developed to reduce afterimages, but some people complained of eye fatigue
- ✅ BenQ's DyAc 2 technology is said to have less afterimages and improved eye fatigue than before
- ✅ Afterimage blind test conducted with IPS panel (backlight strobing On/Off) and TN panel (DyAc 2 On/Off) monitors fixed at 360Hz (20 people participated in total)
- ✅ 80% of the participants chose a monitor using DyAc 2 technology, and all 6 people who said they were sensitive to afterimages chose DyAc 2
- ✅ Some people felt slight flickering or heterogeneity when using IPS backlight strobing monitors
| Monitor Type | Number of Selections |
|---|---|
| IPS (Backlight Strobing) | 0명 |
| IPS (Normal) | 1명 |
| TN (Basic) | 3명 |
| TN (DyAc 2) | 16명 |
05:46 - 06:56
4. 🎯 Conclusion: High Refresh Rates and Afterimage Reduction Technology Can Help Improve Skills for Hardcore Gamers
- ✅ There are definitely people who can distinguish between refresh rates above 360Hz and afterimages
- ✅ Professional gaming monitors are not necessary for everyone, but they can lead to skill differences for hardcore gamers
- ✅ Hardcore gamers want specs and technology only for gaming, which is why they prefer BenQ
- ✅ BenQ was made for gaming and is constantly improving inconveniences
- ✅ We expect BenQ to achieve good results in the OLED market in the future