AOC G2460PG Review

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As I said in the article about Philips 242G5 monitors dedicated gaming are in vogue at the moment, manufacturers trying to attract buyers with all kinds of nice things 3D, 144Hz refresh rate, numerous adjustment possibilities, hubs USB 3.0 even remote controls to access the OSD.
But slowly starting to make space for a technology that, although announced nearly a year ago and highly praised, has not yet made too many waves: NVIDIA G-SYNC. But what is it?
In short, the desire to eliminate the effect of "tearing" that PC gamers are used from time immemorial. Because the processing power of video cards has grown (and continues to grow) incredibly long, but monitors have not really kept pace about the display frame rate.
Which led to a sort of "choose the lesser evil" until recently when they started with 120 and 144Hz models appear: you want the images to be displayed correctly, without the feeling that at some point someone 've cut with scissors and then he stuck fast in the hope that does not catch anyone? Enable Vsync, but that means having to do with what in technical terms is called "input lag". Oh yes, and the fluidity will suffer if your video card can not cope at a time and framerate drops more than necessary.

You want to look for input lag and have maximum performance? Disable Vsync and enjoying a sensational framerate. So you'll catch him in action often Uncle with scissors tell you it above.

Well, while Vsync is a software solution, G-SYNC hardware enter into the equation a control plate, which is inside the monitor. With its help, monitor and video card are synchronized perfectly every time, and the display is flawless as there is no possibility that the video card to "get ahead". You can have a monstrous framerate, the monitor will always display only as needed for fluidity does not suffer.

AOC is one of the producers who want to publicize new technology model that we test it under the name G2460PG.
Technical specifications:
Monitor Size 24 "
Visible Screen Size 61 cm
Screen Format 16: 9
Brightness 350 cd / m² (typ)
Dynamic Contrast Ratio 80,000,000: 1
Contrast Ratio Typical 1000: 1 (CR)
Pixel / Dot / Pitch 0.276 (H) x 0.276 (V) mm
Display Area 531.36 (H) x 298.89 (V)
Viewing Angle 170 (H) / 160 (V) (CR ≧ 10)
Up to 1 ms Response Time
Maximum Resolution 1920 x 1080 @ 144 Hz
Video Display port connections
Other Features Tilt -5/22, 130 mm Height Adjustment, Eco Mode, e-Saver, i-Menu, Kensington Security Lock, NVIDIA G-SYNC screen +, 2x USB 2.0, 3x 3.0 VESA 100 mm
Once you're done admiring the artwork Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag on the box and open it, you'll find just the essentials: cable cord, USB 3.0, transformer base stand, a CD with drivers, clip wire management and very important, DisplayPort cable. Important because G2460PG (like any other monitor with G-SYNC) has no other type of video connector. No D-Sub or DVI or HDMI. Unfortunately technological limitations.

  

Installation is very easy stand and the monitor itself allow a lot of adjustments to bring him to the right, positive step given the money they have to fork out for his purchase. You can leave lower or raise (up to 13cm), you can tilt, rotate or you can set it to operate in portrait mode if needed.

As for appearance, not surprisingly, AOC went green as contrast color, logo NVIDIA G-SYNC sitting on throne back of the monitor, but per-all, anything to take your eyes really. Like Philips 242G5, it's not bad, but not the kind of monitor that you fall in love at first sight.
  

At the bottom of the frame we find the buttons to access the OSD (on screen display), with two more special. One of them controls the ULMB (short for Ultra Low Motion Blur), the successor to NVIDIA LightBoost designed to eliminate as much as possible and goshting the blur that arising because of very fast. The bad news is that it only works on ULMB refreshes 85/100 / 120Hz. Which means you can have G-SYNC or ULMB, not both simultaneously.
The second button, Dialpoint has drawn over a target, a very significant symbol for their function: when pressed, you can choose from six models of targets remain on the screen. Issues which in theory is very useful for enthusiasts of shooters, but I doubt that any veteran Battlefield or Call of Duty will be used in a serious match.

CSD has class settings to which you'd expect - brightness, contrast, color, positioning vertical and horizontal picture timeout, even a reminder that can be set for you twitch from time to time to take a break.
And so we reach the really interesting chapter: gaming performance. At the outset I must stress that G2460PG AOC has a TN panel, with all the good and bad things arising from this. Low response time, viewing angles so-so. Contrast and color reproduction are ok, and once you walk through the settings of the monitor + video card, you can reach more than satisfying results. It will not be on the quality of an IPS, but on the other hand this model was not designed for graphics and design.
Once you've adjusted, however, the monitor performs very well, with or without G-Sync. That if you naturally and as a system that can give you a very good framerate even the most demanding titles-n.
What creates an interesting dilemma: when you have a system so powerful impact of G-SYNC is low compared to situations where the framerate fluctuates significantly and where even seen intake NVIDIA (if you want to see technology Action under "laboratory" You have Pendulum tech demo). At the same time, given the fairly steep price, it's hard to believe that someone with a weaker PC will opt to take a screen with G-Sync at the expense of the processor or video card upgrade.
And speaking of video cards, because this is an issue to be mentioned: as G-SYNC NVIDIA's proprietary technology, must have required a GeForce video card. You just got a super plate or in about 3-6 months AMD appears a model produced by its performance that shatter all records? Bad luck, stay with NVIDIA G-SYNC or farewell.
So the conclusion we can draw about G2460PG is very simple: the AOC did a very good job and produced a monitor that offers exactly what promises - Specification with excellent games, regardless of genre you prefer, supported a technology that has the potential to become standard in the [CENSORED]ure more or less distant.
The great "but" is that besides the technological limitations (G-Sync works only with GeForce, only DisplayPort connector on the job), and it's steep price for monitors with G-Sync, especially in Romania. But if you stay within your target customer segment and the necessary funds may include AOC G2460PG quiet among the options considered.