After a long time, i finally solved my procrastination issues and put my X39 kit to work.
To those unfamiliar with it, zisworks kits are boards that replace your tv/monitor internals for state of art electronics.
The supported panels are few, mostly 28" 4k TNs and 39" 4k VA's.
I had an old Seiki 39", purchased back in 2013. As a 4k display, it only worked for watching movies, but gaming at 1080p 120hz was very good at its price range.
The Zisworks kit turns this old TV into a beast:
-No more PWM backlight; Select PWM-Free, scan and strobe modes.
-4k/120Hz, 1080p/240Hz, 720p/300hz and 540p/480Hz, with legacy 60 and 30Hz support.
-zero input lag.
Assembly took about 30 minutes, debugging took much longer. Had to purchase some arduino adapters to flash the boards, get new DP cables and a few hours trying to work out what was wrong. In the end, the tested OK mark on the boards proved correct and i was ready to use it.
Scan mode is amazing. PERIOD.
4k120hz with scan feels smoother than 1080p 240hz without it.
As Blurbusters stated, 480Hz is noticeably better than 240Hz, but the true jewel on the product is scan mode.
Do games recognize the tiled display at 4k120hz?
Yes, but before that you have to make NVIDIA control panel activate it, which will took some patience and a cold reboot.
After that, is just one of the best 4k motion experiences one can get today without OLED.
The kit was not cheap, but if you have one of the supported panels around, its is a must buy.
I would recommend the complete 28" monitor for professional e-sports,not general usage, because TN is not my cup of tea and 28" is too small for 4k.
Zisworks promised a new version, with support for more panels, including quantum dots models. definitively recommended.
ratings:
performance 5/5
value 5/5 for kits, 4/5 for complete monitors.
Conclusion: we have been waiting for the technical Nirvana of a PC monitor: low input lag, low motion blur, high resolution and high refresh rate. Zisworks kits deliver it for both VA and TN panels.
To those unfamiliar with it, zisworks kits are boards that replace your tv/monitor internals for state of art electronics.
The supported panels are few, mostly 28" 4k TNs and 39" 4k VA's.
I had an old Seiki 39", purchased back in 2013. As a 4k display, it only worked for watching movies, but gaming at 1080p 120hz was very good at its price range.
The Zisworks kit turns this old TV into a beast:
-No more PWM backlight; Select PWM-Free, scan and strobe modes.
-4k/120Hz, 1080p/240Hz, 720p/300hz and 540p/480Hz, with legacy 60 and 30Hz support.
-zero input lag.
Assembly took about 30 minutes, debugging took much longer. Had to purchase some arduino adapters to flash the boards, get new DP cables and a few hours trying to work out what was wrong. In the end, the tested OK mark on the boards proved correct and i was ready to use it.
Scan mode is amazing. PERIOD.
4k120hz with scan feels smoother than 1080p 240hz without it.
As Blurbusters stated, 480Hz is noticeably better than 240Hz, but the true jewel on the product is scan mode.
Do games recognize the tiled display at 4k120hz?
Yes, but before that you have to make NVIDIA control panel activate it, which will took some patience and a cold reboot.
After that, is just one of the best 4k motion experiences one can get today without OLED.
The kit was not cheap, but if you have one of the supported panels around, its is a must buy.
I would recommend the complete 28" monitor for professional e-sports,not general usage, because TN is not my cup of tea and 28" is too small for 4k.
Zisworks promised a new version, with support for more panels, including quantum dots models. definitively recommended.
ratings:
performance 5/5
value 5/5 for kits, 4/5 for complete monitors.
Conclusion: we have been waiting for the technical Nirvana of a PC monitor: low input lag, low motion blur, high resolution and high refresh rate. Zisworks kits deliver it for both VA and TN panels.
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