Looking for a good LED 120hz Monitor

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

This is a highly recomended 24" monitor that has the 120hz but is pricey and don't know what your budget is.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

For 27" monitors you have these two.

So what do I look for as far as response time goes and color ? I want a monitor that can produce good crisp sharp colors and as far as budget goes I honestly don't have one however I would like to spend around 450 for a monitor that is 24" and the 27" you sent are alright with pricing just want best bang for the buck deal, do i get two 24" or one 27" how would the 3d work on two 24"?

Just bought the ASUS VG278HE hope that the bleed isn't as bad as some make it seem to be. Thanks for suggestions.

Good choice , that monitor has up to 144hz refresh rate and is better then the 120hz.

I should have it by Friday, hope it works all great and no dead pixels show.

Also, be aware that these monitors with lightboost are not meant to be used with 100% brightness unless you are using 3D Vision. Normal use might be 30% brightness (it is with my monitor). If you have it set to 100% brightness, the bleeding would be bad, but it is not under normal brightness levels.

okay, I will keep that in mind thanks for the heads up, I was not aware of that.

So I just got the monitor and I turned the brightness down to 13, everything else is left how it was, when I play Hitman Absolute I can see some bleed how should I have the colors set up while gaming to make black be black ?

Well, I can't answer that. I can tell you that LED's in general have poorer blacks than typical LCD's. The back lighting has that effect.

Alright, I mean the bleed isn't horrible its just I'm comparing it with the samsung that I had and they both seem to be close, however the refresh rate and colors seem to be more accurate on the ASUS, then again thats why I bought the ASUS for is the refresh rate. Thanks for the help

Here are some thoughts and inputs about the ASUS 27" HE 3D monitor, my brightness is set at 30, and when watching a movie or when the monitor goes to sleep the bleed is noticeable for a $500 monitor I would have imagined it would be a lot less I guess I was wrong. The nice things are the refresh rate and colors do make it very enjoyable to work on and read the net, as far as watching movies goes its not that great because of that bleed, it really pisses me of. Everything else is great no dead pixels good color easy to set up and very adjustable.

Hi all,

For those of you who are curious about just how good the Overlord monitors are, I will tell you now that they are the real deal. I bought an Overlord Tempest 270OC 27-inch 2560 x 1440 monitor from them in early January for $523+S&H ($35 UPS ground) and was able to overclock it right out of the box to 120Hz. The Overlord forum website gives detailed directions on how to overclock the monitor. Essentially, you have to download a .zip file from a link provided which contains two separate executable files. The first file contains the patch for modifying the graphics drivers registry so that the monitor can be set to higher than 60Hz refresh rates at the native 2560 x 1440 resolution. There are separate download links provided for AMD and NVidia cards. The second executable places the operating system into test mode which allows for bypassing the dual-link DVI IEEE standard bandwidth of 330Mhz (I think that's the limitation number...lol). A restart is required after each executable is conducted. Once I was back into desktop, I simply selected the NVidia control panel from right clicking the desktop and then selecting "Change Resolution". I then created a custom resolution for 2560 x 1440 at 120hz and then was prompted to test the resolution. It passed immediately and then I added the custom resolution setting to the list of preferred resolutions. I will make note that I did not have to manipulate the timing settings and just left it set at "Auto".

I've owned the 270OC for about two weeks now and absolutely love it! All FPS games look amazing. BF3 and COD Black Ops 2 look so much better than they did on my BenQ 2420T 24-inch 1920 x 1080 120Hz TN panel monitor. Colors are so clean and rich that I had forgot what a monitor should really look like. TN panels really do wash out a lot of the color gamut. Part of this washing out is a compromise really as TN panels do offer a superior response time that is usually at 2ms (and some 120Hz TN monitors are even capable of 1ms). But with the 270OC, the response time is 6ms, which is still not too bad. I actually have not noticed any difference of input lag when compared to my BenQ 2420T.

The 270OC is the perfect gaming monitor for me. The complaints I have are; 1) the bezel is a bit large for my taste and is definitely NOT ideal should you want to run three of them in a surround configuration, 2) there is only one video input port; a single dual-link DVI port, 3) the monitor uses a power brick which is very uncommon in the newer monitors. To see this threw me off a bit. Then I realized that the monitor uses a Japanese PCB to allow for overclocking of the LG IPS LED screen and therefore the power brick is acting as an American power 110V conversion solution. 4) Last, but not least is the monitor stand is absolutely horrible and only offers a limited tilt function. No pivot, swivel or vertical height adjustments are available. I would highly recommend you replace the stock stand with a an aftermarket VESA compatible monitor stand such as those made by Monoprice or Ergotech.

Overlord computer website: www.overlordcomputer.com

Overlord computer forum (link for directions on how to overclock the monitor):

http://overlordforum.com/forum/54- [...] -overview/

I hope this helps those who have been looking for a valid 1440 120Hz monitor gaming solution. I highly recommend you get an Overlord 270OC now! And make sure to get the OC model and NOT the SE or ME versions. Only the OC model is guaranteed to overclock over 60hz.

Not really digging that monitor that much. Options sound tempting but don't like the way it looks.

looks like a salesman got on here lol

haha ^

yeah, my post comes across like that - sorry for the excitement...lol I was just so excited by this monitor and still can't believe a lot of other PC gamers are not aware of its existence. I had been looking feverishly for a 2560 x 1440 120Hz monitor and found the overlordcomputer.com website using Google search engine. That website came up along with the 120Hz.net website which sells the Catsleap monitors. Needless to say, I love the monitor and can't say enough great things about it. Get one for yourself and you will never go back to 1920 x 1080  

You should have bought an Overlord Tempest 270OC monitor! It has a resolution of 2560 x 1440, has no backlight bleed, is capable of up to 120Hz refresh rate, and is an S-IPS LED monitor. The Asus VG278HE is a 1920 x 1080 TN panel 120Hz monitor with substantial backlight bleed. Needless to say, the 270OC is a superior monitor in all areas and only costs $530 (plus $35 for S&H).

A couple notes, the VG278HE is not 120hz, it's 144hz.

It also has much better response times and capable of 3D Vision, so no, that Overlord Tempest is not superior in all ways. The other disadvantage, sort of, is that it is hard to take advantage of 120hz with a large resolution, it requires much more GPU horsepower to achieve the smoothness you seek when going for 120hz.

I'm not saying it is a bad monitor, just giving a little bit more of the truth to the conversation.

Hi there matek07x. You might want to check out some of these top 120hz monitors. They are considered as among the best in the market today. You can check them here: http://www.squidoo.com/best-120hz-monitor
I hope this can help you find what you are looking for. Cheers!  

Make sure you get a supported LightBoost monitor!!
LightBoost makes a 120 Hz look like a CRT !!!!!
Those monitors are much better than expected for 2D gaming if you force-enable LightBoost during 2D mode:
http://www.blurbusters.com/zero-motion-blur/lightboost

The LightBoost is a precise synchronized stroboscopic backlight that is able to eliminate all visible motion blur during 2D gaming. Originally invented for improving crosstalk with 3D glasses, it's also amazing for 2D if you intentionally enable it for 2D (no need for 3D Vision). Motion is as clear as on a CRT. In PixPerAn tests, this was determined:

baseline – 60 Hz mode (16.7ms frame samples)
50% less motion blur (2x clearer) – 120 Hz normal (8.33ms frame samples)
60% less motion blur (2.4x clearer) – 144 Hz normal (6.94ms frame samples)
85% less motion blur (7x clearer) – 120 Hz LightBoost at 100% (2.4ms strobe flash)
92% less motion blur (12x clearer) – 120 Hz LightBoost at 10% (1.4ms strobe flash)

Media / Reviews of LightBoost
Several reviewers and competition gamers have already commented on the amazing LightBoost effect, including TechNGaming, pcmonitors.info, PC Games Hardware (Germany), etc:
http://www.blurbusters.com/zero-motion-blur/media

HardForum Thread (rave reviews; 75000 views, 1000 posts):
http://hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=1734114

Overclock.net Thread (rave reviews, 37000 views; 600 posts);
http://www.overclock.net/t/1339384/zero-motion-blur-lcd...

Supported LightBoost Monitors:
Asus monitors: VG248QE, VG278H, VG278HE
BENQ monitors: XL2411T, XL2420T, XL2420TX, XL2720T
ACER monitors: HN274H

Some reviews prefer BenQ XL2420T Professional Gaming Monitor when it comes to 120hz monitors. According to them, it has 1920 x 1080 resolution which is great for any use. I hope it helps.,  

The VG278HE is crap garbage. I won't even waste time comparing a 1920 x 1080 TN panel to the Overlord Tempest 270OC S-IPS LED backlit 120Hz 2560 x 1440 monitor - nuff said! So what if the VG278HE it has 144Hz refresh rate? If the pictue quality is as bad as stated in all the reviews of the VG278HE thus far, the last thing I would be woried about is the refresh rate. Beside, good luck discerning between 120Hz and 144Hz. The Overlord Tempest monitor picture is absolutely amazing and immersive. The VG278HE can't come anywhere near that kind of quality. Do yourself a favor and step up into the next-gen monitors. 2560 x 1440 S-IPS 120Hz is the 'new'. No one who is really serious about gaming and having the best picture quality should own a TN panel monitor - PERIOD.

Obviously you like your Overlord Tempest. I'm not trying to convince you of your choice, but this is for someone else. I have seen a few people who have both a 1440p overclocked IPS panel at 100hz+ (Mostly catleaps), and various 120hz TN panels, such as the Samsung 750. Most of them (from small sample) found they preferred the 1080p TN 120hz monitors for gaming.

Latency, response times/ghosting and lower FPS have an adverse effect on you when you game.

Obviously this is an opinion. Not a fact.

Edit: I personally like 3D Vision a lot, so that is another reason to stick with the 1080p 120hz TN panels.

The Overlord Tempest 270OC monitor just got a new redesign featuring a much smaller bezel and improved monitor stand:

http://overlordcomputer.com/products/new-overlord-tempe...

Now you might be tempted to buy one...if you can get it while it's in stock! There is a reason why these monitors are always sold out - IT'S BECAUSE THEY ARE AWESOME!!