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At any rate, NVIDIA says they have tested over 400 monitors so far, and of those monitors 12 will be making their initial compatibility list. Which is a rather low pass rate – and indicating that NVIDIA’s standards aren’t going to be very loose here – but it still covers a number of popular monitors from Acer, ASUS, Agon, AOC, and bringing up the rest of the alphabet, BenQ.
auxy wrote:https://techreport.com/news/34369/nvidia-expands-g-sync-to-encompass-adaptive-sync-displays
ptsant wrote:auxy wrote:https://techreport.com/news/34369/nvidia-expands-g-sync-to-encompass-adaptive-sync-displays
Oops, I somehow missed the techreport news. However, I got the Anand article in my Twitter feed. Thanks for the heads up.
Topinio wrote:Welp, guess that means that my XL2730Z is not supported after all, thanks NVIDIA. When's Arcturus landing?
just brew it! wrote:Not necessarily. Lack of certification just means it won't be enabled by default. You can still turn it on manually (maybe it'll work, maybe it won't).
Topinio wrote:just brew it! wrote:Not necessarily. Lack of certification just means it won't be enabled by default. You can still turn it on manually (maybe it'll work, maybe it won't).
Yeah, but it's a £500 monitor and I don't want to spend my next £500 of GPU money on a basis of "maybe it won't work" ...
Which means that NVIDIA has put itself into contention for my money, but not straight away in Q1'19 as (unfortunately) on such a basis it'll have to be only once I'm nearly ready to replace my monitor, which will be once it's possible to buy for reasonably money both one that does UHD at 120+ Hz and a GPU which can deliver at that level. Sad.
Topinio wrote:just brew it! wrote:Not necessarily. Lack of certification just means it won't be enabled by default. You can still turn it on manually (maybe it'll work, maybe it won't).
Yeah, but it's a £500 monitor and I don't want to spend my next £500 of GPU money on a basis of "maybe it won't work" ...
Which means that NVIDIA has put itself into contention for my money, but not straight away in Q1'19 as (unfortunately) on such a basis it'll have to be only once I'm nearly ready to replace my monitor, which will be once it's possible to buy for reasonably money both one that does UHD at 120+ Hz and a GPU which can deliver at that level. Sad.
ptsant wrote:I am a bit annoyed to see confirmed support for Asus MG248Q but NOT MG249Q, which I own. Did they stop counting at 8 or something?
ptsant wrote:Topinio wrote:just brew it! wrote:Not necessarily. Lack of certification just means it won't be enabled by default. You can still turn it on manually (maybe it'll work, maybe it won't).
Yeah, but it's a £500 monitor and I don't want to spend my next £500 of GPU money on a basis of "maybe it won't work" ...
Which means that NVIDIA has put itself into contention for my money, but not straight away in Q1'19 as (unfortunately) on such a basis it'll have to be only once I'm nearly ready to replace my monitor, which will be once it's possible to buy for reasonably money both one that does UHD at 120+ Hz and a GPU which can deliver at that level. Sad.
Somebody on the internet will definitely post whether it's working. I am a bit annoyed to see confirmed support for Asus MG248Q but NOT MG249Q, which I own. Did they stop counting at 8 or something?
Krogoth wrote:It seems Nvidia's validation list are Freesync units that are equipment with the same feature set as G-Sync 1.0 (ULBM, 40-144 range minimal) monitors. Basically, if your Freesync panel has a G-Sync counterpart. There's a very good chance that it'll work with Nvidia's implemtation of VESA VRR spec without incident. My ASUS MG278Q manages to get the official nod.
DPete27 wrote:Ugh, now I regret buying a SamsungLooks like they just started testing alphabetically.
The Egg wrote:Hmm.....my Samsung C32HG70 is 48-144hz, so I guess we'll have to wait and see. That'd suck if it didn't work because of a measly 8hz
Duct Tape Dude wrote:DPete27 wrote:Looks like they just started testing alphabetically.
Ugh, now I regret buying a Samsung
Usacomp2k3 wrote:Zenith?
just brew it! wrote:Usacomp2k3 wrote:Zenith?
Didn't think they were still around.
blitzy wrote:I don't get why they have to test every individual monitor, that's the point of a specification, if they implement the VESA VRR properly then it should work with any compliant monitor. Is this an indication that they aren't actually implementing the spec properly, or that the spec is not robust in some way leaving room for error / doubt. I get that they want to wrap their nvidia / g-sync branding around it, rather than use the open spec terminology. But it doesn't exactly inspire confidence in nvidia being a fair player towards consumers when they muddy the water with vagueness around compatibility.