I may have the same problem on the LG 37LH5000. Input lag registered doesn’t show more than 3ms. The weird thing is that the device shows the same result even when not aligned with the white blinking bars. It goes back to 200ms just when I point it outside of the panel. I tried several (if not all) different settings combinations on the TV, no result.
My Dell U2212HM is showing a solid 9.8ms on the middle bar.
I think it may have something to do with the TV not being led backlit, but what do I know? I’ll try writing to the support.
That’s a decent monitor it appears, for that kind of money. The major issues with it are no VESA mounting (which really stinks), and IPS panels lack black detail. That manifests itself as bright black areas, especially at any off-angle. I struggle with this on my new 27" iMac. I also prefer the pixel pitch of a 23" 1080p vs a 27" 1080p display. I’ll stick with my VH236H, for sure, but that AOC is a decent alternative (for twice the money!).
So my current TV (an old HD 27 inch sharp) is currently dying, as only the component inputs work. Its also massive. Now I’m ion the market for a new TV and figured I would look here for a lagless one, but all i can seem to find is monitors. which is fine, except that they usually dont have component ports, which i very much need. So my question is, are there any low to no lag 27 inch televisions around right now?
S23a700d should be 10-11ms of input lag, which is 1 frame on 60fps fighting games (2 frames at 120fps since the monitor is 120hz, but are there any 120fps fighting games?)
Edit: just noticed original list might not be updated(?)
Do you have really limited space? You could be better off getting a monitor for current Gen gaming and picking up a CRT, from craigslist, for Retro systems.
I found that if you make sure you center the photo sensor in the middle of the testing area then the lag number will remain constant.I believe the sensor is very sensitive to minor movements and not keeping the device absolutely still can cause the numbers to start fluctuating.I also think that it is very important to keep the device absolutely flush with the display you are testing to not allow any other light other than from the display to reach the sensor.I haven’t gotten any fluctuations in the numbers since I’ve done all this while testing.The number that you see displayed is an average delay time because if you notice the testing area is blinking the whole time.The sensor is constantly testing the average delay between blinks the whole time you hold down the button.(I don’t know this for a “fact”, I’m just determining this by observation).The reason the numbers fluctuate is because you are probably moving the device slightly in such a way as to make the sensor not get the full amount of the light from the testing area, or you are not keeping the sensor as close to the center of the testing area as possible.If I move the sensor to the edge of the testing area the lag number gets higher.The closer it is to center, the more accurate the number is.That’s been my experience anyway.
By the way, here’s a picture of my LG W2486L monitor which has 9.7 ms of input lag according to the Leo Bodnar device. It definitely feels extremely responsive while playing FPS and racing games on it, especially compared to my LG 32LE5300 HDTV which has a horrible 47.9 ms input lag even with game mode on!
I just watched a video about a new gaming monitor from ASUS that is being shown at CES. Here’s that video(skip to 11m:48s to see monitor): [media=youtube]YCYBahvs0do[/media]
I don’t like how they went down in size from the VG278H to 24 inches. That’s just stupid to me but I guess they were more concerned with making that monitor more affordable than the previous model. If you don’t care about the size and 3D not being included out of the box (you can add a IR emitter and 3D Vision package as optional upgrades later) then this might be a good gaming monitor for anyone looking for the latest model. I assume it would have as fast if not faster response than the older VG278H but of course, we’ll have to wait until someone tests the input lag on it to be sure. I doubt any retail stores around my location will ever have it on display but if they do I will be sure to test it with Leo Bodnar’s input lag tester and post the results here. Maybe Fry’s will have it displayed eventually?
So I want through tons of topics here, on Hardforum etc, and i’m lost. Every time I think I’ve got the right TV, I see a review where it says it’s a bad one. And its pretty hard cause sometimes the TV isnt produced anymore or really hard to find in Europe (I live in France)
I’m looking for a simple 32" inch, 1080p TV, that’s all i’m looking for. I want it to have the lowest input lag possible (as long as its not noticeable i’m happy and i’ll not punch my neighbor cause I can’t do my 1 frame combo anymore :P). I’ve been playing on a CRT since ages but its quite small, ugly and heavy.
My limit is 450€, which is around 600$ I think.
Do no hesitate if you have any questions, thanks !
With the end of IPS-Alpha panels (at least outside of Japan) from what I’ve heard, I’m skeptical. I just hope at least a few of these 2013 models will provide something close to low input lag.
I need a new TV and I guess right now Panasonic plasma is the only decent option.
Leo Bodnar shipped via TNT (dafuq is TNT?) and apparently they use Sprint locally. Instead of Sprint going to my address and asking for an invoice, they waited 3 weeks for me to find all this shit out after calling long-distance/overseas 4 or 5 times and wasting my time and money, and then I had to follow up with them locally. Their reasoning was “we didn’t have a phone number.” Okay, well you had a fucking street and postal address, you schmucks. Last time I’ll be using Sprint for anything…
Aaaaaaaaaaaanyway- testing begins today on all of my various TVs. I’ll report on all of them just for kicks, and highlight any that happen to be sub-16ms… (realistically, it’ll probably only be my VH236H devices.)
Try e-mailing john dot beeson at leobodnar dot com
He helped me. I’ve been testing a lot of TVs and I’ve found that for some reason only 1 out of 3 Sony TVs that I tried picked up the signal. I tried 4 different Sharp sets and none of them would detect the signal at all. No problems with any other brands though. For certain Samsungs I had to press the button on the tester right at the moment the input switched so it picked the signal up.
Tried the Leobodnar input lag tester on another LG TV (not LED), and it didn’t work there either. Thinking about a refund, if only the support would answer me…