First I want to point out that others have mentioned this before in other threads but I figured it deserved it's own thread in case someone hasn't tried it.
I really like my VG278H monitor and it does wonders for image quality with its lightboost ability but I noticed a bit more ghosting that I would like to see at its default contrast setting of 76, even if it was an improvement over my previous two 3D monitors. I found the sweet spot to be a setting of 55 while still maintaining a brighter image than I had with my Alienware but I still wished I could keep it brighter. I was experimenting with my settings one time and found I could further reduce ghosting by dropping my refresh rate to 100Hz. I find I don't really notice much of a visual difference in capping my framerates at 50 this way as opposed to 60 since 3D Vision already forces vsync anyway.
For games like Skyrim I now set my contrast to 70 and run at 100Hz - with a brighter image it brings out the colors more in 3D and helps make the game look more vibrant in 3D. As is the case with playing in 3D, such as using a high level of depth, running at 100Hz may not be for everyone but I think it is worth investigating anyway.
I even made batch files where I can change my refresh rate to 100Hz or 120Hz at a click of an icon without having to go into the Nvidia control panel. Obviously the exact path to the monitor refresh rate differs from between operating systems and 32/64-bit versions but mine looks like this since I am on the 64-bit version of Windows 7. The first line below is for the 120Hz batch file and the second one is for the 100Hz batch file.
First I want to point out that others have mentioned this before in other threads but I figured it deserved it's own thread in case someone hasn't tried it.
I really like my VG278H monitor and it does wonders for image quality with its lightboost ability but I noticed a bit more ghosting that I would like to see at its default contrast setting of 76, even if it was an improvement over my previous two 3D monitors. I found the sweet spot to be a setting of 55 while still maintaining a brighter image than I had with my Alienware but I still wished I could keep it brighter. I was experimenting with my settings one time and found I could further reduce ghosting by dropping my refresh rate to 100Hz. I find I don't really notice much of a visual difference in capping my framerates at 50 this way as opposed to 60 since 3D Vision already forces vsync anyway.
For games like Skyrim I now set my contrast to 70 and run at 100Hz - with a brighter image it brings out the colors more in 3D and helps make the game look more vibrant in 3D. As is the case with playing in 3D, such as using a high level of depth, running at 100Hz may not be for everyone but I think it is worth investigating anyway.
I even made batch files where I can change my refresh rate to 100Hz or 120Hz at a click of an icon without having to go into the Nvidia control panel. Obviously the exact path to the monitor refresh rate differs from between operating systems and 32/64-bit versions but mine looks like this since I am on the 64-bit version of Windows 7. The first line below is for the 120Hz batch file and the second one is for the 100Hz batch file.
I really like my VG278H monitor and it does wonders for image quality with its lightboost ability but I noticed a bit more ghosting that I would like to see at its default contrast setting of 76, even if it was an improvement over my previous two 3D monitors. I found the sweet spot to be a setting of 55 while still maintaining a brighter image than I had with my Alienware but I still wished I could keep it brighter. I was experimenting with my settings one time and found I could further reduce ghosting by dropping my refresh rate to 100Hz. I find I don't really notice much of a visual difference in capping my framerates at 50 this way as opposed to 60 since 3D Vision already forces vsync anyway.
For games like Skyrim I now set my contrast to 70 and run at 100Hz - with a brighter image it brings out the colors more in 3D and helps make the game look more vibrant in 3D. As is the case with playing in 3D, such as using a high level of depth, running at 100Hz may not be for everyone but I think it is worth investigating anyway.
I even made batch files where I can change my refresh rate to 100Hz or 120Hz at a click of an icon without having to go into the Nvidia control panel. Obviously the exact path to the monitor refresh rate differs from between operating systems and 32/64-bit versions but mine looks like this since I am on the 64-bit version of Windows 7. The first line below is for the 120Hz batch file and the second one is for the 100Hz batch file.
REG ADD "HKLM\Software\Wow6432Node\NVIDIA Corporation\Global\Stereo3D" /v StereoRefreshRate /t REG_DWORD /d 120 /f
REG ADD "HKLM\Software\Wow6432Node\NVIDIA Corporation\Global\Stereo3D" /v StereoRefreshRate /t REG_DWORD /d 100 /f
I really like my VG278H monitor and it does wonders for image quality with its lightboost ability but I noticed a bit more ghosting that I would like to see at its default contrast setting of 76, even if it was an improvement over my previous two 3D monitors. I found the sweet spot to be a setting of 55 while still maintaining a brighter image than I had with my Alienware but I still wished I could keep it brighter. I was experimenting with my settings one time and found I could further reduce ghosting by dropping my refresh rate to 100Hz. I find I don't really notice much of a visual difference in capping my framerates at 50 this way as opposed to 60 since 3D Vision already forces vsync anyway.
For games like Skyrim I now set my contrast to 70 and run at 100Hz - with a brighter image it brings out the colors more in 3D and helps make the game look more vibrant in 3D. As is the case with playing in 3D, such as using a high level of depth, running at 100Hz may not be for everyone but I think it is worth investigating anyway.
I even made batch files where I can change my refresh rate to 100Hz or 120Hz at a click of an icon without having to go into the Nvidia control panel. Obviously the exact path to the monitor refresh rate differs from between operating systems and 32/64-bit versions but mine looks like this since I am on the 64-bit version of Windows 7. The first line below is for the 120Hz batch file and the second one is for the 100Hz batch file.
REG ADD "HKLM\Software\Wow6432Node\NVIDIA Corporation\Global\Stereo3D" /v StereoRefreshRate /t REG_DWORD /d 120 /f
REG ADD "HKLM\Software\Wow6432Node\NVIDIA Corporation\Global\Stereo3D" /v StereoRefreshRate /t REG_DWORD /d 100 /f