Is this a freesync compatible display?

[combine1237]

Frys markets the display as using "free sync"  and is selling at frys for 280 usd today with a promo. 

I was just wondering if it was a freesync compatible monitor ( I did not hear anything about them being officially launched yet so I do not believe it is one). 

I was just looking into making sure that frys got their marketing wrong. 

 

Here is the monitor in question.

 

http://www.frys.com/product/8350307?site=premail021615

 

It is the lg 24gm77

 

[soaringchicken]

freesync is essentially compatible with anything. The official ones are just the ones that AMD certifies. Thus, it's probably compatible because it does say so

[Glenwing]

freesync is essentially compatible with anything. The official ones are just the ones that AMD certifies. Thus, it's probably compatible because it does say so

It's theoretically possible on a lot of monitors but it won't just work on anything. The monitor's firmware needs to be programmed to support it.

I haven't heard of this display supporting FreeSync so my instinct would be to say Fry's made a mistake, but anything's possible.

[soaringchicken]

It's theoretically possible on a lot of monitors but it won't just work on anything. The monitor's firmware needs to be programmed to support it.

I haven't heard of this display supporting FreeSync so my instinct would be to say Fry's made a mistake, but anything's possible.

Yeah but wouldn't that mean a firmware update could enable freesync?

[Glenwing]

Yeah but wouldn't that mean a firmware update could enable freesync?

Monitors aren't usually designed to have field-upgradeable firmware. You need special utilities only the manufacturers have.

[Guest Strangerbob]

this is the last monitor out there that would be compatible with freesync...

 

it has motion240 strobing by default - it reduces motion blur, but its flicker by nature

variable refresh rates require a flicker free monitor in order to work at all

[Glenwing]

this is the last monitor out there that would be compatible with freesync...

 

it has motion240 strobing by default - it reduces motion blur, but its flicker by nature

variable refresh rates require a flicker free monitor in order to work at all

I don't think that's true...

The ASUS VG248QE has a PWM backlight but works just fine with a G-SYNC module. I don't see why the monitor wouldn't be able to refresh dynamically just because the backlight is flickering either. You can't use lightboost with variable refresh because the strobe needs to be carefully timed in sync with the refresh, but just normal PWM backlight control isn't related to the monitor's refresh frequency.

[DancingDirty7]

It's theoretically possible on a lot of monitors but it won't just work on anything. The monitor's firmware needs to be programmed to support it.

I haven't heard of this display supporting FreeSync so my instinct would be to say Fry's made a mistake, but anything's possible.

see here, it claims that any monitor that has the tech and any gpu that has the tech to support this opensource way of using variable refresh rate with many monitors and gpus! http://www.gaminglaptopsjunky.com/freesync-gsync-open-source-freeware-alternative/

[Glenwing]

see here, it claims that any monitor that has the tech and any gpu that has the tech to support this opensource way of using variable refresh rate with many monitors and gpus! http://www.gaminglaptopsjunky.com/freesync-gsync-open-source-freeware-alternative/

Read the link in my sig (number 12), I already explain this in much more detail there.

[vembutech]

It seems to be compatible with that display.

[DancingDirty7]

Read the link in my sig (number 12), I already explain this in much more detail there.

sry for not explaining what I ment. I ment that any adaptive-sync monitor would work with any gpu that supports 1.2a and adaptive-sync even if AMD and NVIDIA are not releasing drivers for them