Uploaded January 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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When we moved from CRT to LCD, gaming lost something of crucial importance: motion stability, motion clarity. Even today's monitors exhibit motion blur, especially evident with strong lateral movement. Backlight strobing, black frame insertion and other methods have sought to mitigate the problem - but all have their drawbacks. Enter Nvidia G-Sync Pulsar - 4x motion clarity over standard LCD with full VRR support. While not quite perfect, it's a genuine game-changer as John and Rich discuss.

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00:00 - Introduction
02:56 - What is Pulsar?
04:49 - Prior Solutions
06:40 - Smooth at lower frame-rates
09:33 - The 60Hz situation
14:10 - What is this Monitor?
19:01 - Easy to Use!
22:49 - Ending