ASUS VS 228H-P Ghosting?

Hello,

I recently bought this ASUS VS 228H-P and at first everything seemed to be great with it, but then I started to play Diablo 3, and that is where I started to notice blurring and pixelation in the light sources while in movement, a closer inspection made me see blurring/pixelation everywhere. So I tried this test:

http://www.prad.de/images/monitore/testsoftware/schlieren.jpg

Basically what happens is, even if I move it around slowly, I will see pixelation, where I can see the pixels going slightly "greenish" and creating a visible net of pixels, if I move it fast I don't think I notice too much ghosting since I have never seen ghosting before, but I think I do see a little trail left by the red square.

I searched online for hours and could not find any complain about the ASUS VS 228H-P having any ghosting or this blurring/pixelation I am seeing. Does anyone have this monitor or knows about this monitor problems?

Other notes: Changing the HDMI cable produces the same results.

Or perhaps I just got a bad one?. What do you guys think?

Thank you,

Oscar
Edited by oscarmk - 5/21/12 at 7:42pm

Hi Mikeaj thank you for your reply, I didn't know about reverse ghosting but that could be the cause, when I move it faster it becomes harder to see it which is odd like you pointed out.

I am at work atm, but I will try to find that trace setting and move it hopefully that helps out . I have a PC and a Macbook Pro at work, I just tried the same test on both and I cannot see the greenish pixelation at all. So it is definitely not normal.

I am looking for a trace free setting or OD everywhere in the MENU but I don't have that option

Oh well... no idea what is going on then. But it is pretty noticeable just dragging windows around there is blurring and the edges and "greenish" pixelation.

I can no longer return it where I bought it =(, I cant believe I didnt notice early it really is just noticeable in Diablo 3 because all the small objects and the environments.

Does asus have like a satisfaction money back guarantee? i could try that.

I assume you have the same monitor?. what happens for me is not so much he trail but blurring on the edges, this happens even for normal windows 7 windows that I move around, there is blurring in the edges, but the really annoying/bad part is the pixelation that happens when you move it, it is hard to describe but it like a fine mesh of enlarged pixels in "Greenish" and "reddish" color, which I can only assume it is because they don't change color fast enough.

To be fair you do have to be paying attention, and it could be you never even notice it, that is until you play a game such as Diablo 3 I suppose. Where bright light sources in dark environments will make you see the evident pixelation in the light sources at first, then a closer look will show it everywhere. This is not the pixelation issue that some people were having with some ATI cards, in this case everything is perfectly crisp and defined until you start to move...

I tried in CCC to apply additional overdrive but that actually makes it worst, so I think the problem is inverse ghosting.

Anyway the reallyyy strange thing is that this monitor has perfect reviews everywhere and the only complain is the wobbly stand it has. I don't know if I am too demanding, maybe it is just because I used to have a 2ms response monitor and this one is 5 ms, but I can really see the pixelation from time to time in gaming where there are small objects and light sources in dark environments such as Diablo 3, it is impossible to notice in MMORPG games though such as Guild Wars, so I guess that is why there are no complains, but games such as Diablo 3 make it pretty evident. It is also sometimes noticeble in Starcraft 2, but not as much.

Yesterday I decided I was just gonna cut my loses and sell this monitor in craiglist or ebay, and purchased this one from amazon:

http://www.amazon.com/BenQ-GL2450HM-24-Inch-Circuit-Console/dp/B006HIKIHO/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1337879557&sr=1-1

It seems to be pretty new, but the few reviews out there say it should be pretty good, so crossing my fingers.

I plugged in 2 laptops yesterday to the same monitor to rule out any issue with the pc (if that is even possible for this kind of problem?), and I got the same results, so it has to be the monitor. I am still confused as to how NONE of the reviews mention this issue or perhaps I got a bad monitor?, I doubt it though since everything is actually perfectly crisp until there is movement seems to be just the way this monitor is....
Edited by oscarmk - 5/24/12 at 10:21am