MSI’s first 360Hz screen was delayed. Oculux NXG253R was originally supposed to appear in November, but it’s still not available. Other preliminary information from MSI now turns out to be wrong: While MSI promised HDMI 2.1, HDMI 2.0 is only mentioned now.
In September 2020, MSI announced the Oculux NXG253R in Full HD and 360Hz resolution at 24.5 inches and announced its availability in November 2020. Unlike the first 360Hz monitors from Acer, Asus and Dell, they are still not available today.
The specification does not include HDMI 2.1
There’s no new official date, but MSI makes delivery when it’s a Product pages At least one sign of life and more information. Screen was and will be featured on MSI’s blog Advertised using HDMI 2.1What according to the details Datasheet (PDF) But this is not the case. Instead, it labels the HDMI 2.0 sockets next to one DisplayPort 1.4. Other 360Hz monitors also do not have HDMI 2.1, which is also not required for Full HD with 360Hz.
Like competition models, the MSI Oculux NXG253R also uses a 1ms specific IPS board (GtG) and Nvidia’s G-Sync module. Anyway, Nvidia is the driving force behind 360Hz monitors and has also launched a Reflex Latency Analyzer (a test) for them. In addition to the high refresh rate and G-Sync, Nvidia ULMB (Very low motion blurImprove game display and reduce streaks.
MSI had quoted a price of $ 799 for the Oculux NXG253R. It remains to be seen when it will eventually reach the market.