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How to Set Up a Gaming Monitor – Full Guide, Tips and Tricks

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00:00 – Welcome Back to Monitors Unboxed
00:27 – How to Unpackage Your Monitor Properly
01:10 – How to Plug in Your Monitor to PC
02:00 – DisplayPort or HDMI?
02:21 – How to Set Display Resolution Correctly
03:29 – How to Set Refresh Rate Correctly
05:08 – How to Enable Variable Refresh Rate and Check It’s Working
09:07 – How To Improve Color Performance
10:18 – How to Enable HDR and Check It’s Working
14:54 – Monitors Take Time to Warm Up and Settle
15:51 – 8-bit or 10-bit?
16:18 – Any Dead Pixels are Unacceptable
16:47 – Send This to Company Refusing to Replace Monitor with Dead Pixels
17:30 – Outro

How to Setup a Gaming Monitor – Full Guide, Tips and Tricks

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