Problems with ghost effect on SX

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Hello I recently purchased a series x, and I have noticed a certain problem with the image. Apparently it’s called ghost effect or after images. My TV is 1080p, quite old. I would like to know if buying a good monitor would solve this problem, or if it is a problem with current consoles (ps5/sx). I cant afford a good pc gaming atm. Do you know if i buy a monitor with 120hz could solve the problem? Is this issue on ps5 as well?

Thank you I cant attach a video, but this guy has the same problem Reddit - Dive into anything

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It could be a refresh rate issue, it’s been a while but I vaguely remember someone was talking about ghosting and how it could be caused by the 120hz mode for the console.

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That’s due to temporal anti aliasing, any game using FSR 2, TAA, sometimes DLSS and XeSS causes after images to appear when a fast moving object crosses the screen. This is because these technologies rely on previous frame data to improve the current frame.

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This happens in ps5/pc too? Or only xbox??

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Here s a video of my specific problem: https://www.reddit.com/r/XboxSeriesX/comments/151vcq8/ghosting_effect_series_x/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android_app&utm_name=androidcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=1

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https://streamable.com/dbealq Its the black smearing ghosting on dark textures when i moved the camera… Ive recorded a video direct from the sx and the issue its still there, but not so much: https://streamable.com/9bcdgm Maybe its an issue with the optimization of the console. I hate it

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I can definitely see some shimmering on the dark areas, I also don’t think that this Skywalker Saga has FSR on consoles. It does have a variable resolution though, so that could he causing it(Even if your TV doesn’t support 4k, Xbox will down sample the games resolution to 1080p). Is it only this game? Or are there more that you’re noticing the shimmering in?

In the settings - tv and display options, what does it say your resolution and refresh rate? How about the TV details section? What does Xbox think your TV supports?

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That is your TV. TVs have something called a refresh rate ( something that I’m sure you’re familiar with), it allows for 60 FPS or 120 FPS. But cheaper TVs, even 4K ones that support 120 FPS, aren’t able to refresh the pixels in time.

This is called response rate. It is the speed in which your TV can change a pixel from one color to another. It’s very noticeable when you have a dark pixel become a light pixel.

On TVs with a good response rate, a red pixel can become a cyan pixel instantly. On TVs with a poor response rate, it takes a while for that pixel to change. The end result is a “smearing” looking visual. But it is most noticeable with dark pixels trying to become light pixels.

So cheaper TVs (again even if they support 4K or 120 FPS) usually have a poor response rate. A lot of times response rate is not listed in spec sheets for TVs. Many times you’d have to look for TV reviews to find out whether a particular TV has a good response rate or not.

Again, it’s independent of framerate. A120 FPS TV is NOT guaranteed to have a good response rate.

I really wish some gaming media outlets out there made a bigger deal about this because for all the efforts of developer could put into making a game that runs at 60, 90, or 120 FPS…a poor response rate really ruins that work.

I played Daytona USA on my Series X at 60 FPS on a 1080p TV in my house and it looked super slick and super smooth. When I played the same game on the same console on a TCL (very cheap brand) 4K TV at 60fps, it did not look as smooth. This was because of the poor response time leading to pixels not refreshing as cleanly and clearly.

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Do you recommend a monitor? Im looking for a 1080p monitor with good ms and 144hz, maybe that will solve the problem

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I’m more of a console gamer and developer so I don’t know too much about monitors but what I do know is that they do a much better job of listing response rate on their spec sheets.

I think it’s safe to say that a gaming monitor would not have poor response time especially when they support high refresh rates.

I bought a large curved monitor for work and it wasn’t made for gaming and I could tell because the response time wasn’t the greatest. The same issue that you described, I have when trying to game on that computer and it’s a pretty fast computer for gaming (3060Ti).

I think you’re on the right track though, because TVs with good response time can get pricey. Gaming monitors are usually cheaper because they don’t get that large.

Though if you are sticking with 1080p, there are probably are good TVs that are cheap with decent response time. You’d have to Google for the best 1080p TVs for gaming.

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1080p, 60hz, standard image mode. On tv the same, 1920x1080, 60hz and game mode enabled…

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And everything is checked green right? Because for mine at least one setting has a yellow sign next to it with a warning about lag.

But I unless you forgot to set something on your tv, the response time is likely the issue as nrXic pointed out.

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Thanks man What was worrying me, is that I read a comment from a user on reddit that said that this was a problem on xbox in particular, not on ps5. I don’t know if he was a hater

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