Questions about Screen And Display Tests from Gamepad Tester players, answered and checked by the Gamepad Tester Team.
The 120Hz is real. Many phones use adaptive refresh and give some apps, often including the browser, 60Hz to save power, while menus and scrolling…
It is a motion smoothness test, not an input lag test. Regular stutters every few seconds are dropped or late frames, usually caused by the browser…
The screen is fine. On battery, Chrome's Energy Saver can limit how often web pages redraw, which shows as about 30 FPS in a browser test, while…
A green dot that stays lit on black and vanishes on white is a stuck sub-pixel, not a dead pixel. Stuck pixels sometimes respond to a…
The monitor is almost certainly fine. Windows often stays at 60 Hz until you change it, and an old HDMI cable or the motherboard's video port can…
Every test runs in your own browser with the Gamepad API. No sign up, no download, and your controller data never leaves your device.
Gaming stopped being a teenage hobby a long time ago. The Entertainment Software Association's 2025 report put the…
Android RPGs no longer feel like small games made to fill a few spare minutes. Some now offer large open worlds…
Esports viewing has changed a lot. Fans no longer watch only for big kills, clutch rounds, final scores, or highlight…
Web developers and hardware testers who build the Gamepad Tester tools and check every answer on real PS5, PS4, Xbox, Nintendo Switch and PC controllers.
Front-End Web Architect And Gamepad API Lead
Builds the browser test scripts behind Gamepad Tester and keeps them accurate at high polling rates.
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Hardware Diagnostics Engineer
Runs the bench tests that measure deadzone error and stick circularity on competitive controllers.
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Hardware Reviewer And Input Performance Specialist
Reviews controllers on measured numbers: deadzones, polling rate and how long the parts actually last.
5 answers · Profile
Peripheral Reviewer And Tech Journalist
Covers mobile controllers, budget pads and third-party stick drift in close detail.
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Hall Effect And Thumbstick Analyst
Tests hall effect sticks against standard potentiometers for accuracy, drift and magnetic error.
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Hardware Repair Educator
Shows players how to use a test result to find and fix a fault themselves.
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Low Latency And Input Timing Engineer
Makes sure a latency reading shows the controller's real delay and not the network's.
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Bluetooth And Wireless Test Engineer
Diagnoses packet drops, jitter and dropouts on controllers tested over wireless.
6 answers · Profile
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