Puede que no lo sepas, pero cuando compras un ratón de gama alta el software y el propio hardware del ratón o el conjunto de ambos, tienen una serie de algoritmos de precision que en los modelos más elitistas o enfocados a cierto tipo de juegos resulta un problem.
The average player has the advantage of this algorithm, the competitive semi-professional or professional player as a rule destroys his performance. What does the algorithm do? Correct in milliseconds the pointer precision. This algorithm and its family (each brand uses its own programmed specifically for each mouse) takes by general name as the prediction algorithm and its operation is as defined: predict your movements every milliseconds to adjust the pointer, look or paste where you want .
Something extremely difficult to verify, but the current hardware and firmware is so powerful for a mouse that the algorithm is really impressive in terms of performance. Therefore, if your skill is above average, a mouse with prediction algorithms will not allow you to keep climbing positions based on your better performance.
Therefore, a Flawless Sensor is a mouse sensor that does not include prediction algorithms or where these can be turned off, it has true 1: 1 tracking and also does not change the trajectory or accuracy of our movements.
Does the type and model of sensor influence?
Yes and no, it’s complicated so let’s see it calmly. Whether you have a sensor of one brand or another, or whether it is optical or laser is not indicative of the fact that we have a Flawless Sensor, but (because there is always a but) there is mice that will not be perfect because of their sensor, brand, type and model.
Because? Because the sensor itself is not precise enough to maintain a 1: 1 tracking and not to modify our movement as such, that is to say it is less precise. This can be found in mouse models of all kinds, from high end to low end, with huge price ranges, so buying a more expensive mouse doesn’t guarantee a Flawless Sensor, far from it.
But there is a trend, and that is that laser mice typically include Avago sensors, such as the ADNS-9500 or the 9800, which require fairly precise algorithms. In addition, some opticians also suffer from this problem and at the same time have a common denominator: Avago.
It’s not that this is a bad brand of sensors, but it is far behind Pixart and although it has product lines like the ADNS-3310 which is Flawless, in laser it fails with no. Therefore, it is best to go for a Pixart PMW if possible.
Is choosing a Pixart sensor a guarantee that it will be flawless without further delay?
Here we are entering another terrain that we talked about a little above and which is already eluding the sensor without further ado. The problem with many mice today is that, contrary to popular belief, they have too many customization options.
Either you are an advanced user or you will experience various mouse configuration issues. Just because your mouse has a Flawless Sensor does not imply that no algorithm is running, far from it, it may be correcting your movements and you may not have noticed it.
The problem here is that the software of the vast majority of gaming mouse manufacturers includes active prediction algorithms by default in their setup programs and the less experienced user leaves them active thinking they are getting an improvement. And that’s so if you’re not good at the skills, but in our case as very advanced players that’s a problem.
Even Windows has its own algorithm which improves accuracy and by default it is already active which is a problem because although our mouse configuration software is disabled for this algorithm Microsoft is already implementing its own so we will have to turn off anyway if we want to be really specific in our ways.
What sensors should you avoid to have a Flawless?
There aren’t too many of them, but they all include prediction algorithms by default, so it’s a good idea to avoid them:
- Avago ADNS-3050
- Avago A3060
- Avago A2059
- Avago ADNS-9500
- Pro AIM R3
- Avago ADNS-9800
But this is not the Bible as such, why? Complicated, since we have been for a few years where manufacturers do not want to buy the same sensor as their direct competitor on the market, they therefore manufacture their own sensors from certain mythical or new ones and impose their technology.
Therefore, shortly there will be no sensor that can be indicated for a mouse as such, but a specific mouse that will be sanctioned or, failing that, several models. Where is the personalization? Will they manage to be flawless? It depends on the degree of brand involvement and the number of improvements implemented.
Many change the recommended height, others manage to improve the DPI by software based on ultra known sensors and so on. The only reliable method is to know the basis of the sensor, what model it is based on and, from there, check if it is modified by software and remove any modifications or adjustments.
