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Monitor prices are cheap
Just got a promotional email from Newegg. A 28" 4k monitor with DP for $280, a 34" ultrawide ips for $500. Had to buy 2 for my dual screen computer even though my system can't handle gaming at 4k for demanding titles.
in the back of my mind I am thinking there is something wrong with the 4K displays. The AoC ultra wide is an LG panel.
in the back of my mind I am thinking there is something wrong with the 4K displays. The AoC ultra wide is an LG panel.
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http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA90V3V03945
If so. I have never even heard of that brand before.
TN panels are really really cheap right now.
If you want an actual gaming monitor like mine @ 1440p/144hz it will cost you 600$+ USD
My guess is there will be 1-5 dead pixels.
Good luck playing a shooter or fast paced game vs good players with 144hz.
I've never used an IPS panel monitor for a long period of time. So like when I was on a CRT monitor, I don't know what I am missing.
The AOC 34" ultra wide is also a bit interesting. It is an LG IPS panel. It would be equivalent to a 27" 16:9 monitor in height real-estate. It's also $500 off. But as you can imagine there will be issues with using a 21:9 monitor.
Not everyone is a competitive twitch gamer, and extremely few MMOs require that level of reflexes to be "competitive"
That looks like $470 to me.
It's not what I have. I have the Asus MG279Q, which is also IPS, and cost $540 each.
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60 Hz isn't ideal for gaming. But that's kind of like saying that a Radeon R9 370 or a GeForce GTX 960 isn't ideal for gaming. Saying it "isn't ideal" isn't at all similar to saying it doesn't work pretty well.
Higher refresh rates are always better for reasons of latency, but there are diminishing returns. 60 Hz is as close to 30 Hz as it is to a theoretical infinite refresh rate. I'm of the view that 30 Hz is unacceptable outside of slow paced games, but 60 Hz is fine unless you're into some ultra-competitive pvp game.
Surprisingly, 0 dead pixels. The base is flimsy, but a new dual display base will fix that.
EVERYTHING is in Korean. I had to click and guess on brightness settings. OSG, DCR, and Luminance were in English. It came with a Korean 250V 10A power coord and a 2 prong adapter. It looked really flimsy so I replaced with a US 250V 10A coord that matched the brick on this. Also these come with bricks. Now I have bricks behind my monitors =(. It shipped from Korea in 1 day. That was pretty amazing. Overall, better than I expected and a decent replacement for my 27" 1080p display and 23" 1600x900 display.
A lot of the really thin panels are using bricks - I blame it on Samsung and their TVs.
One of the panels died when I mounted it. That one is going back. I figured out how to change languages to English. Also how its setup can create a seam down the middle of the monitor since one side is on a frame and the other side is on the previous frame.
display port or (if i'm guessing right that it supports it), multiple hdmi cables ?
It's just a question of whether those reasons are acceptable to you.
Acer GN246HL Black 24" 1ms 144Hz HDMI Widescreen LED Backlight LCD 3D Monitor 350 cd/m2 100,000,000:1
I bought this on Newegg last year for $189.99 and it has been a joy to use
For about 9 years I used a Sony FW900. The second one finally died last year and I was left with my LG 50 inch plasma 1080p for my pc/gaming needs. I was also in the same boat about TN or IPS and all that jazz on benefits/cons for my gaming but I went ahead and went IPS,
Specifically, the Acer XB271HU, for just under 800usd shipped.
Calibrated and all set up, I think i would without a doubt choose this IPS over my FW900 if the CRT was still working in top shape. No dead/stuck pixels, no backlight bleed and the IPS glow isn't a issue once I actually sat back from the monitor. It's sharp, I haven't noticed any ghosting and G-Sync is wonderful along with the colors. White uniformity is also spot on, which can be a issue with this specific 144hz ips panels.
After using this for a week and then going to a Best Buy and checking out all their gaming TN panels I have never felt better about the decision.
Monitors CAN be cheap but sometimes finding the right monitor with all the stuff you want isn't.
Glad your monitor has worked out!