Best 27" 1080 IPS monitor for up to £500

Check out the Dell U2711, I have one and can't fault it. Its native resolution is 2560x1440, which is much better than 1920x1080 for everything. Your GTX 680 should handle such resolution without a problem.
 
1080 is what I want, the 680 can't handle ALL games max at 60fps so don't want to make it worse and I don't want two cards, thanks anyway.

Anyone else?
 
Yeah a single 680 most definitely can't handle 2560x1440 with all the eye candy on. That said, if you sacrifice the demanding forms of AA (which are not really required anywhere near as much as at 1920x1080) then you can get some really decent performance and the image quality is superb on the Dell monitors.

If you don't want to sacrifice MSAA etc then a similar Dell 24"/27" 1920x1080/1200 screen should do you well. Considered 120 Hz?

I've got a 1920x1080 120 Hz and 2560x1440 monitor and for me, the 1440 monitor is just better overall and if it was a choice between 1920x1080 and 4x MSAA or 2560x1440 and FXAA I would go for the latter.
 
Yeah just got a Benq XL2720t but not happy with it, can't get a good image with it at all, 120Hz is nice but not a huge deal and not worth the loss in image, I'm coming from a Dell 2405FPW which had a great image but I need to upgrade for several reasons, need make a decision quick.

Using mostly FXAA now and still want more performance than the 680 can give, don't have the money for a Titan and don't want two cards as that's just more issues to deal with.

Anyone know how bad a 1080 res on a 1440 panel is? Going to be playing some blurays and sky tv on it as well as the gaming etc.
 
1080 res on a 1440 panel is not good. Because it's not native res it's blurry. Put your 1920x1080 panel on 1680x1050 and the same applies :D
 
I think I might be sticking with Dell, just got to decide between sticking with 24 inch with the U2413 which is less of an upgrade or the 27 inch U2713H which is more of an upgrade but will have the drop in performance issue.
 
You are aware that both of those models suffer from fairly severe (and colourful) inverse ghosting? Not trying to put you off, you might love them. But they wouldn't really be my top choice for gaming even amongst the IPS crowd. :)
 
ive got a single 7950 and i run at 1440p only Crysis 3 i cant run on ultra. Your single GTX680 will run on ultra on all games. You may get 40fps on crysis but if i can get 60fps on bioshock so you'll get more.
I had a 27" 1080p before this 1440p and its not as good by a long shot go 1440p will take a day to get used to but it will be fine.

I get 60 fps on ultra on battlefield as well with no lag and distance turned up to 90
 
PCM2 said:
You are aware that both of those models suffer from fairly severe (and colourful) inverse ghosting? Not trying to put you off, you might love them. But they wouldn't really be my top choice for gaming even amongst the IPS crowd. :)
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Is it that noticeable and what would you suggest?

And really is it going to be worse than the 16ms on the 2405FPW I'm coming from?
 
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Ok, here's quite many options, all 27" and 1920x1080, and most importantly, non-TN:

AOC D2757PH -- (Passive 3D, IPS)
Asus VG27AH -- (Passive 3D, IPS)
BenQ GW2750HM -- (A-MVA)
BenQ GW2760HS -- (PWM-free, A-MVA)
LG DM2752D -- (Passive 3D, integrated TV-Tuner, IPS)
LG IPS277L -- (IPS)
Philips 273P3QPYES -- (Pivot, A-MVA)
Philips 278G4DHSH -- (Passive 3D, Ambiglow, IPS)

Basically these are all monitors that I've been keeping tabs on (2560x1440 is way too much for my eyes). Btw, don't shy away from the "Passive 3D" -part, it doesn't bring that much extra cost to them. Most of the monitors on the list should be below £300, I think. Asus and Philips go a little bit above that, but should still be under £350.

Word of caution: Passive 3D uses polarization layers, so if you have polarized eyeglasses (yes, it's NOT only sunglasses that take advantage of polarization, there are some regular eyeglasses, too -- only learned this few weeks ago, myself), you will see dark horizontal lines in those monitors even in normal 2D use if wearing them. Oh, and if you indeed have eyeglasses, you should consider the AOC and Asus for 3D, as they come with additional clip-on lenses.

The IPS panels on that list are all e-IPS (or what they nowadays call AH-IPS?), and they only provide 8bit colors via 6bit+FRC, though most people won't see the difference. A-MVA panels give true 8bit colors (meaning no FRC), but apparently they're slightly slower with pixel response times, so might not be so good with gaming.

Btw, regarding playing at 1920x1080 with the 2560x1440 monitors:
as said earlier, that will bring problems. But would you be willing to play with 1280x720? Because that is exactly in the midway on both dimensions, giving 2:1 conversion, so it wouldn't be blurry. But depending on your eyesight, it could be too blocky with a monitor of that size.

(Personally, I'm waiting on the BenQ GW2760HS to become available. But if the price of HP ZR2740W goes closer to £400 before that (it was £400 already at some point...), I'll buy that instead. Unfortunately the ZR2740W has 2560x1440 resolution, but it also has pivot and PWM-free backlight to compensate for it.)
 
WhiteHawk77 said:
Is it that noticeable and what would you suggest?

And really is it going to be worse than the 16ms on the 2405FPW I'm coming from?
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It's very subjective really. If you take a look at the U2713H review on my website I've captured some pictures and videos showing the overshoot. It is difficult not to notice in some instances (even when scrolling certain web pages). It is different to just a slow response time as you get bright colours that are out of place rather than a smeary blur. Difficult to say which is preferable when gaming to be honest, I suppose given what you're used to you may not find it so bothersome. :)

Personally I wouldn't be allergic to a 1920 x 1080 model at that resolution at all. Aatu has made a decent list there, but I would suggest the AOC i2757Fm over the IPS277L. It's better configured and has better pixel overdrive, but they're both excellent monitors. I'd also consider the Dell S2740L if you aren't adverse to glossy monitors.

With your current GPU, though, I would agree with the above. 2560 x 1440 is certainly a viable option for you, perhaps more so than you think. I personally think the Dell U2713HM is a better choice for gaming than the U2713H. There seem to be more 'quality control' issues with the HM but the company is one of the best at helping sort these out. You may take to the 'H' model more due to its colour gamut, though. Again in the review on my site the 'sRGB' and 'AdobeRGB' gaming experience is compared. Your current model has an extended colour gamut. How do you feel about the saturation and overall look to the image?
 
I game on a 2713HM and have a 2GB 680 and it looks great and the 680 at 2560x1440 performs well in all the latest games. I have just sold my Titan as I find the 680 to be more than enough for me at 1440p.
 
The 2405FPW has a great looking image, good colours, not the best blacks but then it has plenty of shadow detail, seems to me that the race for blacker blacks has destroyed that part of the image in most displays with black crush. If the 2405 is 8 bit that's definitely what I want to have in my next monitor.

Seems the HM is just too risky, I'm sure I'd have one of the number of issues that it seems to have so that's a no go. I'm fed up to be honest, been looking on and off for two years now for a new monitor, I wanted 120Hz but that's a no go now as they are TN and the Benq XL2720T's image is terrible and lots of back light bleed, wanted 27inch at 1080, but there isn't many of them around, so I might go 1140 but yet there is still nothing I would put my money down on.

I think I'm just going to give up for now. :(
 
Why's the HM too risky? I'd say the Dell monitors are zero risk? Mines got a bright pixel cluster but with a next day exchange it's no hassle ;)
 
You'll get much more enjoyment from 2560x1440, than being able to maximise video settings for your games at 1920x1080 in my opinion. I rarely play anything other than Arma 3, which is quite demanding in its own right, and still manage to play with a very high graphical configuration (view distance lowered to compensate for big missions).
 
PCM2 said:
It's very subjective really. If you take a look at the U2713H review on my website I've captured some pictures and videos showing the overshoot. It is difficult not to notice in some instances (even when scrolling certain web pages). It is different to just a slow response time as you get bright colours that are out of place rather than a smeary blur. Difficult to say which is preferable when gaming to be honest, I suppose given what you're used to you may not find it so bothersome. :)

Personally I wouldn't be allergic to a 1920 x 1080 model at that resolution at all. Aatu has made a decent list there, but I would suggest the AOC i2757Fm over the IPS277L. It's better configured and has better pixel overdrive, but they're both excellent monitors. I'd also consider the Dell S2740L if you aren't adverse to glossy monitors.

With your current GPU, though, I would agree with the above. 2560 x 1440 is certainly a viable option for you, perhaps more so than you think. I personally think the Dell U2713HM is a better choice for gaming than the U2713H. There seem to be more 'quality control' issues with the HM but the company is one of the best at helping sort these out. You may take to the 'H' model more due to its colour gamut, though. Again in the review on my site the 'sRGB' and 'AdobeRGB' gaming experience is compared. Your current model has an extended colour gamut. How do you feel about the saturation and overall look to the image?
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I looked at your site and thought it was pretty good, can I ask you a question? Is there anything coming out soon that should make us hold off purchasing a monitor. Like the OLED or QLED that your mention in your sig?
 
Rusty0611 said:
Why's the HM too risky? I'd say the Dell monitors are zero risk? Mines got a bright pixel cluster but with a next day exchange it's no hassle ;)
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Patchy backlight and bleed, glowing, whining noise, crosshatching, what you just said, and uneven yellow cast, that's way too many issues and even if it was exchanged next day how many times would I have to do that, just not dealing with it.
 
Well in the end I got the Asus PB278Q yesterday and I've pretty happy with it, all I need now is a Titan to get my frame rate back up, anyone want a GTX 680 for about £200. :D
 
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