New monitor for Xbox One and PC

TomElZ

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Hi All,

I've just placed an order for the Xbox One and I'm looking for possibly a 27" monitor to replace one of my Iiyama ProLite E2407HDS.

The Dell monitors look nice albeit a bit pricy. I will be using the monitor as a secondary when it's not in use by the Xbox.

Thoughts?
 
My GF uses that exact monitor for PS3/Laptop and its really amazing, great colours, viewing angles, its very fast so you don't get any ghosting or anything. I would recommend it.
 
For the Xbox one - I believe that games will be rendered at 1080p or less, though it can display up to 4K (most likely just for movies) so long as the display supports that resolution over HDMI.

If your main reason for buying a monitor is to play Xbox one games then I would suggest getting one that has a native resolution of 1920x1080 (often just abreviated to "1080p" for simplicity - though not entirely accurately).

If you go for one like the dell U2713HM, then the panels electronics have to interpolate (guess) at how to stretch the 1080p image over 2560x1440 pixels. This results in a less sharp image compared to the same image running on a 1080p monitor of the same size with a similar panel type.

Therefore, I would personally suggest either a good quality 1080p IPS panel monitor (something like this ASUS) or a low input lag, IPS panel 1080p TV. The IPS type panel (similar to the one in the dell) has the advantage of better colour accuracy and much wider viewing angles (much less colour shifting at off-centre angles) compared to a TN panel monitor. That said, IPS panels tend to be less responsive than TN panels - however with modern "5ms" IPS panels the real world difference in responsiveness is pretty tough to pick out in my experience.

The Dell UltraSharp U2913WM is a really nice bit of kit, but the 21:9 aspect ratio will likely be unused in most games (unless you stretch the image) and result in using only the central portion of the screen being useful for xbox one. However, for a PC monitor it would be pretty nice (same goes for the U2713HM)
 
120Hz is better for visual fluidty but this particular list prioritizes displays with low input lag.
 
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It's a good monitor for PC use - but as with other 2560x1440 resolution monitors, it isn't amazing at running 1080p content (when compared to a native 1080p monitor of similar standard running 1080p content).

For example, in this link ( http://www.tftcentral.co.uk/reviews/content/asus_pb278q.htm#office ) the photos of the text "Interpolation" show the difference between a native 2560x1440 signal on the monitor and a 1080p one.

Here is what prad.de says about interpolation on the ASUS (emphasis added):

The sharpness at native resolution is very good, as is to be expected. The regular HD resolution of 1,280 x 720 does not make problems either since the Asus monitor with its four times higher resolution merely needs to put together four pixels in this case. For other resolutions, the required pixel enlargement is mainly achieved though additionally inserted gray dots. This produces slightly thicker outlines and an appearance that somewhat lacks in definition. There are no color fringes though.

At all interpolated resolutions, text readability and reproduction quality of the test image can be regarded as good to very good in relation to the degree of scaling involved. The amount of generally unavoidable interpolation artifacts turns out to be low. Even texts with bold letters remain very legible.
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So, pretty good interpolation - but still not ideal if your main use is to run 1080p content (xbox one games) and are looking to spend almost £500 on it.
So if your primary use is xbox one - then that monitor is not ideal and really quite expensive (you could get a pretty decent 50in 1080p TV for the same money).

Though if you reckon you will use it as a PC monitor quite a lot - then it sure does well for that.
 
Hey,

Cheers for the reply.

Ahh it's a tough one - I would probably say it's going to be on a 50/50 split. I prefer playing on a smaller screen you see hence why I was looking at a monitor.

Are we talking extremely noticeable differences when using this monitor for the Xbox One when compared to a monitor with a native 1920 x 1080 resolution?
 
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Just to double check - will my NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 support this resolution?

Dual-link DVI Support

Able to drive industry’s largest and highest resolution flat-panel displays up to 2560x1600 and with support for High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection (HDCP).

Guess I just answered my own question?
 
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My PS3 looked awful at 1080p on my 1440p Dell 2713. I know have a 27" 1080p IPS Viewsonic and it is much better. It works well for me for PC and console gaming.
 
I believe that one is a good monitor - better image quality than a TN panel and handles motion well. I would say it's a nice one to get for your uses.
 
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