Whats the best 27" screen money can buy?

Posh · 15 Sep 2013 at 20:02

2560x1440 res, none 120hz/144hz

screen is mostly needed for gaming, i play wow, battlefield, starcraft etc

Makhaira · 15 Sep 2013 at 20:44

That depends entirely on what your desired use is!

Posh · 15 Sep 2013 at 20:51

see above

mostly gaming but i find the 120hz/144hz screens to be inferior in image quality. Id like no or min ghosting but excellent IQ.

Glanza · 15 Sep 2013 at 20:56

What budget?

I'd look at getting an IPS for sure.

Posh · 15 Sep 2013 at 20:57

the best money can get

Glanza · 15 Sep 2013 at 21:14

You can spend a lot more but I'd recommend the Hazro 27" as I have the older revision but it's spot on for gaming @ 1440p and being an IPS the colours are a lot better.

Darr2cool78 · 16 Sep 2013 at 11:22

If I had had the money I would have loved to get...

Samsung S27B970D 27"

Won a few awards and looks fantastic

Expert Review

Posh · 16 Sep 2013 at 11:46

I have seen it, how is it for gaming though?

PCM2 · 16 Sep 2013 at 12:36

Essentially the pixel responsiveness is as good as it needs to be for optimal 60Hz performance, but there is a bit of input lag. It's worth also reading the 'responsiveness' section of the Philips 272P4QPJKEB review as that goes into more specific detail about what to expect from this sort of monitor when gaming. The pixel responsiveness on the Samsung is similar if not a touch better. The colour reproduction and default setup on the Samsung is exceptional.

Posh · 16 Sep 2013 at 12:50

im not a hard core fps gamer, but I object to tearing or shimmering.

PCM2 · 16 Sep 2013 at 12:57

If you use Vsync that's not something to worry about.

Posh · 16 Sep 2013 at 15:26

ordered the Samsung, its expensive but I hear the image quality is worth it.

I just hope its fine for gaming.

Darr2cool78 · 16 Sep 2013 at 15:34

Posh said:
ordered the Samsung, its expensive but I hear the image quality is worth it.

I just hope its fine for gaming.

very jealous, it'll be great!

BubbySoup · 16 Sep 2013 at 15:40

Spending that kind of cash, I would have gone the NEC MultiSync PA271W route.

Darr2cool78 · 16 Sep 2013 at 15:53

BubbySoup said:
Spending that kind of cash, I would have gone the NEC MultiSync PA271W route.

That is an impressive monitor, but personally I would still go for the samy if it was me. The samsung looks fantastic and the screen quality from all reports is equally as impressive, also it has HDMI and is a bit cheaper than the NEC.

BubbySoup · 16 Sep 2013 at 15:56

Yeah, I should have read the OP fully. I assumed (wrongly) spending that kind of money was for some pro graphics work as well. If it's just for gaming, go for the Sammy but in all honesty you can get monitors far cheaper that will look just as good purely for gaming.

Darr2cool78 · 16 Sep 2013 at 15:59

very true, recently got the DGM 27" myself and its a lovely piece of kit, games look great at 1440p and I haven't even tweaked the settings yet!

But i guess im a sucker for the brand names and the beautiful things and sort of dreamed I could get the samy

Posh · 16 Sep 2013 at 16:59

I don't pay vat

monkeys · 17 Sep 2013 at 13:24

NEC! don't say it's too expensive...

ascari · 17 Sep 2013 at 16:48

Darr2cool78 said:
If I had had the money I would have loved to get...

Samsung S27B970D 27"

Won a few awards and looks fantastic

Expert Review

The price of this monitor hasn’t dropped much even though it was released over a year ago.

Never seen it on special offer anywhere, which is a shame as I would love to own one.