2021 Monitor Purchase.

Mynthus999

Mynthus999

Mynthus999

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Hey guys, long time no see. you may remember me, I was the guy who spent £1,500 on a gaming PC about 8 years ago and didn't take out the transport packaging for the first 3 weeks....whilst playing on it.

(as a testament to the build quality of OcUK, my rig still played butter smooth. During and after)

Now you know the calibre of my **** up, we can only pray I have learned something in the ensuing years.

Introduction over.

I need a monitor for my new pc set up with an ETA of around February 2021.

This is the bad boy I'm after, as much as Mother and Father tell me not to commit to this dalliance of a relationship, I...just....cant....quit it..... BUT....I need to know if there's anything better I should be looking out for.

I'm REALLY interested in the HDR600 but from the reviews I've read so far, there is a lot of room for improvement with that. I love the refresh rate too, i dont want lower than 144 but I've read all sorts about the chroma sampling downgrading to 4 2 2 at 160 and above. Is this something we can expect to see a solution for in the new year?

My main focus is on the HDR, Refresh & Ultrawide, to my eyes I cant see many options, but I value and appreciate the opinions of the members of these forums.

To give you an idea of the games I play here's a list:

Red Dead Redemption 2
GTA 5
Warcraft
COD Games
Dead by Daylight
Civ 6
Middle Earth: Shadow of War
Borderland 3
Just Cause 4
Rocket League
 
I wouldn't get your hopes up where HDR is concerned and concentrate on general quality of the screen an your other requirements of refresh and ultrawide. Unfortunately, you will likely have to make some compromises and monitors really lack where HDR is concerned. I wouldn't bother with it at the moment unless it is a many zone FALD or OLED.
 
Yaayuh! said:
I wouldn't get your hopes up where HDR is concerned and concentrate on general quality of the screen an your other requirements of refresh and ultrawide. Unfortunately, you will likely have to make some compromises and monitors really lack where HDR is concerned. I wouldn't bother with it at the moment unless it is a many zone FALD or OLED.
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Ahh ok, I take your point on that, so we're not likely to see any HDR 800 panels this year or next then? and you mention FALD or OLED screens, do you have any example monitors you like?

Would you rate the LG Monitor I linked? any other suggestions?

Thanks for the reply
 
Mynthus999 said:
Ahh ok, I take your point on that, so we're not likely to see any HDR 800 panels this year or next then? and you mention FALD or OLED screens, do you have any example monitors you like?

Would you rate the LG Monitor I linked? any other suggestions?

Thanks for the reply
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HDR 1000 and FALD (512 Zones) ;)
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/asus...1000-ultra-wide-gaming-monitor-mo-0a5-as.html

And there also this monitor due out sometime
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/foru...hdr-1400-g-sync-1152-mini-led-zones.18875017/
Legend said:
Asus ROG Swift PG32UQX - 32" 4K, 144Hz, HDR-1400, G-Sync, 1152 Mini-LED zones

Well, this came as a surprise, but I don't think the price will be... I'm guessing not much change from £3K...

https://rog.asus.com/articles/gamin...livers-the-best-4k-hdr-gaming-experience-yet/

The seeming lack of HDMI 2.1 is a shame (I'm guessing this will utilise DSC, unless they surprise us), as that will no doubt put it at a disadvantage when new GPUs arrive later this year, assuming they have it (will be rather odd if they don't), and given typical monitor delays we may even see the next gen from Nvidia before this monitor lands.

I'm thinking this will end up as one of the most expensive consumer level monitors ever, beaten only by the 55"/65" behemoths we've seen recently.

I don’t think it will see the light of anytime soon though... could be 2-years before it actually lands on shelves!! It actually wouldn’t surprise me given how many monitors see delay after delay, and this is certainly pushing the tech boundaries so I’m sure will suffer the same fate. Not to worry though, most people will need years to save up for it anyway ha! :D


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Mynthus999 said:
Ahh ok, I take your point on that, so we're not likely to see any HDR 800 panels this year or next then? and you mention FALD or OLED screens, do you have any example monitors you like?

Would you rate the LG Monitor I linked? any other suggestions?

Thanks for the reply
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Next step up is VESA DisplayHDR 1000, which I would say is the minimum worth going for, IMO. Eye-wateringly expensive though as you can see. It'll likely be years for it to get to a reasonable price the way monitors develop these days.

As for the Samsung you posted, I personally don't like Ultrawide or curved or non-widely compatible resolutions. So I can't really comment on it.
The world needs a push for good quality 32" 4K 120/144Hz really.
 
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