27" 1440 for games, movies and standard office work

[Brainz89]

Just got the strix 1070ti so I'm looking to upgrade my dell 2408wfp.

Shortlisted the Acer XB271HU IPS, Samsung C27HG70 VA and Asus MG279Q IPS. All 144hz 1440 27"

Acer offers gsync at a small bump over the Asus. I play a pretty broad spectrum of relatively non-competitive games. I quite like my 120hz glossy asus, but don't want a TN and almost exclusively use the 60hz dell. Ignoring price as a factor, which one to go for?

 

[Brainz89]

Asus and Aver is IPS
Samsung 27" is VA

I went for the Samsung due to IPS bleed concerns. Samsung isn't perfectly even all over but apparently it's a lot better than IPS.

I've read about 'smearing' 'ghosting' 'crush' etc. Have you noticed much of that? What do you play? My dell is S-PVA, has virtually no discernable back light in pitch black and has been great. I feel as though going up to 1440@144hz will just improve my experience?

 

[Brainz89]

I'm seeing them both at around the same price - OCuk has the samsung at 550. I'm curious as to why you'd opt for the Acer - purely due to gsync? I'd have thought the samsung is likely to have better image quality and less likely you'll receive a dud?

 

[Brainz89]

I don't think I want a 32". I'm more likely to get a super premium monitor at some point in the next 18 months along with a high volta. Yeah the acer seems to be less reliable (more returns) than the samsung. Any opinion on how well the acer manages dark scenes?

 

[Brainz89]

So the samsung is the better screen generally, but Gsync is the dealmaker for the acer? Interesting, the difference is that big? I'm coming from a 60hz 24 ips/120hz tn both >8years old so I'm hoping for a big impact.