27" 3d monitor spec please

rubin1961 · 22 Aug 2013 at 19:53

I have the del 3008wfp 2560x1600 and its a fantastic monitor purchased from mm 4yrs ago and still going well.
I would realy like to try some 3d gaming as I have a gtx 690 that I hope will cope with 3d gaming.
Money is no problem so what would you guys say is the best monitor. thanks

Baddass · 22 Aug 2013 at 21:49

Popular and decent choices are the Asus VG278HE and BenQ XL2720T. Have a read about the motion blur benefits you can get from those screens too when using Lightboost for 2D gaming. See TFTcentral for more info on that (and a review of the Asus)

rubin1961 · 22 Aug 2013 at 22:07

Thank you Baddas I was looking at the asus but whats the difference between the VG278HE and the VG278HR and will I need the 3d vision kit.

Baddass · 23 Aug 2013 at 09:08

looks like it#s probably the same screen, just with the NVIDIA kit and built in emitter

sadbuttrue · 23 Aug 2013 at 15:34

Vega has tried all of those screens and rates the Benq XL2720t as the best in terms of colour/gamma/backlight etc in lightboost mode, which is also 3D mode.

zia · 23 Aug 2013 at 18:46

rates the Benq XL2720t as the best in terms of colour/gamma/backlight

Other reviews i've seen say this moniter is aweful,even some of the guy on here who bought it returned them.

Zia

sadbuttrue · 23 Aug 2013 at 19:31

That may be so in 2D mode. The tests Vega ran were in 3D/Lightboost tho.

Baddass · 23 Aug 2013 at 20:58

zia said:
Other reviews i've seen say this moniter is aweful,even some of the guy on here who bought it returned them.

Zia

A lot of reviews criticised the screen for its out of the box setup and colours, totally failing to realise it is in the FPS mode which isn't supposed to be "accurate" and that there are many more preset modes which can be used

OLDPHART · 24 Aug 2013 at 09:38

Quite fancy the Asus 27" gets good user reviews.

If your getting a new monitor go to TFT central, they have icc profiles you can use which is a big help.

http://www.tftcentral.co.uk/articles/icc_profiles.htm

Kuuwahi · 24 Aug 2013 at 10:37

I would like a 3D monitor also, but are they actually any good ?

I currently have Asus PB278Q PLS High Resolution Monitor (2560x1440) So would upgrading be beneficial in terms of actual quality (non 3D).