Anyone else fed up of 1080p resolution?

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Is it me or is this resolution too low for a pc monitor now most of us are moving to 24-27" monitors ?

At 22" (21.5" viewable) the screen is too small for proper large scale gaming at 16:9 ratio but you can get a nice crisp image at that resolution and size as its 10k pixels per sq inch (same as 30" 1600p)

but at anything bigger you might not see the pixels but you can 'sense' a lack of pin point definition and the edges of object just look ever so jagged.

I have a nice 25" 1080p HP monitor, even though its TN the image itself is great, saturated not too slow response and a decent enough black level, certainly can look fantastic. But after about 3 months of usage im starting to notice more and more the rough edges just slight, but still there and although i dont have to squint the text is larger than normal (which is actually ok for web browsing) i just cant quite get that looking through a window image.

Further more I wont go into aspect ratio`s but it seems (to my lamen mind) that in order to get a good screen hight and be at a safe and acceptable distance you really need 16:10 and 1200p or more? The 25" is a good width but i still feel like it needs to be taller.

The problem is when I start to look at 1440p or 1600p monitors at a good size I also start to see triple the price and usually there are higher response times so more mouse trail or with a high end panel type more input lag so better for graphics and poorer for gaming.

how long before 1440p 120hz screens? so also these large resolutions are 60hz.

maybe its just me, but i kind of feel that I have a very nice accurate TV and not a very crisp monitor? most of us have now bought into this and have 7k pixel pitch when 10k-11k is what we really need.
 
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I'm looking forward to 2560x1440 screens coming down in price. I agree that 1920x1080 above 24" is pretty bad in terms of pixels per inch. However i don't see larger resolutions coming down in price anytime soon to be honest due to "Full HD" being what most people look for and also "3D" monitors. Don't get me wrong, there is a market for larger resolutions but not big enough to bring the prices down.
I think we'll see better panel technology and 4K TV on the horizon before getting higher resolutions at lower costs.

As for 2560x1440 @ 120Hz, that's a lot of bandwidth required there and correct me if i'm wrong but currently DVI and HDMI wouldn't be able support that.
 
As for 2560x1440 @ 120Hz, that's a lot of bandwidth required there and correct me if i'm wrong but currently DVI and HDMI wouldn't be able support that.

Indeed. Some reasons for the lack of higher resolution 3D monitors include;

- 2560 x 1440 at 120Hz would be restricted to DisplayPort only

- Who can actually run their favourite titles at close to 120fps at that resolution without sacrificing image quality to the extent that the extra resolution advantage is nullified?

- It would be prohibitively expensive and part of a very niche market at this stage. Such a resolution is currently restricted to IPS/PLS panel technologies because the market for an expensive TN panel with this resolution simply isn't there. Likewise current IPS technology is a poor candidate for 120Hz.

So in essence 120Hz at 1080p makes sense at the moment but anything higher is a no-go.
 
Ive always tried to get the smallest monitor depending on max resolution if that makes any sense? For example, get the the smallest monitor that can display 1920x1080 or 1680x1050 (my current monitor). That way, the pixels are nice and small and the image nice and crisp. This does however restrict monitor size until the next resolutions come out such as 2560x1440 that has been mentioned above. But I do sit at a desk infront of my monitor so I dont want it to be a massive screen like a TV and sit further away from it.
 
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