Best £400 pound gaming monitor?

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There seems to be a baffling array of choice at this price point and it seems quite hard to find multiple reviews of the same screen that actually agree with each other that don't offer completely contradictory pros and cons. At the moment I'm leaning towards 27", 1440p and IPS but I wouldn't turn down a 32" widescreen either.

The issue I have with the widescreens is that they mostly seem to be VA panels which I have no experience of at all and all I seem to read is "VA sucks" and "smearing" etc. I dont really play super fast paced games or twitch shooters, games like Cyberpunk, Fallout, The Witcher etc. are about as fast paced as I go so i'm wondering if VA smearing wont be such an issue for me?

As far as 27" goes the one i'm looking at is the is the Gigabyte M27Q X as it is just about affordable and the reviews are mostly positive.

I'm open to suggestions.

Thanks
 
I've got a dell s3422dwg 34inch ultrawide and couldn't be happier with it, should be available for around 360 with discount coupon, cheaper if you're a student

Seemed to be the best ultra wide within around £600 at the time I was doing research
www.rtings.com

Dell S3422DWG Review

The Dell S3422DWG is a 34-inch 1440p budget ultrawide gaming monitor with an 1800R curve. As a gaming-focused monitor, it has a 144Hz maximum refresh rate and Fr...
www.rtings.com www.rtings.com
 
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I've been using an LG 32GP850 for a few months on multiple games are love it. I'll be getting a few more for my sim rig in place of my current 49" UW if/when the price comes back down. I paid £350 for mine a few months ago but they seem to be £450 now!
 
arknor said:
I've got a dell s3422dwg 34inch ultrawide and couldn't be happier with it, should be available for around 360 with discount coupon, cheaper if you're a student

Seemed to be the best ultra wide within around £600 at the time I was doing research
www.rtings.com

Dell S3422DWG Review

The Dell S3422DWG is a 34-inch 1440p budget ultrawide gaming monitor with an 1800R curve. As a gaming-focused monitor, it has a 144Hz maximum refresh rate and Fr...
www.rtings.com www.rtings.com
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Any idea if the Gsync issue mentioned in the review has been fixed?
 
You can get a Dell S2721DGFA for under £250 on sales and discount code. Recently nabbed one for £221 on sale with code.
 
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If you prefer darker room illumination, then VA's strong point in contrast overrrides it's weaker points elsewhere.
Again for more normal room illumination level IPS is better balanced.
Though LG's 27" 2560x1440 "Nano-IPS" panel (and monitors based on it) have blast from the 15+ years past level contrast definitely needing normally illuminated room.
 
EsaT said:
If you prefer darker room illumination, then VA's strong point in contrast overrrides it's weaker points elsewhere.
Again for more normal room illumination level IPS is better balanced.
Though LG's 27" 2560x1440 "Nano-IPS" panel (and monitors based on it) have blast from the 15+ years past level contrast definitely needing normally illuminated room.
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I also have a VA panel the Viewsonic XG270QC, amazing black levels and if you set response time to "Fastest" the black level smearing tidies up really nicely with no noticeable drawbacks.
 
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