Cheap 27inch monitor recommendations

robfosters · 3 May 2019 at 12:07

I'm looking for a decent 27inch monitor for around the £200-£250 mark.

I would like 1440p and an IPS screen. I don’t really play fast paced games, but I do enjoy games like Planet Coaster and will be playing the upcoming Planet Zoo as well.

I will also be using it for sports trading, which is kind of like a database/spreadsheet environment.

Can it be done for such a low sum?

thenewoc · 3 May 2019 at 14:19

Acer Nitro VG270U (UM.HV0EE.007) 27"

but this 32" AOC is better value...

AOC Q3279VWFD8

You wont get 144Hz at that budget but the above two I believe are 75Hz.

robfosters · 3 May 2019 at 14:24

thenewoc said:
Acer Nitro VG270U (UM.HV0EE.007) 27"

but this 32" AOC is better value...

AOC Q3279VWFD8

You wont get 144Hz at that budget but the above two I believe are 75Hz.

dont know if I really need it for 5he games I play.

thenewoc · 3 May 2019 at 14:29

robfosters said:
dont know if I really need it for 5he games I play.

1440 is nice res, i'd go for the 32", it's a steal at around 200.

robfosters · 3 May 2019 at 23:30

thenewoc said:
1440 is nice res, i'd go for the 32", it's a steal at around 200.

Yeah, it’s probably the Best Buy for me. When I’m sports trading, I have a lot of windows open. The 32 will give me more screen real estate.

bremen1874 · 3 May 2019 at 23:46

robfosters said:
The 32 will give me more screen real estate.

If they're both 1440 you'll have exactly the same screen real estate. Things will just be bigger on the 32".

robfosters · 3 May 2019 at 23:59

bremen1874 said:
If they're both 1440 you'll have exactly the same screen real estate. Things will just be bigger on the 32".

Oh ok. Still an advantage I suppose when you’re staring at it hours on end.

tamzzy · 4 May 2019 at 00:06

thenewoc said:
AOC Q3279VWFD8

can recommend this too (in fact i've been recommending this for the past few months lol)

2x 32" monitors side-by-side

(VWF VA panel on the left, VWFD8 IPS panel on the right)
VA for movies and general computing, IPS for gaming...

MartinPrince · 4 May 2019 at 00:39

Yep 1440 is an ideal resolution on a 32", I'd definitely recommend going with that.

bremen1874 · 4 May 2019 at 01:03

I'd call it just about acceptable rather than ideal. It's the same dpi as 1080 on a 24", okay but not great.

MichaelAwkward · 4 May 2019 at 11:04

90~ ppi is just about perfect tbh. I had a 25" Dell 1440p monitor for a while a few years ago and it was just too dense to use at a comfortable distance. The 27" 1080p I have now is just a tad too... sparse?