Looking for a new Monitor - any suggestions?

Dark Light · 4 Jan 2012 at 23:29

I currently have a GDM-FW900, the best monitor ever made, however it is too big and too heavy for me to take back and forth to University. I need a cheap half-decent monitor for the term time, for mainly coding, work and the occasional game.

I am wanting something about 24 or so inches for about £120 - £250, but I am willing to spend up to about £500 for a larger monitor if it has a higher resolution (But then it would probably be my main monitor, which means that it will have to be very good at gaming).

I was looking at the Harzo 27" range, does anyone here have one. Also in the official thread there was the HZ27WA, but I can only find the HZ27WD. In addition the official thread stated the price lower then it is advertised on the website.

Also on a side note for those using large LCD\LED displays, at what low FPS does it start being a problem, because with my current CRT I can happily run a game at around 25 FPS, or even less, and for there to be no stutter. Also the pixels in my CRT isn't as defined as a LCD\LED (not sure if that is the correct terminology), which means that in affect I get free anti-a. So would this mean to get a comparable image on a LCD\LED I would need to have a higher FPS and anti-a?

Also is it worth waiting for a CES monitor to be released?

Any suggestions?

Dark Light · 5 Jan 2012 at 23:00

Anyone?

Razargh · 5 Jan 2012 at 23:09

I would wait a few months as i know there are going to be a few monitor releases Q1. As for 2560x1440 definitely worth getting if you have the cash, just make sure your Graphics Card is up to date enough to play them at that resolution.

If you want a 24inch Monitor, Dell is a good brand to look at very rich and vibrant colours, as for 27inch, 120Hz or 3D it's a very weird market but i would read the hazro thread before purchasing one.

Axeia · 6 Jan 2012 at 00:03

If you can wait then it's probably smart to do so, the more competition the more the prices will drop. If Samsung is serious about making PLS the 'cheap' IPS alternative than the price of the Samsung S27A850D might drop down to Hazro levels as well. The Hazro will probably end up as a weekend or week deal at some point as well so waiting for is certainly something I'd recommend. Just make checking the prices part of your daily routine

If you don't see any stutter with 25fps on a CRT you wont see it on a LCD either. As for you free AA, I don't think it works that way

Your graphics card is still outputting a certain number of pixels. On the bright side, a 27" with 2560x1440 has the highest pixel density of any current desktop monitor so the jaggy's are quite small.