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Hi folks,
My partner needs a new monitor, she's currently got a pair of similar but not quite identical, nothing-fancy 1080p IPS panels from ASUS, something like a VX279Q and a VX279H. We were playing Ark Survival the other night and she noticed that my screen, a Benq EW3270U was showing much more detail in the dark, making the night-time parts of the game much more playable. It's an HDR VA panel and I think it's great, though by all reviews the HDR is not as amazing as it could be.
She has an MSI 2070 Super card so ... we're probably looking at fantastic 1440p performance but not so great at 4K, plus at 27" 4k isn't going to make a lot of difference over 1440p AFAICT. It has to be 27", or thereabouts, because we're only looking to replace one screen and she wants the sizes to match. There's not really room for two 32"monsters there, replacing both would be expensive, and apparently my set up of a 24" 1920x1200 screen next to a 32" 4k panel is just weird....
Either g-sync or g-sync compatible freesync would be useful. HDR is a must. Budget is around £400, less would be good. VA preferred, IPS considered, TN is probably out. High refresh rate is interesting but not a must have.
So .. any suggestions?
So far I've identified the Samsung CHG70, though I'm not sure she wants a curved monitor next to a flat one, and the LG 27GL850 here at OCUK, but both of these are quite a bit more than I was looking to spend.
So ... what am I missing? Is there a good flat Samsung QLED? A 27" non-TN gsync panel that's a decent price I've missed? Should we just go 4K anyway as some of the 4K options actually seem to be cheaper? Is IPS as good as VA for the dark scenes? Why am I not finding many 27" VA panels anyway?
Halp?
My partner needs a new monitor, she's currently got a pair of similar but not quite identical, nothing-fancy 1080p IPS panels from ASUS, something like a VX279Q and a VX279H. We were playing Ark Survival the other night and she noticed that my screen, a Benq EW3270U was showing much more detail in the dark, making the night-time parts of the game much more playable. It's an HDR VA panel and I think it's great, though by all reviews the HDR is not as amazing as it could be.
She has an MSI 2070 Super card so ... we're probably looking at fantastic 1440p performance but not so great at 4K, plus at 27" 4k isn't going to make a lot of difference over 1440p AFAICT. It has to be 27", or thereabouts, because we're only looking to replace one screen and she wants the sizes to match. There's not really room for two 32"monsters there, replacing both would be expensive, and apparently my set up of a 24" 1920x1200 screen next to a 32" 4k panel is just weird....
Either g-sync or g-sync compatible freesync would be useful. HDR is a must. Budget is around £400, less would be good. VA preferred, IPS considered, TN is probably out. High refresh rate is interesting but not a must have.
So .. any suggestions?
So far I've identified the Samsung CHG70, though I'm not sure she wants a curved monitor next to a flat one, and the LG 27GL850 here at OCUK, but both of these are quite a bit more than I was looking to spend.
So ... what am I missing? Is there a good flat Samsung QLED? A 27" non-TN gsync panel that's a decent price I've missed? Should we just go 4K anyway as some of the 4K options actually seem to be cheaper? Is IPS as good as VA for the dark scenes? Why am I not finding many 27" VA panels anyway?
Halp?
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