Monitor replacement

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I've got 2 monitors I need to replace

Monitor 1 - LG 27GP850-B

This is my sons monitor and has a max budget of £300. I could buy the same monitor again for this price but wondered if there was any cheaper\better options.

This has had a bug kill over under the screen and I am going to try and get rid of it but would like to see other options in case it needs replacing. Would need to be a 27" monitor, 1440P and an IPS display. I would prefer to avoid OLED because he has a bad habit of just leaving his PC on and walking away from it

Monitor 2 - Dell S2721DGF

This is my monitor and has started to get image retention if windows are left on screen for too long. I have tried all the features to get it to try and clear but nothing has worked.

I would love a 32" 1440P monitor but I know that at this size its all 4K.

I have a budget of £600 and I cannot decide if I should get a 1440, 27" OLED or get anther OPS screen.

I work from home and spend 9 hours a day working so burn in is a big worry with OLED and also I have heard text clarity is also is not great so I am stuck in 2 worlds of what to get.

Cheers for any suggestions
 
 
mickyflinn said:
Would you be prepared to go 34" you can get a oled 3440 x 1440 resolution for £500 for yourself.


For your son 27' oled start at £300 but if your not so keen there are loads of decent ips monitors for £130 upwards.


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Thanks for the replies.

I will take a look at them
 
The latest 500Hz OLEDs using the same panel as the Asus XG27AQDPG, Gigabyte GO27Q5P and there are also MSI and other brands using it, and any of the 4/5th generation OLEDs have acceptable text clarity, it could be better but it is perfectly fine for general use in that respect, though you might need to dabble with ClearType. (I spend hours in Visual Studio on mine and have no problems with text clarity after adjusting it with ClearType).

Personally on the fence with OLED though - there are still a lot of crutches when it comes to general use and you can still see the stuff like pixel orbiting in action, etc. which is necessary for them to have any decent lifespan outside of purely games and movie use, the jury is still out on these enhanced 3rd gen and 4/5th gen panels and how long they really last in general use.

There are lots of ways they are very impressive but there are still lots of caveats as well, also OLED and G-Sync/VRR still has problems with flicker - while a minor annoyance it is still not in an ideal place and quite noticeable when you've got an older TN or IPS panel with a proper G-Sync module side by side :s

EDIT: Most of the newer OLED panels have built in protection for if you just leave the monitor and walk away - after a period they will dim the display and/or increasingly dim the most static parts and start to utilise other features more aggressively to protect the screen - which can be a little annoying if you aren't actually AFAIK (usually if you have a movie playing, etc. it will prevent those features kicking in).
 
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Rroff said:
The latest 500Hz OLEDs using the same panel as the Asus XG27AQDPG, Gigabyte GO27Q5P and there are also MSI and other brands using it, and any of the 4/5th generation OLEDs have acceptable text clarity, it could be better but it is perfectly fine for general use in that respect, though you might need to dabble with ClearType. (I spend hours in Visual Studio on mine and have no problems with text clarity after adjusting it with ClearType).

Personally on the fence with OLED though - there are still a lot of crutches when it comes to general use and you can still see the stuff like pixel orbiting in action, etc. which is necessary for them to have any decent lifespan outside of purely games and movie use, the jury is still out on these enhanced 3rd gen and 4/5th gen panels and how long they really last in general use.

There are lots of ways they are very impressive but there are still lots of caveats as well, also OLED and G-Sync/VRR still has problems with flicker - while a minor annoyance it is still not in an ideal place and quite noticeable when you've got an older TN or IPS panel with a proper G-Sync module side by side :s

EDIT: Most of the newer OLED panels have built in protection for if you just leave the monitor and walk away - after a period they will dim the display and/or increasingly dim the most static parts and start to utilise other features more aggressively to protect the screen - which can be a little annoying if you aren't actually AFAIK (usually if you have a movie playing, etc. it will prevent those features kicking in).
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Thank you, some good points to keep in mind.
 
ntemples1 said:
That 34-inch size sounds tempting, especially without an overly aggressive curve. The reviews seem reassuring too.
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That's 1 of the things that put me off as I didn't like the huge curve on them but this looks ideal.

Need to check the desk space as I've not got a lot of room! lol
 
ED209 said:
Thankfully my son's monitor is now ok.

Went to use the PC today and the dead bug is nowhere to be seen so no need to replace that now.

I think 34" is going to be a bit too big for the distance I would be away from it so thinking of sticking to 27" monitors.

Benn looking at this QD-OLED screen


Need to look at some reviews on it
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If it helps I just got the 34 inch ultra wide version of this from Bgrade.

Only 24 hours of use in, but it's blooming lovely.
 
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