Need help purchasing new monitor.

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Hey guys,

I currently own a ASUS XG32VQ and I like it (I have got used to the curve and dont mind it). I recently noticed how bad the backlight bleed is and the smearing/ghosting is getting to me. Was thinking of returning it and getting another a new monitor.

What am I looking for?
• Upto ~ £550 is fine.
• 1440p.
• 144hz.
• Freesync (AMD GPU)
• 27 or 32inch. (Still unsure of the size.)
• Maybe HDR?

I play a range of games, FPS, WoW, Diablo, Assasins creed etc etc. No content creation, and do watch movies, tv shows and youtube as well occasionally.

Would love some suggestions!
 
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I'm waiting for the AOC AGON AG273QX for my next purchase, for my Partner's PC. There's also the AG273QCX which is the curved version and is already available. I've chosen this panel for her because it's a VA panel which gives great contrast and she's jealous of the visibility I get in low-light scenes in some of the games we play, with my HDR VA panel.

Mine is a BenQ EW3270U, which I think is great, but then my primary use is software creation with gaming performance secondary. I've had it a year and a half and things have moved on so if I was buying for myself now and was OK with curved screens (not sure) I might get the 32" Samsung CHG70.

That said, if you're into really twitchy-fast FPS play you might not be happy with the 4ms G-t-G response time typical on VA panels (hard to tell if the samsung is better, it might be) and should look at IPS or TN... but I've never had an issue with it. But to my mind VA gives the best picture.
 
If smearing/ghosting is a problem then you should look at monitors with Motion Blur Reduction. Easy to spot the ones claiming 1ms MPRT response time.
Actual implementation will vary between different models and it doesn't cure the problem 100% on VA/IPS. But still makes a huge difference
Note you lose FreeSync, but the triple buffering (enchansed sync?) solutions are as good at removing tearing.
 
That said, it looks like you already have the XG32VQ, which is already HDR, VA, QHD etc.

The only thing that's really going to be an upgrade for you is something in 4K, have you got a graphics card good enough for gaming at that resolution?
 
I was in the same boat as you and bought the similar XG32VQR, overall for gaming i was happy with it, however a few things made me change my mind over it,firstly the 'HDR' was pretty pointless and with no local dimming all it does is whack the brightness up to eye burning levels , srd gaming even with the brightness turned down to minimum was giving me a headache. Ghosting wasn't an issue, that was until i tried older games with a 60fps lock and wow, i was stunned by how badly the monitor handled it , skyrim became a smeary mess and fallout 4 looked awful. I ordered the LG 32GK850G-B and the difference is night and day, no ghosting, no backlight bleeding (every curved screen i have used seems to have some issues with blb) and gaming felt much smoother at all framerates (G-sync vs Freesync ?). Long and short of it - the Asus is going back, the LG panel improves on it in every way, not to say the Asus was bad, but it has some flaws that i just cant live with.

My advice would be -

Avoid HDR as it isn't HDR in any meaningful way especially at this price point.

Don't rule out VA , since owning a VA panel my 144hz ips looks awful contrast wise and VA when done right is just as good as a comparable ips.

Going back to 27" , well my 27 looks small on my desk compared to the 32" and much less immersive.
 
Jimmy Weirdarms said:
OK with curved screens (not sure) I might get the 32" Samsung CHG70.

That said, if you're into really twitchy-fast FPS play you might not be happy with the 4ms G-t-G response time typical on VA panels (hard to tell if the samsung is better, it might be) and should look at IPS or TN... but I've never had an issue with it. But to my mind VA gives the best picture.
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Yeh, I've seen a cousins 240hz TN panel, and I can clearly see a difference. I dont play competitive FPS so I'll be happy with a fast VA or IPS.

alec said:
If smearing/ghosting is a problem then you should look at monitors with Motion Blur Reduction. Easy to spot the ones claiming 1ms MPRT response time.
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Yep, they are the ones I've been looking at.

Jimmy Weirdarms said:
That said, it looks like you already have the XG32VQ, which is already HDR, VA, QHD etc.
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I am using a Vega 64, so not exactly a 4K card. I also have a XG32VQ not the XG32VQR which is the HDR variant.

darket said:
Avoid HDR as it isn't HDR in any meaningful way especially at this price point.

Don't rule out VA , since owning a VA panel my 144hz ips looks awful contrast wise and VA when done right is just as good as a comparable ips.

Going back to 27" , well my 27 looks small on my desk compared to the 32" and much less immersive.
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That's one thing that worries me, dropping down from 32" to 27". I've also read about that LG monitor and the review also mentioned the G-SYNC version being a lot better for whatever reason.
 
EssexBoy said:
No what you have is better than the msi.You would need to look at ips to get rid of the smearing\ghosting.
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Yep, that's what I'm looking to do. The LG monitor which everyone pretty much knows does interest me. Shame about stock issues. The gigabyte monitor also, but people have said they had issues with trailing on white text. Lastly theres the samsung chg70 which looks good too but then it's a couple of years old now. Decisions, decisions.
 
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