Recommend me a monitor, all rounder, 1440p

shaf · 10 Jul 2019 at 13:08

Hi,

I'm looking for a good monitor to replace my dell monitor. I would like it to be 27" flat screen. I was thinking of 4k but now decided against that.

I'd like it to be a good allrounder (gaming, photography and development work etc). Having good colours is a must. Also, gsync/freesync.

I have a Nvidia 1070 graphics card.

I've heard mentioned the Gigabyte Aorus and the new LG 27GL850-B, would these suit me?

shaf · 11 Jul 2019 at 11:23

Any thoughts?

tamzzy · 11 Jul 2019 at 12:08

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/lg-2...le-widescreen-led-gaming-monit-mo-155-lg.html

shaf · 11 Jul 2019 at 15:29

tamzzy said:
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/lg-2...le-widescreen-led-gaming-monit-mo-155-lg.html

Any reviews?

tamzzy · 11 Jul 2019 at 15:30

shaf said:
Any reviews?

why would there be? it's not even out yet

snips86x · 11 Jul 2019 at 15:43

Dell G-sync unit is pretty nice

shaf · 11 Jul 2019 at 15:43

tamzzy said:
why would there be? it's not even out yet

Ok, can you tell me why you're recommending the monitor?

tamzzy · 11 Jul 2019 at 15:43

shaf said:
Ok, can you tell me why you're recommending the monitor?

because it's cheaper than the AORUS equivalent

tamzzy · 11 Jul 2019 at 15:44

and LG panels, as a rule of thumb, are pretty decent.

shaf · 11 Jul 2019 at 15:55

Cool. I have it shortlisted.

shaf · 12 Jul 2019 at 11:20

I'm also looking at the Gigabyte AD27QD.

It's available now and seems to have some good reviews.

Blackmarsh63 · 12 Jul 2019 at 12:32

tamzzy said:
why would there be? it's not even out yet

So it's not out yet and no reviews but you recommend it.

EsaT · 12 Jul 2019 at 15:15

snips86x said:
Dell G-sync unit is pretty nice

No reason to go for G-Sync, unless liking the idea of chaining yourself to be Nvidia's and Yakuza-Jen's slave.
AdaptiveSync/Freesync not working was just artificial limitation in drivers and removed during winter.

snips86x · 12 Jul 2019 at 15:51

EsaT said:
No reason to go for G-Sync, unless liking the idea of chaining yourself to be Nvidia's and Yakuza-Jen's slave.
AdaptiveSync/Freesync not working was just artificial limitation in drivers and removed during winter.

Good point, I'd actually forgotten about that.

Randomface74 · 12 Jul 2019 at 15:54

I'm in a similar boat, waiting for reviews of that upcoming LG.

Pottsey · 12 Jul 2019 at 16:03

Blackmarsh63 said:
So it's not out yet and no reviews but you recommend it.

Its out in a matter of days with specs that look amazing, the price is great, far better then alternatives and its been demoed at shows. So while the reviews are not out it makes sense to recommend it to look at. There is no other screen that comes close. Why would you recommend other screens when this is out on Tuesday? I can understand someone waiting for reviews but I wouldn't buy a different screen today when this one is out next week.

shaf · 12 Jul 2019 at 16:12

Pottsey said:
Its out in a matter of days with specs that look amazing, the price is great, far better then alternatives and its been demoed at shows. So while the reviews are not out it makes sense to recommend it to look at. There is no other screen that comes close. Why would you recommend other screens when this is out on Tuesday? I can understand someone waiting for reviews but I wouldn't buy a different screen today when this one is out next week.

What makes it standout from lets say the gigabyte monitor above?

Pottsey · 12 Jul 2019 at 17:45

shaf said:
What makes it standout from lets say the gigabyte monitor above?

The LG has a wider colour range and is £85.95 cheaper. Apart from that they look pretty similar. I am not aware of anything wrong with the gigabyte monitor. If I was you I would wait until next week and see if the LG coming out impacts the gigabyte price and wait for reviews of the LG. Then pick the Gigabyte or LG.

platypus · 16 Jul 2019 at 15:42

EsaT said:
No reason to go for G-Sync, unless liking the idea of chaining yourself to be Nvidia's and Yakuza-Jen's slave.
AdaptiveSync/Freesync not working was just artificial limitation in drivers and removed during winter.

Is that any freesync monitor? Or do they need to be from a certain model onwards?

havenrl · 16 Jul 2019 at 16:36

I never actually thought about that, being a NVidia slave, with getting a GSync monitor.

I am 50 50, between that, and FreeSync.
With the technologies working similar, I am leaning towards this LG 27" screen.
The reviews will confirm my thoughts.