Hello - I'm in the market for a new monitor for a new build. I'd budgeted ~£1,500. Predominant use is 'generic PC' (working / gaming). I'm certainly not a hardcore gaming but I haven't had a PC for well over a decade so in many ways the PC is a fun toy to spec out, but I'll want to use it as a monitor for my work laptop too.
I'd decided that the Samsung 38GN950-B (£1,500) looked like the way to go with it's impressive size and specs, yet I've also just seen that the mighty ASUS ROG PG35VQ is currently available at a not too dissimilar price (~£300 in it).
I gather that the ASUS is pretty much the pinnacle when it comes to specs, although it's a bit gaudy. I also gather that it can be a bit of a faff to have to keep switching between settings due to how HDR support is integrated into windows.
As an additional consideration, in all likelihood I won't be using this monitor until Feb, so my sensible side says to hold off and wait closer to the time. Part of me says don't delay and miss out on a bargain (on the ASUS)!
Any views that might sway me either way? Cheers.
Edit - @chaparral based on your recent postings I think you may have a passing indirect interest in this thread
Edit 2 - does anyone know if the ASUS can split the screen into multiple windows without software? If not, that might be a deal breaker for me because I'd want to do that for work (noting that there's no way around having to plug in my work laptop as an external monitor).
I'd decided that the Samsung 38GN950-B (£1,500) looked like the way to go with it's impressive size and specs, yet I've also just seen that the mighty ASUS ROG PG35VQ is currently available at a not too dissimilar price (~£300 in it).
I gather that the ASUS is pretty much the pinnacle when it comes to specs, although it's a bit gaudy. I also gather that it can be a bit of a faff to have to keep switching between settings due to how HDR support is integrated into windows.
As an additional consideration, in all likelihood I won't be using this monitor until Feb, so my sensible side says to hold off and wait closer to the time. Part of me says don't delay and miss out on a bargain (on the ASUS)!
Any views that might sway me either way? Cheers.
Edit - @chaparral based on your recent postings I think you may have a passing indirect interest in this thread
Edit 2 - does anyone know if the ASUS can split the screen into multiple windows without software? If not, that might be a deal breaker for me because I'd want to do that for work (noting that there's no way around having to plug in my work laptop as an external monitor).
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