Spec Me A Monitor

ICEx21 · 8 Sep 2014 at 12:28

Afternoon folks,

I'm looking to buy a new monitor but can't seem to make my mind up with all the various panels that are available.
I'm not looking for a TN panel so hopefully IPS equivalent or better would be good with a resolution of 2560*1440, I don't require anything above 60hz as I'm not gaming competitively and it's only a little bit of BL2 or BF4 now and again.
My budget will be about £450 although I don't mind spending a little more for the right monitor.

Any help is much appreciated.

Thanks

stulid · 8 Sep 2014 at 12:54

YOUR BASKET
1 x AOC Q2770PQU 27" Widescreen LED Monitor - Black £359.99
Total : £369.59 (includes shipping : £8.00).

27"/1440P and uses a Samsung PLS panel so better than TN but maybe not quite as good as IPS..but still great.

I think it represents good value for money.

£450+ will get you 4K if you have the GFX power to push that sort of resolution in your games.

ICEx21 · 8 Sep 2014 at 13:08

Thanks for the reply, how does it compare with something like this monitor http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MO-206-SA ?
These are the 2 monitors I had in mind but can't seem to make my mind up, I don't mind paying the extra if the Samsung is better if it's the exact same just a different look then the AOC would fit my purpose.

stulid · 8 Sep 2014 at 13:42

I have not seen or heard of that samsung, but it does look swish!!

The AOC uses the same panel as the ASUS PB278Q which I do have side by side next to a TN panel and its is clearly a night+day difference between them in colour/contrast/sharpness terms.

ICEx21 · 8 Sep 2014 at 19:02

1 last question, if I get a 32" monitor with a resolution of 2560*1440 would I require crossfire to run games at a high spec?

Finguz · 8 Sep 2014 at 19:22

I'm not sure which GPU you have, but 1440p is fine on my single R9 290.