Spend High or spend middle ?

[shephga]

Hi,

So I currently have an LG L226WTQ which has a max resolution of 1680x1050 and I have some cash burning a whole in my pocket which I'd like to use to upgrade my monitor. I'd like to go larger in both resolution and physical screen size (no higher than 27"). My system is a based around a 2600K, 8GB ram and a MSI 560 Ti OC, my usage is mainly web and games although I'd like the option to connect either my 360/PS3 to when the need arose.

I see my options as follows :

Mid spend #1 - Asus VE278Q

High spend #1 - Dell UltraSharp U2711

High spend #2 - Samsung S27A750D

Mid spend option #1 is supposed to be a nice good screen which would probably suit me to the ground, but I'd still be spending over £250 and would worry about how long it would be before I'd be looking to upgrade to something like either of the screens below for either max resolution as graphics cards get faster and cheaper.

High spend option #1 supposed to be lovely screen, got a nice max resolution which should last me a good few years before the graphics cards are cost friendly enough to run at that resolution, just worry about the latency in the faster fps games. I do like my FPS's I'm not a hardcore gamer (wife, kids and work stopped that) but I'd be gutted to spend a lot of money on a screen which I'd have major buyers remorse on if the lag was bad.

High spend option #3 120mhz, good for games, I'm thinking it's a lot of money to spend on a screen that has the same max resolution as mid range option #1. I'm not fussed about 3d gaming.

My heart says the Dell but my brain says the Asus, my wife is not aware of my desire to buy a monitor yet either which is probably why the brain is thinking it's an easier sell to her for the Asus.

Any thoughts or advice would be most appreciated.

Thanks

 

[PCM2]

Given your current graphics card I don't think either the 2560 x 1440 native resolution of the Dell or the 120Hz capability of the Samsung are going to be much good. The ASUS can't quite match the Dell for colour consistency or the Samsung for vibrancy but it offers a nice balanced image with very good all-round performance. It is certainly one of the better (if not best) 27" 60Hz TN panel monitors out there at the moment in the UK for gaming and general usage.

Would probably be better as far as the wife is concerned too. Another problem with the Samsung is that the wife would be using it as a mirror due to the rather glossy screen surface. And we don't want that!

 

[Predicament]

Deffo go the Ultrasharp.

 

[PCM2]

Any justifications?

Bear in mind his GPU is not massively powerful and he wishes to connect games consoles in the future - so the WQHD resolution is not ideal. Input lag and pixel responsiveness isn't top notch either but I am aware many people won't find this a problem. Same goes for the anti-glare screen surface. Furthermore he has a wife and probably wants to keep her.

 

[Predicament]

Any justifications?

Bear in mind his GPU is not massively powerful and he wishes to connect games consoles in the future - so the WQHD resolution is not ideal. Input lag and pixel responsiveness isn't top notch either but I am aware many people won't find this a problem. Same goes for the anti-glare screen surface. Furthermore he has a wife and probably wants to keep her.

Higher resolution. It seems as though you are not going for just the gaming experience - in which case 120 hz seems overkill. Anyways with a 560 you're not going to be hitting 100+ fps on 1920x1080 in most games.

 

[PCM2]

Higher resolution. It seems as though you are not going for just the gaming experience - in which case 120 hz seems overkill. Anyways with a 560 you're not going to be hitting 100+ fps on 1920x1080 in most games.

Yes the higher resolution is nice for the 'general use' portion, granted. But for gaming on his system and consoles it is notvideal and I personally find the scaled image from WQHD to HD a little 'soft' as many others do - plus this would add to the already moderately high input lag. It isn't really worth the investment to be honest. The extra power consumption and heat generation are often overlooked as well - some other things to consider which I didn't add to the super-quick list in my previous posts. Don't think his wife would appreciate him suddenly springing a £520 monitor with 1 year warranty on her only to want to spend a further £350+ on a worthy GPU for it (no offence).

 

[shephga]

Thank you all especially PCM2 for the responses, Asus for me then, I sort of expected I'd end going this way due to outlay and explaining how I'd accidentally bought a monitor .

Cheers again.