Suggestions for a cheapish 24-27" gaming/video monitor?

[Werewolf]

Hi

Slightly out of the loop on monitors as my current one is a Dell 2209WAF, but as it's starting to show signs of failing I guess I need to replace it*

I'm looking at the monitors but have no idea what is "good" these days, I know when I last bought a TV an IPS screen was considered better for my use and budget, and IIRC that was the same with my current monitor at the time.

I'm not a heavy gamer at all, and this one has done me well for that, so I'm guessing I don't need a massively fast response time.
I don't need a huge number of inputs, or I suspect 4k (my TV does that), 1080 should be fine as anything higher than that and I suspect I'll have to scale things up which tends to look a bit blurry.
What I do want/need is a good picture for video, and things like the odd photo editing and of course forums and the like
Size wise, anything from about a 22-27", but ideally 24-27" as my eyes are not what they once were and I don't currently have space to go much larger.
Budget: up to around £300, but obviously the lower the better (besides anything else I'm hoping later in the year I'll be able to rearrange my computer area and go dual monitor).

The model that's caught my eye from a quick browse is the Dell SE2719HR because it seems similar to my current one, but the price seems too low (and a couple of reviews don't seem very happy with it).

One of the things I do like about the dell's is their bright pixel policy, but I'm guessing modern displays tend not to have dead/bright pixels as often as the older models.

So any suggestions for monitor would be welcome


*It's only had 11 years of long, hard use, how dare it start to fail

 

[Armageus]

I picked this one up at the weekend:
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/iiya...sync-widescreen-gaming-monitor-mo-13d-iy.html

My wife has poorer eyesight than me and finds the 27" a lot better than our previous 24" at the same 1080P resolution.


With regards to bright/dead pixels, I've bought both AOC and iiyama recently for home with no issues, and have bought around 50 iiyamas at work and never noticed any issues.

I think a lot of the "lesser grade" panels end up the "no name" monitor brands that you can often pick up dirt cheap, whereas in years gone by panel production yield wasn't as good so even top manufactures used to end up with dead pixels etc.


IPS/VA/TN panels are something of a muchness these days. Whilst TN used to be terrible for viewing angles but good for response, viewing angles have improved. And equally whereas IPS used to be poorer response time they are close enough to TN panels now, that unless you are a professional gamer, you'd be hard pushed to tell.


EDIT:
Rather than considering 2 Monitors, if you wanted a slightly higher resolution, than a single 32" 2560x1440 monitors are similar PPI (Pixels Per Inch) to 24" 1080P screens, so writing etc stays a similar size, and may offer just enough of an increase in useable space.

2560 is wide enough that you can snap Windows to either side of the screen essentially splitting the monitor in half, whilst 1440 gives you a bit more vertical space to avoid scrolling as much e.g. on webpages.

I use the 32" iiyama Prolite XB3270QS at work, and again they have been faultless

 

[Werewolf]

Cheers Armageus

That' 27" illyama looks very good, but oh I want that 32" now
I'm going to do some testing with some paper later to see how it would fit on my desk, as at the moment I have my monitor set up to let me do stuff on the forum but look to the side past the monitor and watch TV which is set a bit further away.