Poll: What monitor will you buy? Poll

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The options are:

7680x4320 (8K FUHD);
3840x2160 (4K UHD);
2560x1440 (WQHD);
1920x1080 (FHD).

I don't find the option to create a poll.
Can a moderator add the Poll with the 4 choices as listed and indefinite period for receiving answers.

Thank you!

 

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No ultrawide options?

5K 5120x2160 can go to 4K and you state that with a comment.

Is this for any particular usage or just for a general idea of the most popular size(s)?

A general idea of the most popular sizes and an industry trend.

 

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I’ve already got 4K but if I was to buy a replacement I’d want another 4K with high refresh rate and preferably HDMI 2.1, DisplayPort 2.0 and hopefully DisplayPort alt mode over USB4 Type-C.

I also have a 4K monitor, the LG 24UD58-B that is quite a solid quality product.

 

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Voted 4k, but I think my next monitor will be a 3480x1600, for the width of 4k, but ~30% less pixels to drive in game.

Would love a 42" OLED, but I think the risk of screen burn would be too much given I spend 8hrs/day working with quite static window borders :/

Maybe you can use screen savers often.
It's not like you stay the entire duration of the work day in front of the monitor.

The difference between same sized 24" FHD and UHD is night and day. It's like you look at completely different picture qualities.

 

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Very interesting results from the Poll so far. I didn't expect this result, to be honest.

There is a consensus among us that 1920x1080 FHD is a no-go.

 

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Yup, pretty much.

When I have to deal with a 1080p FHD monitor, it hurts my eyes, so bad!

 

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Someone should really kick arse of panel/monitor makers to get them finally start making modern tech monitor, which would be actual all around upgrade.

Well, the panel/monitor makers have 4K on offer - the question is to educate the users that they are available and now cheap.

 

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120 and 144 Hz options are also available, but a bit pricey.
We can ask for more affordable pricings:

 

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Philips Launches 329M1RV and 279M1RV 120Hz Monitors for Xbox Series X|S | TechPowerUp

"The gaming scene changed dramatically last year with the implementation of HDMI 2.1, a new enhancement in connectivity supporting a range of higher video resolutions and refresh rates including 4K @ 120 Hz, a new level for console gamers. A few months ago, console enthusiasts welcomed the first model in the all-new range of Philips Momentum Designed for Xbox monitors, the 559M1RYV (55"/139.7 cm).

Philips 329M1RV and 279M1RV will be available from November 2021 at an RRP of £899.99 and £719.99 respectively."

 

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What sort of nut job is going to buy a monitor for a console that is twice the price of the actual console?

Well, the monitor has more value, hence more money is required to have it.

 

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There No 3440x14440 or 3840x1600 ultrawide in that poll list so i wouldn't buy any of them

Those are not standard 16:9 resolutions, just find the closest match and vote for it.

 

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Update to this thread. Have found an interesting study on the benefits of the higher resolution on human vision and activities in front of the screen.

Summary: "The role of display resolution in visual information processing was investigated in
2 experiments. Experiment 1 examined the effects of 2 CRT conditions (resolu-
tions of 60 and 120 dots per inch [dpi]) and a paper control condition (255 dpi)
on proofreading speed and accuracy. The results showed that reading perfor-
mance was significantly better in the paper condition than in the 2 CRT condi-
tions. Experiment 2 examined the effects of 3 different CRT resolutions (62, 69,
and 89 dpi) on eye movement parameters (fixation duration and number of fixa-
tions) in a visual search task. Further, search reaction times (RTs) and observers’
ratings of visual fatigue were analyzed. RTs and fixation durations were signifi-
cantly increased in the low-resolution condition (62 dpi) as compared with the
high-resolution condition (89 dpi). The significant interaction between display
resolution and time both for search RTs and fixation durations was taken as evi-
dence for stronger fatigue in the low-resolution conditions. Additionally, the extent
of visual fatigue correlates both with search RTs and eye movement parameters.
This finding gives rise to the assumption that observers’ responsiveness to effects
of display resolution in terms of visual fatigue differs markedly. Actual or poten-
tial applications of this research include recommendations for the use of high-
resolution displays (90 dpi and greater) to optimize visual performance, to make
prolonged on-screen viewing more comfortable, and to avoid visual fatigue.

(PDF) Effects of Display Resolution on Visual Performance (researchgate.net)

Visual Ergonomics in the Workplace (sagepub.com)

 

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Currently using a 1440p ultrawide, but if I ever change it for something else it'll most likely be a 16:9 1440p. Anything higher requires too much GPU power for my benefit and I don't want to have to upgrade from a 2080ti any time soon.

You don't have to have that much power to drive 2160p, though.
The Radeon RX 6900 XT 16 GB is around 50-60% faster than your card, and by the end of the year there should be a new generation, that is supposed to offer up to 100% higher performance than that RX 6900 XT 16 GB.

 

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INNOCN 27C1U 4K Monitor Review | TechPowerUp

"The INNOCN 27C1U is a 27-inch 4K IPS productivity monitor with a sleek design, excellent ergonomics, and versatile connectivity options, which include a 65 W USB-C PD port capable of receiving video and data from your source, as well as charging its battery. The monitor can be used as a docking station for modern USB-C laptops, with an option to connect the peripherals directly to its USB 3.0 ports. By doing so, you'll only have to connect a single USB-C cable to your laptop to start working, with your laptop's screen extending to the monitor, and the peripherals controlling the laptop. Should you want to connect the INNOCN 27C1U to a secondary source, such as a desktop PC or smartphone, the monitor will allow you to quickly reassign the peripherals to that source. The picture-in-picture and picture-by-picture modes also let you view video signals from both sources at once, and there's a nice option to assign a quarter of the screen to a smartphone for a more natural picture-by-picture experience.

There's nothing you can't do with the INNOCN 27C1U in terms of adjusting its position. The screen can be swiveled, tilted, adjusted in height, and even pivoted in either direction. There's an integrated Gravity Sensor keeping an eye out for screen orientation, and it rotates the picture in Windows as necessary.

In terms of raw performance, the INNOCN 27C1U is somewhat of a mixed bag. Its IPS panel offers very good color and backlight uniformity, a wide brightness range, as well as the terrific sharpness inherent to 27-inch 4K panels. Color accuracy and gamma are greatly dependent on the mode you use it in, and if you're able to calibrate it or not. Decent color accuracy can be achieved by switching the monitor to sRGB Mode. In Standard Mode and Uniformity Mode, it's sub-par. The problem is that while sRGB Mode offers good color accuracy, it also comes with a high gamma (2.39) that's isn't fixable because activating sRGB Mode locks you out of manual gamma adjustment. At the same time, Uniformity Mode fares much better in terms of gamma (2.11), but, as already mentioned, is lacking in terms of color accuracy. The only real solution is a proper hardware calibration of the INNOCN 27C1U, which improves the color accuracy substantially and fixes the gamma, making this monitor a viable choice for more demanding tasks, including some color-critical work.

With all that in mind, the $480 asking price is far too high, as you can get a capable 27-inch 4K monitor, although with fewer features, for around $300. I'd only ever consider buying this monitor with the coupon and discount code applied, as that knocks its price down to a more reasonable $304. Should you decide to go down this route, you can find the appropriate Amazon link and discount code at the top of this conclusion."

 

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You do when you want all the eye candy turned up with a frame rate near the max of the panel frequency. Also that may be true for the 6900XT and beyond but that's assuming you can get one, let alone at a price that isn't extortionate. "An item in your hand that's suitable is much better than a theoretical one"

On another note, I was in the market for a secondary to replace my FHD 24" screen as it's quite old tech at 60hz and only a 6 bit panel. But yesterday I 'overclocked' it to 75Hz, so I'm gonna keep hold of it until it dies.

wow 6-bit panel is really bad. You are looking at a screen with quite poor colour representation.
If you upgrade to 4K 10-bit, you would see another level of picture quality..




6 bit vs 8 bit vs 10 bit - Google Search

 

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FUHD 8K is certainly needed for 65-inch TV, etc. But for smaller screens it is kind of overkill, especially that it is staggering four times the pixels of UHD 4K.
It is certainly very beautiful and life-like, through-the-window-looking experience but we can do it a bit slower.

How about 6K in-between 4K and 8K?!

 

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I used to think 5K would be the in-between (going 2x 1440p), but only Apple did that and it never became popular outside of Apple's ecosystem. And the only 6K monitor is also made by Apple. I don't think other brands will bother for in-between resolutions. Companies will make what they can market, and 5K or 6K wouldn't be easy to market, but pretty soon everyone will know what 8K is because of TVs.

Yeah, going this way:

1920x1080
2560x1440
3840x2160
5120x2880
7680x4320

5.2K is in-between and I think they don't need to market anything so good.
If they can sell very bad FHD 1080p screens en masse and no one notices the bad quality of the screens, then anything above should sell well.

Of course, these people must stop manufacturing the primitive 90s technology called FHD 1080p.. lol

 

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Until the hardware to support higher resolutions becomes cheaper/more easily available then I think 1080p will be an option for a few more years to come still.

Hardware has been there for many years.
Worser than consoles potato PCs shouldn't be allowed to dictate speed of advance.

I agree - but my comment isn't about hardware being there, it's about the hardware being affordable and available.

The market dictates the speed surely? So if people are still running hardware that performs better at 1080p than 4k then monitor sales will be heavily focused towards that as that is what will generate the most income. BenQ released their 'updated' 1080p monitors last year! Updated 1080p monitors in 2021... Mad.

When a GPU that can handle 4K at 60fps is priced in the same realm as a '1080p' GPU then people will upgrade and manufacturers will respond to that.

Honestly I'm just here waiting for a 25" 1440p high refresh and IPS panel - because whilst I don't mind 1080p at 25" I much prefer 1440p, and 27" monitors are huge to me.

There are resolutions in-between 1080p and 4K. 1440p, for example or any other between 1080p and 2160p.

The problem is absolutely the lack of initiative to progress the native resolution.
What we get is 99% 1080p and 1% everything else.

And the problem is not in the hardware, the problem is political..