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Just text, no graphics, no movies, no games, no nothing. Reading and writing all day long, with eyes tired from doing this every day. I'm aware of Dasung and Onyx, but they're outta my budget.
Said budget is more along the lines of Dell S27/P27, LG 27GP or BenQ EW2780Q (or some sort of Iiyama G-Master or Eizo FlexScan), unless the gain is really, really significant, then I can splurge more.
Obviously, needing this for text work, which means it might as well be monochrome, I'd rather avoid paying for stuff that's mostly useful for photo editing (gamuts, calibration, etc.).
For the same reason, I'm open to old (used) hardware if it fits the billet.
Size-wise, I don't know. If 27'' or larger, it would be replacing my current main driver (AOC Q3279VWFD8, which is 32'' 1440p 10bit 75Hz 5ms GTG but eye-straining BOE panel) and would be also used for gaming. If 24'' or less, it would simply be added as my primary workhorse (with the 32'' unit relegated to holding reference materials, Google, Wiki, mail, etc.).
Part of the problem is that while 27'' 4K sounds great for work — very crisp text, I guess, from the insane PPI? — my RTX 3070 wouldn't be ideal for 4K in modern AAA titles. And for gaming I suppose that although I don't care for high refresh rates (I prioritize resolution and ultra quality instead, as long as I get >45 fps average), I would like a fast response time and so on — something which doesn't matter for work. And, of course, the colours would matter. So I'm not decided between replacing my default monitor (the AOC) versus just adding a smaller monitor for work.
Adding on another, small monitor for work could be more economic, because I could buy a used office unit. But I don't how good those former high-end office monitors from 10–15 years ago are versus modern units. Again, the top priority is eye strain (reduction of) and text clarity, I don't care if the stuff's old enough to vote and drink, if it still does the job.
Thank you for your thoughts.
Said budget is more along the lines of Dell S27/P27, LG 27GP or BenQ EW2780Q (or some sort of Iiyama G-Master or Eizo FlexScan), unless the gain is really, really significant, then I can splurge more.
Obviously, needing this for text work, which means it might as well be monochrome, I'd rather avoid paying for stuff that's mostly useful for photo editing (gamuts, calibration, etc.).
For the same reason, I'm open to old (used) hardware if it fits the billet.
Size-wise, I don't know. If 27'' or larger, it would be replacing my current main driver (AOC Q3279VWFD8, which is 32'' 1440p 10bit 75Hz 5ms GTG but eye-straining BOE panel) and would be also used for gaming. If 24'' or less, it would simply be added as my primary workhorse (with the 32'' unit relegated to holding reference materials, Google, Wiki, mail, etc.).
Part of the problem is that while 27'' 4K sounds great for work — very crisp text, I guess, from the insane PPI? — my RTX 3070 wouldn't be ideal for 4K in modern AAA titles. And for gaming I suppose that although I don't care for high refresh rates (I prioritize resolution and ultra quality instead, as long as I get >45 fps average), I would like a fast response time and so on — something which doesn't matter for work. And, of course, the colours would matter. So I'm not decided between replacing my default monitor (the AOC) versus just adding a smaller monitor for work.
Adding on another, small monitor for work could be more economic, because I could buy a used office unit. But I don't how good those former high-end office monitors from 10–15 years ago are versus modern units. Again, the top priority is eye strain (reduction of) and text clarity, I don't care if the stuff's old enough to vote and drink, if it still does the job.
Thank you for your thoughts.
