1080p is the current standard for gaming. Quad HD is for high earners. 4k is for people who have won the lottery. 60hz is fine and barely noticeable :smile:
Gormond to BigPro
5 Sep 17#34
High earners? QHD at 27 inch is only about £200, and UHD is around £300.
High framerate monitors do get kinda pricey, especially if you want it with QHD or UHD.
LukeNukem to Gormond
5 Sep 17#35
But if you want to maintain the same framerate you'll need to calculate 77% more if going from 1080p to 1440p, so will need to spend more on graphics card too
Gormond to LukeNukem
5 Sep 17#36
Yeah probably a 1060 for FHD, 1070 for QHD and 1080 for UHD.
Difference in price between the cards is awful ATM because of the Crypto Mining.
Although you could simply drop the detail to High and it would be decent on a 1060 at QHD.
My point wasn't really against 1080p, it was more that at 27 inch it doesn't look very good. At 24 inch it's much better.
tom_hungston
4 Sep 17#2
Good deal imo
tom_hungston
4 Sep 17#3
Heat added
mojojo
4 Sep 17#4
Contrast Ratio: only 100,000,000:1
MBeeching to mojojo
4 Sep 17#8
Indeed... what a load of codswallop. Not a fan of bright screens for work and browsing but 250 cd/m² sounds pretty lacklustre for gaming etc.
SleepyChris to mojojo
4 Sep 17#18
That's not too bad if its native
SleepyChris to SleepyChris
4 Sep 17#19
...that was irony....before someone jumps on my ass
chubuking
4 Sep 17#5
this or a 32inch tv for sim racing
SleepyChris to chubuking
4 Sep 17#20
Also interested in this question. I'm also considering a big old used plasma from eBay....big, good response times and good blacks. They are dirt cheap now. I'll bin it when it burns in.
chubuking to SleepyChris
4 Sep 17#25
I still find they're quite expensive ! Any chance you could link me b
SleepyChris to chubuking
5 Sep 17#31
Ebay item 182746093566
Looks OK to me. £150 buy it now 50" 1080p
Most of these are collection only for obvious reasons so you have to sort on distance.
Any of you educated people know any reason this isn't a good idea?...I mean, I've been wrong before....it was the 80's...i was young and impetuous.
jukkie to SleepyChris
4 Sep 17#26
With TV's, post-processing can cause bad input lag. You'd need to check if the TV you are buying has a 'game' mode, as that usually disables post-processing.
SleepyChris to jukkie
4 Sep 17#30
I get this. In fact when I'm playing on the lounge tv (8 year old sony 46") I'm not sure whether it's better in game mode for the lower input lag or better with motionflow set to on as its clearer when panning around but there will inevitably be a lag.
agentjont
4 Sep 17#6
I bought this from Argos for 2p more! But wanted the walk-in Argos support if needed.
Bought to pair with my PS4 set up. PS4 is limited to 1080p and 60fps so it’s ideal. Personally have enjoyed it. Had to fiddle with the settings as some of the enhancements made the picture look worse (played through Horizon Zero Dawn). Once I toned the settings down it was colourful and smooth. May wall mount it in the near future.
Only drawback was the speakers are poor and I mistook the audio in as being a headphone jack! So either live with poor sound or get a hdmi audio splitter to plug speakers in to support the image. I paid about £12 for one on amazon.
Fortunately most of the time my headphones are plugged into the controller for gaming so it’s not an issue but one I wish I had noticed before!
calvin624 to agentjont
4 Sep 17#7
Hey fella, bought this monitor a day or so ago from Amazon, being delivered tomorrow. Could you link to the hdmi audio splitter you bought?
SleepyChris to agentjont
4 Sep 17#21
I can't get my hdmi audio splitter to work with my ps4....the splitter works fine with my nowtv box into an old sony dvd player surround amp combo box....but not the ps4. Don't know if it's the ps4 settings or if the output just isn't compatible with the old Denon dvd player surround amp combo box I'm using (would like to use) for the ps4. What settings you using on ps4? I think I've tried them all but there's also a bunch of settings on the Denon box as well as the settings on the splitter....so too many combinations to try everything.
agentjont to SleepyChris
5 Sep 17#40
This is the one I bought. Plugged in and worked instantly. Just run the usb power off the router as it’s on the same desk as the TV. Kamtop HDMI Audio Extractor 4K x 2K HDMI Converter with HDMI 1.4 Version Cable HDMI to HDMI + Optical SPDIF + 3.5mm Stereo Audio Adapter -HD Digital to Analog Converter up to 2016P for PS3 PS4 Blu-ray DVD Player Xbox TV PC ETC amazon.co.uk/dp/…HNK
calvin624 to agentjont
5 Sep 17#41
Appreciate that mate, thank you!
SleepyChris to agentjont
5 Sep 17#42
Mine has same features but was about £6 from the bay. Maybe you get what you pay for. Hadn't considered the hdmi lead type though...will do some reading. Thanks.
dmaster2000
4 Sep 17#9
Whats the difference between this and an ips screen
kester76 to dmaster2000
4 Sep 17#10
Faster response times i.e. less latency/motion blur but a cost to viewing angles and colour/contrast.
shahidali47 to kester76
4 Sep 17#11
You can't have it all
kester76 to shahidali47
4 Sep 17#12
Well not at just shy of £140 :grin:
joe_shmoe to dmaster2000
6 Sep 17#43
A Quality IPS screen will look like being at the cinema for movies,etc. Well, any ips actually. A 5 milisecond grey to grey IPS screen(asus) is fine for gaming, you would not mess about with a tn panel,esp as freesync is like, free? TN panels are a dead loss now.
paultdeals
4 Sep 17#13
Cracking price!
Must use some self restraint.
phoenix198 to paultdeals
4 Sep 17#22
What is this 'self restraint' you speak of? :wink:
paultdeals to phoenix198
4 Sep 17#23
Self restraint maybe is the wrong term. What is it called when you're scared of your wife?
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- Screen Size: 27"
- Resolution: Full HD (1920 x 1080)
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Response Time: 1ms
- Refresh Rate: 60 Hz
- Colour Support: 16.7 million
- Contrast Ratio: 100,000,000:1
- Brightness: 250 cd/m²
- Backlight: LED
- Panel Type: Twisted Nematic Film (TN Film)
- Stand: Tiltable (-5° to 15°)
Connectivity- HDMI®-in
- VGA
- DisplayPort™
Power- 24.12 W (ENERGY STAR® rating)
- 21 W (EEL)
- 480 mW (standby)
- 350 mW (off)
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Thanks op
High framerate monitors do get kinda pricey, especially if you want it with QHD or UHD.
Difference in price between the cards is awful ATM because of the Crypto Mining.
Although you could simply drop the detail to High and it would be decent on a 1060 at QHD.
My point wasn't really against 1080p, it was more that at 27 inch it doesn't look very good. At 24 inch it's much better.
Not a fan of bright screens for work and browsing but 250 cd/m² sounds pretty lacklustre for gaming etc.
Looks OK to me. £150 buy it now 50" 1080p
Most of these are collection only for obvious reasons so you have to sort on distance.
Any of you educated people know any reason this isn't a good idea?...I mean, I've been wrong before....it was the 80's...i was young and impetuous.
Bought to pair with my PS4 set up. PS4 is limited to 1080p and 60fps so it’s ideal. Personally have enjoyed it. Had to fiddle with the settings as some of the enhancements made the picture look worse (played through Horizon Zero Dawn). Once I toned the settings down it was colourful and smooth.
May wall mount it in the near future.
Only drawback was the speakers are poor and I mistook the audio in as being a headphone jack! So either live with poor sound or get a hdmi audio splitter to plug speakers in to support the image. I paid about £12 for one on amazon.
Fortunately most of the time my headphones are plugged into the controller for gaming so it’s not an issue but one I wish I had noticed before!
This is the one I bought. Plugged in and worked instantly. Just run the usb power off the router as it’s on the same desk as the TV.
Kamtop HDMI Audio Extractor 4K x 2K HDMI Converter with HDMI 1.4 Version Cable HDMI to HDMI + Optical SPDIF + 3.5mm Stereo Audio Adapter -HD Digital to Analog Converter up to 2016P for PS3 PS4 Blu-ray DVD Player Xbox TV PC ETC amazon.co.uk/dp/…HNK
TN panels are a dead loss now.
Must use some self restraint.