Best high-res display for gaming + color accuracy

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RavinRivie

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I'm currently using a 1920 x 1200 resolution 24" Samsung 244T which I have loved for years, however I would like a bigger screen but I also want higher resolution. My monitor uses S-PVA technology, so I do not want to go to a TN panel with the horrible viewing angles. I don't see much besides IPS in the larger high-res displays so I suppose that will have to do. I'm at a toss up between 2560 x 1440 or 2560 x 1600, I favor 16:10 because it can always play 16:9 with bars whereas the opposite is not true.

This all said I know most users in this area are graphic professionals. I'm just a guy who loves accurate colors and high resolution large displays, while I do some photo editing it's not utterly critical that the colors are spot on but I do like when they are. I am also huge on black level, I am satisfied with the level on my 244T - I hate those gray-blacks a lot of monitors produce. I don't just want a huge display that's 1080p. I play a fair number of strategy games, some roleplaying games and the like and some FPS games. I'm really looking for some suggestions here. I'd go with a 30" 16:10 in a heartbeat, except they seem to be minimum $1k+ and the 16:9 27" displays can be had for $600-800 with a good deal of variety. I don't anticipate buying another display for many years so I'm wondering if the 30" might be worth the slight premium just to be happy with the higher resolution and larger screen. As long as 4K monitors won't be coming at any reasonable price point for at least the next several years I doubt I'll upgrade.

Reliability and quality control is another huge concern, I see lots of mixed opinions on these displays that's very disheartening considering their cost. Dell for example has some glowing reviews and some reviews saying they're terrible and bad to deal with - so they leave me wondering what to think. I think I might go with an extended warranty either way.

Anyone have suggestions?
 
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The Dell U3014 is the best monitor on the market in my opinion. NO WAY you could go wrong with that one. As to 4K, I believe that it is extremely unnecessary, and will take many years to become widely implemented. :)
 
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Samsung S27B970D has some of the most accurate colors and deepest black levels money can buy. it's still relatively new so the price shifts. I see it at $899 every so often on amazon and you can get it for that price at your local microcenter (or at least my local microcenter lol).

as for a 30 incher, the Dell U3014 is the way to go.

HOWEVER, I must inform you that 4K resolutions are on the rise. Sony is releasing a 32" for $5500 sometime this year I believe, and ASUS is releasing a 31 inch 4K monitor for $4000 by the end of the month. they're expensive I know, but you can see the prices falling (4K monitors were around $20,000 last year). so if this monitor's a long-term investment for you, I would wait until late this year or early next year to see if you can snag a nice 4K OLED one at a reasonable price
 
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See, Dell has always been a consideration for me but they're the most love/hate I've seen. I'm just a bit scared of what might happen if I buy a monitor that has issues. I don't remember if it was Dell or another brand, but I remember some reviews for a premium LCD where this particular person kept RMA'ing their displays and the new display would solve one problem and then have a different issue and this person finally settled on the one with the least issues for fear of getting another one that was worse.

Can you weigh in any thoughts regarding to Dell's QC and support? I remember when I was looking and bought my 244T the 2407 and 2408 WFP monitors had big fans but also lots of QC issues. The worst I've had to do with this 244T despite it's old age is replace capacitors on the power board (That was a few months ago - still worked, but sometimes didn't want to turn on). As long as I can get 5-6 years+ out of the display I'll be happy. I'm still a bit old school though, my old CRTs never stopped working - they just got replaced with something bigger and better.
 
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OLED colors are much worse than IPS. Despite the extreme definition, the colors are widely regarded as too vibrant, and therefore inaccurate.
 
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Ok - great example on the Dell U3014. Look it up on Amazon, it has a 3 out of 5 with 9 reviews and several of the negative reviews mention it just flat out dying on them in a few weeks. I'd really love the 30", but for dell the U2713HM has much more favorable reviews and is at a price point I'm far more ok with (I'm ok with $1k but only if the display is basically perfect, none of this QC lottery business). Why do some people have such issues? It really doesn't inspire confidence and I'd like to think that for $1,200 everyone would love it and have no issues.
 
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Here's a decent review from Tom's, there are also a ton of other review out there
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/vp2770-led-s27b970d-review,3426.html


as for OLED colors, if the OP can find a local microcenter, I would honestly go in and compare the Dell next to the Samsung myself. I did it and I actually liked the OLED better than Dell's IPS. I may be the minority, perhaps according to some metrics my preference is "wrong", but if the monitor is going to be for personal use, I think only personal preferences should matter. (of course, for professional graphics use, it's a different matter)
 
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Unfortunately I do not have a Microcenter near me. Thinking about it, out here in the southern Midwest we don't have much - no Costco's, Fry's, Microcenter, or any of those. Sam's Club is about all we have, and it's not really that great. I'm thinking of buying through B&H as I imagine them to be the best to deal with if I had issues with it.
 
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well, if you can't find a retailer with both monitors for you to compare in person, then I agree with Dannyboy. Dell's IPS monitors are a tried and true product and most people love how stuff looks on them
 
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Despite the hesitation, I think I'd be willing to try Dell. How good is their premium screen warranty? The standard is 3 years, but I'm thinking of upgrading it to 5 especially if I'm looking at the U3014 (Don't fancy the idea of spending $1,200+ for a display and then not having a very solid, long warranty on it).
 
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Problem is it's a TN panel. I've used a S-PVA for years now, there's no way I could go back to TN on anything but laptops (And even then, that's only because I don't have a lot of choice - even then, I still look for premium panels in laptops. I like ThinkPads but Lenovo dropped the ball and got rid of the premium panels unless you get the X-series). Certainly wouldn't pay much for a TN panel either, and thankfully I've never seen a 2560 x 1440 or 2560 x 1600 res TN panel.
 
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