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October 6, 2013 5:29:05 PM

I am going to be building my computer soon and was taking a closer look at my monitors. If I am going to be getting really good components, I should get good monitors that will display this. I was thinking of doing a dual-monitor setup (using EVGA 780) of one gaming monitor and one general display (preferably IPS) monitor. I don't want anything terribly expensive, so if I can try to keep the cost of the two under $400, that would be fantastic.
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October 6, 2013 5:50:49 PM

Frankly, getting two "good" specialized monitors for $400 at all is going to be a problem. The IPS screen I bought, which is a 1920x1080 ASUS PB238Q, is an entry-level IPS screen, and it was ~$220 on sale. It is a good monitor, but there are better screens out there.

I would focus your efforts on taking that money and buying a single high-quality screen. With your budget, you could even afford to step up to a higher-resolution 27" screen, even. Buy your second screen later on. In 2 years time, LED screen technology could take over and leave you with two outdated screens instead of one.

If you go that route, you will be forced to choose between a high refresh rate 120 Hz. TN panel or a higher image quality IPS screen. The response times are going to be very similar between between the two, don't worry about that, just focus on whether or not you want the higher refresh rates you can get from TN screens. Obviously for myself I ended up going with an inexpensive IPS screen because I was not comfortable with paying $300-400 for a cheap TN panel that can do 120 Hz but is fundamentally limited in terms of image quality. The PB238Q has served me well so far and is a worthy successor to my older 24" ASUS TN panel despite not being significantly more expensive.

Later on when 120 Hz. becomes more prevalent and I have hardware that can comfortably pump out 120 Hz (more like a GTX 780) in many games, perhaps I will switch.
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October 6, 2013 5:55:39 PM

md1032 said:
Frankly, getting two "good" specialized monitors for $400 at all is going to be a problem. The IPS screen I bought, which is a 1920x1080 ASUS PB238Q, is an entry-level IPS screen, and it was ~$220 on sale. It is a good monitor, but there are better screens out there.

I would focus your efforts on taking that money and buying a single high-quality screen. With your budget, you could even afford to step up to a higher-resolution 27" screen, even. Buy your second screen later on. In 2 years time, LED screen technology could take over and leave you with two outdated screens instead of one.

If you go that route, you will be forced to choose between a high refresh rate 120 Hz. TN panel or a higher image quality IPS screen. The response times are going to be very similar between between the two, don't worry about that, just focus on whether or not you want the higher refresh rates you can get from TN screens. Obviously for myself I ended up going with an inexpensive IPS screen because I was not comfortable with paying $300-400 for a cheap TN panel that can do 120 Hz but is fundamentally limited in terms of image quality. The PB238Q has served me well so far and is a worthy successor to my older 24" ASUS TN panel despite not being significantly more expensive.


http://www.amazon.com/VG248QE-24-Inch-Screen-LED-lit-Mo...
This is an excellent 144hz monitor perfect for gaming

http://www.amazon.com/ViewSonic-VX2770SMH-LED-27-Inch-M...
This is an excellent ips monitor for its price.

This would be a stellar setup for you for only a little over $400
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October 6, 2013 6:15:00 PM

Cribbs said:
md1032 said:
Frankly, getting two "good" specialized monitors for $400 at all is going to be a problem. The IPS screen I bought, which is a 1920x1080 ASUS PB238Q, is an entry-level IPS screen, and it was ~$220 on sale. It is a good monitor, but there are better screens out there.

I would focus your efforts on taking that money and buying a single high-quality screen. With your budget, you could even afford to step up to a higher-resolution 27" screen, even. Buy your second screen later on. In 2 years time, LED screen technology could take over and leave you with two outdated screens instead of one.

If you go that route, you will be forced to choose between a high refresh rate 120 Hz. TN panel or a higher image quality IPS screen. The response times are going to be very similar between between the two, don't worry about that, just focus on whether or not you want the higher refresh rates you can get from TN screens. Obviously for myself I ended up going with an inexpensive IPS screen because I was not comfortable with paying $300-400 for a cheap TN panel that can do 120 Hz but is fundamentally limited in terms of image quality. The PB238Q has served me well so far and is a worthy successor to my older 24" ASUS TN panel despite not being significantly more expensive.


http://www.amazon.com/VG248QE-24-Inch-Screen-LED-lit-Mo...
This is an excellent 144hz monitor perfect for gaming

http://www.amazon.com/ViewSonic-VX2770SMH-LED-27-Inch-M...
This is an excellent ips monitor for its price.

This would be a stellar setup for you for only a little over $400

Would the 23" one be suitable as well? I would assume it would be, but just curious
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October 6, 2013 6:45:54 PM

TheSportkid24 said:
Cribbs said:
md1032 said:
Frankly, getting two "good" specialized monitors for $400 at all is going to be a problem. The IPS screen I bought, which is a 1920x1080 ASUS PB238Q, is an entry-level IPS screen, and it was ~$220 on sale. It is a good monitor, but there are better screens out there.

I would focus your efforts on taking that money and buying a single high-quality screen. With your budget, you could even afford to step up to a higher-resolution 27" screen, even. Buy your second screen later on. In 2 years time, LED screen technology could take over and leave you with two outdated screens instead of one.

If you go that route, you will be forced to choose between a high refresh rate 120 Hz. TN panel or a higher image quality IPS screen. The response times are going to be very similar between between the two, don't worry about that, just focus on whether or not you want the higher refresh rates you can get from TN screens. Obviously for myself I ended up going with an inexpensive IPS screen because I was not comfortable with paying $300-400 for a cheap TN panel that can do 120 Hz but is fundamentally limited in terms of image quality. The PB238Q has served me well so far and is a worthy successor to my older 24" ASUS TN panel despite not being significantly more expensive.


http://www.amazon.com/VG248QE-24-Inch-Screen-LED-lit-Mo...
This is an excellent 144hz monitor perfect for gaming

http://www.amazon.com/ViewSonic-VX2770SMH-LED-27-Inch-M...
This is an excellent ips monitor for its price.

This would be a stellar setup for you for only a little over $400

Would the 23" one be suitable as well? I would assume it would be, but just curious


Absolutely, the 27inch is good aswell, they just go up in price quite substantially.
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October 6, 2013 7:04:20 PM

Cribbs said:
TheSportkid24 said:
Cribbs said:
md1032 said:
Frankly, getting two "good" specialized monitors for $400 at all is going to be a problem. The IPS screen I bought, which is a 1920x1080 ASUS PB238Q, is an entry-level IPS screen, and it was ~$220 on sale. It is a good monitor, but there are better screens out there.

I would focus your efforts on taking that money and buying a single high-quality screen. With your budget, you could even afford to step up to a higher-resolution 27" screen, even. Buy your second screen later on. In 2 years time, LED screen technology could take over and leave you with two outdated screens instead of one.

If you go that route, you will be forced to choose between a high refresh rate 120 Hz. TN panel or a higher image quality IPS screen. The response times are going to be very similar between between the two, don't worry about that, just focus on whether or not you want the higher refresh rates you can get from TN screens. Obviously for myself I ended up going with an inexpensive IPS screen because I was not comfortable with paying $300-400 for a cheap TN panel that can do 120 Hz but is fundamentally limited in terms of image quality. The PB238Q has served me well so far and is a worthy successor to my older 24" ASUS TN panel despite not being significantly more expensive.


http://www.amazon.com/VG248QE-24-Inch-Screen-LED-lit-Mo...
This is an excellent 144hz monitor perfect for gaming

http://www.amazon.com/ViewSonic-VX2770SMH-LED-27-Inch-M...
This is an excellent ips monitor for its price.

This would be a stellar setup for you for only a little over $400

Would the 23" one be suitable as well? I would assume it would be, but just curious


Absolutely, the 27inch is good aswell, they just go up in price quite substantially.

So I am now thinking of doing the ASUS VG248QE and an Acer H236HLBID it's a little over the $400 range, but it's very nice
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October 6, 2013 7:10:57 PM

I would go with the Asus VG248QE http://amzn.to/GBjsy2. It's a great performance monitor. I would not pick that 27" monitor. If you want a monitor 27" or larger then you should be looking for something that is 1440p or higher resolution like the QNIX QX2710 Evolution II http://amzn.to/1b5rKrR
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October 6, 2013 7:23:35 PM

TheSportkid24 said:
Cribbs said:
TheSportkid24 said:
Cribbs said:
md1032 said:
Frankly, getting two "good" specialized monitors for $400 at all is going to be a problem. The IPS screen I bought, which is a 1920x1080 ASUS PB238Q, is an entry-level IPS screen, and it was ~$220 on sale. It is a good monitor, but there are better screens out there.

I would focus your efforts on taking that money and buying a single high-quality screen. With your budget, you could even afford to step up to a higher-resolution 27" screen, even. Buy your second screen later on. In 2 years time, LED screen technology could take over and leave you with two outdated screens instead of one.

If you go that route, you will be forced to choose between a high refresh rate 120 Hz. TN panel or a higher image quality IPS screen. The response times are going to be very similar between between the two, don't worry about that, just focus on whether or not you want the higher refresh rates you can get from TN screens. Obviously for myself I ended up going with an inexpensive IPS screen because I was not comfortable with paying $300-400 for a cheap TN panel that can do 120 Hz but is fundamentally limited in terms of image quality. The PB238Q has served me well so far and is a worthy successor to my older 24" ASUS TN panel despite not being significantly more expensive.


http://www.amazon.com/VG248QE-24-Inch-Screen-LED-lit-Mo...
This is an excellent 144hz monitor perfect for gaming

http://www.amazon.com/ViewSonic-VX2770SMH-LED-27-Inch-M...
This is an excellent ips monitor for its price.

This would be a stellar setup for you for only a little over $400

Would the 23" one be suitable as well? I would assume it would be, but just curious


Absolutely, the 27inch is good aswell, they just go up in price quite substantially.

So I am now thinking of doing the ASUS VG248QE and an Acer H236HLBID it's a little over the $400 range, but it's very nice


Looks good man, but I would make sure to do a lot of research on the acer, just in-case there is some problems with it (you have no idea how many times I've been just about the buy a monitor when I have found a review pointing out a problem that I can't handle)
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