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Good 2k Monitor?

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April 21, 2014 5:58:22 PM

I'm looking for a nice 2k resolution monitor. I want something more than 1080, without spending all that money for 4k, so I went in the middle. Good price/performance. Brand doesn't matter, as long as it's solid.

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April 21, 2014 6:12:32 PM

What is your budget?
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April 21, 2014 6:24:05 PM

Define "2k monitor", 2K isn't a standard resolution and the best description of it i can find is 2000 pixels horizontally which is basically 1080P. If you are talking 2560x1600 thats a different resolution entirely than what 2K technically is.

Side note - 2K and 4K are dumb terms because they totally broke the convention to precisely specifying what a resolution is, 4k refers to pixels in the horizontal dimension while 1080P refers to pixels in the vertical dimension, it was an unnecessary confusion :/ 
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April 21, 2014 6:30:20 PM

hunter315 said:
Define "2k monitor", 2K isn't a standard resolution and the best description of it i can find is 2000 pixels horizontally which is basically 1080P. If you are talking 2560x1600 thats a different resolution entirely than what 2K technically is.

Side note - 2K and 4K are dumb terms because they totally broke the convention to precisely specifying what a resolution is, 4k refers to pixels in the horizontal dimension while 1080P refers to pixels in the vertical dimension, it was an unnecessary confusion :/ 


it was, and I agree. But since 4k, 2k has been confusingly accepted as resolution around the 1080 mark. 1080 is technically slightly below the 2k mark. I feel that Jhact has used the 2k handle to confuse us oldies, haha.
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April 22, 2014 3:30:55 AM

Also, what are you going to use it for Jhact? This is a pretty open ended question at the moment.
Do you game, if so what types of games do you play?
Do you do colour critical work which would require wide gamut panels?
Do you do CAD, rendering, or editing?
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April 22, 2014 8:11:07 AM

Sorry for causing all this confusion! I mean 2560x1600. I will game on it, a lot of Skyrim, FPS's, etc. No color critical work or editing. Just gaming and web browsing.
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April 26, 2014 6:46:07 AM

Hazza G said:
Good choices. As I said, I have the second one, and i love it. I did have the ASUS and, while I thought it looked nicer, it gave me migraines. Check out PWM or --Pulse Width Modulation-- on google before you make your mind up. ASUS uses PWM and that's what gave me, and a lot of other people on forums, massive headaches.


Okay, I'll be sure to check that out!
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April 24, 2014 5:43:26 PM

the cheaper 4k models have absolutely insane input lag, i hear. I feel it would be in your interest to get a good 1440p monitor or 1600p monitor. I'm not too clued up on 1600p models, but I can roccomend particular 1440p monitors?
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April 24, 2014 7:44:42 PM

Sure! My current monitor isn't too bad, but could use an upgrade. I'm using a 1920x1080p, 60hz, 23" (I think) Asus. 1440p would be nice. I hear once you go dual monitors you can't go back!
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April 25, 2014 5:14:31 AM

http://www.amazon.com/PB278Q-27-Inch-LED-lit-Profession...
Lots of people like this ASUS monitor. It gave me headaches, so I had to send it back, but if you are ok with PWM then I would say it is a good bet.

http://www.amazon.com/ViewSonic-VP2770-LED-SuperClear-P...
this viewsonic is a bit faster (even though it says it has a 12ms gtg response time). It is factory calibrated because, well it should be at this price.

http://www.amazon.com/Dell-UltraSharp-U2713HM-27%C2%94-...
and this is what I use for CAD and non-competative gameing. its also factory calibrated.

In England all of these monitors are practically the same price (only differences of about 20 quid) so the value aspect does not play such a big part. if you don't care about colour critical stuff, then it looks like the asus is pretty good. Especially as it is so much cheaper than the others in dollars.

Dual monitors is good for work, but for gaming is a no no. For gaming your require 1 or 3, since with two, the centre of the screen is split, and it is where you look the most. 3 is good since you have one in the center, like normal, and one on either side for extended peripheral vision. Your graphics card has to be able to handle all this though. I have 780ti and it does have trouble rendering in 1440p in some games (i like to keep graphics high).

Are you a competitive gamer?
If so, I would forget the whole ultra high res screens, since they are all quite slow at the moment. Go for a 24 inch TN panel at 144Hz llike the benQ XL range.

What is your in your rig by the way? CPU and graphics cards mainly...
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April 25, 2014 8:34:13 AM

I don't competitively game. I mostly want the two monitors not for one big screen, but for two independent screens. The bezel would drive me crazy. I have an i7-3770 and a GTX 660, but I plan on getting a 780 this summer.
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April 25, 2014 9:38:56 AM

Well, go for a 1440p monitor, use your 1080 as an auxiliary screen and play in lower graphics for a while. At this point I feel you know what you want to do?
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April 25, 2014 3:19:57 PM

Yup! Sorry for all the confusion and questions! Thank you very much for all the help!
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April 25, 2014 3:30:26 PM

Don't worry about it. Always glad to help!
Happy gaming on your new monitor. You know what you want to get yet?
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April 26, 2014 4:17:52 AM

Good choices. As I said, I have the second one, and i love it. I did have the ASUS and, while I thought it looked nicer, it gave me migraines. Check out PWM or --Pulse Width Modulation-- on google before you make your mind up. ASUS uses PWM and that's what gave me, and a lot of other people on forums, massive headaches.
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