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Hiya,

So I recently built my PC, and the last few things I need to upgrade are my monitor, keyboard, mouse and desk.

I have a problem though.

I play competitive games on Xbox 360 / Xbox One. The last monitor I purchased was the BenQ RL2455HM and it was absolutely horrible. Blury, choppy, washed up colours - the only good thing was the response time.

Keeping that in mind, I've always wanted a 27" IPS (probably an AOC) monitor.

I'm weighing up getting an AOC 27" (for general computer use, and PC games (not a huge PC gamer yet) and just getting a cheaper monitor like the ASUS VE248H (however being in the same price range as the RL2455HM, I'm a bit worried) just for the 360/XB1.

Or should I just a 144hz monitor and use my monitor I have now as a utility monitor on the side?

THEN that brings the BenQ XL2420Z cs ASUS VG248QE question.

I hear the ASUS monitors are a lot crisper, and the only thing that is 'downgraded' is the flicker free settings (?). The BenQ is $50 more, so am I just paying for the brand with that $50 or is it going to make a huge different with features I haven't come across for just a casual pc gamer/general user and hardcore Xbox player?

Thanks for all who have read and are going to reply/replied. Much appreciated.

 
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coozie7
Sorry, mate, dollars covers several countries, guess my guess was wrong. :(
As the article says, it's currently the only IPS panel around that can do 120Hz so would have been almost ideal for your needs...Apart from the budget. And location. ;)
Probably an IPS panel would be too slow for competitive gaming, they're great for movies, general use and gamers of my age ;) but when every millisecond counts, you need a solid, sharp image, and when you positively, absolutely, have to kill very other mother in the room, a TN panel is really your weapon of choice.
A quick scan through the reviews shows both the 24" BenQ and Asus displays as being pretty good so I see why you're scratching your head, but I'd go for the BenQ, it looks good enough...
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Thanks for the reply mate.

I live in AUS, and I think that a new IPS, 27", 120Hz monitor will be a blowout of my budge.

I'm wanting a 27" and a 24" as the 24" would be for LAN events for the console. It's either a 24" and a cheaper (see above) 24 or just a good 24".
 
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Sorry, mate, dollars covers several countries, guess my guess was wrong. :(
As the article says, it's currently the only IPS panel around that can do 120Hz so would have been almost ideal for your needs...Apart from the budget. And location. ;)
Probably an IPS panel would be too slow for competitive gaming, they're great for movies, general use and gamers of my age ;) but when every millisecond counts, you need a solid, sharp image, and when you positively, absolutely, have to kill very other mother in the room, a TN panel is really your weapon of choice.
A quick scan through the reviews shows both the 24" BenQ and Asus displays as being pretty good so I see why you're scratching your head, but I'd go for the BenQ, it looks good enough to be your all round choice and I'm not sure what the 'flicker free' bit means but I'm fairly sure you don't want a flickering image ruining your fragfests.
If at all possible, try to see both running side-by-side, perhaps at your next meeting/lan party?
And as a final point, if you go for dual screens, you'll need to sit further away from a 27" display, sitting close is a bit of a problem when using it for normal tasks; It's so large you're constantly scanning up/down and left/right which quickly gets tiring and you'll need fighter pilots peripheral vision to get the best out of it when gaming!
 
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