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Tarik Riadi

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Hello community!

I've been looking to change my monitor next month for a bigger one and I'm struggling in picking one. Of course, my specs first:
Limitations:

  • Budget: Around $350 USD
    Location: Chile (translated: I do not have access to every monitor available in newegg nor amazon)
Uses: Gaming (not pro, casual but like the great graphics [who doesn't?]), studying and watching the occasional movie.

So, my current monitor is good enough for me, as I think the image quality is good enough for me to enjoy without complaining whatsoever. The only reason to change it, is to get a bigger screen (At least 27", as in-between sizes may not be a worthy enough upgrade). I've been mainly attracted to these ones:

ASUS MX279h: https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824236309
Samsung CF591: https://www.amazon.com/Samsung-C27F591-27-Inch-Monitor-Included/dp/B01CX26VNC

My main worries have been: 1. ppi; as some people say that running 1080p in a 27" display is a waste and should be looking instead for QHD for 27" (maybe they have experienced QHD resolutions, but is not my case [Maybe I won't think it looks bad, but I don't know]) and 2. Not good enough screens; as in all products, some people say that these screens are not good enough, either because of type of panel or color bleed, or whatever other reason.
I've also wondered if my PC (which currently handles all of my games, like GTA V, Tomb Raider 2013, Far Cry 4, Skyrim, Crysis, The Witcher 3, etc. with at least stable 60fps at 1080p resolution, which is more than enough (performance wise) for me) will be able to handle QHD without loosing too much performance (of course, I know there will be a loss) while keeping graphics on very high, or at least high.

Additional question: Is TN or VA really that bad compared to IPS?

Note: I've seen UltraWide, but given that not all games nor movies are made for this, black bars tend to appear, and it is something that I would like to avoid.

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So, to go straight to the point, I would like to know if the monitors I've looked are good enough given my current standards, and if I can, maybe, look for QHD monitors instead. I'm open to every recommendation of any other monitor, but please don't give me fan-boy answers.

Thank you all!
 
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1080p is 1080p. That's 1920x1080 pixels. Screen size does not matter, same amount of pixels. After @23.6/24",the pixels get larger. If you want to test this theory, measure the distance your head sits from your monitor. Then go sit in front of a big screen 1080p TV at the same distance. You'll notice it's all pixelated and fuzzy and generally looks terrible. So if you go with the 27/28" monitors on 1080p, to get the same clarity as you had with the 23", you'll need to sit further away from the screen. Which defeats the purpose as now the screen looks the same size as it did before.

This is why ppl recommend if moving to 27" or larger, you also make the move to 1440p/60Hz as that resolution has @1.7 times as many pixels, so the pixels...
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I found a monitor by Acer that is 1920x1080, 1ms response time, and 75hz through HDMI. It is 27” and can ship to Chile with a extra $150 USD to ship there. It’s a TN panel with means the viewing angles are not as good, but on this monitor the viewing angles are not that bad. I have this monitor myself except the 24.5” version : https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B072HGR5HB/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1508208448&sr=8-1&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_QL65&keywords=Acer+KG271+bmiix+27%22+Full+HD&dpPl=1&dpID=51IBtSUuskL&ref=plSrch
 
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Tarik Riadi

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I looks great! I will definitively look into it, and if I buy it, I will let you know.
Thank you!
 
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1080p is 1080p. That's 1920x1080 pixels. Screen size does not matter, same amount of pixels. After @23.6/24",the pixels get larger. If you want to test this theory, measure the distance your head sits from your monitor. Then go sit in front of a big screen 1080p TV at the same distance. You'll notice it's all pixelated and fuzzy and generally looks terrible. So if you go with the 27/28" monitors on 1080p, to get the same clarity as you had with the 23", you'll need to sit further away from the screen. Which defeats the purpose as now the screen looks the same size as it did before.

This is why ppl recommend if moving to 27" or larger, you also make the move to 1440p/60Hz as that resolution has @1.7 times as many pixels, so the pixels are roughly the same size as a 1080p pixel. This put a 27" monitor with the same clarity as the smaller 1080p.

Of course with 1.7x as many pixels to fill per frame, a 1440p monitor can be 1.7x more demanding on the gpu, so games that already hover around 60fps will take a good sized hit to fps. Many games need at least the power of a gtx 1070 or new Vega to get good results.
 
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