Help me pick out a monitor from Amazon's sale preferably around $250 or less! First Desktop build!

[The Jasmine Dragon]

So amazon is having a 30% off deal today on a few monitors. Basically I want a good monitor for gaming that has great picture quality and doesn't have any ghosting. I'd like a good refresh rate as well. I'm fine with having a response time of 5ms. A lower response time would be great but I won't be upset if I have to sacrifice it for picture quality. Please let me know asap! Thank you!

 

[JackNaylorPE]

No ghosting means 144 Hz....slightly over budget at $262

http://www.amazon.com/VG248QE-24-Inch-Screen-LED-lit-Monitor/dp/B00B2HH7G0

 

[The Jasmine Dragon]

Well minimal ghosting. Like to the point where it doesn't hang around or it's not really that noticeable.

 

[JackNaylorPE]

Asus IPS

Asus 144Hz TN

 

[The Jasmine Dragon]

Asus IPS

Asus 144Hz TN

Do you have a specific Asus IPS in mind? Basically I want a monitor that's good for gaming and watching movies.

 

[JackNaylorPE]

I don't use IPS for gaming builds..... for reasons that should be evident (ghosting) in 1st image above

 

[The Jasmine Dragon]

I don't use IPS for gaming builds..... for reasons that should be evident (ghosting) in 1st image above

I don't see any images?

 

[JackNaylorPE]

THG's web software deleting again

IPS - http://www.tftcentral.co.uk/images/pixperan/asus_pa248q.jpg

TN 144 Hz - http://www.tftcentral.co.uk/images/pixperan/asus_vg278he.jpg

http://www.tftcentral.co.uk/reviews/asus_pa248q.htm

 

[The Jasmine Dragon]

Asus IPS

Asus 144Hz TN

THG's web software deleting again

IPS - http://www.tftcentral.co.uk/images/pixperan/asus_pa248q.jpg

TN 144 Hz - http://www.tftcentral.co.uk/images/pixperan/asus_vg278he.jpg

http://www.tftcentral.co.uk/reviews/asus_pa248q.htm

Ah alright. So how good would you say the color quality is on the VS248qe? Like is anything washed out at all or is the contrast good?

 

[JackNaylorPE]

Contrast is superb....we have an IPS monitor, it's used for video / photo editing but goven the choice between the $1,000 IPS, the $225 Asus TN 120 Hz and the Asus TN 144Hz, the Dell IPS is last one chosen.

 

[The Jasmine Dragon]

Contrast is superb....we have an IPS monitor, it's used for video / photo editing but goven the choice between the $1,000 IPS, the $225 Asus TN 120 Hz and the Asus TN 144Hz, the Dell IPS is last one chosen.

Is the 120 hz Asus the one you linked in the review? How does that compare with color quality on the 144Hz model? Is it better? I'm also considering this monitor: http://www.amazon.com/BenQ-Gaming-Monitor-RL2455HM-24-Inch/dp/B007HSKSMI/ref=cm_cr_pr_product_top I know it's only 74hz but I don't really need it for fps games. The only fps game I'd really be playing on my pc would be TF2.

 

[JackNaylorPE]

Our 120 Hz model is the 2012 model, it's not for sale anymore ... the 144 Mhz is the current model.

Again, to my eyes, there is simply no comparison in gaming between the 144 Hz TN monitors and anything else I have ever seen. Accurate color rending is important when doing photo editing.... you don't want grandmas cheeks in her glamor shots looking overly red so that she looks like she's a madam in an ole western bordello. That's why we bought an IPS monitor

OTOH, gaming is artwork.... will it affect your gameplay experience if superman's costume is cornflower or lavender ? The 144 Hz TN has better response time, better contrast, better brightness, better under low light conditions,smoother edges, does 3D and fully supports Lightboost / G-Sync. That's why the IPS system goes unused when 2 people are gaming .... last one in gets the IPS.

IPS excels in better viewing angles.... so if you game with 2 people sitting on either side of you the outside folks may not have as good a view. The IPS has better color accuracy....not sharper color, not brighter color, not deeper colors but they will show you more accurate screen colors, with one big caveat. If you haven't calibrated the screen, you wasting ya money on IPS. This will explain why

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/overlord-tempest-x270oc-monitor,3879-3.html

If you want to understand why 144 Hz TN excels in gaming, read this review.

http://www.tftcentral.co.uk/reviews/asus_rog_swift_pg278q.htm

many peeps still prefer IPS over TN, we all ain't "built" the same.... Best thing for you to do is go out and look at some panels and read some reviews.