I want to upgrade my primary monitor and use my current monitor as a secondary screen. I play some first person shooter games, but mostly strategy and moba and a little WoW.
I want to make sure that what I get will last me several years. I will be upgrading my computer in a few months, so don't worry about my video card. I'm thinking 24 inches is about the right size for my desktop if I want to use 2 monitors. I'm not looking for a 1 ms 144 Hz gaming monitor, and don't need g-synch. I've been looking at some sweet narrow bezel monitors from Dell, and am wondering which I should get.
My questions:
1) Should I stick with 1920 x 1080 or upgrade to a higher resolution? Dell has a 25 inch 2560 x 1440 WQHD model that is intriguing. Dell also has a 24 inch 3840 x 2160 monitor, but I really think that's overkill. I'm not enthusiastic about buying pixels I cannot see. I wonder if I will be kicking myself down the line for not getting the WQHD model. I would love to see it with my own eyes, but they don't have one at my local Best Buy, of course.
2) I'm thinking IPS rather than TN. I don't play in the dark, so I don't think the IPS glow will bother me, and the better color fidelity and viewing angles will be nice. Any contrary opinions?
I want to make sure that what I get will last me several years. I will be upgrading my computer in a few months, so don't worry about my video card. I'm thinking 24 inches is about the right size for my desktop if I want to use 2 monitors. I'm not looking for a 1 ms 144 Hz gaming monitor, and don't need g-synch. I've been looking at some sweet narrow bezel monitors from Dell, and am wondering which I should get.
My questions:
1) Should I stick with 1920 x 1080 or upgrade to a higher resolution? Dell has a 25 inch 2560 x 1440 WQHD model that is intriguing. Dell also has a 24 inch 3840 x 2160 monitor, but I really think that's overkill. I'm not enthusiastic about buying pixels I cannot see. I wonder if I will be kicking myself down the line for not getting the WQHD model. I would love to see it with my own eyes, but they don't have one at my local Best Buy, of course.
2) I'm thinking IPS rather than TN. I don't play in the dark, so I don't think the IPS glow will bother me, and the better color fidelity and viewing angles will be nice. Any contrary opinions?
How far away do you plan to sit away from your monitor? Visual acuity is something to consider but use www.isthisretina.com and report back where you ended up in terms of resolution/distance/size. Cheers.
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