PS4 monitor for son, please advise newbie mum.

Barzette

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I'm buying my son a new monitor for his birthday, and need some recommendations and some questions answered.
He will only be using it for PS4 gaming in his room, nothing else.
I have a budget of around $AUD500, but that can be increased a bit if necessary.
So far, he's managed for the past few years with a 42" standard definition TV. Yeah, not the best.
This is his 21st birthday, so I want to get him the best that I can on that rough budget.
I really hope to get a 27" or bigger, as there's quite a distance between where he sits to where the screen will be, I'm guessing it's 2.5m?

He usually plays on his own, so the narrow viewing angle of a TN screen is fine.

From researching this stuff, I gather that there's no point getting higher than 60hz for playing PS4?
Is that likely to change any time soon?. Is there a PS5 on the horizon?

Thank you for any help, much appreciated.
 

Swift5858

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The BenQ Rl2755hm monitor is a console designed 27" gaming monitor which is under $500 aud

https://www.jbhifi.com.au/computers-tablets/monitors/benq/benq-rl2755hm-27-1ms-led-lcd-gaming-monitor/672153/

http://gaming.benq.com/gaming-monitor/rl2755hm

It is 60hz which is all you need for the PS4.
There is very little chance that the ps4 will change to a higher refresh rate, if it does, you would have to buy a new console.
No news of the PS5 has been released, and i dont believe there will be any for a few more years

Hope this helps
 

Barzette

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Hi, thanks for your reply.
My budget has now increased somewhat, to about $1,000.
I understand the PS4 is 60htz, but would you have any advise on a monitor for up around the $1,000 Mark?
Ideally, it would be quite big, as I measured his room and he actually sits 3m away from the screen.
 

Barzette

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Yeah, input lag. He used to play on my 2013 model expensive plasma, with the right settings, but couldn't stand the lag.