Monitors Looking to buy a monitor

draglord · Oct 17, 2024

Hello

I am looking to buy a monitor. I would prefer if it is around 15k but i can stretch it to 20k if needed.

Couple of things:

1) 4k isn't a hard requirement. I am happy with 2k as well.
2) I would prefer if it is 32-34 inches
3) I am still not sure if a curved monitor would be good for me as i already have two flatscreen monitors. Thoughts?
4) i5 11400, 4080 super
5) I would tend to avoid ultra-wide

Thanks

edept · Oct 17, 2024

ViewSonic VX3219-2K-PRO-2 (costs around 24K).

VijayB · Oct 17, 2024

How is the after-sales support of the ViewSonic?

OMEGA44-XT · Oct 17, 2024

You missed a big thing - usage.

Buy Acer XV272U V3 for gaming.

For multimedia, this will be good: https://www.amazon.in/Acer-SA322QU-2560x1440-Resolution-Speakers/dp/B0D2MXDSP8
Or https://www.amazon.in/Lenovo-3840x2160-Pixels-Monitor-2xHDMI/dp/B0CLCTLPP8

Or buy a 43" 4K TV under 20k?

draglord · Oct 17, 2024

OMEGA44-XT said:
You missed a big thing - usage.

Buy Acer XV272U V3 for gaming.

For multimedia, this will be good: https://www.amazon.in/Acer-SA322QU-2560x1440-Resolution-Speakers/dp/B0D2MXDSP8
Or https://www.amazon.in/Lenovo-3840x2160-Pixels-Monitor-2xHDMI/dp/B0CLCTLPP8

Or buy a 43" 4K TV under 20k?

Yes i wanted to buy the monitor for gaming itself. Good recommendations, thank you.

Question: How important is refresh rate for gaming?

OMEGA44-XT · Oct 17, 2024

draglord said:
Yes i wanted to buy the monitor for gaming itself. Good recommendations, thank you.

Question: How important is refresh rate for gaming?

Beyond 120Hz, doesn't matter much for most gamers IMO. But 75Hz monitors have poor response time for even 75Hz, so it is better to stay away from anything that is not a proper gaming monitor.

Grab Acer XV272U V3 for 16-18k ASAP. It goes out of stock at times.

draglord · Oct 17, 2024

OMEGA44-XT said:
Beyond 120Hz, doesn't matter much for most gamers IMO. But 75Hz monitors have poor response time for even 75Hz, so it is better to stay away from anything that is not a proper gaming monitor.

Grab Acer XV272U V3 for 16-18k ASAP. It goes out of stock at times.

Will do. Thanks

Tracer_Bullet · Oct 17, 2024

Yeah Acer XV272U is good. I have used v2 and its nice and colorful.

draglord said:
3) I am still not sure if a curved monitor would be good for me as i already have two flatscreen monitors. Thoughts?

Curved monitor can be nice too. I have one that is slightly curved 32 and i liked it on day 1. But these days i don't see the curve at all.
I don't know for sure, but curve might reduce reflections.

draglord said:
4080 super

Assuming you don't already have an oled tv or similar, maybe in future consider a proper HDR display - esp if you are into single player games.
Maybe ips for work and oled for media ( i use oled for both ). Perhaps miniled ( have never used one so dunno about drawbacks )

HDR when done well can be a large step up in graphics without much fps impact. DOOM eternal for example is incredibly good.
oleds are getting cheaper, maybe in few years could even come below 50k hopefully.

+ contrast of oleds is just great. Dark scenes can look stunning without the backlight ( rdr2 night along the river ...).
oled displays on phones can give a good idea on difference vs ips/va.

draglord · Oct 17, 2024

Tracer_Bullet said:
Yeah Acer XV272U is good. I have used v2 and its nice and colorful.

Curved monitor can be nice too. I have one that is slightly curved 32 and i liked it on day 1. But these days i don't see the curve at all.
I don't know for sure, but curve might reduce reflections.

Assuming you don't already have an oled tv or similar, maybe in future consider a proper HDR display - esp if you are into single player games.
Maybe ips for work and oled for media ( i use oled for both ). Perhaps miniled ( have never used one so dunno about drawbacks )

HDR when done well can be a large step up in graphics without much fps impact. DOOM eternal for example is incredibly good.
oleds are getting cheaper, maybe in few years could even come below 50k hopefully.

+ contrast of oleds is just great. Dark scenes can look stunning without the backlight. oled displays on phones can give a good idea on difference vs ips/va.

Great thanks

OMEGA44-XT · Oct 18, 2024

Tracer_Bullet said:
Yeah Acer XV272U is good. I have used v2 and its nice and colorful.

Curved monitor can be nice too. I have one that is slightly curved 32 and i liked it on day 1. But these days i don't see the curve at all.
I don't know for sure, but curve might reduce reflections.

Assuming you don't already have an oled tv or similar, maybe in future consider a proper HDR display - esp if you are into single player games.
Maybe ips for work and oled for media ( i use oled for both ). Perhaps miniled ( have never used one so dunno about drawbacks )

HDR when done well can be a large step up in graphics without much fps impact. DOOM eternal for example is incredibly good.
oleds are getting cheaper, maybe in few years could even come below 50k hopefully.

+ contrast of oleds is just great. Dark scenes can look stunning without the backlight ( rdr2 night along the river ...).
oled displays on phones can give a good idea on difference vs ips/va.

Xiaomi's 55" 4K OLED TV was 50k on sale but is 60Hz.

LG C3 43" used to be 80k but seemed OOS in Bengaluru when I was looking for one in May, I bought 48" for 90k instead. Even I hope that in few years something like a 1440p 27" OLED monitor will be under 50k. Since TV is big, I still play games like CoD on my monitor.

Madxo · Oct 18, 2024

I would suggest LG ultragear. During sales it came close to 20k with credit card and discounts. Its a great monitor and since you have 4080 you will be able to utilise the high 180hz refresh rate as well. You should also think about the after sales experience and LG ultragear series have a 3 year warranty and their after sales support is quite good.

draglord · Oct 18, 2024

Madxo said:
I would suggest LG ultragear. During sales it came close to 20k with credit card and discounts. Its a great monitor and since you have 4080 you will be able to utilise the high 180hz refresh rate as well. You should also think about the after sales experience and LG ultragear series have a 3 year warranty and their after sales support is quite good.

Ok will look into it. Thanks

OMEGA44-XT · Oct 18, 2024

draglord said:
Ok will look into it. Thanks

LG 32GN600-B vs Acer Nitro VG271UP Pbmiipx Side-by-Side Monitor Comparison

Compare the LG 32GN600-B and Acer Nitro VG271UP Pbmiipx monitors

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VA panels are generally slower than IPS for response time

Like a 120Hz monitors needs a response time of 1/120 ms or 8.33 ms for high refresh rate compliance across dark & bright transitions.

So generally IPS monitors are better. Samsung G7 1440p 240Hz was an exception among VA monitors.

draglord · Oct 18, 2024

guest_999 · Monday at 1:09 AM

OMEGA44-XT said:
You missed a big thing - usage.

For multimedia, this will be good: https://www.amazon.in/Acer-SA322QU-2560x1440-Resolution-Speakers/dp/B0D2MXDSP8
Or https://www.amazon.in/Lenovo-3840x2160-Pixels-Monitor-2xHDMI/dp/B0CLCTLPP8

Or buy a 43" 4K TV under 20k?

Acer model seems to be better with 300nits & its 8bits+frc achieving pseudo 10bits "1 billion" colours while lenovo one does not mention anything like that though it also claims 72% NTSC.

31.5" Acer SA322QU Abiip - Specifications

Specifications of Acer SA322QU Abiip. Display: 31.5 in, IPS, W-LED, 2560 x 1440 pixels, Viewing angles (H/V): 178 ° / 178 °, Brightness: 300 cd/m², Static contrast: 1000 : 1, Dynamic contrast: 100000000 : 1, Refresh rate: 48 Hz - 75 Hz, NTSC: 72 %, Dimensions: 714 x 421.6 x 48.2 mm, Weight: 5.19...

www.displayspecifications.com

Any similar TV under 20k compared to this acer model or a bit over 20k? Having a remote to configure settings (colour, contrast, sharpness etc) really helps.

OMEGA44-XT · Monday at 8:20 AM

guest_999 said:
Acer model seems to be better with 300nits & its 8bits+frc achieving pseudo 10bits "1 billion" colours while lenovo one does not mention anything like that though it also claims 72% NTSC.

31.5" Acer SA322QU Abiip - Specifications

Specifications of Acer SA322QU Abiip. Display: 31.5 in, IPS, W-LED, 2560 x 1440 pixels, Viewing angles (H/V): 178 ° / 178 °, Brightness: 300 cd/m², Static contrast: 1000 : 1, Dynamic contrast: 100000000 : 1, Refresh rate: 48 Hz - 75 Hz, NTSC: 72 %, Dimensions: 714 x 421.6 x 48.2 mm, Weight: 5.19...

www.displayspecifications.com

Any similar TV under 20k compared to this acer model or a bit over 20k? Having a remote to configure settings (colour, contrast, sharpness etc) really helps.

Any Vu or Redmi or Hisense 43" 4K TV is 8 bit + FRC. It doesn't matter much honestly. Say an 8 bit OLED will always look better than a true 10 bit IPS panel w/o FALD.

guest_999 · Monday at 10:58 AM

OMEGA44-XT said:
Any Vu or Redmi or Hisense 43" 4K TV is 8 bit + FRC. It doesn't matter much honestly. Say an 8 bit OLED will always look better than a true 10 bit IPS panel w/o FALD.

I know, I have an oled screen laptop & picture quality difference with typical IPS tv is day & night & that's not even considering HDR videos. I am more concerned about longevity & after sales support of VU/Hisense/redmi compared to acer as any typical monitor from established brands come with 3 years warranty.