As an art hobbyist and non-competitive gamer, I've decided that my 2009 model Asus VH236H (
https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824236059) no longer suits my needs. The panel itself still works, but it's a very old TN panel with mediocre (my today's standards) color accuracy, meh (again, by today's standards) gaming ability, pain in the neck controls and failing ports. It lacks Freesync, G-Sync or any other adaptive sync mode as well (obviously, it's a 2009 2ms Gray to Gray TN panel--not that the actual GTG means anything). I really need a good performing PLS or IPS monitor--one that works well for non-competitive games with minimal ghosting, but also has good color accuracy (even most TN panels today have better color accuracy than mine).
We're getting 241 dollars back with our property tax credit. About 20 of that will be needed to cash the check (we do not have a checking account, as we're both on disability and get our payments via government Direct Express cards--which can only be loaded by the Social Security Administration). Another 5 or so will be needed to load it on a cash card (we have very few places worth buying tech from in our area). While that would normally leave us with about 216 dollars, we don't really want to spend the whole amount on one thing (we obviously have other things we need to buy). That said, I've come across the following two monitors:
https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1325218-REG/lg_24mp59g_p_24_fhd_monitor_1920x1080_75hz.htmlhttps://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1237298-REG/samsung_s24f350_350_series_sf350_23_5.htmlThe first is a 75 Hz freesync IPS monitor with great color accuracy, relatively low response time, and a remarkable (40 to 75 Hz) Freesync range. While I know calibration to its fullest would need a colorometer, there are guides to calibrating this product. It does not have speakers or VESA mounting holes, but those are unimportant to me anyway.
The second is a 60Hz freesync PLS monitor with very good color accuracy (a little above 100% sRGB), relatively low response time, apparently great (40 to 72 Hz) Freesync range and is apparently an underclocked 72Hz monitor (it can run 1080p at 72Hz with no issues), although that doesn't really matter to me since I don't plan on doing that.
Both feature 3 overdrive modes for response time, with a 1ms version (which overcompensates), a default version (which has some ghosting) and a "middle quality" version (which has very low ghosting). Both have IPS bleed, although this is a given at this price point. The question I'm asking is, which of the two should I get? Missouri is taking its time processing the credit, and the LG is both out of stock and more expensive at this moment (and may not be in stock when I get the check). The Samsung is on sale (which could end before I get the check), but overall not too much more expensive off sale (about 10 dollars). Both have a retail price well under 200 dollars. B&H photo has the best prices out of the sites I trust, and is an authorized dealer for both.