Gaming Monitors

[tp4tissue]

So yoo plays dat Vidya.. and haz extra korona Bux$..

Decision Pivots:

WINNING   vs   IMAGE QUALITY   vs   ERGONOMIX


Winning:

1- 240hz TN w/ULMB <I am Speeeed>
2- 240hz IPS w/ULMB
3- 240hz VA w/ULMB
4- OLED

IMAGE Quality:

1- OLED
2- 240hz VA w/ULMB
3- 240hz IPS w/ULMB (bad image quality, extremely low contrast)
4- 240hz TN w/ULMB (bad image quality, extremely low contrast)

Ergonomics:

Size Matters,  larger panels are slower and typically more blurry than smaller panels.
This is why many FPS PROs use small 24" monitors, both to fit more in their focal cone, but also because the pixel transition time is faster and more uniform the smaller the panel is.

Smaller panels are harder to see and have to be viewed closer up. This causes focal induced eyestrain. pick your poison.

[Ryan4]

Don't worry about response times, 1ms vs. 5ms isn't a big difference and regardless there is no standardized way of measuring response times. The new monitor will hit performance because it's a higher resolution, but not becomes of a higher response time.

[tp4tissue]

Don't worry about response times, 1ms vs. 5ms isn't a big difference and regardless there is no standardized way of measuring response times. The new monitor will hit performance because it's a higher resolution, but not becomes of a higher response time.

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[Darthbaggins]

Response times are actually very important, I normally look at any panel that is sub 4ms G2G.  I'm still happy w/ my Acer XF270hU, has great color reproduction (only 8bit at highest setting but will do 10bit at 120hz), response, and 144hz refresh (IPS).  Also resolution depends on the pixel density per panel size, for me 27" is great for 1440p but for 1080 I wont go above 25" due to the pixels not being as dense.  If I were to go back to 1080p I would only choose to go IPS based panel or at least a Quantum Dot since I need color accuracy for the panels secondary purpose for image editing (color accuracy is very important for me in that part).

[tp4tissue]

Response times are actually very important, I normally look at any panel that is sub 4ms G2G.  I'm still happy w/ my Acer XF270hU, has great color reproduction (only 8bit at highest setting but will do 10bit at 120hz), response, and 144hz refresh (IPS).  Also resolution depends on the pixel density per panel size, for me 27" is great for 1440p but for 1080 I wont go above 25" due to the pixels not being as dense.  If I were to go back to 1080p I would only choose to go IPS based panel or at least a Quantum Dot since I need color accuracy for the panels secondary purpose for image editing (color accuracy is very important for me in that part).

Quantum Dot is not a good idea for color accuracy WORK.  There are numerous formulations out there of it with different spectral densities even within 1-2 years generations.

If you own a spectrometer, $5000, then it's fine, but if you only have a $250 colorimeter like i1dp, without a high resolution spectral correction, the colorimeter does not read the right colors.

For color accuracy on web work, the basic white led formulations srgb gamut is the most consistent on base bundled spectral corrections.

8bit and 10bit makes very little difference for general photoshop work because photoshop's color engine does its own dithering.