How big is your gaming display?

[Craig234]

This is a bit sad. I use a 27" 1080p. 1.5 years ago, I bought a 34" 1440p Acer, and haven't opened the box yet.

 

[paperfist]

Do NOT get a curved monitor!!! I can't state this enough. It is complete utter market fad crap. There are really only 2-3 reasons for a curved display, one being that it is the screen for a projector system that is curved so that the light being projected across the entire screen can be at the same focal length (the edges of a flat screen are farther in distance than the center of the screen would be assuming the projector is centered on the screen). Most all other "curved" displays popped up after the high end curved screens came out trying to be the "hey, look at me, we are curved because those other high end systems you saw which used projectors were curved, so we are too"....

I mean, ok, if you have a 30 inch TN panel which you sit close too, yes, you have another reason for having a curved display (because the off angle viewing of that type of panel is horrible and you would notice a color shift on the sides of the screen if you are sitting too close). But there is no reason in the world that you should purchase a TN panel anymore, and an IPS panel or similar will give you 178 degrees of viewing angle without picture color shift. After that, you are really pushing it for a valid reason.

hmmm I always thought that too, curved is marketing junk. I think though like you're saying if it's a certain size that the curve would be helpful.

I was just looking around and came up with these 2:

https://www.bestbuy.com/site/samsun...matte-dark-blue-black/6115611.p?skuId=6115611

https://www.bestbuy.com/site/lg-38u...c-monitor-black-white/5672800.p?skuId=5672800

The Samsung is probably absurd at 49" which is bigger than my TV. It also used QLED which I'm not familiar with and the resolution seems a little limited at 3840 x 1080.

The LG is an IPS and 10" smaller so not a huge deal. The resolution is 3840 x 1600 so lol not even sure my i7-6700 & GTX 1070 will push that.

42" 1080p HDTV.

Not quite sure whether I want to go smaller/more monitors and sit at a proper desk again... or go even larger to around 60" 4k.

I'm moving house soon so I guess that will help with my decision too.

60" for a monitor?!?!? How big is your desk and how far back is your head from that 42" display?

I just stole my office 35" monitor and my desk is 25" deep. It's not so bad, but I think if I go bigger I would feel like a FPS would be assaulting my face.

This is a bit sad. I use a 27" 1080p. 1.5 years ago, I bought a 34" 1440p Acer, and haven't opened the box yet.

Have you gone mad?!?! Stop posting sales and break that box open!

 

[Chaotic42]

PC: 27" 1440p @ 120Hz
Console: ~12 foot projector 1080P @ 60Hz

 

[mopardude87]

Found a like new and tested 24'' ACER 1MS 1080p 144hz monitor at a local pawn shop for $100 out the door.Particular model goes for $198 new on Amazon.

Tried many sizes of screens from a 22'' 1080' to a 27'' 1440p and over all the sizes i always find myself enjoying a 24'' the most. If i do a upgrade its prob gonna be a 24'' 1440p panel but idk if i could lose the 144hz.I just got into this experience and well idk if i could go back to 60hz.

 

[BurnItDwn]

Most of the time, I'm gaming on a Sony vpl-hw45es front projection setup at 106 inches. for me, it is as perfect as 1080p can be.
Otherwise, have 3 cheap 21.5 inch monitors in eyefinity 3x1080p setup on other PC. It used to be my main gaming box, until I decided I'd rather play on the recliner with projector.

 

[aigomorla]

I use an LG 34inch ultra wide...
https://www.amazon.com/LG-Electroni...sr=1-12&keywords=lg+34+inch+ultrawide+monitor

However i am gonna get this badboy as soon as i can find it on sale for under 900 dollars.
https://www.kitguru.net/peripherals...ew-5120x1440-monitor-with-120hz-refresh-rate/

 

[Craig234]

I use an LG 34inch ultra wide...
https://www.amazon.com/LG-Electroni...sr=1-12&keywords=lg+34+inch+ultrawide+monitor

However i am gonna get this badboy as soon as i can find it on sale for under 900 dollars.
https://www.kitguru.net/peripherals...ew-5120x1440-monitor-with-120hz-refresh-rate/

Sheesh, so should I just try to sell the 34" unopened for a loss and buy the new one... yeesh!

 

[PrincessFrosty]

I wanted at least 30 inches and 144 hz with gsync so I got the LG 32GK850G. It's 31.5 inch and 165 hz, and looks subjectively really good compared to my 10 year old dell wfp3007-hc

I still have my Dell 3007 WFP-HC from like 10 years ago, great panel except not very good pixel response rate. Still looks nice today.

I run as my main a BenQ 32" 4k IPS panel now which is 4ms response time which is very fast for a IPS panel, means it's good for video/games or anything in motion. And has all the benefits for accurate colours and good viewing angles. Also at 32" 4k can be used natively without needing to scale windows at all, text is just barely large enough, but maintains a decent PPI.

Good monitor the only downside is about once a day you get a single frame full of noise flash up, documented problem with the monitor there was a big thread about that on the Hardocp forums, not enough of a problem to get rid of it though.

 

[mopardude87]

I run as my main a BenQ 32" 4k IPS panel now which is 4ms response time which is very fast for a IPS panel, means it's good for video/games or anything in motion. And has all the benefits for accurate colours and good viewing angles. Also at 32" 4k can be used natively without needing to scale windows at all, text is just barely large enough, but maintains a decent PPI.

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Must be using the same panel as this monitor which i am looking at upgrading my 24'' to maybe

https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824160349&Description=1440p monitor&cm_re=1440p_monitor-_-24-160-349-_-Product

Its a AOC but practically sounds like it has your same panel,i had a friend with one of these and yeah it appeared perfect for desktop usage.I keep hearing how 4k under 43'' is almost unsable at a close distance as i sit 3 feet away from my current monitor.Only issue is will i be willing to give up 144hz? Just my older games hold 144fps at the moment anyways but 75hz has to be some improvement from 60hz which i have been on like forever outside of my crt days lol.

 

[Igo69]

I have had 27" Asus MG279 for 3 years or so now and it is an excellent monitor. Recently I was thinking about 32" @4k resolution and over 90 Hz but unfortunately nobody makes these monitors yet.

 

[mopardude87]

I have had 27" Asus MG279 for 3 years or so now and it is an excellent monitor. Recently I was thinking about 32" @4k resolution and over 90 Hz but unfortunately nobody makes these monitors yet.

I kind of have a hard time wanting to give up the 144hz.This 24'' 1080p Acer my first monitor with anything over 60hz and well i was a skeptic turned believer believe me.Sounds like you prob just need to stick to the 27''.I kind of want a 27'' 1440p but idk this 32'' 1440p i see at 75hz MAY grab my attention.

I wouldn't blame you for not wanting to upgrade to anything less then a 144hz panel at 4k and well i think we are a few years out on that. Gpu power wise its gonna take a beast of a machine to pull those frames without dumping every other setting in a game to pull 144 fps.

 

[PlanetJosh]

A 40" 4k TV and a 30" 4k monitor on different pc systems (and in separate rooms.) Both are Samsung IPS screens. The monitor has a DP connection but the TV doesn't, it has HDMI. But the TV still looks quite nice, just not as nice as the monitor for games and most everything else.

The grand scale of the 40" is a pretty cool experience though. So waiting for another round of 40-45" monitors to come out. Not sure I want to get the Phillips or Dell 4k monitors in that size just yet because not sure if their IQ is as good as my Samsung 30" monitor. Sony has a 55" Oled 4k monitor (not a TV) but not paying $20K usd for it.

 

[mopardude87]

A 40" 4k TV and a 30" 4k monitor on different pc systems (and in separate rooms.) Both are Samsung IPS screens. The monitor has a DP connection but the TV doesn't, it has HDMI. But the TV still looks quite nice, just not as nice as the monitor for games and most everything else.

How much scaling did you have to do to get the monitor to be remotely usable though? I constantly keep seeing like 28'' 4k at pretty affordable prices and trust me i am intrigued.I guess like 144hz you just jump into it and just find out for yourself if it just works right?The store demo does me no justice if i can't open up like BF4 or something and play it.It's a hard sell and you just have peoples testimony usually to go on.

 

[SMOGZINN]

Mine is the TCL 43S405

I just got the TCL 43S425 which uses the same panel as the 405 to use as a monitor for my gaming PC. Unfortunately I had to ship it back for repairs before even getting to game on it.

 

[PlanetJosh]

How much scaling did you have to do to get the monitor to be remotely usable though? I constantly keep seeing like 28'' 4k at pretty affordable prices and trust me i am intrigued.I guess like 144hz you just jump into it and just find out for yourself if it just works right?The store demo does me no justice if i can't open up like BF4 or something and play it.It's a hard sell and you just have peoples testimony usually to go on.

It's 31.5" not 30", sorry about that typo, I was just careless with that. I just checked the scaling and I have it set at 225% because I sit back a lot further than most people due to my out of focus eyesight inside 5 feet. Yep I have to sit 5 feet back from the screen or just about anything. So I use over the counter reading glasses for up close things like reading a magazine and such. And btw the scaling works well, text and images seem fine. But maybe that can be attributed to the quality of this monitor which to me just blows me away with it's visual pop and detail in games and YouTube 4k videos and other programs.

So if your eyesight is good (normal) and you sit back much shorter than 5 feet from a 31.5" monitor then that size is a good compromise meaning it usually doesn't require much display scaling according to this article:

https://pcmonitors.info/reviews/samsung-u32e850r/

And I hate to quote an article to help answer you but I think my other option is to sit closer like normal vision people do and wear reading glasses. And some of those glasses work pretty good in that situation. And I could judge how much if any display scaling is needed.

But that wouldn't be fair right? It needs to be someone with good or normal eyesight to tell you if there are any abnormalities in the picture concerning text, images, etc when high scaling is used. Or to determine that it doesn't even need scaling in most applications which would be a very good thing of course. Btw my Samsung monitor is model U32E850R. Well I got long winded again. I keep trying to be more concise over the years. As far as the content itself if any of my logic or knowledge is off in my response then someone let me know.

Edit: Forgot, not done yet. The monitor has ips glow with is not unusual but it can be annoying. So I thought I can solve the problem by getting the Dell 30" OLED 4k monitor which I did last year for $3500 usd. No more ips glow or backlight bleeding, just a nice dark black background when appropriate for the scene. Sounds wonderful right?

Don't buy it if you like a wow factor image. Even though the blacks are like perfect it just doesn't have the visual pop of even some TVs out there. It's just not "vibrant" enough. And I've tried lots of color settings. So did other users over at Overclock in the thread about this Dell monitor. And their settings didn't help with the color either. It's running on my i7 6700 and Titan Xp. And calibration devices like Spyder don't even work on it according to net articles. I didn't know that before purchasing but many assumed they would work. I don't calibrate on my own anyway. (Dell model UP3017Q.)

 

[mopardude87]

It's 31.5" not 30", sorry about that typo, I was just careless with that. I just checked the scaling and I have it set at 225% because I sit back a lot further than most people due to my out of focus eyesight inside 5 feet. Yep I have to sit 5 feet back from the screen or just about anything. So I use over the counter reading glasses for up close things like reading a magazine and such.

So if your eyesight is good (normal) and you sit back much shorter than 5 feet from a 31.5" monitor then that size is a good compromise meaning it usually doesn't require much display scaling according to this article:

https://pcmonitors.info/reviews/samsung-u32e850r/

And I hate to quote an article to help answer you but I think my other option is to sit closer like normal vision people do and wear reading glasses. And some of those glasses work pretty good in that situation. And I could judge how much if any display scaling is needed.

But that wouldn't be fair right? It needs to be someone with good or normal eyesight to tell you if there are any abnormalities in the picture concerning text, images, etc when high scaling is used. Or to determine that it doesn't even need scaling in most applications which would be a very good thing of course. Btw my Samsung monitor is model U32E850R. Well I got long winded again. I keep trying to be more concise over the years. As far as the content itself if any of my logic or knowledge is off in my response then someone let me know.

Funny you should mention i got issues with distance but its clear enough to drive but pretty blurry at any given distance.Not a fan of glasses not till California DMV finds a issue with my vision and requires them to drive.It does not seem to be getting worst luckily so i may be ok for quite some time.

I sit 3 feet away from my current monitor and i lay in my bed about 5 feet away and watch stuff too. Its why i thought since my desk can hold up to 32'' and its the biggest i can stand without panning my head all over that in that size 4k would work but without actually seeing anything in person its a super hard sale.Its like selling me real estate on the moon,most stores run demos of like pictures to show off the IPS color and that is it.

I like the included game pictures in the article but one like BF4 with like in-game chat would have been extremely helpful.I play this often and rely on the chat of course as any good team member would and being able to read this is extremely important.Its text in games and stuff and how it scales that worries me more then anything.

 

[Midwayman]

Depends on what you play.
I have a 27" 1440p at normal desktop distance. Its great most of the time. However its a little large for competitive FPS. Its hard to focus on the edges and especially corners. If I were buying strictly focused on FPS I think I'd go 24". Or one of the smaller ultrawides maybe. Assuming you have the GPU to drive it.

 

[mopardude87]

Depends on what you play.
I have a 27" 1440p at normal desktop distance. Its great most of the time. However its a little large for competitive FPS. Its hard to focus on the edges and especially corners. If I were buying strictly focused on FPS I think I'd go 24". Or one of the smaller ultrawides maybe. Assuming you have the GPU to drive it.

I had a 27'' 1440p for a short period of time before selling it and sadly outside of the colors the IPS panel gave i was not impressed coming from a then Dell 24'' 1200p e-ips panel screen.Yeah the monitor was bigger and stuff appeared a bit sharper but i found nothing that amazed me.Having tried 27'' 1080p monitors before yup anything pass 24'' you immediately can start seeing pixels so i guess i get the 1440p resolution but idk i wasn't to impressed.At 24'' and 1080p as well as 144hz this monitor i use now isn't bad but bigger would be nice.

I see the market for the 32'' 1440p being extreme viable for people like me perhaps,its that or a 32'' 4k. The ppi of a 32'' 1440p is the same as a 24'' 1080p so just maybe?

 

[WhiteNoise]

I have a 55" 4K display. Samsung UN55KS8500 (Curved) and it absolutely beautiful to game on.

 

[KMFJD]

Alienware AW3418hw 34" and an Acer B326HUL 32"

 

[PlanetJosh]

I like the included game pictures in the article but one like BF4 with like in-game chat would have been extremely helpful.I play this often and rely on the chat of course as any good team member would and being able to read this is extremely important.Its text in games and stuff and how it scales that worries me more then anything.

In game chat is readable for me in Destiny 2 and Guild Wars 2 but haven't played BF4. And anyway I think Destiny 2 and Guilds Wars 2 increased their chat text size which was good news to lots of players. Maybe BF4 increased their text size too for chat in a patch in the last year or so? Just speculating there but I'm going to search on it today.

 

[mopardude87]

In game chat is readable for me in Destiny 2 and Guild Wars 2 but haven't played BF4. And anyway I think Destiny 2 and Guilds Wars 2 increased their chat text size which was good news to lots of players. Maybe BF4 increased their text size too for chat in a patch in the last year or so? Just speculating there but I'm going to search on it today.

I could do some digging too i prob won't be buying this monitor till FEB at the latest anyways but i always try and do intensive research and take my time with it before making such a purchase.4k essentially will most likely be the last display any desktop will ever get unless they improve on IPS and introduce something new?Maybe like Star Trek and the cell phones our next screens could be the transparent stuff you see like in the movie Avatar?Science fiction becomes science fact and that is our next major update?

Just playing around with different options and ideas.

 

[paperfist]

I use an LG 34inch ultra wide...
https://www.amazon.com/LG-Electroni...sr=1-12&keywords=lg+34+inch+ultrawide+monitor

However i am gonna get this badboy as soon as i can find it on sale for under 900 dollars.
https://www.kitguru.net/peripherals...ew-5120x1440-monitor-with-120hz-refresh-rate/

W00t thanks! I was seriously considering their CHG90 QLED, but the lower resolution was off putting. A lot of the reviews seemed to push that aside as acceptable because of the size. It still had my interest because I couldn’t find another monitor similar in size with similar features like built in KVM and multiple input sources cause I would use it work work and gaming.

 

[rchunter]

27" asus rog pg279q
32" acer xb321hk
32" benq bl3200

 

[Alamat]

Using a Sony 43" 4K TV as monitor/TV and I sit about 3-4 feet away. Good stuff!