Why do so many gamers have such crappy monitors?

[Deleted member 284126]

Many have the same old 1080p TN monitors. I get that TNs have better response time, but I'd rather have a little less of that and get high IQ and resolution. Also, I've found that even the most avid of gamers spend more time NOT gaming on their computers than gaming, so the quality of a static image on your screen is really important.

I have a NEC PA271W. Some people believe that once you go 2560 res, you start to get severe diminishing returns, but really I love my NEC and don't mind the $1000+ price tag for this league of monitors.

 

[Zorander]

... don't mind the $1000+ price tag for this league of monitors.

Not all gamers share the same sentiment or priority.

 

[StrangerGuy]

I have more money than you so I'm superior

Fixed.

 

[goobernoodles]

Because gamers are looking for a place to cut cost and not all that many people notice a difference when not sitting next to a superior monitor. Why is this is a question. Haha

I know I'd enjoy a nicer monitor, but I'm not unhappy with what I have. It's not something I want to put money into. I have other hobbies the extra hundreds of dollars could use.

You bought a $1K monitor. I bought a $1k subwoofer.

To each his own.

 

[bendixG15]

I bought a $1K car .... runs great

 

[wuliheron]

Many have the same old 1080p TN monitors. I get that TNs have better response time, but I'd rather have a little less of that and get high IQ and resolution. Also, I've found that even the most avid of gamers spend more time NOT gaming on their computers than gaming, so the quality of a static image on your screen is really important.

I have a NEC PA271W. Some people believe that once you go 2560 res, you start to get severe diminishing returns, but really I love my NEC and don't mind the $1000+ price tag for this league of monitors.

Samsung is already working on a new 120hz 2ms TN monitor with a picture quality to rival yours and within a few years even better OLED displays should be available. I prefer to wait sometimes and get exactly what I want. Patience is a virtue.

 

[T_Yamamoto]

1k on a montior? wow.

 

[mfenn]

Smartass IPS owner answer: 'Cause they don't know any better.
Broke college gamer answer: Doood, I will pwn you with my 0.1ms TN.
Real answer: They can't justify spending the money or just don't care.

<--- IPS owner

:awe:

 

[0roo0roo]

money
steam hardware survey opens your eyes, most hardware is low end.

 

[ShreddedWheat]

I spent $ 349 over 2 years ago on my HannsG 28" monitor and love it and the colors are fine with me. Would rather have my money spread out over my computer equipment. A $ 1k monitor would be nice but not worth it to me. To each their own.

 

[Zap]

high IQ ... quality of a static image on your screen is really important.

Some people just don't care.

I store music using normal MP3 compression, and not FLAC. I store photos using JPEG compression and not RAW or TIFF. For video, I'm fine with h264 or whatever codec works well with reasonably small file size.

Do I care? On some deep level, I fully understand that the quality is less. However, even knowing that, I accept the tradeoffs.

Sometimes, good enough is really just good enough.

On a different note, why do internet forums spawn obsessive types like fleas on a mangy mutt? Few minutes ago I was reading a thread discussing TIM (thermal interface material, AKA thermal paste/compound). Talk about arguing over the last 1/10 of a degree difference. Elsewhere people argue over which PSU is the best, which relegates ALL other PSUs as being "crap." They point fingers at efficiency and ripple/noise and voltage regulation, all without understanding that there may be sample variations and some of the numbers are so close as to be within the margin of error. Then I was reading some post about monitors... oh wait. :sneaky:

BTW, I'm typing this while using a Samsung 305T Plus monitor that's hooked up to my main rig. My LAN party monitor is an Acer Ferrari 22" which I believe is a TN. Of course I prefer the 30" monitor for the extra pixels and size, but when I've used the 22" monitor, I have no problems with the lower image quality. I can see that it is lower quality if I think about it, but most of the time I just don't think about it and it isn't an issue.

 

[TakeNoPrisoners]

IPS is expensive, TN is cheap.

 

[BTRY B 529th FA BN]

Whatever porn looks best on :awe:

120Hz

I'd go back to my CRT if it didn't give off soo much heat, plus I get headaches from it..

 

[Deleted member 284126]

I forgot to mention that my opinion may be very skewed since my monitor quality is tied to what I do professionally, so nevermind....

 

[WaTaGuMp]

IPS is expensive, TN is cheap.

My IPS was under $400.

 

[mrSHEiK124]

Bought a PVA LCD for something ridiculous in 2003 or 2004. It *still works*. You get what you pay for

 

[Slugbait]

I'd go back to my CRT if it didn't give off soo much heat, plus I get headaches from it..

You were running at 60Hz? That would 'splain the headaches

My main usage machine is still running a Mits 2060U as the primary monitor, with a Sony 400PS as the secondary.

My main gaming machine is running on a Panny P54G25.

 

[Patrick Wolf]

1. Don't care.
2. Spend all their money on games.
3. Don't have enough money because they spend all their time playing games.
4. All the above.

 

[coldmeat]

You can laugh at me for using my shitty monitory all you want, but I'm laughing at you for spending so much more money than me when I get just as much enjoyment out of my 22" TN.

 

[DirkGently1]

There's nothing wrong with enjoying the finer things in life if you have the money. There's nothing wrong with settling for less if you don't.

I always buy the best that i can afford as i don't believe in hoarding money for the long term when i can enjoy spending it in the short term. Each to their own.

 

[Rifter]

Simple, money.

I'd rather have SLI 570's and a cheap 1080P monitor than use a IGP that couldnt push 20FPS at 1080P and a nice monitor.

 

[Blain]

Smartass IPS owner answer: 'Cause they don't know any better.
Broke college gamer answer: Doood, I will pwn you with my 0.1ms TN.
Real answer: They can't justify spending the money or just don't care.

:awe:

This

 

[piasabird]

Spend your money on what makes you happy. Maybe you do some kind of poll about what kind of monitors people have. Some people get by with a flatscreen TV. I dont do a lot of gaming, and only spend about $99 on my 18.5" VGA plug only Dell monitor. I just purchased what was on sale to get rid of my Tube Monitor. 2 years old and the monitor looks great. Of course if I have not realy used a better monitor, how would I know the difference?

 

[DesiPower]

... but I'd rather have a little less of that and get high IQ and resolution. ...

what is this "IQ" btw?

 

[Majic 7]

what is this "IQ" btw?

Evidently there is some correlation between it and buying decisions. I don't let it get in my way.:$