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Started by CountDeMoney, August 14, 2014, 12:02:34 AM

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CountDeMoney

Thinking about springing for a better monitor. Anybody have opinions on those IPS monitors for gaming/blu-Ray?  I was thinking about something in the neighborhood of 27" to 30", and the idea of one of those 21:9 extra-wide monitors sounds cool.  LG makes one that's intriguing, and it's in the <$300 range.

Graphics cards are two NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 Ti AMPs running in SLI, and I have an internal LG Blu-Ray DVD R/RW drive.

Thoughts?


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Just picked up Samsung 27" a few weeks back from Sams club for $250
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Grey Fox

I have an IPS monitor while it's not giant 27-30 inches IPS works has advertised bigger angle of viewing.
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Syt

I have a Samsung 27" and am pretty happy with it. It's ten months or so old, and it cost me 300 or so at the time.
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CountDeMoney

So is IPS the route to go over LED when it comes to gaming an Blu-Ray?

Grey Fox

Quote from: CountDeMoney on August 14, 2014, 12:44:33 PM
So is IPS the route to go over LED when it comes to gaming an Blu-Ray?

Gaming - I don't think so, You are static at a right angle infront of the monitor.

Blu-Ray - what's your prefered sitting position then?

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Barrister

I also have a Sausung 27" from a few years ago (and thus paid more Than $250 for) and it's pretty awesome.

It did replace a Samsung 24" that died a premature death though shortly under one year after purchasing. <_<
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Liep

So 27" is the new standard? I'm suddenly feeling that my 21" is very small and old. :(
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Quote from: Liep on August 16, 2014, 11:16:41 AM
So 27" is the new standard? I'm suddenly feeling that my 21" is very small and old. :(

:hug: I'm good with my 23" Acer LED.
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Iormlund

I've had a 27" IPS monitor for quite a while. It's a Dell u2711, which I love. Fantastic colors and 2560*1440 res.

It was A LOT more expensive than $300 though.

Norgy

I bought a new monitor now. A 28" Philips UHD. The resolution makes me think I need glasses and became really old overnight.  :cry:

But man, games that handle that high resolutions look good. So good I probably will get an epileptic seizure soon.

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Josquius

What of these curved monitors I've seen about? That help with much?
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