27"+ for web pages. What resolution is best ?

[scaryfast]

I would like to get a 27" or larger monitor for viewing web pages.

I want it to be a low to mid-range price.

Usually, I'm guessing, 1 page will fill up the whole screen. So, what resolution of monitor would be best for this? Any thing else I should consider?

Thanks.

 

[BURNINGchicken3]

if it is just for web browsing i would get a 1920x1080 higher resolution give you more pixels which give you more screen space. but you could just get a 2560x1440 and just zoom in. so if price is not a problem i would just get a higher res screen they always look better

 

[Nizzzlle]

Google "Korean IPS" Yamakasi Catleap are A- Apple cinema displays for a fraction of the price... $300 on ebay. Most do 100hz and they are 2560x1440 27" inch displays. Perfect for what you need.

 

[Broheim]

anything below 2560x1440 on a 27" is stupid, get one of the cheap koreans from ebay.

 

[iamchel]

It doesnt really matter all that much since you can adjust the page sizes within the browser.

 

[postmortemIA]

anything below 2560x1440 on a 27" is stupid, get one of the cheap koreans from ebay.

And exactly how are web pages optimized for it?
I vote for decent 1920x1200 display. At least you will be able to enjoy web without much tweaking.

 

[Broheim]

And exactly how are web pages optimized for it?
I vote for decent 1920x1200 display. At least you will be able to enjoy web without much tweaking.

webpages aren't optimized for 1920 either, they shouldn't be optimized for a specific resolution at all and most aren't.

1920x1200 on a 27" gets you a PPI of about 80 which means you have to sit further away from the screen to not notice the lower resolution and then what is the point of a 27", why not just get a much cheaper 23/24".

 

[Jinru]

For those who haven't seen it yet. Anand did a review of one of the Korean monitors.

http://www.anandtech.com/show/5885/the-achieva-shimian-qh270-a-350-27inch-wqhd-sips-display

 

[MontyAC]

I love my Korean PCBANK 1440p monitor. I can open two full web pages side by side. Also, the fonts are super sharp with the glossy screen.

 

[postmortemIA]

webpages aren't optimized for 1920 either, they shouldn't be optimized for a specific resolution at all and most aren't.

1920x1200 on a 27" gets you a PPI of about 80 which means you have to sit further away from the screen to not notice the lower resolution and then what is the point of a 27", why not just get a much cheaper 23/24".

OP was not asking "Recommend me a monitor with highest dot pitch". Op was asking for monitor easy to read web pages on. Well guess what, that is monitor that can display content without being too taxing on eyes. 1440P is overkill and will require him to zoom in pages, which will distort either page layout, picture or text.
Point of 27" over 24" is that regardless that dot pitch is inferior to 24", it is that much easier to read. Not everybody looks into text and says "look I can see pixels there, how inconvenient"

 

[GoStumpy]

webpages aren't optimized for 1920 either, they shouldn't be optimized for a specific resolution at all and most aren't.

1920x1200 on a 27" gets you a PPI of about 80 which means you have to sit further away from the screen to not notice the lower resolution and then what is the point of a 27", why not just get a much cheaper 23/24".

1680x1050 on a 22" is 90PPI
1920x1080 on a 24" is 91PPI
1920x1200 on a 27" is 84PPI

6 PPI gonna make a difference?

 

[Broheim]

1680x1050 on a 22" is 90PPI
1920x1080 on a 24" is 91PPI
1920x1200 on a 27" is 84PPI

6 PPI gonna make a difference?

I was talking about the difference between 2560x1440 and 1920x1200 on a 27"

 

[Broheim]

OP was not asking "Recommend me a monitor with highest dot pitch". Op was asking for monitor easy to read web pages on. Well guess what, that is monitor that can display content without being too taxing on eyes. 1440P is overkill and will require him to zoom in pages, which will distort either page layout, picture or text.
Point of 27" over 24" is that regardless that dot pitch is inferior to 24", it is that much easier to read. Not everybody looks into text and says "look I can see pixels there, how inconvenient"

if you can't read text at 2560x1440 on a 27" you are in serious need of some glasses, and I'm guessing the OP would have mentioned if he had any impairments.

I can easily read text on a 141 ppi screen on my laptop and my 27" screen at home is much further away from me than my laptop usually is.

a friend of mine has a 1080p 27" and I don't think I could ever use such a screen after having a 1440p screen.

 

[postmortemIA]

if you can't read text at 2560x1440 on a 27" you are in serious need of some glasses, and I'm guessing the OP would have mentioned if he had any impairments.

I can easily read text on a 141 ppi screen on my laptop and my 27" screen at home is much further away from me than my laptop usually is.

a friend of mine has a 1080p 27" and I don't think I could ever use such a screen after having a 1440p screen.

According to my eye doctor, I don't need any glasses. And I had annual exam very recently.

My smartphone has over 300ppi. So according to you that should be best device for viewing web pages. Better than large display with lower pixel density.

But it is not. Its display is only 4" and something. It is not as pleasant as reading text of just right size. And text of right size is not determined by ppi alone. It is determined by the size of display.

Finding correct size and resolution is about being able to read smallest text on the web pages without causing eye strain.

 

[zod96]

I have bad eye sight something like 80/400 My left eye is a lazy eye. I tried using a 27 inch 2560x1440 monitor. For games its awesome. For everything else it was like looking threw a microscope to see anything, and that was with large fonts and text. Which would then screw up most web pages. I couldn't see crap at 2560x1440. Went back to 1920x1200 24 inch and now things are crystal clear. So unless you have perfect 20/20 vision be warned

 

[paperwastage]

I have bad eye sight something like 80/400 My left eye is a lazy eye. I tried using a 27 inch 2560x1440 monitor. For games its awesome. For everything else it was like looking threw a microscope to see anything, and that was with large fonts and text. Which would then screw up most web pages. I couldn't see crap at 2560x1440. Went back to 1920x1200 24 inch and now things are crystal clear. So unless you have perfect 20/20 vision be warned

zoom in?

 

[Throckmorton]

There are really only two options for good 27" screens... the Apple Cinema and the cheap Shimians or whatever. Everything else is either TN (crappy color) or IPS with a nasty matte coating.

 

[Throckmorton]

I have bad eye sight something like 80/400 My left eye is a lazy eye. I tried using a 27 inch 2560x1440 monitor. For games its awesome. For everything else it was like looking threw a microscope to see anything, and that was with large fonts and text. Which would then screw up most web pages. I couldn't see crap at 2560x1440. Went back to 1920x1200 24 inch and now things are crystal clear. So unless you have perfect 20/20 vision be warned

If you increased font size, what was the issue?

 

[postmortemIA]

If you increased font size, what was the issue?

for many webpage layout works great only for small subset of font sizes. If you zoom in the text, it start overlapping with images and other multimedia.
That is why Firefox has option to zoom in text only or zoom in all content. In second case, images are scaled. And they become blurry since they are no longer 1:1.

 

[zod96]

Postmortem said it right. When you increase the fonts it tends to mess up webpages that were not set for it. Most pages I check out were pretty messed up when I used anything but normal or slightly larger fonts. If I went to Extra large fonts forget it the webpages were total messed up. Again for games 2560x1440 was awesome BF3 looked so clean and crisp, but the other downside to that is hardware. To run games maxed out at 2560x1440 you need some serious GPU hardware something like SLI, which then brings noise and heat.

 

[raildogg]

This is an interesting thread since I may be in the market for a new monitor in a few months or so, we'll see. I went to CompUSA the other day and did a comparison between a 28" 1920x1200 (Hanns-G) and a 27" 1920x1080 (Acer) and noticed that the 1920x1200 produced a better text and the screen looked bigger. Maybe since they were only display models, that wasn't an accurate comparison. Of course, the horizontal space of the 1920x1080 is very noticeable as well.

So since I don't have a very powerful computer, what is a good 27" or higher monitor to get for internet browsing and watching movies? I game occasionally as well. You can now get TVs that are like 30" + for around $300 or even less but I'm concerned that their text might not be as sharp. The catleaps monitors look good however their resolution is a bit high for me since my computer specs aren't the latest. Even if I did upgrade, they still wouldn't be very powerful.

I currently have an LG 23" 1920x1080 which I really like. It has very sharp text and images and movies are displayed in great color. I don't want to move to a monitor that will produce lesser quality content. I'm also a bit hesitent to move to a 1920x1200 screen after liking the 16:9 widescreen format.

 

[Leyawiin]

I tried using a 27 inch 2560x1440 monitor. For games its awesome. For everything else it was like looking threw a microscope to see anything, and that was with large fonts and text. Which would then screw up most web pages. I couldn't see crap at 2560x1440. Went back to 1920x1200 24 inch and now things are crystal clear. So unless you have perfect 20/20 vision be warned

I have a fairly strong prescription (astigmatism/nearsightedness) and am now getting Presbyopia since I passed 40 (almost every middle-aged person ends up needing reading glasses). I have a pair of computer glasses on order. They'll magnify a bit, but not like prescription reading glasses. Until they get here I'm having trouble even with 1920x1200 on my new 24" PA248Q monitor. Windows fonts are on medium (which is fine), but browser fonts aren't affected by that. They are super small and when you blow up the text images get blurry. If you individually increase the various font sizes in the monitor you'll end up distorting web pages (setting a minimum font size in most of around 14-15 ruins the spacing on many websites).

Basically, a blanket statement of "1080p on a 27" monitor is stupid" doesn't help. Every individual is different. I can't even imagine having to deal with 2560x1440 on a 27". I'm getting by with Firefox and NoSquint, but its not an ideal fix. Hopefully the computer glasses will help.

So since I don't have a very powerful computer, what is a good 27" or higher monitor to get for internet browsing and watching movies? I game occasionally as well.

The BenQ GW2750HM might fit the bill. It has a VA panel, has 8 bit color and produces very deep blacks. Probably one of the best 1080p 27" monitors for image quality. It runs close to $400, but just a few days ago Amazon had it for $310 (has jumped back up since then). http://www.benq.us/product/monitor/gw2750hm

 

[gmaster456]

1080p would most likely be best.

 

[rickon66]

Don't get anything less than 1200p for web browsing, you lose 120 lines of resolution at 1080p. Look at a typical web page the top 15% is tool bars, the next 35% is a big banner ad and then you might get some content, at 1080p you get about 540 lines left compared to 650 lines with 1200p-saves a lot of page scrolling. If I was looking to buy a big screen for cheap i would go with the hanns-g 28" 1920x1200. 1080p is for TV sets not monitors.

 

[piasabird]

A lot of 1080p TV's go into game mode when you try to play a game, and that is even worse. I like may 19" Dell for text. I did not think I would like it but everything is really sharp. Get a TV for video and a Monitor for Games. In my case I have blurry distance vision. Be aware that blurry vision could be a sign of Diabetes. Everyone's eyes age differently. I use a 40" Samsung TV for watching Video. I am watching some Korean shows with sub-titles on the Internet. They are quite interesting.