Best 24" monitor for my gaming use?

[fjleon]

Hello everyone, it's time for me to retire my trusty Acer V223W, the best monitor i have ever had, it has served me over 6 years, 1680x1050 (16:10), 22 ", LCD, 60hz, 5ms.

I have been readings TONS of monitor reviews and can't decide. IPS? 1ms TN? Here are my main requirements to purchase a replacement.

-Budget: around the 250$ mark, preferably under 300$ with tax (7%)
-Availability: exclusively amazon since that's where i have the money
-Size: between 24 and 27", preferably 24"
-Resolution: at least 1080p, maybe 1440p, i want something to last.
-Technology: i have read IPS has better color reproduction. But i am also a fan of high contrast, real blacks, good brightness and no blur. I haven't had issues with my current monitor.
-My video card: just purchased an asus geforce 970
-Intended use: 100% gaming and nothing else. I favor FPS, third person games , open world games
-Brands: i'm brand agnostic and i don't like to pay more just to have a brand name up front. For example i think acer is cheaper than asus but has products with the same quality.

So far on my end list are the following monitors, in no order:
Asus VG248QE 144Hz (TN)
Asus VS24AH-P (IPS)
Acer GN246HL 144Hz

Can anyone give me tips and your recommendation?
Should i stick with TN to get the better resolution and response?
Is IPS quality really that good to be stuck with 5ms response? I haven't had issues with my old Acer posted above which is 5ms as well.

Thanks in advance

 

[Black Octagon]

Until we have OLED, you're not going to get a truly satisfying mix of the qualities you describe.

In your pricing bracket, I'd advise you to get a high performance TN for gaming and forget about having a nice picture.

In your shoes, I'd get this: http://m.newegg.com/Product?itemNumber=N82E16824014376&Keyword=Xl2411x

And combine it with this: http://www.blurbusters.com/benq/strobe-utility/

Make sure your firmware is Version 2 or newer

 

[fjleon]

saw the reviews of the benq you posted. Seems advanced enough, although users say the picture quality isn't that good and that needs a lot of tweaking. Also, it is over my budget at amazon, which i really need to purchase from (unless newegg accepts my amazon balance as payment which i guess it doesn't)

anyone else?

 

[fjleon]

finally caved in and bought the Asus VG248QE. On tom's hardware there is a review for an AOC monitor which compares it to the asus, benq and others and the asus comes on top on several tests (and behind on some others) While the asus indeed comes with washed colors i saw this thread on reddit http://www.reddit.com/r/pcmasterrace/comments/1wxse9/just_bought_a_glorious_asus_vg248qe_gaming/ which convinced me i could at least get the quality picture of my current acer v223w (which is so old i don't even know if it's TN or not, i think it's just plain old LCD)

Tech wise i concur with you that the BenQ has better technology.

The blurbusters site is quite interesting.
Today at CES Acer announced an IPS monitor with good refresh rates, sounds great (and expensive)

 

[Z15CAM]

I suggest getting a South and repeat a "SOUTH" Korean Samsung 2560x1440 Dvi-D QINX 27" IPS Dispalay for about $300 - That is capable of running at 120Hz.

Forget the rest including Free-Sync Displays until we see what they are capable of Vs pricing.

The $300 QNIX 2510 Dvi-D in Matte, for the money, is a Great Display in my opinion.

 

[fjleon]

Admitely the QNIX qx2710 gets good reviews, i would guess best bang of the buck right now, 1440p, 27" and IPS, with a not so bad response rate (6ms), but it was a little over my budget and i couldn't take the risk. I live in Venezuela and i am already taking risks buying a monitor overseas that i cannot check personally for dead pixels. Let's just hope this asus one doesn't look inferior to my current one, is dead pixel free and i get an increased brightness and response rate.

 

[Insomniator]

I'd prob go for the QNIX if I absolutley needed a monitor now. Going to try to wait out the new tech coming out so fast though. In a year we'll probably have all kinds of 24"-30" high resolution monitors for $300.

 

[StinkyPinky]

I don't understand why there's no 1440p 24" inch monitors. I want the higher resolution and pixel density without going to a physically larger monitor (24 is perfect size for me)

 

[fjleon]

my guess is that is isn't easy (or cheap) to put so many pixels in such a little screen without compromising quality.

I am very happy with a 22" screen for gaming, so 24" is big enough. I would have preferred a 1920x1200 though, but supposedly for my use 16:9 has a better FOV.

 

[Concillian]

I don't understand why there's no 1440p 24" inch monitors. I want the higher resolution and pixel density without going to a physically larger monitor (24 is perfect size for me)

I agree.

4k is too much to drive, but I like 24" size. PPI is kind of becoming a thing now. I hope it's not just a 4k buzzword thing and it brings some higher PPI to 22-24" monitors that are less than 4k. Similar PPI to like a 32" 4k display... which is ~140 PPI, or about 2560x1600 at ~22". 2560x1600 at 24" is ~125 DPI.

The issue is that there's a lot of hype around the TV resolution buzz "1080p" and "4k," and I'm not sure anything in-between will ever catch on... which means we have a good 5+ years before video cards are fast enough and we have reasonable connection technologies to make 4k feasible for gaming at even 60Hz.

 

[skipsneeky2]

24'' is a excellent size and it is a shame there isn't 1440p in that size but you could go as far as using DSR and applying a custom resolution to offset not going with a 4k monitor in the same size.

Not the same experience but i am guessing there is a near 1440p resolution DSR could provide.

 

[fjleon]

4k IPS 60hz monitors are already out on CES. Latest Displayport spec handles it just fine. It's going to take some years for the price to come below the 300$ range, my guess is that they will sell for 1k.

I agree.

4k is too much to drive, but I like 24" size. PPI is kind of becoming a thing now. I hope it's not just a 4k buzzword thing and it brings some higher PPI to 22-24" monitors that are less than 4k. Similar PPI to like a 32" 4k display... which is ~140 PPI, or about 2560x1600 at ~22". 2560x1600 at 24" is ~125 DPI.

The issue is that there's a lot of hype around the TV resolution buzz "1080p" and "4k," and I'm not sure anything in-between will ever catch on... which means we have a good 5+ years before video cards are fast enough and we have reasonable connection technologies to make 4k feasible for gaming at even 60Hz.

 

[Concillian]

4k IPS 60hz monitors are already out on CES. Latest Displayport spec handles it just fine. It's going to take some years for the price to come below the 300$ range, my guess is that they will sell for 1k.

"Just fine" is debatable. It has to treat one monitor as if it is two monitors... kinda hokey. Works, yes, but there is still development needed on the connectivity front.

Price of monitors is reasonable given the newness and res. High priced monitors don't bother me too much given you can expect to use them for 5-10 years. It's the graphics cards necessary to game at 4k, it's a bit too high a res at this point in time. High priced and something that you replace much sooner than a monitor.

4k gaming for a normal person is years out, which is why my hope is that we see some higher PPI at an in-between res for 22-24" monitors.

 

[StinkyPinky]

4k IPS 60hz monitors are already out on CES. Latest Displayport spec handles it just fine. It's going to take some years for the price to come below the 300$ range, my guess is that they will sell for 1k.

Yeah but what would I do with 4K? I game and want to play at the native resolution of the LCD so to game at that resolution would require two titans in SLI which is beyond my budget or interest.