Higher than 1920x1080?

[Chaotic42]

I finally saw a 23 inch LG IPS monitor yesterday at Bestbuy; the colors were vivid but not enough to make me go "oh man, I will never own anything but IPS!"

Best Buy isn't the place to look for color/picture quality. Unfortunately you need to see a dedicated monitor which has been calibrated correctly.

 

[BurnItDwn]

pretty much every game looks better with higher resolution


Some look better and have big improvements in gameplay ....

Supreme Commander benefitted HUGLY from 2 monitors ..... both at decently high resolutions .... 1 for main game, 1 for second map .... can watch multiple places at once

MS Flight Sims always benefitted from more screen real estate .... nice to have a spot view or map or gps view or whatever, or if you want to go all realistic, triple head display with the side windows on the sides and cockpit/front view in the middle....

 

[zoiks]

I've been gaming on a 2560x1600 monitor for a couple of years now.

 

[skace]

That's what I have too. I'm considering getting a new gtx 590. The GTX 295 is the oldest thing in my computer, a 2600k i7 sandy bridge setup. But my monitor is only 1920x1200, and the only game I really play is borderlands. Have you thought about upgrading your GTX 295?

Yes I have, however I was told I should wait for better video cards before spending money.

 

[minmaster]

i actually moved from a 24" 1920x1200 to 21-22" 1680x1050. not having a super nice video card, i needed all the performance i can get at still a high res.

 

[Gibsons]

Mildly hot deal - the Dell U2410 is on sale for 479 at Dell.com

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[HunterDT]

My wife bought me a new 28" screen for my birthday. She just guessed and bought something she thought was a good deal. Turns out it is an awesome 16x10 1920x1200 Hanns G. Its definitely not an IPS panel though. So glad she didnt get 1080. I'm fine with this res and dont see any issues with pixel density at this size. Its the sweet spot for me. I dont plan on going multi monitor at all and my GTX570 will be able to go full settings at this res for a long time.

 

[dmoney1980]

I never used a 1080p monitor before so i dont really understand why all the hate. Im on 1600x1200 and have been for the last 5 years. Well, now my monitor is crapping out and I'm not sure if I want to spend the extra $$ to jump from 1080p to 1200.

thoughts ?

 

[BladeVenom]

I liked the 2048x1152 monitors that came out, but when everyone went 1920x1080, they disappeared. They were also reasonably priced.

 

[lupi]

i'll be more interested once gpus are capable of making those rez's useful.

 

[kamikazekyle]

I never used a 1080p monitor before so i dont really understand why all the hate. Im on 1600x1200 and have been for the last 5 years. Well, now my monitor is crapping out and I'm not sure if I want to spend the extra $$ to jump from 1080p to 1200.

thoughts ?

Most of that extra cash is in the fact that almost all 1920x1200 displays are IPS panels, which are of higher color quality and better vertical viewing angles, but generally have slightly slower response times. IPS panels cost a decent bit more than a relevant TN panel, of which nearly all 1920x1080 monitors contain. Also, most of those 1920x1200 monitors also contain extra features, like additional inputs, USB hubs, rotating screens, etc.

I used to use an HP 1920x1200 24" IPS-based monitor as my main before recently getting a 120Hz Asus 23" 1920x1080 TN panel. I still run the HP monitor right above the Asus. I do notice the loss in screen real estate, but it wasn't anything all that overly signficant. If I was coming from a higher resolution than 1920x1200, I really would be put off by it. I actually notice the loss in color quality and accuracy a lot more than anything, but I'm quite enjoying the 120hz goodness.

Anyway, long story short, it's up to you. Honestly, unless you specifically want that extra screen real estate or an IPS panel, it's hard to justify spending the extra cash for most people. Especially since you can get some insane 1920x1080 open box deals. There's a good explination of panel types over in the Video Cards and Graphics subforum sticky.

Oh, side note: one thing to also look at is pixel density and dot pitch. If you're used to a smaller CRT screen (say 19-20"), going to a large monitor at 1920x1080 can be a lot more jarring than going to a smaller monitor at the same resolution.