Monitor 1920x1080 vs 2560x1440 for reading and web

[country2]

I'm in the market for a new monitor. Right now I have a HPs2031 I want something bigger but really don't want to sacrifice text size as I'm getting close to 50 and have a touch of farsightedness use 1.5 readers most of the time. I don't play games and do read a lot and web surfacing.

How much differance would it be on the 27" monitors between the 1920x1080 vs 2560x1440? From what I have read text will be smaller but not by much.

Should I just get a 24"1920 x 1080 or go with a 27" with what ever resolution a 1920x1080 or 2560x1440. thanks!

 

[toyota]

unless basic math fails me, the text would be about 50% smaller on the 2560x1440 27 inch as opposed to the 1920x1080 24 inch. sounds like you need a 27 inch 1920x1080 screen if you want something physically bigger and easier to read.

 

[njdevilsfan87]

Text on 1440p is a good amount smaller than 1080p on the same screen size. But you can zoom in on anything these days with fair quality just by CTRL + mouse scroll so I'd go with 1440p even if I didn't have 20/20 vision.

 

[country2]

Thanks all for the replies..Im thinking along the lines of a 24" 1920x1080 or possible a 27' 192- x 1080 (if can catch one on sale)

 

[Mopetar]

Newegg occasionally has some cheap 1600 x 1200 monitors that work great for browsing. Most web pages aren't designed for widescreen so a lot of space is wasted on a 16:9 monitor. I run two alongside a 1920 x 1200 display and it works great for having web pages open while working.

 

[Zardnok]

Text will be bigger on the 1080 screen by default, but it will also be more "pixelated" because there are fewer pixels per inch. The 1440 screen will have more pixels per inch and can thus zoom in to make the text larger without loss of quality much better than a 1080. If you try to zoom the 1080 screen to have the text as large as you could make it on the 1440, it would look crappy.

My advice is to spend the money and buy a nicer 1440p panel. It is the one part of your computer that will likely last you the longest, yet is one thing that is frequently overlooked.

 

[sao123]

you could always buy a 27" 1440P screen which rotates into portrait mode... which could make your reading experience unbelievably better.

 

[Railgun]

I sit about an arm and a half length away (I'm 5'7" for reference) from my 27" (U2711) and it's my primary monitor for everything. I have near 20/20 vision and I don't have any issues with the size of text or anything with no scaling at all. YMMV of course, but that's my experience of it anyway.

 

[KingFatty]

Can you visit a computer store like Microcenter?

Best situation would be to play on a computer using the 27" 2560x1440 resolution, and then zoom in (hold CTRL and scroll the mouse wheel, or press CTRL and +) to see if you like that.

The larger screen size sure is great, but you could get a lower resolution 1080p display with the larger screen size (27"). It's a noticeable price difference between the two, but I'd lean toward the cheaper and lower resolution with the big size display, especially if your vision is not 20-20, where your eyes will automatically smooth out the larger pixel size anyway, where you wouldn't really notice the pixelation/jaggedness of the 1080p. But again, you'll need to try out the display and see if it's acceptable for your eyesight.

Also just to note, if you want to spend even more money, the 30" 2560x1600 displays have a larger pixel size, so for a given zoom level, the 30" will provide more viewing information due to the 1600 vertical pixels vs 1440, and larger pixel size for each of those pixels where you may be able to use a lower zoom level. But based on pricing, it's probably a bad option due to the exorbitant expense for the 30".

 

[country2]

Thanks everyone for the comments think I'm going to just compare the 2 27" at a store and see..Also on the 20/20 vision...I'm 20/15 per my eye doctor just have issue with up close but not real bad "yet" but at a distance I'm golden! :biggrin:

 

[crisium]

I use this monitor because I like to sit far away and also it doubles as my console display, so no need for more than 1080.

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/aoc-27-w...specifications

Bad eyes and or sit far away = 27 inch 1080. No doubt about it man.

This model is currently on sale too. You can get it shipped to store and return if you don't like it.

It has virtually no input lag (5ms compared to a CRT) and good viewing angles because it's IPS. The default colors take some tweaking and even then it's not quite AAA because it's rather matte (although some hate glossy so this may be a plus - but it's not 100% matte). It's also only 60Hz. Still, I recommend it as the best choice for 27-inch 1080 60Hz.

 

[know of fence]

The dpi of a screen determines the text size, 96 dpi/ppi used to assumed standard for Windows for the longest time, screens with higher ppi, tighter packed pixels, shrunk the font.
You can use a size to dpi calculator to determine the ppi for any screen.
27"- 2K screen --> 109 pixels per inch --> shrinks font
24" - FullHD -> 92 pixels per inch --> slightly blows up fonts

However you can adjust scaling of both the text size in windows as well as everything else (symbols/windows) in two separate settings. So resolution or ppi don't really matter beyond operation at default settings.

 

[QuantumPion]

Just get NoSquint for firefox or whatever the equivalent is on chrome. Webpages zoomed in 150% on a 1440p look way better than 100% at 1080p, IMO.

 

[NickelPlate]

But you can zoom in on anything these days with fair quality just by CTRL + mouse scroll so I'd go with 1440p even if I didn't have 20/20 vision.

Didn't know that thanks for the tip!

 

[Mondozei]

If you have Windows 8.1, you get pretty decent scaling. So having a 1440p monitor means you get crisper text but you can also have bigger fonts at the same time.

It's bizarre that most/all in this thread have missed this.

 

[toughtrasher]

Go with 1440p, higher resolution and you can zoom in even if text is slightly smaller. I personally don't like zooming in via Ctrl + mous, but it's a viable option and it's better choice all around.