Monitor Rec for Console Gaming

[HardHitter2k14]

Hello All,

I'm looking to refresh my home office. I currently have an Asus VN247H-P for my gaming monitor and then a 24" Viewsonic monitor for an additional display for my laptop.

I'm looking to upgrade to a 3 24" setup or a 3 27" setup but wanting to understand if it really is worth paying the extra money for these higher resolution monitors.

My understanding is that I don't need these high res, 144hz monitors because I don't game on PC, nor plan to, and I only game on my XB1.

Should I even look at these higher end monitors, or stick with the standard 1900x1080 monitors for my gaming and home office?

24" or 27" recommendations are appreciated!

 

[HardHitter2k14]

Anyone?

 

[n0x1ous]

stick with 1080p monitors and don't pay extra for 144hz. your console gaming will be at BEST 1080p 60hz and more commonly 720p and or 30hz

 

[HardHitter2k14]

Thanks for the reply!

Do you think I should go for 27" monitors? Again, I'm using it for gaming and productivity (home office) and from what I've heard, people say a 27" monitor at 1080p gives poor quality.

Any recommendations for monitors?

 

[n0x1ous]

I would agree that sitting at normal desktop distances that 1080p on 27 you will see the individual pixels too much.

I wouldn't go higher than 24inch for a 1080p screen.

not sure on your budget but i would grab a nice 24 1080p IPS Dell Ultrasharp

 

[HardHitter2k14]

If it is a 27" I'm looking to spend $300 a monitor. If I'm staying with 24", then why not just buy 2 more Asus VN247H-P monitors to match my current gaming one? I think they are around $170 each.

 

[n0x1ous]

If it is a 27" I'm looking to spend $300 a monitor. If I'm staying with 24", then why not just buy 2 more Asus VN247H-P monitors to match my current gaming one? I think they are around $170 each.

Sure......its console gaming - gonna suck balls no matter what screen you choose 😀

 

[Anubis]

Thanks for the reply!

Do you think I should go for 27" monitors? Again, I'm using it for gaming and productivity (home office) and from what I've heard, people say a 27" monitor at 1080p gives poor quality.

Any recommendations for monitors?

if you go with a 27 itll need to be 1080p. the consoles wont scale to 1440p correctly so you will either be stretched or windowed

 

[HardHitter2k14]

So I went to Fry's today to pick up two more VN247H-P but then I got sucked in to looking at other monitors. I kept getting drawn to the 27" monitors and just trying to figure out if I should go with 3 27" monitors for the reason that I'm using my setup for gaming and productivity. The extra screen space seems to be a nice upgrade.

Few questions:

1. If I were to buy a monitor that supports greater than 1920x1080, am I able to set the gaming monitor to 1920x1080 resolution so the xbox gaming won't look stretched?
2. Is there going to be a big difference in 1ms vs 2-5ms response times on the monitor? Right now, my VN247H-P is a 1ms response time but there looks to be some good 27" options but they range from 2 - 5ms response.

Appreciate all the help!

 

[HardHitter2k14]

Bump for some 27" recommendations!