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So many options these days, help!

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joe360

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So the last monitor I bought was a Viewsonic 17" LCD back in 2006. I'm looking for a dual monitor setup after trying it at work. I looked a bit into everything and there is so much new technology and options, it's really quite overwhelming. As an aside, any good sites that break down all the options to read?

I'm looking for a dual setup, maybe something like two 24"; mostly for productivity (Excel, lots of writing). I hope to get back into some light gaming, but I don't really care much for "top-notch" specs. I just want something that is "good enough" to play some shooters. Also thinking about wall-mounting for space purposes.

I've never been too "wow'd" by displays, with possibly the apple displays (maybe due to the glossy finish?) not sure if they are actually good quality. But they look really nice.

Budget is around $600 CDN for both monitors, I will be also picking up either the RX470 or the 1050 (haven't started that research yet).
 
the short super condensed version for panel types is:

TN: cheap, best for gaming due to fast response time, not great for color accuracy
*VA: Great contrast, great for movies and alright for productivity work, some fast ones ok for gaming too
IPS: Best color accuracy, best for photo/video work and productivity, probably most expensive.
 
joe360 said:
Doesn't include the GPU. Does 4K resolution make any difference at that size of monitor?
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Not really, you end up GUI scaling everything down to the 1080p equivalent, so it is still 1080p effective resolution for productivity (excel, web pages, etc) But since it's 4k you would get a sharper crisper image.

4k only becomes "worth" it in terms of productivity (i.e. screen realestate) at above 35", and I personally think 40" would be optimal as that gives you ~4x20" 1080p in a 2x2 grid.

I'd stick with 1080/1200p at 24", you CAN do 1440p at 24", but it's a little bit TOO sharp for my taste and i'd recommend 25-27" if you want 1440p.
 
So after some more research, I narrowed some specs down.
- 27" IPS
-1440p
- thin bezel
- USB connectivity is a bonus

I was really impressed (on paper) with the Dell U2717D, but it's a bit above the price range I was looking for.
 
I had three 24" 1920x1200 IPS HP monitors and I quite liked them. Not thin bezels like today, but good and I liked the extra vertical pixels.

I eventually went to only two monitors and then recently bought a 27" 3840x 2160 LG IPS 60Hz Freesync monitor. It's really nice. Turns out it's the same height as the 24" HP, though using monitors of different vertical resolutions is a bit tricky and annoying.

I find the LG monitor great for Excel, which I use a lot and great for general web browsing. Sure, I enlarge everything to, like, 150% on the desktop, in Excel, and when browsing, but the text is much crisper.

I like both and still use both side by side. You can get the LG or a good 3840x2160 monitor for $500-600 or a1920x1200 for $200 or so. Heck, I'd sell you my two surplus HP zr24w monitors for, like, $150 each - shipped.
 
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