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How's 21:9 support in games these days? It's pretty much the only thing the monitor would ever be used for. Will I constantly be checking WSGF for .ini hacks like 10 years ago when 16:10 was the new kid on the block? Mostly looking at modern stuff like XCOM, Witcher 3, GTA V, Wolfenstein, etc.
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Star War Sex Parrot posted:How's 21:9 support in games these days? It's pretty much the only thing the monitor would ever be used for. Will I constantly be checking WSGF for .ini hacks like 10 years ago when 16:10 was the new kid on the block? Mostly looking at modern stuff like XCOM, Witcher 3, GTA V, Wolfenstein, etc. Actual gameplay, i have had zero problems. Witcher 3, batman, bf4, dirt rally, quake live, source games etc... You do get some glitches sometimes though for example, batmans cutscenes are stretched but the game is normal. Battlefield 4's ending screen where it says scores is letterboxeed on the sides which cuts off the text, but only during that part. I have not had any gameplay issues at all.
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Jul 10, 2015 23:06
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Don Lapre posted:I have not had any gameplay issues at all.
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Jul 10, 2015 23:09
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Picked up the 34 dell this week for $809 and I love it so far.
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Looks like the new ultrawide screen monitors from Asus isn't going to be all that great from a price point view. Pretty much paying a $500 premium to get Gsync, and 15hz for 75hz. I do not think the technology is quite there yet until the DP 1.3's start being more main stream. Now I'm not sure what to do. Do I want to just keep using my outdated 24" 1920x1200 monitor and just wait it out? Or maybe pick up something else cheaper like Dell or LG's ultra wide 60hz monitors, or even go smaller with a QNIX or Acer XB270HU. Argh, so indecisive.
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Jul 11, 2015 08:31
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Are there any good monitors with all of the following features: 1. curved 2. 34" 3. 21:9 4. 1440p 5. glossy finish (either IPS or VA is fine) GreatGreen fucked around with this message at 19:14 on Jul 11, 2015 |
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Jul 11, 2015 19:11
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GreatGreen posted:Are there any good monitors with all of the following features: http://www.lg.com/us/monitors/lg-34UC97-S-ultrawide-monitor semi glossy edit: http://www.amazon.com/Dell-UltraSharp-34-Inch-LED-Lit-Monitor/dp/B00PXYRMPE is also another contender if you can deal with matte.
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Jul 11, 2015 22:00
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I assume this is the place to write about this. I've got a VGA monitor (ASUS VH228) that's got some issues with my GTX 970. I get horizontal flickering lines when viewing either very dark or very light things. After doing a bit of research, it seems that the issue is VGA either hitting its bandwidth limit, a bad cable, or the VGA-DVI converter I'm currently using. If I can't fix the issue, I'm gonna buy a new monitor with a DVI or HDMI port, running 1080p, and mostly being used for video games. I don't particularly care about sizes, so I'd take any solid affordable video game monitor. What's a good pick? I can see that the OP list hasn't been updated since '12.
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Elswyyr posted:I assume this is the place to write about this. I've got a VGA monitor (ASUS VH228) that's got some issues with my GTX 970. I get horizontal flickering lines when viewing either very dark or very light things. After doing a bit of research, it seems that the issue is VGA either hitting its bandwidth limit, a bad cable, or the VGA-DVI converter I'm currently using. If I can't fix the issue, I'm gonna buy a new monitor with a DVI or HDMI port, running 1080p, and mostly being used for video games. I don't particularly care about sizes, so I'd take any solid affordable video game monitor. What's a good pick? I can see that the OP list hasn't been updated since '12. Budget? Do you want to stay at 1080p or upgrade to 1440p? Are you limited by space at all?
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Is Gsync worth the moneys? I wanna do 144hz ips 1440p, but I have one 970, and the choice between adding another one or grabbing up either a fury x or a 980ti. I like the look of the MG279Q, but obviously I lose out on freesync if I don't go AMD at that point, and I'm leaning towards doubling up on 970's. All of this is actually irrelevant because I mostly play LoL and TF2 and don't need this, but I'm stupid and want it anyway so I can play 4 hours of the next AAA release before forgetting it. That, and fallout 4.
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Etrips posted:Budget? Do you want to stay at 1080p or upgrade to 1440p? Are you limited by space at all? My budget is gonna be a bit tricky, since I'm in Denmark and not in the states. I'm mostly looking for recommendations so I can do the price checking and comparison myself. I'm OK with upgrading to 1440p, but that depends on the price difference between a good 1080p and a 1440p monitor. Space is not an issue.
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PSA for potential xb270hu buyers: the DisplayPort cable it comes with is shorter than the HDMI and DVI cables I've had in the past. I have my case on the right of my desk on the floor, and like to have the main display on the left (dual monitor setup). It was too short by about 3 inches and no amount of reconfig (except if I rearranged by whole desk setup and moved the case) would get it to reach.
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Jul 11, 2015 23:24
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It's matte. I believe the closest thing you're going to get to gloss is HPs 'low haze' finish. See the HP Envy 34c KingEup fucked around with this message at 04:24 on Jul 12, 2015 |
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Jul 11, 2015 23:25
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spouse posted:Is Gsync worth the moneys? If you have a hard time noticing tearing or you see it but it doesn't bug you at all and/or vsync works 'good enough': no.
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I'm currently using a GTX 770 with two 1080p monitors side-by-side. Considering picking up the XB270HU to replace the smaller 1080p. I play games on a single monitor and just keep various windows open on the others. Would the GTX 770 have any issues pushing this setup? If so, I'm assuming a single GTX 970 or similar would be fine?
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Jul 12, 2015 03:26
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What's the best bet for a large monitor (27" or so) IPS with a VESA mount for 1920x1080? I have been enjoying my 1440 monitor but it's a pain in the rear end when it comes to recording games. Nerd bullshit I know but am I going to be dealing with blurry text or some poo poo on a large monitor with only 1080 resolution?
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Jul 12, 2015 05:04
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Recommendations for a monitor to go with a 13 inch 2015 MacBook Pro? I'll primarily be using it for photo editing and writing documents, along with watching movies. I'd like a decent size, I do side-by-side article edits a fair bit, however with recent discussion on text size being too small on 4K I'm not sure what size or resolution to go for. I imagine a 4K 27" would not be a good idea? Open to price at this point but ideally not much above £500.
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Jul 12, 2015 16:07
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spouse posted:Is Gsync worth the moneys? I've been considering the MG279Q even with a nvidia card, because like you, most the games I play cap out at 144fps anyways. Also it has the added benefit of being $200 cheaper and not made by acer. Just to be clear, nvidia has no plans of supporting adaptive sync, even though its being build into the dp spec.
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Lady Gaza posted:Recommendations for a monitor to go with a 13 inch 2015 MacBook Pro? I'll primarily be using it for photo editing and writing documents, along with watching movies. I'd like a decent size, I do side-by-side article edits a fair bit, however with recent discussion on text size being too small on 4K I'm not sure what size or resolution to go for. I imagine a 4K 27" would not be a good idea? Open to price at this point but ideally not much above £500. If you want consistency between the built-in display and the monitor, running a 24" 4K in HiDPI mode (1080p effective) would probably give you the best result. It'll still be a lower PPI than the built-in display, but not massively. The Dell P2415Q is a nice option in that regard, and can be found for around $400 in US very frequently, but I don't know what pricing is like in UK and whether they have sales as frequently as they do in US.
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The 13" Macbook Pro will only do 4k at 30hz, so keep that in mind.
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Wowporn posted:The 13" Macbook Pro will only do 4k at 30hz, so keep that in mind. This isn't entirely true. The early 2015 13" rMBP supports 60hz on 3840x2160 monitors but not on 4096x2160 monitors. I've linked the Apple support page for 4k displays below. https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT202856
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Wowporn posted:The 13" Macbook Pro will only do 4k at 30hz, so keep that in mind. From Apple's page on 4K: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT202856 quote:With OS X Yosemite v10.10.3, most single-stream 4K (3840x2160) displays are supported at 60Hz operation on the following Mac computers:
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Whoopsies, the specs I was looking at only gave the refresh rate for HDMI and not thunderboltl; I guess that just means assume 60 hz if it doesn't say.Bob Sanders posted:on 3840x2160 monitors but not on 4096x2160 monitors Are these both probably gonna stick around, or will the one that movies aren't in dissappear eventually?
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I'm an exclusive FPS gamer who has been living in the display stone age with a 24" 1920x1080 60hz screen. I'm ready to upgrade, but unsure what technology is worth getting (aside from 144hz). I currently have a GTX680 which handles most games I play just fine (Planetside 2, Dirty Bomb and CS:GO). Clearly I don't know just how "sensitive" I would be to tearing since I'm using such an old monitor, but it seems natural to get a g-sync supported monitor (especially since even with a beastly computer and potato settings Planetside will drop below 90 FPS in large fights). Many people seem to feel that 24" is an ideal size for FPS games, much larger and it can get difficult following everything on the edges of the screen. I currently use 1920x1080 and don't know if I want/need higher res/size. I was hoping to find a 1440p screen but that's where I ran into some compromises. The VG248QE looks pretty solid for what I need, and at a good price. But it is 1080p and doesn't support G-sync (and perhaps that is a good thing for what I need?). The PG278Q appears to have everything I want, but is quite expensive. Part of me is tempted to go this route but i'm a little apprehensive about anything marketed "for gamers" (see all of razer's product line), as well as the bump in demand that will be placed on my 680. But on paper it seems to have it all. There are some IPS monitors that look great too, but all have a 4ms response time and none use G-sync (the MG279Q uses free-sync). I honestly don't know if I would be able to appreciate the difference between the 1ms TN or 4ms IPS, but since I'm only playing shooters, I am thinking that for as much money as I am considering spending, I should probably go for the 1ms. Anyone have a strong recommendation against the VG248Q, or think I am putting too much value on G-sync? It looks like the only 1ms 144hz 1440p screen out there right now. Should I wait for more competition or better offerings, or just go ahead and buy the shiniest looking thing out there?
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I play CS:GO, just bought the xb270hu and don't notice a problem with 4ms response time. It's glorious too, playing on a 27" 2560 x 1440. 129 hours of CS:GO but I've only just begun playing MM in the last couple months and am MG1 with 37 wins so take what I say about CS with a grain of salt. Bald Stalin fucked around with this message at 21:21 on Jul 12, 2015 |
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Mustarde posted:I'm an exclusive FPS gamer who has been living in the display stone age with a 24" 1920x1080 60hz screen. I'm ready to upgrade, but unsure what technology is worth getting (aside from 144hz). I currently have a GTX680 which handles most games I play just fine (Planetside 2, Dirty Bomb and CS:GO). Clearly I don't know just how "sensitive" I would be to tearing since I'm using such an old monitor, but it seems natural to get a g-sync supported monitor (especially since even with a beastly computer and potato settings Planetside will drop below 90 FPS in large fights). The XB270HU is probably the best choice out there right now.
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I have a loooooot of hours in CS GO and I prefer the extra size/pixels of my 27" 1440 monitor over the slightly better refresh rate/response time of other monitors I've played it on. I have it mounted on an arm and pull it so close to my face that it floats directly over my keyboard so I can see people's tiny heads poking around corners from across the map.
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Mustarde posted:Anyone have a strong recommendation against the VG248Q, or think I am putting too much value on G-sync? It looks like the only 1ms 144hz 1440p screen out there right now. Should I wait for more competition or better offerings, or just go ahead and buy the shiniest looking thing out there? The advertised ms inst actually indicative of anything more than the type of panel + refresh rate they're using. Its not the actual response time. Heres a better comparison 
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wolrah posted:Not true, DisplayPort is actually more strict about this than DVI and HDMI. I looked up the specs when a similar claim was made a few months ago: http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?action=showpost&postid=445449225 It's a little bit more complicated than that but I found out that many cheaper displayport cables leave out a pin which actually violates DP standards and as a result video cards that do send the signal to help maintain active state with the monitor can behave poorly. After I replaced the Displayport cable on my U2711 I never had a sleep resume problem again. Star War Sex Parrot posted:How's 21:9 support in games these days? It's pretty much the only thing the monitor would ever be used for. Will I constantly be checking WSGF for .ini hacks like 10 years ago when 16:10 was the new kid on the block? Mostly looking at modern stuff like XCOM, Witcher 3, GTA V, Wolfenstein, etc.
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necrobobsledder posted:The actual action and in-game content is a full 21:9 in Witcher 3 but the 2D pictures and raster artwork are all boxed in at 16:9 with black bars on the sides. It's not how I remember things going for Witcher 2 but I'm pretty happy with it despite only playing at 2560x1080 on my 34UM95-P I'm in the middle of playing Witcher 2 on a 34UM95, it has no 21:9 support but gameplay can be forced into 21:9 via Flawless Widescreen (not totally seamless because it applies some annoying horizontal stretching to things like subtitles and NPC names). Cutscenes are left at 16:9 and the UI remains where it would be if you were playing at 2560x1440. Honestly, I end up just playing it at 2560x1440 more often than not.
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I am considering a 1440p monitor that does NOT have 1:1 pixel mapping as a hardware scaling option. Am I correct in assuming this is a non-issue if my video card (980GTX) is able to scale the image via the nVidia control panel? The reason I ask is that some older games do not feature 1440p as a valid resolution and therefore will run at most at 1080p, and I would rather not have the image stretched but rather displayed at its native resolution, even if with black bars around it.
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Any have any recommendations on a quality desk arm mount?
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Etrips posted:Any have any recommendations on a quality desk arm mount? I got this $35 one from Amazon after seeing it recommended all over the place and it's been great for my 34" LG. I don't think I can ever go back to a built-in monitor stand now.
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Are there any non curved 34" IPS gsync monitors in the pipeline? I don't care if the max refresh is 60 hz as long as I don't have to compromise between tearing or vsync. It's not like I'd be running a video card that could push 100+ hz anyway.
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You want the curve
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Don Lapre posted:You want the curve Even if I'm likely to have various viewing distances and angles when watching movies with multiple people? Does it look silly on a wall mount?
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CopperHound posted:Even if I'm likely to have various viewing distances and angles when watching movies with multiple people? Does it look silly on a wall mount? The curve on the monitors is very subtle. Atleast on my samsung. If you are mostly using it alone, id get a curved monitor.
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Okay since Amazon is doing their Prime Day thing on the 15th I figure I'd get some recommendations and see if any of them go on sale.
Based on what I've read in the OP that probably puts me in the market for an IPS display, but I'm not picky about what panel it is. The computer I build with it probably won't be pushing more than 60 FPS but having a 120 hz display would be nice for when I upgrade the GPU in the future (or 144 hz? Why is 144 hz specifically a thing, anyways?). G-sync sounds cool but also like it adds a premium to the cost?
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GruntyThrst posted:Okay since Amazon is doing their Prime Day thing on the 15th I figure I'd get some recommendations and see if any of them go on sale. 120Hz was the original high refresh rate standard, mainly because it was simply 60Hz *2, but it was also conveniently 24*5 which allowed movies to play smoothly without weird 2:3 pulldown crap. When manufacturers wanted to step up their high refresh screens, they went for the next multiple of 24. Thus, 144Hz is born.
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d3rt posted:I play CS:GO, just bought the xb270hu and don't notice a problem with 4ms response time. It's glorious too, playing on a 27" 2560 x 1440. Bought one too and was dreading turning it on to see if there was a ton of backlight bleed and dead pixels. Only had a tiny amount of bleed in on of the corners and no dead pixels. The leap to 1440p 60+fps is amazing.
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