Hey guys,
My old eyes are feeling the need for a larger monitor. I currently use a dell 36" monitor but its probably 7-8yrs old, a certifiably antique in computer circles. Anyway I am thinking like 45-50" wide monitor. I hear the curved screen is all the rage now but have also heard there is a fair bit of distortion at the edges.
I wont say price isnt an option but dont feel the need to piss money away. I am looking for a quality monitor that is also a good value.
Any of y'all keep up on this stuff & can give me some recomendations? I really would prefer to not spend hours researching them.
Many thanks for any info!
Hi Longknife
Cougar did a lot of research recently when he purchased a new monitor. He can also tell you about a curved screen.
Wilso uses a large LCD TV. He seems to have no problems and likes it.
You will have to look at a few things. Kind of games you want peak performance on, refresh rate, aspect ratio of monitor/games/graphics card, of you want gsync or other support,and if you go with a curved monitor the account of distortion. If we are able to get on TS at the same time, I would be more than willing if time permits to help search/research with you.
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Take into account the pixel density and the distance you will watch from... Big screen equals high pixel density is pointless as you cant see the edges sharp...
Thanks Cougar, I will try to hook up with you.
Hey Don, it will be relatively close. 4-5ft probably. In the near future I will be making a new PC cockpit & thats about the distance I want the monitor.
Longknife, in picking a new monitor, you should probably stick with 1080p resolution, unless you want to upgrade your PC to handle 4K.
Quote from: Rinix on February 07, 2017, 07:48:36 PM
Longknife, in picking a new monitor, you should probably stick with 1080p resolution, unless you want to upgrade your PC to handle 4K.
I was wondering how well my current rig would handle a 4k monitor. Its a year old but still "up there" specs wise. Its a i7 4.4ghz with 32mb ram & 8gb vid ram. OS is run on a 500gb SSD drive but most of my games reside on a 2TB HD.
42 inch TV screen LG brah HDMI
Quote from: wilso845 on February 07, 2017, 08:16:19 PM
42 inch TV screen LG brah HDMI
I was thinking about just buying a TV since the prices are so attractive but hear all this stuff about refresh rates etc. I take it yours works well?
I am gauging what I need by my highest demanding game which is DCS. If the monitor displays DCS well then its good enough for me.