Post: Any Good Monitors for £100-200
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08-07-2013, 05:05 AM
#2
Millz
Worth the Weight
You should care more about the refresh rate instead of the response times. You cannot notice the difference between 2ms and 5ms, but you will notice the difference between 60 and 120Hz. Anyone telling you that you cannot see the difference between 60 and 120 Hz is lying through their teeth, or has poor vision. You should also avoid TN panels if you are doing anything other than gaming (even for gaming I'd recommend staying away from TN panels as they have horrible viewing angles which may or may not matter to you).
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It doesn't say if that is 120Hz or 60Hz, however I assume it's 60Hz at that price. If there is a 120Hz model that I missed, you should get that if you are gaming at over 60FPS. If not, stick with the one above.
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It doesn't say if that is 120Hz or 60Hz, however I assume it's 60Hz at that price. If there is a 120Hz model that I missed, you should get that if you are gaming at over 60FPS. If not, stick with the one above.
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08-07-2013, 06:04 PM
#3
Claptrap
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If you are shopping around for a cheap monitor you have more or less restricted yourself to TN panels. Not sure where you are exactly so prices will obviously vary.
As Millz pointed out, if you are doing anything except gaming you will want to look at IPS or PLS panels.
The nice thing about TN panels is that they are fast and they are cheap.
I don't think you will be able to find any panels at 120 or 144hz for your price range so I would look for something with a low response time.
Say 1ms? prefect.
My personal choice would be this: You must login or register to view this content.
This monitor was made for gaming and should do you well. The response time is 75% faster than the 4ms one. Although both are stupid fast. It has 2 hdmi ports which to me is handy. The downside of this monitor is that with the colors aren't true. most people rip on TN panels saying they're shit but most of us having been using them for years already and wont mind.
If you were willing to give around 50 more for your monitor you can pick up a nice 120/144hz monitor.
The You must login or register to view this content. also has a superfast 1ms response time. It can do up to 144hz in 2d with the added bonus that with a tiny bit of work you can turn on lightboost which will get rid of nearly ALL motion blur on the screen.
Runner up here is the You must login or register to view this content. which depending on which one you get (revised or old version) will come with 120hz/2ms delay or 144hz 1ms delay screen.
Goodluck. hopefully you will look around a little bit more. I don't know that market as well so there might be better or cheaper monitors. Also good to keep a look out for sales! =D
As Millz pointed out, if you are doing anything except gaming you will want to look at IPS or PLS panels.
The nice thing about TN panels is that they are fast and they are cheap.
I don't think you will be able to find any panels at 120 or 144hz for your price range so I would look for something with a low response time.
Say 1ms? prefect.
My personal choice would be this: You must login or register to view this content.
This monitor was made for gaming and should do you well. The response time is 75% faster than the 4ms one. Although both are stupid fast. It has 2 hdmi ports which to me is handy. The downside of this monitor is that with the colors aren't true. most people rip on TN panels saying they're shit but most of us having been using them for years already and wont mind.
If you were willing to give around 50 more for your monitor you can pick up a nice 120/144hz monitor.
The You must login or register to view this content. also has a superfast 1ms response time. It can do up to 144hz in 2d with the added bonus that with a tiny bit of work you can turn on lightboost which will get rid of nearly ALL motion blur on the screen.
Runner up here is the You must login or register to view this content. which depending on which one you get (revised or old version) will come with 120hz/2ms delay or 144hz 1ms delay screen.
Goodluck. hopefully you will look around a little bit more. I don't know that market as well so there might be better or cheaper monitors. Also good to keep a look out for sales! =D
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08-07-2013, 08:35 PM
#4
Millz
Worth the Weight
Originally posted by Claptrap
If you are shopping around for a cheap monitor you have more or less restricted yourself to TN panels. Not sure where you are exactly so prices will obviously vary.
As Millz pointed out, if you are doing anything except gaming you will want to look at IPS or PLS panels.
The nice thing about TN panels is that they are fast and they are cheap.
I don't think you will be able to find any panels at 120 or 144hz for your price range so I would look for something with a low response time.
Say 1ms? prefect.
My personal choice would be this: You must login or register to view this content.
This monitor was made for gaming and should do you well. The response time is 75% faster than the 4ms one. Although both are stupid fast. It has 2 hdmi ports which to me is handy. The downside of this monitor is that with the colors aren't true. most people rip on TN panels saying they're shit but most of us having been using them for years already and wont mind.
If you were willing to give around 50 more for your monitor you can pick up a nice 120/144hz monitor.
The You must login or register to view this content. also has a superfast 1ms response time. It can do up to 144hz in 2d with the added bonus that with a tiny bit of work you can turn on lightboost which will get rid of nearly ALL motion blur on the screen.
Runner up here is the You must login or register to view this content. which depending on which one you get (revised or old version) will come with 120hz/2ms delay or 144hz 1ms delay screen.
Goodluck. hopefully you will look around a little bit more. I don't know that market as well so there might be better or cheaper monitors. Also good to keep a look out for sales! =D
As Millz pointed out, if you are doing anything except gaming you will want to look at IPS or PLS panels.
The nice thing about TN panels is that they are fast and they are cheap.
I don't think you will be able to find any panels at 120 or 144hz for your price range so I would look for something with a low response time.
Say 1ms? prefect.
My personal choice would be this: You must login or register to view this content.
This monitor was made for gaming and should do you well. The response time is 75% faster than the 4ms one. Although both are stupid fast. It has 2 hdmi ports which to me is handy. The downside of this monitor is that with the colors aren't true. most people rip on TN panels saying they're shit but most of us having been using them for years already and wont mind.
If you were willing to give around 50 more for your monitor you can pick up a nice 120/144hz monitor.
The You must login or register to view this content. also has a superfast 1ms response time. It can do up to 144hz in 2d with the added bonus that with a tiny bit of work you can turn on lightboost which will get rid of nearly ALL motion blur on the screen.
Runner up here is the You must login or register to view this content. which depending on which one you get (revised or old version) will come with 120hz/2ms delay or 144hz 1ms delay screen.
Goodluck. hopefully you will look around a little bit more. I don't know that market as well so there might be better or cheaper monitors. Also good to keep a look out for sales! =D
VA panels are right in between TN and IPS panels for viewing, which this one has: You must login or register to view this content.
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08-07-2013, 08:50 PM
#5
Claptrap
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Originally posted by Millz
Yeah I noticed it was a VA panel you linked. Nice find for the price. I've never seen any VA panels personally (or at least never known I was looking at one), so I tend to recommend the opposite sides of the spectrum.
Just thinking about it. I would also suggest having a look at this little beauty
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It's a passive IPS 3D panel
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