1440p Is the New 1080p: Why Budget Gaming Monitors Are Better Than Ever

[HardReset]

IF, yes IF. If one flew over the cuckoos nest the demand would be higher too. IF.
Better the focus on reatlity. Good luck.

Fact is that without out supply there is no demand. Without any IFs.

 

[Hom3r]

Come again when you have seen 32" 4K/UHD and you won't need any more vertical pixels. Even 27" 1440p provides plenty. This is why 16:10 is dead and gone. Buried by manufacturers because of no demand.

Only place 16:10 makes sense, is for laptop displays.

There is not a single 16:10 monitor today, that is good for gaming. Some are still made, with focus on work and text mostly. Absolutely horrible for gaming.

22-24" 1200p was mostly popular 5-10 years ago, if not 15 years ago.

I sold thousands of 16:10 back then, mostly Dell U2412M and such, today, no-one asks for 16:10, especially not gamers, since all 16:10 monitors are shite for gaming, slow response times, low refresh rate.

16:9, 21:9 and 32:9 is the new popular aspect ratios and stands for 99% sales in the desktop monitor space.

 

[MortTheBeast]

I've been using a Dell 32" 2k 2560x1440 165Hz monitor and I don't have any issues with it, other than it's older and I want something newer.

But trying to find something is proving not so easy. I'm older (57) and OCD... which makes me pretty set in my ways. Maybe someone here can help me out in finding that perfect monitor...

1) I want to stick with 32"... I feel like it's the perfect size for me and my old eyes.
2) I prefer to stay with 2k, because I feel like 4k is only worth the loss of FPS if you're playing single-player games and stopping all the time to suck in all the juicy details that 4k brings to life.
3) I don't know what refresh rate is good to be honest. All I know is higher is better right? But isn't this another thing that can effect your FPS?
4) Need to stick with a flat monitor. I mount to my wall and plan on getting one of those electric standing desks and don't want my desk too far out from the wall.
5) Don't want OLED... feel like it's not worth the hassle. Having OCD... I would constantly be worried about burn-in, even if I had a monitor that came with a warranty for it.

So... are there any monitors that are 'high end' that have what I want? Not looking for cheap... which to me means spending at minimum around $500.

Or is my arm being twisted to either keep the 6 yr old monitor I have, or be forced into getting a 4k OLED and be freaking out everyday and looking for burn-in constantly?

 

[LimyG]

Fact is that without out supply there is no demand. Without any IFs.

Agreed, totally.

 

[Eldrach]

I settled on a 32 inch format years ago. Didn’t like the format of 34, so little vertical screenspace.
I’m sticking with my IPS panel though - OLED looks great, but having to spend time worrying about task bars not being hidden, forgetting to turn the screen off when I pause a game etc - is just too much hazzle. I get a decent picture with my 175hz ips screen, it even has HDR 600 certification - and after spending some time with the Windows HDR calibration tool - my games just «pop» on the screen

 

[Frogzilla]

The problem going to a higher resolution is always needing a more powerful video card. and if you have a monitor that can do 144/165fps you're going to have to spend what....a thousand+ to get near that speed?
I've found using a 24" 1080p 165hz monitor and a Nvidia 4060 can easily handle, for example Hogwarts legacy at ultra settings getting 165fps, never going below 100fps at worse. and being a 24" monitor, I don't have to really turn my head to see everything.

 

[christiangeli]

Just buy a lg ultragear 27" 1080 180hz monitor . Better stay native 1080p with 100+ fps than 1440p with dlss and fsr and add latency ant artifact . then support for fsr and dlss are not majority game

 

[EdmondRC]

To be honest, I have regretted upgrading to a 4K monitor. I can't really see the benefit of a native 4K monitor over a native 1440p monitor (but there is a difference if you run 1440p non-native on 4k). I have considered selling my 4K monitor and getting a 1440p OLED.

 

[GmanGM]

-While this content is mostly regarding gaming monitors, there is overlap with consumer and biz monitors, I.e. at the right price point higher resolution and frequency are better for all apps and just because some user would prefer larger text of 1080 doesn’t mean he can’t easily do a simple setting to either display 1080 or utilize zoom settings to get there while also utilizing and getting a better core monitor. The real issue in consumer monitors, laptops, tablets, and TV’s is that some manufacturers still make 720p that should basically be banned or abandoned in some manor. Advertising junk at $10 less is ripping off unknowing consumers out there and is just plain wrong in my opinion. If they simply added that 720 volume to the 1080 production line they could most likely make the 1080 as cheap as the 720 to both their benefit and all consumers.

 

[1Phase1]

Up until recently, I was doggedly sticking to 1080p and absolutely insisting there was no point in going for 1440p...until I actually upgraded and saw the visual uplift for myself, in games as well as in media consumption. Since the GPU I had gotten for my system was already meant for 1440p (4070 Super), I saw no performance drop in games, while the movie viewing experience was taken to an entirely new level, though that might be more to the credit of the monitor's HDR1000 implementation.

So far, a 2K monitor has been by far the best upgrade I've gotten for my system, at least when it comes to external components. Wasn't that expensive, either. I got an AOC Q27G3XMN, which usually goes for $280, but mine came up to just $190 after selling my old 1080p monitor for $90.

I'd absolutely recommend the upgrade, because it's worth it.

 

[LimyG]

To be honest, I have regretted upgrading to a 4K monitor. I can't really see the benefit of a native 4K monitor over a native 1440p monitor (but there is a difference if you run 1440p non-native on 4k). I have considered selling my 4K monitor and getting a 1440p OLED.

Yeah, at up to 27" 1440p OLED would be sweet. Haven't checked recently but most OLEDs seem to be 4K. Is that still the case?

Anyhow, at 27" or less, I doubt 4k is hugely better. When considering the GPU requirements for decent 4k, I'd say 1440p is probably the best.

 

[STbob]

Up until recently, I was doggedly sticking to 1080p and absolutely insisting there was no point in going for 1440p...until I actually upgraded and saw the visual uplift for myself, in games as well as in media consumption. Since the GPU I had gotten for my system was already meant for 1440p (4070 Super), I saw no performance drop in games, while the movie viewing experience was taken to an entirely new level, though that might be more to the credit of the monitor's HDR1000 implementation.

So far, a 2K monitor has been by far the best upgrade I've gotten for my system, at least when it comes to external components. Wasn't that expensive, either. I got an AOC Q27G3XMN, which usually goes for $280, but mine came up to just $190 after selling my old 1080p monitor for $90.

I'd absolutely recommend the upgrade, because it's worth it.

Good for you, as long as you recommend it I'm sure the entire planet will benefit. And the nice thing is, its worth it for everyone not just you. Every women man child on the planet. Thanks so much. Case closed then final word on monitors.

 

[1Phase1]

Good for you, as long as you recommend it I'm sure the entire planet will benefit. And the nice thing is, its worth it for everyone not just you. Every women man child on the planet. Thanks so much. Case closed then final word on monitors.

Lmao, nice snide reply to a completely innocuous comment. Since you clearly know what I wrote better than I do, please indicate to me where exactly I said I recommend it for every man, woman, and child on the planet.

Did somebody with a 2K monitor kick your dog or something? Lol. Sure seems like I hit a nerve without even trying to.

 

[primeservices]

Good for you as per your recmendation it I am sure