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OhFunny posted:http://www.theverge.com/2017/1/5/14098224/dell-up3218k-8k-computer-monitor-price-features-ces-2017 what's the panel type, IGZO, TN, VA, IPS?
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wargames posted:what's the panel type, IGZO, TN, VA, IPS? Dell hasn't specified what panel type it has.
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So now you can get a 5K$ 4K OLED 32" and a 5K$ 8K 32"... I just need to win the lottery. Maybe in 2 years they'll be the new norm. I'm not planning on getting a new one until my u2711 dies, but I have the upgrade itch.
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KakerMix posted:Yeah same. I also have two 27" 1440 monitors on either side of my predator, one in portrait and the other in landscape. So much monitor I can only fit one 27" (portrait) next to my X34 because my desk doesn't have enough space. Which leaves my other two 27"s sitting on my floor looking really sad and forgotten 
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So if I were buying a monitor and because of cost limitations I have to choose between a higher refresh rate or 1440p, which would you recommend? My card is a 1070, so it can handle either with aplomb. Though looking back on my budget, I recognize that the 1060 was probably the better option to free up more budget for a monitor.
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LuiCypher posted:So if I were buying a monitor and because of cost limitations I have to choose between a higher refresh rate or 1440p, which would you recommend? Depends what you're going to use it for. If you only play MMOs/Civ IV or do content creation and need MOAR SPACE then 1440p would be the better choice. Pretty much everything else I'd say favors higher Hz. Or take a serious look at the overclockable Korean 1440ps and get both for cheap.
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DrDork posted:I can only fit one 27" (portrait) next to my X34 because my desk doesn't have enough space. Which leaves my other two 27"s sitting on my floor looking really sad and forgotten I ended up going and getting a triple monitor arm that can just handle all my monitors. I have one of the original LG 21:9s because I jumped to the format asap but I've got nowhere to put it and nothing to use it for. A real humdinger.
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LuiCypher posted:So if I were buying a monitor and because of cost limitations I have to choose between a higher refresh rate or 1440p, which would you recommend? I'd say 144hz, since your current card could handle 1080p 144hz fairly well. Then look to replace with a 4K 144hz monitor in a few years when cards can support it or whatever the latest thing is.
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With the clusterfuck around gsync, freesync 2, 4k, 8k, hdmi 2.1 etc I kind of feel like this is the worst possible time to buy a monitor. poo poo will probably be much less confusing and flaky in like 5 years.
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Pryor on Fire posted:With the clusterfuck around gsync, freesync 2, 4k, 8k, hdmi 2.1 etc I kind of feel like this is the worst possible time to buy a monitor. poo poo will probably be much less confusing and flaky in like 5 years. This is me, I just hope my monitor lasts. It's 8 years old and is starting to leave "burn-in" (what's this even called on lcd panels?) I.e. I extensively use the windows corners thing to have tiled windows, and if I leave them in the same position for 2-3 hours, there's dark lines there then for several hours still, lol. Anyone know if this is just a case of ancient IPS panel showing age or should I be worried?
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Pryor on Fire posted:With the clusterfuck around gsync, freesync 2, 4k, 8k, hdmi 2.1 etc I kind of feel like this is the worst possible time to buy a monitor. poo poo will probably be much less confusing and flaky in like 5 years. I figure that buying them all last year gave me some really nice screens to wait four or five years on. Last two years have been a huge leap.
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Pryor on Fire posted:With the clusterfuck around gsync, freesync 2, 4k, 8k, hdmi 2.1 etc I kind of feel like this is the worst possible time to buy a monitor. poo poo will probably be much less confusing and flaky in like 5 years. I think I'm pretty much set for a long time with my XB271HU, 4k would be nice but I can't go over 27" without a new desk and to fit that desk I would need to relocate my whole setup to a new room which is really unappealing. If I went with 4k at 27" I would need to scale everything up anyway for stuff to remain legible and even at 2560x1440 I sometimes need to turn the zoom up in my browser to deal with small text on some websites, at 4k that would only get worse. 165Hz is plenty of refresh rate and I believe Nvidia will continue to support Gsync no matter what so I don't think there is any good reason for me to upgrade any time soon.
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I don't really want a 4k screen right now, it would mean shelling out even more for a GPU every few years. I'll live with 1440p for awhile.
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Yeah unfortunately 4K turned out to be a bigger jump in performance needs than NV and AMD have been able to deliver at affordable price points than I, or others, expected. 1440p 27"-32" monitors will probably be the sweet spot for a while because of this. Especially if you want to make full use of 72Hz+ refresh rate monitors in any newer games. Outside of really special use stuff (ie. maaaaybe X-Ray viewing by Docs) I don't think that 8K monitor makes any sort of sense at all right now.
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PC LOAD LETTER posted:Outside of really special use stuff (ie. maaaaybe X-Ray viewing by Docs) I don't think that 8K monitor makes any sort of sense at all right now. The text on SA will be so crisp it will literally cut your eyeballs.
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Just think how horrible Windows DPI scaling will be at 8k.
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A guy at my work in another group got 2 27" 1440p monitors for his desk, and he is running both at 1080p because he just plugged in a VGA cable and set the resolution.  I seriously want to murder him out of a combination of jealousy and disgust. His frickin laptop docking station has displayport out even there is no excuse!
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Carecat posted:Just think how horrible Windows DPI scaling will be at 8k. Windows handles scaling just fine. Many applications, however...
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Goddamn, it's ungodly difficult to find one of the worthwhile 144hz 27" 1440p with G-sync in Canada. Does the XB271hu even ever go on loving sale below $1000 dollars?
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TheRationalRedditor posted:Goddamn, it's ungodly difficult to find one of the worthwhile 144hz 27" 1440p with G-sync in Canada. Does the XB271hu even ever go on loving sale below $1000 dollars? The lovely dollar and the fact that its a high demand item means probably not. I got mine for $940 and used a gift card to bring it even lower. There are some 1080p G-Sync screens and other options coming in the next year, might wanna just hold off. For what it's worth though I loving love mine and don't regret spending the cash. Just make sure you have the GPU for it.
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A 1070 is fine for what I want, I have a U2713hm right now. I specifically do not want 1920x1080 or anything smaller than 27" to pair it with. I almost pulled the trigger on a Dell S2716dg because it dipped down to $720 tax-in from their website after some compound discounts, but they literally do not ship it to you for over a month which is not particularly acceptable. The ROG Swift pg278q dipped down to $699 from a few sources over the Christmas break, but a questionable QA pattern with the panel and Asus' less than stellar customer service rep kept me from jumping in. I'd happily go $699 on any of the models in this spec range, I don't expect we'll get a better vendor deal than that, but I literally never see Acers go on sale since I've been checking for them. TheRationalRedditor fucked around with this message at 08:17 on Jan 8, 2017 |
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What are thoughts on the XF270HU? I currently have a PB278Q running on a 480 which has been great so far but I want to see what this 144hz and freesync business is about.
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Overminty posted:What are thoughts on the XF270HU? I currently have a PB278Q running on a 480 which has been great so far but I want to see what this 144hz and freesync business is about. Aparently it has broken overdrive while in freesync mode. Look for an MG279Q instead. Don't worry about the reduced freesync range--you can bump it to 57-144Hz (i.e. LFC compatible) with CRU.
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Dell axed plans to sell their OLED mega-monitor from last year.  I guess not all unilateral experiments work out. Sidesaddle Cavalry fucked around with this message at 00:03 on Jan 11, 2017 |
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Carecat posted:Just think how horrible Windows DPI scaling will be at 8k. It'll be fine provided you don't have a standard definition as a secondary.
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Sidesaddle Cavalry posted:Dell axed plans to sell their OLED mega-monitor from last year. Man poo poo. I was really looking forward to this tech hitting desktop monitors. Especially given oled's response rate.
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https://iiyama.com/gl_en/products/prolite-xub3490wqsu-b1/ Does anyone have experience with this brand? It seems pretty good, 75 hz and cheap. Super tempted to save up for one!
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XB271HU finally arrived. Didn't appreciate how much wider it would be, it almost makes my 1920x1080 screen look 4:3 in comparison. Pixels look OK. The IPS effect is a lot more pronounced than on my Dell IPS. The stand has been custom designed and manufactured at great expense to be kind of poo poo. It's funny how much more expensive but worse it is than the way simpler but more flexible Dell stand. ODS isn't terrible but a touch clunky. The default colors were a horrible yellow tint, still need to adjust it more. Did a comparison with a black image and the lights off and the backlight glow is a lot less than my old Dell ultrasharp but it does have more IPS glow. Carecat fucked around with this message at 23:01 on Jan 13, 2017 |
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AEMINAL posted:https://iiyama.com/gl_en/products/prolite-xub3490wqsu-b1/
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Wow, yeah I remember Iiyama had pretty good CRTs wayyyy back in the day, that's amazing they are still around.
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Carecat posted:The stand has been custom designed and manufactured at great expense to be kind of poo poo. It's funny how much more expensive but worse it is than the way simpler but more flexible Dell stand. Dell stands are amazing. I think part of it is that their branding is functionality and part is that they amortize the stand over a huge enterprise oriented product line. AEMINAL posted:https://iiyama.com/gl_en/products/prolite-xub3490wqsu-b1/ No US presence? Shame, it's got a good looking stand and I'm always interested in another good ultrawide on the market. Taking a quick look, it's amazing how ultrawides aren't dropping in price. Feels pretty good having had both of mine for over a year and they cost me maybe $100 more than I paid.
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https://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3804432&perpage=40#post468075380 Someone buy this goon's monitor. That is a fantastic price.
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VulgarandStupid posted:https://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3804432&perpage=40#post468075380 Heads up though, i's the 1080p TN version. XB270H, not XB270HU
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Paul MaudDib posted:Heads up though, i's the 1080p TN version. XB270H, not XB270HU Oh oops. Good catch.
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I'm getting an occasional flicker of a black screen on my new monitor but it might be this: http://www.infoworld.com/article/3156974/microsoft-windows/win10-updates-kb-3213986-and-kb-3210721-have-multi-monitor-problems.html
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So, those two Acer 34" ultrawide monitors, the GSync and FreeSync models, those are still the best price point for the specs? I know some other companies like Asus did similar monitors but they all have higher MSRP from what I saw. It's so lovely that nothing came out for CES. The FreeSync Acer is still $500 less than the GSync, but the strongest FreeSync cards are the 390x and RX 480 which can't really push the full resolution and framerate.
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Zero VGS posted:So, those two Acer 34" ultrawide monitors, the GSync and FreeSync models, those are still the best price point for the specs? I know some other companies like Asus did similar monitors but they all have higher MSRP from what I saw. How bad is it if you drop below the bottom of the freesync range?
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VulgarandStupid posted:How bad is it if you drop below the bottom of the freesync range? The XR341CK has a 30-75 range and I don't really notice when I drop below 30 because it supports LFC, it's a really good screen and I'd bet the XR342CK is similar. Lowness 72 posted:Isn't the R9 fury capable? I'm guessing VRAM concerns, but it is.
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Zero VGS posted:So, those two Acer 34" ultrawide monitors, the GSync and FreeSync models, those are still the best price point for the specs? I know some other companies like Asus did similar monitors but they all have higher MSRP from what I saw. Yes, they're pretty much still the best. Even when sales or whatever bring the ASUS versions into parity, for whatever reason they seem to have more QC issues than Acer (holy poo poo is that something I never thought I'd say), so there's very little reason to get them unless you somehow prefer the aesthetic. Something to also remember about the GSync vs FreeSync versions is that the GSync will do 100Hz while the FreeSync tops out at 75Hz (with an AMD card) or 60Hz (with NVidia). But yeah, you're really looking at a CrossFire setup to push that monitor--which is fine because the much lower monitor cost will easily pay for a second (maybe third?) 480.
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