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FunOne posted:27", 2k / 1440p, gsync? Any recommendations? I'm willing to drop Gsync since gaming is about 5% of the use. Acer XB271HU or Asus PG279Q if you want G-sync. Without, I dunno - I don't think there are any high refresh rate ones without G-sync, and for standard 60Hz, just find a suitable Dell one I guess.
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Since he didn't explicitly mention a desire for IPS, the 27" Dell TN should be included in the list, too. Too bad I don't think there's a sale on it right now.
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# ? Jun 22, 2018 03:41 |
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Seamonster posted:Make sure your xbox game bar thing is turned off in Windows.?
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# ? Jun 22, 2018 03:58 |
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BIG HEADLINE posted:Since he didn't explicitly mention a desire for IPS, the 27" Dell TN should be included in the list, too. Too bad I don't think there's a sale on it right now. IPS good, TN bad? Best buy has the S2716DGR for 430
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# ? Jun 22, 2018 16:36 |
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FunOne posted:IPS good, TN bad? Best buy has the S2716DGR for 430 The Dell TN display is probably one of, if not the, best TN panels you can buy. IPS is worth it, but if money's really tight, the Dell monitor is a good compromise. Here's a video that compares the 2716 with an IPS and another high-end TN panel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b57S0cxZpjo BIG HEADLINE fucked around with this message at 18:05 on Jun 22, 2018 |
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Dell TNs are really good value for gaming but I personally would not recommend them to somebody who states "gaming is about 5% of the use."
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# ? Jun 22, 2018 18:38 |
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eames posted:Dell TNs are really good value for gaming but I personally would not recommend them to somebody who states "gaming is about 5% of the use." Vast majority of my time unfortunately is Excel and web.
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# ? Jun 22, 2018 20:58 |
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Opinions on the Dell U2717D for general use? I've got a 27" Samsung 1080p TN display as my primary now and would like more pixels. Inexpensive options with higher resolution and/or larger size exist, but they all seem to give up a lot (e.g., that $400 32" AOC MVA UHD display Tom's Hardware seems to like). I'm prioritizing panel quality over size or UHD, although 27" is as small as I'd like to go. Use case is mostly programming, web/office use, and occasional Netflix. Ideally I'd like to get two or three to replace my current FHD mismatched multi-monitor set-up. Also, would the Dell stand up to casual gaming assuming I resign myself to buying a decent GPU now that prices aren't completely insane? I know it's 60Hz and the refresh rate isn't great, but I just want to be able to play whatever FPS is popular on Steam right now at a decent resolution/setting without having a miserable experience due to poor display choice. This is a lot less important than my other needs, but it would be nice. edit: Alternately, Best Buy has a S2716DGR (27", 1440p, TN, gsync) mentioned above on display locally. I should go see how the TN panel looks. It might be just fine. No DP-out for daisy-chaining is annoying though. vv double edit: I mostly just want to know how bad gaming on a 60Hz display would be. Unplayable, or just not as smooth? I'm not going to be a pro gamer, just want to run around and shoot things. Loucks fucked around with this message at 21:49 on Jun 22, 2018 |
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Gaming on 60hz is absolutely fine. It has been for decades. Higher refresh rates are absolutely nice but you aren't going to have a problem enjoying games at "just" 60 fps. Most console games have been running at 30fps for the past gen or two at least.
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# ? Jun 22, 2018 23:21 |
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Stan Taylor posted:Gaming on 60hz is absolutely fine. It has been for decades. Higher refresh rates are absolutely nice but you aren't going to have a problem enjoying games at "just" 60 fps. Most console games have been running at 30fps for the past gen or two at least. Sure, but consoles are for children who don't know any better
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# ? Jun 23, 2018 00:07 |
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Stan Taylor posted:Gaming on 60hz is absolutely fine. It has been for decades. Higher refresh rates are absolutely nice but you aren't going to have a problem enjoying games at "just" 60 fps. Most console games have been running at 30fps for the past gen or two at least.
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PCPer tore down the Asus PG27UQ and the G-Sync HDR module has an even bigger Intel FPGA than they were using before, plus the memory was increased from 768MB DDR3 to 3GB DDR4 https://www.pcper.com/reviews/Graphics-Cards/ASUS-ROG-Swift-PG27UQ-27-4K-144Hz-G-SYNC-Monitor-True-HDR-Arrives-Desktop/Tea That FPGA alone costs $2600 in small quantities - Nvidia is obviously getting a better deal than that but it's still going to be a huge chunk of the monitors BOM. repiv fucked around with this message at 01:08 on Jun 23, 2018 |
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I wonder which module is in the X34s and 3418DWs.
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# ? Jun 23, 2018 02:18 |
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repiv posted:PCPer tore down the Asus PG27UQ and the G-Sync HDR module has an even bigger Intel FPGA than they were using before, plus the memory was increased from 768MB DDR3 to 3GB DDR4 Is there some reason G-Sync uses FPGAs instead of ASICs? Is it just to get them out the door faster, or do they not think they have the consumer base to develop ASICs?
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# ? Jun 23, 2018 03:21 |
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Could anyone recommend a cheap, decent monitor arm for a XB271HU? My current desk isn't very deep and the big-rear end stand for the XB271 means that the monitor sits right in front of my face. I'm thinking of getting a monitor arm so the monitor sits further back.
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# ? Jun 24, 2018 02:26 |
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shrike82 posted:Could anyone recommend a cheap, decent monitor arm for a XB271HU? The Amazon Basics one gets recommended a lot, it's a rebranded version of a quality product (Ergotron).
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# ? Jun 24, 2018 08:23 |
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If I give up on Gsync, then what is the recommended 2k/4k monitor for browsing, office work, and the occasional shooty games. I currently have 24" dual and I'm thinking 27" and a Vesa Arm
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# ? Jun 24, 2018 18:32 |
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FunOne posted:If I give up on Gsync, then what is the recommended 2k/4k monitor for browsing, office work, and the occasional shooty games. Dell Ultrasharp? Or one of the cheaper Samsung or Acer numbers? Is there a chance in hell that NVidia ever adopts Freesync or are they dug in on that?
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FunOne posted:Dell Ultrasharp? Or one of the cheaper Samsung or Acer numbers? They'd be far more likely to just implement VRR with HDMI 2.1, but I don't know enough about that to answer sagely. For instance, I don't know if the display has to *support* HDMI 2.1 and VRR specifically for it to work. Here's a relatively recent link explaining it: https://www.anandtech.com/show/12997/hdmi-forum-demonstrates-hdmi-21-vrr-capabilities-on-samsung-tv The most important thing to take from that is that not even AMD is responding to VRR with "oh hey, sounds good" - they're going to continue to implement FreeSync, so we'll have *three* technologies we'll have to explain.
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# ? Jun 26, 2018 18:20 |
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QHD monitors using 4k panels. https://www.reddit.com/r/Monitors/comments/8u9zjm/according_to_the_german_site_called_prad_inside/ Is this legit or just click bait?
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# ? Jun 27, 2018 16:03 |
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dad on the rag posted:QHD monitors using 4k panels. This doesn't make sense to me: quote:If the firmware is downscaling the resolution to QHD on a 4K panel, the pattern will be visibly blurry. Isn't it presenting to the OS as QHD, and then upscaling to 4K to feed the panel?
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# ? Jun 27, 2018 17:21 |
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Subjunctive posted:Isn't it presenting to the OS as QHD, and then upscaling to 4K to feed the panel? Correct, that seems to be a poor translation, either way the result is blurry lines and text due to non-integer scaling.
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# ? Jun 27, 2018 17:58 |
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wolrah posted:Correct, that seems to be a poor translation, either way the result is blurry lines and text due to non-integer scaling. Why are manufacturers so averse to integer scaling? I have a ultra hdmi kit for my n64 and 240p integer scaled looks fantastic.
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# ? Jun 28, 2018 02:52 |
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KingEup posted:Why are manufacturers so averse to integer scaling? It’s hard to do integer scaling between QHD and 4K, you’ll find.
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# ? Jun 28, 2018 03:47 |
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Has there been any movement on larger 4k screens recently? I have this 32" BenQ at work and it's great, but I think 40" would be a little more comfortable. Last time I looked into this was over a year ago and it was either slightly dodgy TVs or even dodgier Korean imports to get 4k at around 40".
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# ? Jun 28, 2018 05:59 |
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Tivac posted:Has there been any movement on larger 4k screens recently? A friend just got the IPS Acer et430k for $450 at MicroCenter (apparently Costco had it at $400) and was very impressed with it vs. a Samsung TV with VA panel (MU5300?). https://www.amazon.com/Acer-UM-ME0AA-001-ET430K-LED-Monitor/dp/B072BL5QK4 thiazi fucked around with this message at 13:03 on Jun 28, 2018 |
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Tivac posted:Has there been any movement on larger 4k screens recently? Check put the 43" dell?
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# ? Jun 28, 2018 13:00 |
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Dumb question, but are you locked into your video card's "sync" system to drive a higher refresh rate display? Could you use an Nvidia card with a 144hz Freesync display and get >60hz on it? Just using say, Vsync or something instead of the "sync" to dynamically refresh?
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# ? Jun 28, 2018 20:54 |
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FunOne posted:Dumb question, but are you locked into your video card's "sync" system to drive a higher refresh rate display? No FunOne posted:Could you use an Nvidia card with a 144hz Freesync display and get >60hz on it? Yes FunOne posted:Just using say, Vsync or something instead of the "sync" to dynamically refresh? It will simply behave like a fixed refresh rate 144 Hz display.
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# ? Jun 28, 2018 20:59 |
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There were a few Freesync monitors that required Freesync to be active in order to reach their maximum refresh rate, but I don't know how common that is now.
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# ? Jun 28, 2018 21:03 |
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repiv posted:There were a few Freesync monitors that required Freesync to be active in order to reach their maximum refresh rate, but I don't know how common that is now. That was just a couple that were 60Hz but could freesync to 75Hz. I'm gonna guess that you could probably get them to run at 75Hz fixed refresh with CRU.
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Stickman posted:Is there some reason G-Sync uses FPGAs instead of ASICs? Is it just to get them out the door faster, or do they not think they have the consumer base to develop ASICs? Because people buy it anyway.
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# ? Jun 29, 2018 14:58 |
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I wonder if, in order to implement GSync, they need to do custom modifications to support each specific panel. It could be that these variances are non-trivial to implement in software, and it's simply easier to do it via a FPGA, and wouldn't make sense to have like 50 slightly different ASICs floating around. Or it could be that they just don't give a poo poo about the extra cost because those monitors are selling well as-is.
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I'm sure Nvidia would rather not use FPGAs if it were economical, as it stands they're collecting the G-Sync tax but then immediately turning around and giving some (most?) of it to Intel/Altera. That's money that could be in their own pockets if they had G-Sync ASICs.
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# ? Jun 29, 2018 15:16 |
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So the dual monitor arm I got a little while back is destroying my cheap Ikea desk top. I have a standing adjustable desk and will likely need to replace the desktop with something that isn't particle board. Does anyone know where I can get a solid wood desktop, countertop or butcherblock for cheap?
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VulgarandStupid posted:So the dual monitor arm I got a little while back is destroying my cheap Ikea desk top. I have a standing adjustable desk and will likely need to replace the desktop with something that isn't particle board. Does anyone know where I can get a solid wood desktop, countertop or butcherblock for cheap? IKEA. Gerton is a solid wood table top. Check out their kitchen tops as well.
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What's the cheapest 32" 4k ips display I can get?
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VulgarandStupid posted:So the dual monitor arm I got a little while back is destroying my cheap Ikea desk top. I have a standing adjustable desk and will likely need to replace the desktop with something that isn't particle board. Does anyone know where I can get a solid wood desktop, countertop or butcherblock for cheap? Lambert posted:IKEA. Gerton is a solid wood table top. Check out their kitchen tops as well. Self quoting to show you my Gerton canyoneer posted:
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Those look really nice. What's your procedure for staining them? Using any clearcoat, or wax, or what?
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