Current Monitor Advice
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If you are into gaming, then I believe G-Sync (Nvida) or Freesync (AMD) capable is meant to make a difference with compatible graphics cards. (I'm not so can't comment) Other than that.....big, high res, with decent cosmetic bezel and stand appearance! I've been happy with my 2560x1600 Dell 30" at home for a few years now.
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DaveAuld wrote:
If you are into gaming,
Zero, and a little bit less. Checkers, Reversi, 2048 Tiles, and MineSweeper are my idea of taking care of your brain while on the telephone, waiting on hold. I don't think that that counts as really "gaming" I am trying to learn *Blender*, a 3D Modeling and design thing. Not sure if that counts or not.
DaveAuld wrote:
happy with my 2560x1600 Dell 30"
My one experience with a Dell monitor was love at first sight, then it broke (I got some guy's three year old used one) about a year after I had it. Can't complain after four years. Replacing it was a case of *you get what you pay for*. The boss and I agreed, I would get a different brand. The Dell monitor simply cost to much, and wow did it show why.
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It strongly depends on what you want to do, are you looking for a fast and colorful monitor that might also be sufficient for gaming? -> BenQ Are you more looking for a monitor that is good for work? go for high dynamic contrast -> BenQ has Business monitors also :) The size depends on how much you want/need to put on your desktop. I for my self go for 16:9 and no less than 1080p on 24". Lately i switched to BenQ and was impressed, the 27" Gaming Monitor i bought has 2ms reaction time and a very high dynamic contrast. Lastly i depends on the Budget, BenQ isn't cheap but their products are good, i guess most of their monitors come with HDMI,DisplayPort,VGA/DVI.
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}Duh, BenQ, never thunk it. Seen them in stores, and they look good. But,,,,,,,,,,,, Everything looks good in the store. How long have you had yours ? Oh, is it a single monitor ? Or did you buy two ?
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I'm in the same boat and I'm considering an ultra-wide instead of using two monitors for browser + Visual Studio development, LG has a nice 29" 21:9 but the 34" is also being considered. Be good also for my current Heroes and Generals addiction.
There's an idea, a good one. I was just automatically thinking that I'll have to buy two. Nice brain.
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The main problem with wide screens are the ones that aren't so much "wide" as "short". This is why many of them show too few lines. I solve this as work by running VS, etc. on a wide screen in portrait format - lots-a-lines mode!
- I would love to change the world, but they won’t give me the source code.
My text editor had major problems the one time (the few times) that I tried to put it on a "wide" screen turned sideways. I did that for the exact same reason you turned yours vertical; lotsa'lines. Within 30 minutes; usually 10, I don't know what went wrong, but the software and hardware just would not cooperate. After the Nth iteration of that, I just capitulated and put everything horizontal again.
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In my case using basic monitors with plenty of ports do: i.e. sometimes I need to connect the PC to the monitor (mostly) but sometimes I need to connect other devices there, then having more than one port and being able to switch sources work for me. If you'll have it at home, check the electrical consumption, the size, I prefer them without loudspeakers, with a good platform to orient and move it to your preferred position, the minimum dead pixels the better, ... Hope this helps...
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Joan Murt wrote:
basic monitors with plenty of ports do:
That's a significant part of my missing knowledge. What ports do I want ? I haven't kept up with the buzzwords or acronyms in the monitor field for several years now. What are their names ? Acronyms ? Abbreviations ? What do they mean ? As many here have asked what I want to do with said monitor; my purpose is bascially writing, some 3D modeling and design work, skype, oh, and the most important in the whole wide world: YouTube Videos !!! :D :laugh: :-D :) Betty's Kitchen, Wolfe Pit, Captain Scarlet, Super Car, and whatever else Gerry and Silvia Anderson put out in the 1960s
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Avoid monitors with TN matrices, make sure eye-level is correct (your spine will thank you!) :-D My strategy when buying was to find monitor that I like, then find reviews from several independent sources . (Rinse and repeat if you have more than one that you like)
spoljarecDamir wrote:
Avoid monitors with TN matrices
Vocabulary Vortex here. What is a Tennessee Matrix ?
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spoljarecDamir wrote:
Avoid monitors with TN matrices
Vocabulary Vortex here. What is a Tennessee Matrix ?
You can look it up under Twisted-Nematic[^] and it is something you should avoid in a professional screen. I would suggest a Dell with an IPS matrix. I have had a 23" one for years and it's heaven for my eyes, everything is clear and readable without color shifts when I move out of the center. I am now searching for a good deal to replace my aging Phillips secondary screen with another Dell, possibly a 27".
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Joan Murt wrote:
basic monitors with plenty of ports do:
That's a significant part of my missing knowledge. What ports do I want ? I haven't kept up with the buzzwords or acronyms in the monitor field for several years now. What are their names ? Acronyms ? Abbreviations ? What do they mean ? As many here have asked what I want to do with said monitor; my purpose is bascially writing, some 3D modeling and design work, skype, oh, and the most important in the whole wide world: YouTube Videos !!! :D :laugh: :-D :) Betty's Kitchen, Wolfe Pit, Captain Scarlet, Super Car, and whatever else Gerry and Silvia Anderson put out in the 1960s
take a look at the most advanced video cards out there... they'll tell you the new crush in terms of connectors... as far as I know the new thing is HDMI and display port, the latter seems to be good for laptops... I prefer DVI as it's connector gets bolted against the card and the monitor, but this is because I make machines that are subject to vibrations and so... What you describe doesn't need a super-mega-monitor... I do not need one super thing too: just programming and not a lot of extra things...
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spoljarecDamir wrote:
Avoid monitors with TN matrices
Vocabulary Vortex here. What is a Tennessee Matrix ?
TN matrix == TN panel (see BuggyTimes's response below, he gives good explanation on the subject :thumbsup: ) Also, oddly enough, I found there is a connection between Tennessee and Matrix :-D : Top 15 movies and scenes filmed in Tennessee - OffBeat TennesseeOffBeat Tennessee[^]
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Duh, BenQ, never thunk it. Seen them in stores, and they look good. But,,,,,,,,,,,, Everything looks good in the store. How long have you had yours ? Oh, is it a single monitor ? Or did you buy two ?
Sorry for the late response i was sick. I bought one, roughly 2 years ago, 27". In my current setup i have 3 monitors 24" samsung (3y, Quite okay colors are good), BenQ 27" (2y, absolutely pleased, fast response time nice colors), 24" Dell (4y, The worst of the monitors and also already has several dead lines)
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