Refresh rate is king. I would much rather use a 1080p 120+Hz monitor over 4k 60Hz. 1440p 144Hz is the sweet spot though, big visual improvement over 1080p without the need to bankrupt yourself on a GPU powerful enough to drive a 4k 120Hz display or relying on upscaling making everything a blurry mess.
If you can run 4k at high frame rates then sure but the performance hit can be huge and a lot of displays can only do 4k at 30Hz anyway which isn’t worth it when 1440p is usually an option.
I find as I get older and my vision is not what it once was, I need bigger screens with good contrast but don’t care so much about resolution. I think it was on the show Corner Gas where they were talking about how big a screen you should get and concluded the size in inches should match your age. That made me laugh but I have to confess now there may be some truth in that…
Can people really see the difference? I’d love to see a test between screens at different refresh rates, resolutions, and FPS, and how well people can discern between them. I have a feeling most wouldn’t be able to tell the difference.
I have 4k monitors and wish I went 1440 instead. 4k is good for big TVs, but for PC monitors the visual difference was negligible. 60 to 144hz is very noticeable however.
Hmm here’s a site that shows you visual differences between refresh rates and vsync n such. I know I can tell the difference if refresh rates immediately. Your eyes know the difference.
i have a 60hz refresh monitor but windows 10 had my settings at 30hz for some reason. when i discovered and fixed it it was extremely noticeable to the point i couldnt believe what i’d been putting up with
27" at 1440p for me personally. But I have two as my two primary monitors. Then I have a crappy old 720p 24" and 10" I currently forget the pixel density of. I want to say 2k
I use a 4K TV that’s 43”, but I like to run games at 1440p native (I.e 1:1 pixels, no stretching) when I measured it out it was the same as a 27” monitor which I thought was perfect.
Depends on what you’re looking for I think. For a lot of people (me included) 27" 1440p 144hz is the sweet spot. You get good DPI for your viewing distance, not too taxing on your hardware, the price point isn’t ridiculous and you can fit the whole screen in your field of view without having to move your head.
I could definitely see going slightly bigger for immersive games, but I’d have to start making compromises I’m not sure I’d be willing to.
Even general desktop use is much more fluid like the mouse cursor, scrolling, and moving windows. I immediately notice if a monitor is running at 60 hz.
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Refresh rate is king. I would much rather use a 1080p 120+Hz monitor over 4k 60Hz. 1440p 144Hz is the sweet spot though, big visual improvement over 1080p without the need to bankrupt yourself on a GPU powerful enough to drive a 4k 120Hz display or relying on upscaling making everything a blurry mess.
My monitors are over a decade old and are still perfectly fine. I’ll upgrade to 1440p/144 Hz when I start seeing dead pixels or some other failure.
They have DVI ports and all my stuff is too new for DVI so I’m on the adapter diet lol
I just got a laptop with a 2160p screen and I honestly can’t really tell the difference.
Nah 4K is wonderful. The higher the pixel density, the better the display (for me at least)
If you can run 4k at high frame rates then sure but the performance hit can be huge and a lot of displays can only do 4k at 30Hz anyway which isn’t worth it when 1440p is usually an option.
I’m a big fan of 4k/who gives a shit.
Screw 4k, but 120+ hz is amazing. I can barely stand playing things are 60fps anymore. I really notice it when game dips.
My monitor is 4K 30 FPS the best of both world! XD
I find as I get older and my vision is not what it once was, I need bigger screens with good contrast but don’t care so much about resolution. I think it was on the show Corner Gas where they were talking about how big a screen you should get and concluded the size in inches should match your age. That made me laugh but I have to confess now there may be some truth in that…
Wouldn’t that break the necks of everyone over 50?
That’s a strawmen
The true issue is that a lot of games weigh ~150Gb and run a 45 fps on low at a resolution of 720~1080p
I couldn’t give a single fuck about 4k
Can people really see the difference? I’d love to see a test between screens at different refresh rates, resolutions, and FPS, and how well people can discern between them. I have a feeling most wouldn’t be able to tell the difference.
I have 4k monitors and wish I went 1440 instead. 4k is good for big TVs, but for PC monitors the visual difference was negligible. 60 to 144hz is very noticeable however.
Hmm here’s a site that shows you visual differences between refresh rates and vsync n such. I know I can tell the difference if refresh rates immediately. Your eyes know the difference.
i have a 60hz refresh monitor but windows 10 had my settings at 30hz for some reason. when i discovered and fixed it it was extremely noticeable to the point i couldnt believe what i’d been putting up with
https://www.testufo.com/framerates#count=3&background=none&pps=120
I do have a 4k display. On my weakest machine.
I don’t even have a 144 Hz screen
60hz club represent
I’m running 3 40 inch TV’s as monitors.
Do you have a permit for that personal nuclear powerplant, sir?
1440p for the win!
For most people sitting at a computer, this is likely the ideal based on distance from, and size of, monitor
28" or 32" though?
27" at 1440p for me personally. But I have two as my two primary monitors. Then I have a crappy old 720p 24" and 10" I currently forget the pixel density of. I want to say 2k
I use a 4K TV that’s 43”, but I like to run games at 1440p native (I.e 1:1 pixels, no stretching) when I measured it out it was the same as a 27” monitor which I thought was perfect.
Depends on what you’re looking for I think. For a lot of people (me included) 27" 1440p 144hz is the sweet spot. You get good DPI for your viewing distance, not too taxing on your hardware, the price point isn’t ridiculous and you can fit the whole screen in your field of view without having to move your head.
I could definitely see going slightly bigger for immersive games, but I’d have to start making compromises I’m not sure I’d be willing to.
Personally I’d go with 34", but I’m an ultrawide kind of person.
I’m even considering the ridiculously wide 49" lenovo, at 5120x1440 it certainly beats the 2560x1440 and companion 1080p display I use today.
1440p at 144hz is the ideal imo.
Even general desktop use is much more fluid like the mouse cursor, scrolling, and moving windows. I immediately notice if a monitor is running at 60 hz.
I’m using 1080p at 144hz. It’s great!