RanceJustice
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Hello everyone. As it seems that 4K monitors have finally crept down into pretty realistic pricing points even when combined with higher specs and my secondary monitor has recently died on me, I figure a new upgrade may be worthwhile to take the prime spot while my current 1440P 27" IPS becomes the secondary. Thus, some advice on particular models to seek out would be appreciated.
In terms of size I'd prefer to go from 27" to around 40" - my workspace may not comfortably fit anything larger. In terms of "monitors" vs "TVs", I'm open to both, but my cursory inspection of TVs reveal some neat elements (though often pricey) like OLED, but the well reviewed higher quality models (ie Samsung 8 or 9 series, LG Signature or the one right below it etc) don't seem to come any smaller than 55"!
In terms of features, I'd prefer a 4K resolution panel of course. While I'll be using the panel for gaming and other general usage, I'm thinking I'd prefer a non-TN panel type in favor of IPS or IGZO (or similar panel types - Samsung AH-VA, AH-IPS etc), with good brightness and contrast capabilities. High quality backlighting is appreciated (and lack of PWM and/or minimal/flicker-free etc..); OLED seems interesting too but I don't see much about it at these sizes. Refresh rates of at least 60hz are necessary and higher is nice, but not required. 10-bit color / wide color gamut is a nice feature, along with being flicker free, and FreeSync (or Gsync, but I don't see a reason to go out of the way for G-Sync) with good quality adaptive sync. Latest versions of connections like Display Port, USB, HDMI etc.. are appreciated. HDR would be a neat feature but doesn't seem present at all in monitors in these sizes.
Overall, I'm looking for an assortment of the best 4K monitor suggestions. So many articles and review show "older" models and are outdated compared to more recent releases, so I'd be curious to see what the forum thinks! Thanks!
Edit: I've been considering the LG 27UD68 / 27UD88 models as my a starting point and a baseline for comparison. I've also been looking at Asus ROG and BenQ models that seems to be promising, at least on paper.
In terms of size I'd prefer to go from 27" to around 40" - my workspace may not comfortably fit anything larger. In terms of "monitors" vs "TVs", I'm open to both, but my cursory inspection of TVs reveal some neat elements (though often pricey) like OLED, but the well reviewed higher quality models (ie Samsung 8 or 9 series, LG Signature or the one right below it etc) don't seem to come any smaller than 55"!
In terms of features, I'd prefer a 4K resolution panel of course. While I'll be using the panel for gaming and other general usage, I'm thinking I'd prefer a non-TN panel type in favor of IPS or IGZO (or similar panel types - Samsung AH-VA, AH-IPS etc), with good brightness and contrast capabilities. High quality backlighting is appreciated (and lack of PWM and/or minimal/flicker-free etc..); OLED seems interesting too but I don't see much about it at these sizes. Refresh rates of at least 60hz are necessary and higher is nice, but not required. 10-bit color / wide color gamut is a nice feature, along with being flicker free, and FreeSync (or Gsync, but I don't see a reason to go out of the way for G-Sync) with good quality adaptive sync. Latest versions of connections like Display Port, USB, HDMI etc.. are appreciated. HDR would be a neat feature but doesn't seem present at all in monitors in these sizes.
Overall, I'm looking for an assortment of the best 4K monitor suggestions. So many articles and review show "older" models and are outdated compared to more recent releases, so I'd be curious to see what the forum thinks! Thanks!
Edit: I've been considering the LG 27UD68 / 27UD88 models as my a starting point and a baseline for comparison. I've also been looking at Asus ROG and BenQ models that seems to be promising, at least on paper.
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