Nightingale007
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I'm looking to buy a large display for both desktop real estate, watching movies and casual gaming(to old "31 years" for twitch based shooters). I've been stuck using IPS display's (20wmgx2, dell 2311h)24" for the last 9 years. I can't stand them anymore, the contrast and the IPS glow(dell) is atrocious. The past year I have only been looking at exclusively at VA panels, since they are the only LCD panel type capable of producing decent contrast. I refuse to pay top dollar for crappy 1000:1 contrast panels with horrible bleed and glow. Contrast is so incredibly important, yet so undermined in pc monitors. I can' stand playing these games with alot of dark scenery on ips display, they simply look washed out as well as movies which suffer even more.
The Problem with quality VA panels in respect to PC monitors is they are few and far between. Everything is IPS or TN orientated. Of the few high contrast VA panels available in 27+ size there are some serious pro's and con's. Now I have read up on both the Philips and BenQ threads fully.
I understand that both VA panels suffer from banding issues in certain particular instances and that the Philips display uses PWM for brightness control. I'm trying to figure out here what is my best option between these two display's.
I don't have a gpu that can run high 4k with modern high end games properly( GTX 780ti) however my understanding is that with the Philips you can set custom resolutions by outputting(gpu scaling) to a lower resolution with 1:1 pixel mapping. I am perfectly fine with losing half the real estate in order to play demanding games at an acceptable frame rate.
So here's what it boils down to for me and where i'm sort of at a crossroad.
The Philips is
4k, more future proof.
larger in size
has 5000:1 contrast ratio, much higher than the BenQ
is only $300 more than the 32' 1440p BenQ.
It's seems like a better investment until I look at the more practical side of things.
The BenQ seems like a more seemly hassle free package.
-It uses DC for brightness control(while the Philips you have to use software to lower it)
-better OSD
-no need to mess with custom resolutions
-better factory color presets
Oh yeah and I am running Windows 7. I realize 10 is better for 4k displays(DPI scaling), but if need be I will move over to 10 since I have multiple SSD's with OS installs on them.
I'm curious of those of you that have experience with these displays or not, what do you recommend is the best course of action here. Is the 40' 4K overkill and would you recommend a different model or brand as I think someone was mentioning that the Acer B6 B326HK could be a good substitute.
One final note, I thought I ought to mention that i'm in my early 30's and have to spend 8 hours a day in front of the PC, so it's important that I be able to have the ability to set a comfortable brightness level on these display so not to fatigue my eyes so quickly.
The Problem with quality VA panels in respect to PC monitors is they are few and far between. Everything is IPS or TN orientated. Of the few high contrast VA panels available in 27+ size there are some serious pro's and con's. Now I have read up on both the Philips and BenQ threads fully.
I understand that both VA panels suffer from banding issues in certain particular instances and that the Philips display uses PWM for brightness control. I'm trying to figure out here what is my best option between these two display's.
I don't have a gpu that can run high 4k with modern high end games properly( GTX 780ti) however my understanding is that with the Philips you can set custom resolutions by outputting(gpu scaling) to a lower resolution with 1:1 pixel mapping. I am perfectly fine with losing half the real estate in order to play demanding games at an acceptable frame rate.
So here's what it boils down to for me and where i'm sort of at a crossroad.
The Philips is
4k, more future proof.
larger in size
has 5000:1 contrast ratio, much higher than the BenQ
is only $300 more than the 32' 1440p BenQ.
It's seems like a better investment until I look at the more practical side of things.
The BenQ seems like a more seemly hassle free package.
-It uses DC for brightness control(while the Philips you have to use software to lower it)
-better OSD
-no need to mess with custom resolutions
-better factory color presets
Oh yeah and I am running Windows 7. I realize 10 is better for 4k displays(DPI scaling), but if need be I will move over to 10 since I have multiple SSD's with OS installs on them.
I'm curious of those of you that have experience with these displays or not, what do you recommend is the best course of action here. Is the 40' 4K overkill and would you recommend a different model or brand as I think someone was mentioning that the Acer B6 B326HK could be a good substitute.
One final note, I thought I ought to mention that i'm in my early 30's and have to spend 8 hours a day in front of the PC, so it's important that I be able to have the ability to set a comfortable brightness level on these display so not to fatigue my eyes so quickly.
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