Here are the two options I’d consider if I was in your situation and you wanted to keep your current HTPC
- Buy a TCL TV that uses nearest neighbour scaling for 720p sources: https://twitter.com/fbxgargoyle/status/1520980513581846528?s=61&t=0JZcRltCkkWUPOYIuINbjQ
- buy the forthcoming PixelFX...
My 480p capable CRT which was used to play Gamecube, Xbox (and a few other consoles) died a few months ago and finding someone to fix it is proving to be a hassle so I’ve been tempted to pull the trigger on one of the 280Hz 1440p low haze (glossy) EVE Spectrum monitors.
At the moment I’ve...
Good to see someone finally admit that sunlight hitting a matte panel has a more severe impact on readability than sunlight hitting a glossy panel. I don’t know where the myth that matte screens were better in an environment with strong lighting sources, like windows, originated.
I have have two OLED PVMs primarily for desktop use. They are amazing. I don’t care about the risk of burn in. If it ever happened and it bothered me I’d just buy new ones. Monitors are disposable goods.
Cheers for this. I’m not using emulation though, actual consoles only. I’m assuming that is going to change my tradeoffs, but how exactly? More motion blur but still less than my OLED PVM-2551?
As an aside do you happen to know any method of reducing/eliminating the yellow ghosting on plasma...
I use a SONY OLED PVM for retro console gaming (using HDMI modded consoles) are these new EVE monitors going to offer me anything superior to extremely low persistence and rolling scan I get with my current gear?
I prefer ultrawides because I have artwork on the wall above my desk and a larger 16:9 screen with different aspect ratio would get in the way.
I also use an ultrawide for watching movies in my bedroom because I have a bookshelf at the end of my bed with fixed shelving. The best monitor for...
It will significantly extend the life of your video card because you are much less likely to notice any swing in FPS and the judder/tearing that accompanies it.
If he is on OSX what is the point of Free-Sync?
It costs 100 more than the BenQ and is $350 cheaper than the Samsung.
For someone used to an iMac, the HP seems like a fantastic upgrade.
There are two versions. The one with 'beats audio' does not have freesync. The one with audio by 'Bang & Olufsen has freesync:
http://store.hp.com/us/en/ContentView?storeId=10151&langId=-1&catalogId=10051&eSpotName=Envy32-media-display&jumpid=va_ifqc17bt2p
FHD326HS http://www.ebay.com/itm/New-WASABI-MANGO-FHD326HS-32-HDMI-Real-120Hz-OC-LED-Full-HD-PC-Gaming-Monitor-/141287837529
Close as you're going to get to my knowledge.