brokenblade30
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Hello all. This is my first post on here! I have been lurking these forums for years however. I am in quite the dilemma trying to choose the monitor that will be best suited for me.
I do a lot of gaming in all different categories which include FPSs such as BF4. I also tend to watch lots of movies/TV shows on my computer so I am trying to find a monitor that will be great at both. I previously owned a 27" IPS 1440p 120Hz Overlord which was great but to be honest I never really ended up using 120Hz (mainly because I didn't have the GPU power at the time).
GPU power is less of a problem now (I plan on buying an R9 295X2 tomorrow) and I don't mind investing more into video cards if that's what it takes.
I have narrowed down my choice of monitors into 3 different categories that are appealing to me.
1. 4K Monitor @ 60Hz - I'm looking at the Samsung 28" 4K D590 monitor for this category but I am not sure I want to go this direction since it is a TN panel. I know that many have said that it is one of the best TNs that has entered the market in a while but still it can't be as good as the newer IPS panels.
2. 21:9 Monitor @ 60Hz - I'm looking at the LG/Dell 34" 21:9 UM95 monitor for this category. It is an IPS panel and most of the games that I play support 21:9. It would also be amazing for all the movies I watch (but TV shows might suck with the black bars on the sides).
3. 120Hz Monitor - Like I said, I used to own an Overlord IPS 120Hz panel and never used the 120Hz feature. I understand there are new technologies such as lighboost/gsync but it seems like many of those use TN panels. I don't really have a monitor that I am looking at in this area.
My question to all of you is what do you feel the pros/cons are of these different monitors and what would you suggest I do? Thanks in advance.
I do a lot of gaming in all different categories which include FPSs such as BF4. I also tend to watch lots of movies/TV shows on my computer so I am trying to find a monitor that will be great at both. I previously owned a 27" IPS 1440p 120Hz Overlord which was great but to be honest I never really ended up using 120Hz (mainly because I didn't have the GPU power at the time).
GPU power is less of a problem now (I plan on buying an R9 295X2 tomorrow) and I don't mind investing more into video cards if that's what it takes.
I have narrowed down my choice of monitors into 3 different categories that are appealing to me.
1. 4K Monitor @ 60Hz - I'm looking at the Samsung 28" 4K D590 monitor for this category but I am not sure I want to go this direction since it is a TN panel. I know that many have said that it is one of the best TNs that has entered the market in a while but still it can't be as good as the newer IPS panels.
2. 21:9 Monitor @ 60Hz - I'm looking at the LG/Dell 34" 21:9 UM95 monitor for this category. It is an IPS panel and most of the games that I play support 21:9. It would also be amazing for all the movies I watch (but TV shows might suck with the black bars on the sides).
3. 120Hz Monitor - Like I said, I used to own an Overlord IPS 120Hz panel and never used the 120Hz feature. I understand there are new technologies such as lighboost/gsync but it seems like many of those use TN panels. I don't really have a monitor that I am looking at in this area.
My question to all of you is what do you feel the pros/cons are of these different monitors and what would you suggest I do? Thanks in advance.
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