Hi guys,
I am about to rip my hair out figuring out what to get. I went through the tips in a sticky thread here just now, but that didn't help.
This was my last stop. I went everywhere online where true data was collected (specifically Tom's Hardware, rtings, Hardware Unboxed, etc...). There is always a deal breaking category. For example, getting sub 800:1 contrast on a 2,000$+ ISP monitor. I know, IPS is going to give much less contrast ratio than VA (I covered all the basics, believe me), but you can get somewhat better from cheaper. All-in-all, it's a balance of what you want and you can't have it all, but it feels that I am missing one very important thing: experience. Unfortunately, we can't really go shopping around in my region ATM and anyways, the stores we have around don't carry much inventory. I guess it means that I would need to use some of you guys' eyes and comparative experience.
In short, I believe that I would have a hard time accepting poor black uniformity and low contrast ratios from an IPS monitor, but I also fear the low FPS ghosting effect that seems to be common is slower VAs, as well as missing out on some DCI-P3 colour spectrum. In short, my expectations may be too high just looking at data. Here are some alternatives that I looked at:
MSI Optix MAG341cq and the more expensive MPG
Viewsonic Elite xg350r-c
AOC cq27g2
LG UltraGear 34GN850-B
Nixeus NX-EDG34S
Samsung alphabet's soup and RG90 (way too big, don't want 3440 to play between black pillars)
Predator X34 (can't find it anywhere)
I almost bought a G7 to save myself some trouble, even if not Ultra Wide, but I don't think 1000R is for me. Anyways, I am sure that you guys are more familiar than me on all the mid-tier options.
What I do, mostly: AAA games at 1440 running on a 2080s/3700x. Right now, playing on my M-series Vizio 65. Looking to start some FPS and the couch/controller is no more good enough for that. The Vizio has its flaws too, of course, but black levels, high contrast, HDR and colours are very good for the price I paid. Not really any highly noticable added blur at 60fps, or maybe I am not sensible that much to it. Taking that into account, I absolutely want to avoid extra smearing, smudging, blur from a bad monitor at those lower FPS. I'd rather not constraint myself at 60hz, though, but 100hz seems to be fine for me as a bottom threshold. Yes, I know that nothing is perfect, just looking for some real life experiences with those models or alternatives that are under 2,000$. I usually find something after taking a lot of time researching, but for this first monitor, I hit a wall.