24 or 27 inch on a 1080P monitor?

[Ghostay]

I found this on Newegg, http://www.newegg.com/global/uk/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824160227 Is it better to buy a 27 inch or a 24 inch, is 27 inch too big for a 1080P monitor? Thanks.

[Tomms2290]

I think 27 inches is to much for 1080p    but hey you do you

[Ghostay]

I think 27 inches is to much for 1080p    but hey you do you

It wasn't mentioned at all in the reviews, does it make the image more spread out?

[pwn_intended]

27 inch 1080 looks bad TO ME, when viewed at normal computer distances (about 1-2.5 feet) but looks just fin if you back up to about 3 or 4 feet. That being said, everyone has different likes. I just hate being able to "see the pixels"

For me, 24 inch at 1080p is a sweet spot. The best thing to do would be to go to a best buy or whatever if you have one in your area and see what looks right to you.

[Tomms2290]

It wasn't mentioned at all in the reviews, does it make the image more spread out?

What do you mean "spread out"? The pixel are just bigger and you´ll notice more since the pixel density is lower

[WereCat]

Depends on how far you sit from monitor. 27" is good if your eyes are more than 1m from the screen. Otherwise 24" is better if you don't want to see pixels.

[_JohnB330ci]

27 inch 1080 looks bad TO ME, when viewed at normal computer distances (about 1-2.5 feet) but looks just fin if you back up to about 3 or 4 feet. That being said, everyone has different likes. I just hate being able to "see the pixels"

For me, 24 inch at 1080p is a sweet spot. The best thing to do would be to go to a best buy or whatever if you have one in your area and see what looks right to you.

Who has their monitor 1 Foot away from them? I can barely fit my monitor and key both within a foot.

[SparkySamZa]

24"

[pwn_intended]

Who has their monitor 1 Foot away from them? I can barely fit my monitor and key both within a foot.

well less than 2 feet, and sometimes i move in to see something better...

[Archarin]

I was blown away by this monitor http://www.ebay.com/itm/330932579690?rmvSB=true It's not a reputable brand per se, but they look great. You probably won't have good support though. They look absolutely stunning. I went from 1080p to 2K and it's awesome. You just have to make sure you can drive it. That can be a big concern. You can still play games at 1080p though.

[SuicideAnomaly]

Like others have said, viewing distance is a big thing to consider here. 1080p on a 27 inch monitor when sitting less than 2 feet away looks gross, in my opinion. With that said, I would personally go with the 24 inch if you're set on that resolution.

[Falkentyne]

There's nothing bad with a 27" 1080p monitor but make sure you know why you're getting one.

If you're getting a 27" 1080p gaming monitor used primarily for GAMING, I would NOT get the one you linked.

 

The only good 27" 1080p TN gaming monitor is THIS one.

 

http://www.newegg.com/global/uk/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824014375&cm_re=XL2720Z-_-24-014-375-_-Product

 

This way you can use motion blur reduction from 60hz-144hz (in 1 hz increments; 60hz-129hz with standard timings) and most custom resolutions with "Vertical Total 1500 or 1502" tweaks to improve the motion blur reduction strobe crosstalk.

You need pixel clock patcher from toastyX for dual link DVI, for this.

For certain custom refresh rates to avoid strobe errors, 1502 works in almost all of them except a few need other settings:
76hz: seems to not like any custom VT except default.

85hz: VT 1501 (1500, 1502, 1499 and 1498 seem to cause sync issues).

91hz: VT 1502

100hz: VT 1502

120hz: VT 1500 (VT 1502 causes random sync issues)

125hz: VT 1502

128hz: VT 1502

75hz: I forgot VT 1350 or VT 1500 or 1502.

 

Monitor can also run at 2560x1440 downsampled (scaler supersampling, basically) at 100hz also by using a custom VT 1500), over displayport.  it may work over DVI with the toastyX pixel clock patcher.

 

(2560x1440, front porch, 48 pixels, 3 lines; sync width: 32 pixels 5 lines, Horizontal total: 2656, Vertical total: 1500, pixel clock 398.4 mhz), refresh rate 100hz (ONLY 61hz and 100hz will work, its complicated as to why, 60hz will NOT work, 120hz will be out of scaler range and will artifact).

 

This is the ONLY 27" 1080p gaming monitor I would recommend, and only if you are using it for its blur reduction capability.  the 27" XL2720Z has an extra AMA mode that the 24" versions do NOT have (this was added in v3 firmware and is in V4 also):  Pictures of It and to why I recommend it over the 24" XL2420Z or XL2411Z:

 

1)  Default AMA high with blur reduction on, contrast=43: (Set AMA To high BEFORE enabling blur reduction): This is how XL2411Z, XL2420Z, XL2430T and XL2720Z look like at default.  Notice the too aggressive overshoot for lower response time (black text to white background ghosting is perfect, however, at contrast=43).

 

 

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This is how XL2720Z looks after re-toggling AMA high AFTER Enabling MBR (Motion blur reduction):  Contrast=43AMA has been reduced by 50% and is equal to AMA low.  While these transitions look much better, black to white transitions have FAR too high normal ghosting at 43 contrast so u need to lower contrast to fix this:

 

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This is after doing the MBR On ->AMA high toggle and then setting contrast to 0: Notice all the added normal ghosting is gone now and the inverse is STILL extremely low:

 

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Here's a clearer one with faster camera exposure (but much dimmer) to make the details cleaner: I think this is contrast 10 but that is irrelevant:

 

Not too shabby at all.....

The 24" Z series benq don't have this "AMA Low" Toggle.

Definitely worth it.  MUCH better than the AOC if you can afford it.

 

This is the only 27" 1080p TN panel for gaming worth buying, IMO.

[Guest Strangerbob]

There's nothing bad with a 27" 1080p monitor but make sure you know why you're getting one.

If you're getting a 27" 1080p gaming monitor used primarily for GAMING, I would NOT get the one you linked.

 

The only good 27" 1080p TN gaming monitor is THIS one.

 

http://www.newegg.com/global/uk/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824014375&cm_re=XL2720Z-_-24-014-375-_-Product

 

This way you can use motion blur reduction from 60hz-144hz (in 1 hz increments; 60hz-129hz with standard timings) and most custom resolutions with "Vertical Total 1500 or 1502" tweaks to improve the motion blur reduction strobe crosstalk.

You need pixel clock patcher from toastyX for dual link DVI, for this.

For certain custom refresh rates to avoid strobe errors, 1502 works in almost all of them except a few need other settings:

76hz: seems to not like any custom VT except default.

85hz: VT 1501 (1500, 1502, 1499 and 1498 seem to cause sync issues).

91hz: VT 1502

100hz: VT 1502

120hz: VT 1500 (VT 1502 causes random sync issues)

125hz: VT 1502

128hz: VT 1502

75hz: I forgot VT 1350 or VT 1500 or 1502.

 

Monitor can also run at 2560x1440 downsampled (scaler supersampling, basically) at 100hz also by using a custom VT 1500), over displayport.  it may work over DVI with the toastyX pixel clock patcher.

 

(2560x1440, front porch, 48 pixels, 3 lines; sync width: 32 pixels 5 lines, Horizontal total: 2656, Vertical total: 1500, pixel clock 398.4 mhz), refresh rate 100hz (ONLY 61hz and 100hz will work, its complicated as to why, 60hz will NOT work, 120hz will be out of scaler range and will artifact).

 

This is the ONLY 27" 1080p gaming monitor I would recommend, and only if you are using it for its blur reduction capability.  the 27" XL2720Z has an extra AMA mode that the 24" versions do NOT have (this was added in v3 firmware and is in V4 also):  Pictures of It and to why I recommend it over the 24" XL2420Z or XL2411Z:

 

1)  Default AMA high with blur reduction on, contrast=43: (Set AMA To high BEFORE enabling blur reduction): This is how XL2411Z, XL2420Z, XL2430T and XL2720Z look like at default.  Notice the too aggressive overshoot for lower response time (black text to white background ghosting is perfect, however, at contrast=43).

 

 

 

--------

This is how XL2720Z looks after re-toggling AMA high AFTER Enabling MBR (Motion blur reduction):  Contrast=43AMA has been reduced by 50% and is equal to AMA low.  While these transitions look much better, black to white transitions have FAR too high normal ghosting at 43 contrast so u need to lower contrast to fix this:

 

 

---------------------

 

This is after doing the MBR On ->AMA high toggle and then setting contrast to 0: Notice all the added normal ghosting is gone now and the inverse is STILL extremely low:

 

 

-----------

Here's a clearer one with faster camera exposure (but much dimmer) to make the details cleaner: I think this is contrast 10 but that is irrelevant:

 

 

Not too shabby at all.....

The 24" Z series benq don't have this "AMA Low" Toggle.

Definitely worth it.  MUCH better than the AOC if you can afford it.

 

This is the only 27" 1080p TN panel for gaming worth buying, IMO.

 

Holy shit. I was a blurbusters lurker for a two years or so.

 

But this one single post YOU made - convinced me that i have to game with ULMB now. But I just cant handle TN at all. Hopefully we see more IPS`s with ULMB, preferably a 21:9.

[Falkentyne]

Benq blur reduction is not ULMB.  ULMB is a worse, less adjustable version of blur reduction only for GSYNC monitors.

[Thomas CG]

After having used a 21 inch 1080p screen I can assure you that 27 is to big for that resolution. Even at 24 inch I can start to notice.

 

Hell since I got my 13in laptop with a 1080p screen my desktop 21 inch screen seems less crisp.

[RareBareBear]

On 9/21/2015 at 9:43 PM, Archarin said:

I was blown away by this monitor http://www.ebay.com/itm/330932579690?rmvSB=true It's not a reputable brand per se, but they look great. You probably won't have good support though. They look absolutely stunning. I went from 1080p to 2K and it's awesome. You just have to make sure you can drive it. That can be a big concern. You can still play games at 1080p though.

I know this is old but 1080p is 2k 1440p is 2.5k and 2160p is 4k