Monitor Suggestion...

TopHatProductions115 · January 20, 2019

Okay, I've decided to consider adding a new monitor on to the next workstation project (assuming that everything else goes right). I'm comparing my current monitor (MSI Optix MAG24C) to alternatives/replacements that will be in the running. The first one is a value option:

Since I'm okay with 4K @60FPS, that won't be an important aspect. If it's 1440p, I'll take 120Hz (minimum). And I can care less for built-in speakers - I have a sound card and dedicated speakers for a reason. I'm looking at colour accuracy/space, contrast/brightness, HDR certification, VESA compatibility, and other content creator oriented specifications (since I do video editing from time to time). The only gamer-oriented feature that I really care about in this case is response time, so don't start talking about RGB here - I can do without it. Bezels, I care not - the size of those won't bother me if I'm getting more than 25 inches of screen diagonal. Also, I don't care about FreeSync or GSync. Just want a decent panel with good calibration options to boot. If you can, keep it under 300 USD - I won't buy a display that's more costly than my GPU. With that, I am open to any suggestions within these bounds...

Tech_Dreamer · January 21, 2019

i thought this might be tough to find , but in terms of color accuracy(10 bit) & 4k there is literally only a few right now in the market, but it is expensive, DELL & ASUS the usual major retailer who push product in this category both use panel from LG , just the OSD & very few features differs you can do a manual search on your areas microsite & see if there are any offers applying to you locally , Samsung uses their own panel but am not familiar with their product in this category , next to that is ACER , HP omen is a bit flashy also bit priced at top.

Do remember Dell literally abandons you after the warranty is over , like completely shuts you off from any repair outside of it , doesn't matter if you have a mediocre monitor or super 4kstudio grade monitor . read a lot of horror stories on their consumer cut off after warranty getting stuck with an expensive faulty product that costed them too much that cant be repaired. ASUS might offer a solution compared to this. so keep that in mind.

TopHatProductions115 · August 22, 2019

Still open! Feel free to update me with your newest suggestions...

TopHatProductions115 · September 21, 2019

Just ran into this option as well. But it's missing VESA mount:

https://www.displayninja.com/philips-276e8vjsb-review/

TopHatProductions115 · October 3, 2019

Just saw this.

Not as impressed by it as I was by the cheap 4K one...

TopHatProductions115 · January 2, 2020

I may revisit this in a few months, seeing that I've made some changes to my requirements. I want to avoid resolutions that aren't of the same aspect ratio as true 1080p, so that knocks 1440p out of future considerations sadly. 4K is still on the table, though.