Asus XG438Q ?

[noyo87]

IRL I'm a Software Development Manager, so I do code, but also random management paperwork.

At night, I'm a musician and gamer, I love VRR and 120Hz+.

I would never go back to 1080p as I feel I have way more space with 1440p (and even two of them).

 

I was looking for a lot of options to fit my use case. 2x27"1440p, 1440p Ultra-wide, 1440p 32:9.

And then I discovered the Asus XG438Q and Acer CG437K, FreeSync, 4K, HDR.... Sounds perfect too me.

Until I watched the video of Hardware Unboxed and explained that it uses a BGR pixel arrangement... which affects it's image a lot.

As a programmer, that suck.I guess the Acer CG437K uses the same display and will suffer from the same issue

All this make me feel: Is it THAT hard to make a good monitor? 43 inch 4K sounds very immersive and productive to me, but why did they go for BGR ?

How could this has been brought as a good idea fr product design and development?

 

The video:

 

[Streetguru]

8 minutes ago, noyo87 said:

IRL I'm a Software Development Manager, so I do code, but also random management paperwork.

 

What's your budget/country for a monitor?

[noyo87]

I would say up to 2000 CAD (tax included ~ 1300 USD before taxes), but if I can save some, I'll be happier

And I'm from Canada.

[Streetguru]

4 minutes ago, noyo87 said:

I would say up to 2000 CAD (tax included), but if I can save some, I'll be happier

You're just going to have to find a way to try out the various options between 27 and 43", if you don't need a lot of color accuracy your options open up a lot.

If you want to never replace your monitor get a 4k 120hz model

You can sort by 4k 144hz here
https://www.displayninja.com/gaming-monitor-list/

[noyo87]

I would say that 27 inch 4K is not what I look for. As a programmer, I want to be able to have a lot of code on the screen. having a 43" 4K provide I think the same DPI than a 27" 1440p. That's why I was looking after this one.

Having a 27" 4K would require to change the scale of the UI therefore reducing it's virtual usable space.