Help me choose the right monitor

[Nam061]

Good day,

 

I’m in an endless battle with myself to select the right monitor. Currently I have a 24” 1080p 60hz 2ms response, and I am looking to upgrade. My options are:

 

Option 1:

 

- 27”

- 1080p

- IPS

- HDR10

- G-Sync & Adaptive FreeSync compatible

- 144Hz, 5ms response

 

Option 2:

 

- 27”

- 1440p

- TN

- FreeSync compatible

- 144 Hz, 1ms response

 

My primary goal is to use the monitor on my Xbox One X and daily browsing with some video/movies. With Next gen releasing soon I have a good feeling some game titles may unlock their FPS.

 

I am leaning towards option 1, but then again 1440p support is also pulling me the other way. Sadly, my budget can not compensate for a monitor that supports option 1 specs but has 1440p res. 
 

Which of these two would be the best pick and would be a good investment for the next three give or take years? Please explain why.

[TheBean]

personally i would go for a monitor with ips over TN. it will look MUCH better for movies/videos. TN is only  usefull for gaming and fast response time. 

 

you cannot go wrong with either though. it depends on your preference on what you want. high resolution + poor color/viewing or slightly lower res + amazing color/viewing

 

edit: what exact monitors are you looking at. there is only a small difference between high quality TN vs low quality IPS

[DocSwag]

Which specific monitors are you looking at?

 

I also don't know if a 120 hz monitor really is worth it. There seem to be very few games that support 120 hz on the xbox one x. And I don't know if support will increase in the future since very few people use a 120 hz monitor with an xbox; most of the time it's a 60 hz TV.

 

Maybe a 1440p 60 hz IPS monitor with freesync would be your best bet? Freesync is probably the thing you would want for gaming

[Nam061]

6 hours ago, Saksham said:

personally i would go for a monitor with ips over TN. it will look MUCH better for movies/videos. TN is only  usefull for gaming and fast response time. 

 

you cannot go wrong with either though. it depends on your preference on what you want. high resolution + poor color/viewing or slightly lower res + amazing color/viewing

 

edit: what exact monitors are you looking at. there is only a small difference between high quality TN vs low quality IPS

Hi, 

The option 1 monitor is this one: 27GL650F-B The option 2 I just stated specs in the event I do not go for option 1, so I have no specific monitor for this option 2. That said, my biggest question is do I drop image quality and go for the TN option which has a better resolution or do I take a 1080p which will have perfect picture colors. 

I have been using TN for years, and if I am honest with myself, I want IPS now. But how bad would a 1080p be on a 27" also, I am fine with a 5ms response, not like I will really notice the difference coming from a 2 ms. But will a 1080p IPS be better than a 1440p TN? That's the question I really need answered. 

Also, am 90% positive, when next gen console drop, titles such as Rainbow Six Siege will most likely support 120Hz, in fact many games will. I do not see how the console community will not want that, now that next gen will fully support it.  @Saksham I hope this reply also answers your question?

But also, if you had these two options to choose from, which would be the one you go for?

[cafe]

first one is the obvious