I am done. Which 1440p high refresh rate monitor to buy?

[fdax]

So after a PC upgrade, it was time for a new monitor. I figured that with my new hardware 1440p would be an amazing upgrade. So i started looking for good values and i remembered why i fucking hate having to buy a new display. There is literally no display in existence for which you cant find thousands of reviews talking about blb, ips glow, flickering etc. etc.

So i just started by looking for a good value and found the MSI Optix MAG271CQ for a really good price (350€). I was a bit sceptical because of the VA panel since i read a lot of bad things about them. However, im on a 24" Samsung 1080p TN panel, what could go wrong, right?

 

When the monitor arrived, i knew that i would return it after about 2 seconds after booting into windows. The grain was unbelievable. I was hyped for a totally crisp 1440p image, instead i got an image with visible pixels. Nice. The flickering with turned on freesync was another nice feature. As well as the yellowish whites.

 

Now i am basically lost in a sea of thousands of 1440p monitors and tests. I thought maybe someone from around here could help me.

 

What i need: 1440p, a high(er) refresh rate, FreeSync / GSync, decent to good colors (at least as good as the TN Samsung im on right now), a crisp image and a pricetag under 450€

 

A friend recommended me the Acer Nitro XV272UP or the ViewSonic VX2758-2K-MHD. The problem is, both of them are not available in germany at the moment. (delivery times between 35-80 days)

Is there another good option? Or should i just invest a bit more to end the display lottery?

 

Thanks in advance, stay healthy!

[MiinD]

Dell S2417DG or the 

Dell S2719DGF

[dizmo]

You really don't have a whole lot of options to go for. There's a nice LG a little over your budget, but it only has FreeSync.

Is it beyond your ability to import something? Even with the tax and duty you might end up getting a better monitor for less. Though returns would be trickier.

If you're particularly picky with your monitors, I'd probably shell out money for something more expensive. As with most things in life, you get what you pay for.

3 minutes ago, MiinD said:

Dell S2417DG or the 

Dell S2719DGF

Both of these have absolutely horrible colors. I'm honestly surprised Dell still sells them.

[Chabax]

XB271HU one of best

6 minutes ago, MiinD said:

Dell S2417DG or the 

Dell S2719DGF

these are very good, take note that one is 24 and other is 27 inch, 24 inch is gona have slightly sharper and better looking image cuz of pixel density,

https://www.displayspecifications.com/en/comparison/526a751df

 27 inch has 109 pixels per inch, 24 inch version has 123ppi, pixel per inch, if u sit slightly far from screen and play RPG kind of games, 27 inch maybe then? but if u can take monitor and return for no reason i recommend u try XB271HU, it is IPS panel with minimal BLB and shit

[Chabax]

https://www.displayspecifications.com/en/comparison/f87511d599

[MiinD]

1 minute ago, dizmo said:

You really don't have a whole lot of options to go for. There's a nice LG a little over your budget, but it only has FreeSync.

Is it beyond your ability to import something? Even with the tax and duty you might end up getting a better monitor for less. Though returns would be trickier.

If you're particularly picky with your monitors, I'd probably shell out money for something more expensive. As with most things in life, you get what you pay for.

Both of these have absolutely horrible colors. I'm honestly surprised Dell still sells them.

Those were the highest rated for his budget in France so idk. There TN so u cant expect it to be amazing. But yeah ig

[fdax]

3 minutes ago, dizmo said:

You really don't have a whole lot of options to go for. There's a nice LG a little over your budget, but it only has FreeSync.

Is it beyond your ability to import something? Even with the tax and duty you might end up getting a better monitor for less. Though returns would be trickier.

If you're particularly picky with your monitors, I'd probably shell out money for something more expensive. As with most things in life, you get what you pay for.

Both of these have absolutely horrible colors. I'm honestly surprised Dell still sells them.

Thank you for your answer! I saw the LG 27GL850 (540€, available in 1 month) and the LG 27GL83A-B (480€, available now) do you know what the exact difference between those two is?

[MiinD]

3 minutes ago, fdax said:

Thank you for your answer! I saw the LG 27GL850 (540€, available in 1 month) and the LG 27GL83A-B (480€, available now) do you know what the exact difference between those two is?

https://www.displayspecifications.com/en/comparison/675bcac97

Here is a comparison list. TBH there the same the second on just a higher contrast

[Kilrah]

Spec comparison makes little sense, better watch reviews. Specs don't tell you if the colors are good or the backlight bleeds (unless you get into factory calibrated models obviously, but that's another target use and budget).

[dizmo]

14 minutes ago, MiinD said:

Those were the highest rated for his budget in France so idk. There TN so u cant expect it to be amazing. But yeah ig

Germany also uses the Euro, has more availability.

Either way, those monitors don't meed his requirements so I'm not sure why you'd suggest them.

12 minutes ago, fdax said:

Thank you for your answer! I saw the LG 27GL850 (540€, available in 1 month) and the LG 27GL83A-B (480€, available now) do you know what the exact difference between those two is?

The L850 is a little better in some aspects but I can't recall which, or if it was worth the extra.

Hardware Unboxed and RTings I think both have reviews for them, I'd check them out to see if the differences are things you can live with.

9 minutes ago, MiinD said:

https://www.displayspecifications.com/en/comparison/675bcac97

Here is a comparison list. TBH there the same the second on just a higher contrast

There are more differences, spec sheets rarely tell all.

[Gaires]

Here are some recommendations.

Cheaper ones:

https://www.rtings.com/monitor/reviews/lg/27gl83a-b

https://www.rtings.com/monitor/reviews/pixio/px7-prime

 

 

And here are some more expensive ones:

https://www.rtings.com/monitor/reviews/lg/27gl850-b

https://www.rtings.com/monitor/reviews/asus/tuf-vg27aq

https://www.rtings.com/monitor/reviews/gigabyte/aorus-fi27q

 

The Gigabyte seems to have the best colors out of the box.