Are these 2 monitors good and durable?

[PLSHELPME123]

wanted a monitor that will last a long time (7years?) will be used for gaming like val and cs, which should i pick? this  or this and wont the 2nd one be too big? im currently using a 60hz 18.5" monitor so 10 inches is a big jump imo but will i be used to it or no? is 100$ more worth it to get 240hz than 165hz?

[RONOTHAN##]

monitors in general, as long as they're not from some super cheap knockoff brand, basically last forever. I've only ever had one monitor die on me (I've owned ~15) and it's one I got used, was at least 10 years old when it died, had something that looked like a cigarette burn on the top of it, and the issue with it was a line just appeared and wouldn't go away (still functional, just annoying and so I retired it from use). I wouldn't worry about which one would last longer, odds are they'll both last well into the time you want to swap them out anyway. 

 

1 hour ago, PLSHELPME123 said:

wont the 2nd one be too big?

No but actually yes. 27" is a pretty good size for a desktop monitor, for most people it's pretty comfortable about 2-3FT away (~.66-1m away). The problem with that monitor is that the pixel density is very low. 1080p on anything larger than 24" you can easily count the pixels from 5ft away, text is either hard to blurry and hard to read or pretty large, and just overall not pleasant to use. This is coming from someone with 2 27" 1080P displays in his setup (got them for free so can't complain, but I've been searching for a decent deal on a pair of 1440P monitors to replace them for a while now), would not recommend unless it's a last resort. If you want 1080P, go for 24" or lower, if you want 27-32", go for 1440P, and if you want larger than 32", go 4K. Those are the pixel densities that work best with Windows and still are pretty clear.

 

1 hour ago, PLSHELPME123 said:

is 100$ more worth it to get 240hz than 165hz?

That depends on you specifically. The jump from 60Hz to 165Hz is night and day, and for a gaming display you can't go back once you've tried it. The difference from 165Hz to 240Hz is still noticeable, but it's much less so. For competitive FPS games like CS:GO and Valorant, it is really nice to have, but if you're a more casual player it doesn't make as much of a difference. Personally, I'd rather have a 27" 1440P 144Hz panel over a 24" 1080P 240Hz panel given they're the same price (which they usually are pretty close) since 1440p would be more noticeable to everything outside of CS:GO and Valorant, but if this is a competitive only gaming monitor, 240Hz should be more of your priority. If it's between these two for me personally, I'd save the $100 or go for a higher resolution panel before going 240Hz. 

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2 hours ago, PLSHELPME123 said:

wanted a monitor that will last a long time (7years?) will be used for gaming like val and cs, which should i pick? this  or this and wont the 2nd one be too big? im currently using a 60hz 18.5" monitor so 10 inches is a big jump imo but will i be used to it or no? is 100$ more worth it to get 240hz than 165hz?

27inch is too big for 1080p imho, if you are going for the 24inch 144hz pay a bit more for this one

 

https://shopee.ph/AOC-24G2-24-Frameless-Gaming-IPS-Monitor-FHD-1080P-1ms-144Hz-Freesync-(ATN-serial)-(ADJ-height)-i.335560161.13945729892?sp_atk=8c2cf208-d68a-4254-a695-53f6dbd6e05b

 

other than that, it's up to you if you want 144hz with smaller pixels or 240hz with bigger pixels

 

my current montiors are 2 3 3 11years old, never had one just die on me (maybe if i dig out the 12, 14yo monitors from the garage?)

[TudorF]

My experience has been the opposite of what Ronothan said. I've had 3 brand monitors die on me and a no-name one.

1- Iiyama - power source got fried after normal usage, it was always getting very hot

2- Benq - similar problem, power source fried, I replaced it, it was still in warranty, this one was salvaged

3-AOC - died after 3 years of usage - led strip on the bottom fried - used to get very hot in that area on the bottom - internal PSU

 

And a no-name Horizon monitor whose power source also fried, I think.

No i don't have power supply issues, no major tension variations. No shortcircuits. Very rarely there were power outages like one per year.

I will look into buying some voltage regulator tho or some power strip with a fuse, just in case.

But nope monitors don't really last that long. If they have capacitors that are rated for like 5000 hours of use, they could fry in just a few years.