Buying a new monitor

[jcrsolomon]

Hi all, I'm planning to upgrade my gaming monitor; I'm coming from a Samsung Syncmaster 2232GW (22" TN, 60hz, 16:10, 1680x1050).

I apologize if this has been covered to some extent in other topics but reading through them confuses me even more.

In a nutshell, I play on both PC and console, my PC can run my games at around 100 fps on average, and I play FPS games.

 

Here's what I play on PC and the average FPS I get with my current build:

- CoD MW3 - 91 fps (capped?)

- CS:GO - 260 fps (capped at 300)

- Crysis 2 - 100 fps (capped?)

- Dota 2 - 120 fps (capped?)

- HAWKEN - 90 fps

- ArcheAge - 111 fps

- Lords of the Fallen - 85 fps

- Portal 2 - 200 fps

- The Vanishing of Ethan Carter - 100 fps

 

I also play on PS4:

- Killzone: Shadowfall

- MGS: Ground Zeroes

- Dead Nation

- Diablo 3

- Towerfall Ascension

- Trine 2

- Fez

- Outlast

 

I've narrowed my options down to the ff. as they're the ones available in the local stores from where I am, please help me choose the best one:

 

TN 120hz+

http://www.benq.com/product/monitor/xl2420t/

http://www.philips.com.au/c-p/242G5DJEB_75/brilliance-lcd-monitor-with-smartimage-game

 

IPS

http://www.viewsonic.com/us/monitors/ips/vx2770smh-led.html

http://www.amazon.com/Samsung-S27D390H-27-Inch-Screen-Monitor/dp/B00IEZGY2Q

http://www.lg.com/hk_en/monitors/lg-IPS277L

http://www.lg.com/us/monitors/lg-27EA63V-P-led-monitor

 

Btw, 27" at 1080p is a non-issue for me. Thanks for your inputs!

[test090927]

I think IPS monitor is not good at FPS games. (might cause ghosting)

BenQ XL2430T is newer than XL2420T so It may meet your need.

http://www.amazon.com/BenQ-Performance-24-Inch-LED-Lit-XL2430T/dp/B00M8E0K06

 

24" 1080p

1ms (gtg) response time, 144Hz refresh rate

HDMI x 2, DP x 1, DVI-DL x 1, S-Switch => can connect for PC and console simultaneously

Many Game modes like FPS/RTS mode, Gamer1/Gamer2/Game3...

Black equalizer 2.0, Motion Blur Reduction 2.0, Color Vibrancy, Zero Flicker & Low Blue Light

[VulsaviiK]

BenQ XL2430T is newer than XL2420T so It may meet your need.

 

It uses basically the same panel, it's just designed a little better. It's a luxury item among luxury items. I didn't mind shelling out the money for one since they were using the monitors at Blizzcon, Benq supports something I like, I support them, ya-know?

 

CoD as far as I know is frame-capped for online play, but 90fps is still a very noticable improvement over 60hz. If you're gaming at 1080p, and you're using the monitor exclusively for gaming, 144Hz is the way to go IMHO. For any online shooter, it's nice being able to see things clearly in motion. I have observed a big improvement even in a game like Dota, or Starcraft (My UI doesn't tear in SC2 now ), and honestly, it looks good enough for gaming

[jcrsolomon]

Hey guys thanks for the responses. Unfortunately, the XL2430T isn't available locally only the XL2420T.

Though, I just found out that another 120+hz model is available locally and within my budget: Benq XL2411Z.

 

So, now the question is:

 

http://gaming.benq.com/gaming-monitor/xl2420t/

 

or

 

http://gaming.benq.com/gaming-monitor/xl2411z/ <<< this is 18USD cheaper.

 

P.S. I'm leaning towards the XL2420T lol.

[Geekazoid]

Alright, well it seems you're more leaning towards TN monitors for their higher refresh rates. Anything by BenQ is usually pretty good, I don't believe that you can go wrong with them.

[jcrsolomon]

Lol I'm still waiting on those recommendations

[jcrsolomon]

Well tough luck turns out the XL2420T is currenty out of stock. Is the XL2411Z worth buying instead?