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I'm still using a 1680x1050 monitor that I've had for many years now. Will I notice a difference going to 1080p or is the increase in resolution too small to justify an upgrade?

Have you tried turning it off and on again?

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I'm still using a 1680x1050 monitor that I've had for many years now. Will I notice a difference going to 1080p or is the increase in resolution too small to justify an upgrade?

Defiantly, everyone should have atleast a 1920x1080p monitor or higher. 

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I'm still using a 1680x1050 monitor that I've had for many years now. Will I notice a difference going to 1080p or is the increase in resolution too small to justify an upgrade?

yes its worth it, full HD is very nice to have and i checked your profile and you happen to have a gpu which is perfectly adequate for 1080p...go ahead you wont regret it im sure.

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I also am using a 1050p monitor, I'd go for 1080p at least.

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I'm still using a 1680x1050 monitor that I've had for many years now. Will I notice a difference going to 1080p or is the increase in resolution too small to justify an upgrade?

For experience it depends if u get an IPS or not. 

As for pixel count, not much difference.

I jumped from 1280x1024, thats 700px longer space. U getting 300px. But if u want new monitor then buy 1080p and u can have 2 monitors (best sollution :P )

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Defiantly, everyone should have atleast a 1920x1080p monitor or higher. 

I get OCD when people type 'defiantly' instead of 'definitely', dunno if it's a mistype or on purpose. But anyway, I totally agree with you, 1080p is now like the minimum standard screen resolution especially for gaming.

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Defiantly, everyone should have atleast a 1920x1080p monitor or higher. 

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You typo'd a completely different word? lol

 

 

Anyways, OP, yep, it is worth it. You should it

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If you're planning to buy a monitor, get 1080p atleast!

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Are you guys telling me to get it simply because 1080p is the current standard or because I'll actually see a difference in visual quality coming from 1050p? I don't know much about monitors but a 30p increase doesn't seem that significant to me. I could be wrong though :)

Have you tried turning it off and on again?

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Are you guys telling me to get it simply because 1080p is the current standard or because I'll actually see a difference in visual quality coming from 1050p? I don't know much about monitors but a 30p increase doesn't seem that significant to me. I could be wrong though :)

Both--plus you can probably get a better panel due to the large selection for 1080p. 

It's an increase of 30 pixels in vertical resolution and 240 pixels in horizontal.

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