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Søren Bjerg
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Hi there, 

 

 I'm a gamer mainly, although I watch a lot of youtube and sometimes movies. I'm looking for 1440p or ultrawide as my monitor (so no 1080p or less or 4k), don't need a 144hz refresh rate as I am happy with 60 hz. My budget is around 800 AUD. My PC runs 2 gtx 980s so it can handle whatever you throw at it and the minimum size I'm looking for is 27". I've seen the Rog Swift, but for 1000 bucks it's just too much. The LG34UM95 also looks bloody amazing but it's so expensive at 1200 bucks.

 

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Wait for a few months there are some 144hz monitors coming out that will be cheaper.

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How about the BenQ GW2765HT?

Link: http://pcpartpicker.com/part/benq-monitor-gw2765ht

TFT Central's Simon Baker even did a review and testing on it at my request.

BenQ GW2765HT TFT Central Review: http://www.tftcentral.co.uk/reviews/content/benq_gw2765ht.htm#intro

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Thank you for your suggestions I will review these are dinner - just a note I do prefer widescreen 

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1440p is a defined resolution, 2560x1440. All 1440p monitors will be just as widescreen as each other ;)

By widescreen I mean 21:9

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Thank you for your suggestions I will review these are dinner - just a note I do prefer widescreen

You mean Ultrawide?

• 16:9 = Widescreen

• 21:9 = Ultrawide

At least in the computing world it does.

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By widescreen I mean 21:9

Hence my reply above. ;)

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1440p is a defined resolution, 2560x1440. All 1440p monitors will be just as widescreen as each other ;)

He meant U L T R A W I D E mate! ;)

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You mean Ultrawide?

• 16:9 = Widescreen

• 21:9 = Ultrawide

At least in the computing world it does.

Oh my bad derp lol

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Oh my bad derp lol

No worries!

Would $800 AUD be your absolute max budget or could you go a tad high, if so, how much higher?

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No worries!

Would $800 AUD be your absolute max budget or could you go a tad high, if so, how much higher?

Can't give exact numbers but let's say absolute max is 850ish

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No worries!

Would $800 AUD be your absolute max budget or could you go a tad high, if so, how much higher?

http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=28329&cPath=1094&utm_source=googlebase&utm_medium=cse&utm_campaign=export_feed&gclid=CjwKEAiA28ilBRCy5cXrgtfTxTISJABgX7E2lVljAMStTiNuqCdITMFET77lYBUXcqYjvfvDPq6OmRoClorw_wcB#googlebase

I like this one + i'll have some spare cash left over

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Yeah, that's pretty decent, but for the exact same price you can get this: http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=28308

You get 360 more pixels of resolution vertically. For me, at least, it didn't make any sense, but if you like it then go for it mate! :)

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Yeah, that's pretty decent, but for the exact same price you can get this: http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=28308

You get 360 more pixels of resolution vertically. For me, at least, it didn't make any sense, but if you like it then go for it mate! :)

It's also 2 inches shorter though - I don't think I mind 360 extra pixels of resolution.

Edit:

After doing some calculations for pixel count

1080p 20736009

Ultrawide:

2764800

1440p 3686400
Wow the difference is actually quite large.
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It's also 2 inches shorter though - I don't think I mind 360 extra pixels of resolution.

Huh? I'm confused. Are you trying to say that the BenQ monitor is 2 inches shorter?

The 360 extra pixels vertically that I was noting was in relation to the BenQ GW2765HT.

Look:

• BenQ - 27" 2560x1449

• LG - 29" 2560x1080

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Huh? I'm confused. Are you trying to say that the BenQ monitor is 2 inches shorter?

2 inches less wide sorry 

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2 inches less wide sorry

Just take a look at this (referring to the vertical resolution alone):

• 1440 - 1080 = 360

;)

Maybe this will better help to explain what I'm talking about: http://www.displaywars.com/27-inch-16x9-vs-29-inch-21x9

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