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I have £200~ to spend on new monitors and I'm currently considering these choices:

 

3 of these:

 

http://www.ebuyer.com/612424-acer-k222hql-21-5-led-vga-monitor-um-ww3ee-001

 

or 

 

2 of these:

 

http://www.amazon.co.uk/LG-22MP65HQ-22-inch-Widescreen-Monitor/dp/B00HYZXLWS/ref=sr_1_6?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1422739072&sr=1-6&keywords=1080p+ips+monitor

 

 

So pretty much my problem is that I don't really know what's going to offer me the best gaming/overall experience, 3 TN panel monitors, or 2 IPS panels. I'd be very grateful to hear what you have to say and if you know any other monitors that are better than the ones that I have picked out.

Thanks for reading.

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Well, you can't game on two monitors......so 

 

Also, for Racing-type games, three monitors is great. For shooters, three monitors is blegh. 

 

Personally, I'd go for a single 24" IPS panel. 

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Well, you can't game on two monitors......so 

 

Also, for Racing-type games, then three monitors is great. For shooters, three monitors is blegh. 

 

Personally, I'd go for a single 24" IPS panel. 

Not sure if he's wanting to do surround gaming with a single 7970. He'd be able to, but at greatly reduced settings.

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are you gonna be surround gaming ?

 

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Definitely get IPS panels for the better colors and viewing angles if given the choice.

I'd get i2267fwh's instead of the better stand though.

http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/aoc-monitor-i2267fwh

 

Well, you can't game on two monitors...so 

There are games that stretch across 2 displays--just not that many. I wouldn't want to play surround on TN though.

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Well, you can't game on two monitors......so 

 

Also, for Racing-type games, three monitors is great. For shooters, three monitors is blegh. 

 

Personally, I'd go for a single 24" IPS panel. 

 

 

Not sure if he's wanting to do surround gaming with a single 7970. He'd be able to, but at greatly reduced settings.

 

 

are you gonna be surround gaming ?

 

I would surround game if I had the 3 monitors, but it's not that big of a deal to me, more of an extra than my main priority. 

 

Definitely get IPS panels for the better colors and viewing angles if given the choice.

I'd get i2267fwh's instead of the better stand though.

http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/aoc-monitor-i2267fwh

 

There are games that stretch across 2 displays--just not that many. I wouldn't want to play surround on TN though.

 

Thank you for the advice and the monitor suggestion, it appears to be much nicer than the LG one I had originally. 

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you were considering two monitors for gaming?... wtf is that?

and 3x TNs = yuck. +the picture on the two side ones are gona be SOOO streached

 

dunno, have you heard of 21:9 monitors, maybe thats what you are looking for?

there are 75hz freesync IPS 21:9s coming in one month, cheapest one @ 300eur... maybe you want to wait?

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