1080p 144hz OR 1440p 60hz?

[fwright18]

I can chose between one or the other as I'm on a very strict budget. What will be more pleasing to the eye?

[J/C]

1440p no brainer for visuals, but if you are a competitive gamer or just like high refresh rates, go for 1080p 144hz.

[Speakerator]

For gaming? 144HZ, if you can drive it. For productivity? 1440p since more real estate.

[Bit8xPr0]

1 minute ago, Speakerator said:

For gaming? 144HZ, if you can drive it. For productivity? 1440p since more real estate.

I don't really understand the whole more real estate thing, cant you just scale 1080P?

[Thony]

Visually pleasing 1440p, smooth wise 144Hz is ooooorgasmic and once u try it the 60Hz will make u puke.

 

I was fine with 60Hz until that day I saw 144Hz, oh man GET 144HZ

 

My eyeS prefer smoothness over extra clarity of the image.

[Bit8xPr0]

9 minutes ago, fwright18 said:

I can chose between one or the other as I'm on a very strict budget. What will be more pleasing to the eye?

You could always buy this Korean Monitor. http://flash.newegg.com/product/9SIA4JH1GM6846 1440P PLS *better than TN not quite as good as IPS* and it overclocks to around 120

[fwright18]

Thanks for all the input guys! I'm going for visually pleasing so I guess obviously that's 1440, however all of my friends tell me that 144hz is nearly a must first as its so much smoother than 60hz hence why I'm having a hard time deciding.

[LeapFrogMasterRace]

144hz is so much better than 60hz you don't need to be a competitive gamer to need it I don't get why everyone says it. You will notice a bigger difference going to 144hz over 1440p

[Speakerator]

2 hours ago, Bit8xPr0 said:

I don't really understand the whole more real estate thing, cant you just scale 1080P?

Well, let me put it like this:

You can get a 1080p monitor in 24" or 27". However, even though the screen is bigger, you cannot fit "more" stuff on it - e.g. two Word documents / websites side by side will still look exactly the same - just slightly larger.

 

Betweeen a 27" 1080p and 1440p however, you have more Pixels - so you can display more stuff - both horizontally and vertically. Good for productivity, since you can fit more one the same screen without scrolling.

In gaming, things may appear sharper, but as all the people before me stated already, in terms of "gaming experience", "more Hz" will be more noticeable than "more pixels"

[Bit8xPr0]

1 hour ago, Speakerator said:

Well, let me put it like this:

You can get a 1080p monitor in 24" or 27". However, even though the screen is bigger, you cannot fit "more" stuff on it - e.g. two Word documents / websites side by side will still look exactly the same - just slightly larger.

 

Betweeen a 27" 1080p and 1440p however, you have more Pixels - so you can display more stuff - both horizontally and vertically. Good for productivity, since you can fit more one the same screen without scrolling.

In gaming, things may appear sharper, but as all the people before me stated already, in terms of "gaming experience", "more Hz" will be more noticeable than "more pixels"

couldn't you just stretch the size of the word document?