Did linus ever do this ??

[Edgar R. Zakarian]

Did linus ever make a video guide on how to buy a great gaming screen? what to look for, Hz,  color, response time,  size, resolution. etc.  etc.  can't find that video. 

[kelvinhall05]

2 minutes ago, Edgar R. Zakarian said:

Did linus ever make a video guide on how to buy a great gaming screen? what to look for, Hz,  color, response time,  size, resolution. etc.  etc.  can't find that video. 

 

AFAIK no, but he should make one if he hasn't already!

[Edgar R. Zakarian]

4 minutes ago, kelvinhall05 said:

AFAIK no, but he should make one if he hasn't already!

Agreed.  my brother is looking for a 1080p monitor with great framerate and color, since the other one he bought has bad colors. and we can't seem to make full sense of it all. 

His other screen is a 23.5 inch Eizo or something like that. not a big brand. 

[The Sloth]

 

[Jamtoad]

He should if he didn't becase I just bought one and it's abosulty shit

[Edgar R. Zakarian]

3 minutes ago, nerdslayer1 said:

 

This one unfortunately says nothing about different types of screens oled lcd led plasma etc. or anything regarding color. I'd love a full video guide on what to look for when buying a great gaming screen. fx. if colors are important then what to look for. if input lag is important then what to look for. 

[Edgar R. Zakarian]

3 minutes ago, Jamtoad said:

He should if he didn't becase I just bought one and it's abosulty shit

Sorry about that.  same boat as my brother. great response and fps. but shit colors.  

[Edgar R. Zakarian]

Can we somehow make sure he notices this post and thinks about it ? ?

[Jamtoad]

1 hour ago, Edgar R. Zakarian said:

Sorry about that.  same boat as my brother. great response and fps. but shit colors.  

yup, washed out white so bright it blinds me, text is fuzzy and it flickers in some games when I move the camera around.

 

and thats under its "gaming mode" setting, i found one setting thats not as bad  but it still has the issues.

[Jamtoad]

1 hour ago, Edgar R. Zakarian said:

Can we somehow make sure he notices this post and thinks about it ? ?

@Slick  

@LinusTech

 

probably wont see it rn as they are at that tech event 

[rattacko123]

Just dont get TN and try to not get VA (unless you cant afford IPS) and u will be fine. There is a tech quickie for different display types but cant be bothered to find it because im on phone.

[Coldfuson]

Stick to the brands you know, Tbh I've had exceptional results with Asus's line of IPS LED's which run about $125 on amazon for a 22" (class) model. The only complaints people have about them are they have a relatively weak stand, but I fixed that with a VESA Clamp mount for my desk which only ran me another $45 

[Ithanul]

Looking at screen tech is like dropping down the rabbit hole.  Many brands, specs, etc. out there, and each manufacture likes to come up with their own terminology on stuff to boot.

 

Best route is to figure out what you want from a monitor then get a list of monitors with those features, and then start researching up reviews on them.

 

Some to keep an eye out for is the few used Overlord monitors floating about, QNIX monitors, etc.

 

[Sniperfox47]

13 hours ago, Edgar R. Zakarian said:

This one unfortunately says nothing about different types of screens oled lcd led plasma etc. or anything regarding color. I'd love a full video guide on what to look for when buying a great gaming screen. fx. if colors are important then what to look for. if input lag is important then what to look for. 

Before anyone gets on me for exceptions, these are generalizations and not true of every display in a catagory.

 

Types of screens:

 

CRT: old tube monitors. Pros: Great black levels, great refresh rates, low persistence Cons: heavy, big, loud, expensive, bad color reproduction, low resolution.

 

Plasma: uses ionized gas to create light. Pros: Great black levels, great refresh rates, low persistence, great color reproduction, great brightness Cons: low density means big displays, screen burn in, expensive, high power use.

 

DLP: modern projectors. Pros: Good black levels, good color reproduction, great brightness in dark rooms.  Cons: awful brightness in bright rooms, low refresh rate, high persistence, expensive, high input lag

 

LCD: most common tech. Falls into several catagories based on lighting and panel type.

 

   Lighting:

 

      CFC: old school LCD. used a CFC lamp as a backlight. Bad color reproduction, high power use, large, heavy, just bad.

 

      LED: currently most common. Uses a blue LED with a yellow color filter to produce light. Cheaper, smaller, lighter, lower power use, but still not true white so requires expensive filtering in the panel to get accurate colors.

 

      Quantum Dot: Uses a blue LED with a Quantum Dot layer that absorbs and reprojects the light as pure white. Cheaper, and much easier to make accurate colors cheaply but more expensive BOM than a yellow tint filter.

 

   Panels:

 

      TN: oldest panel tech. Has best contrast ratio, input lag, and refresh rates but crappy color reproduction and viewing angles.

 

      VA: half way between TN and IPS. A lot of current quantum dot displays are VA because the quantum dot layer fixes a bunch of the color, brightness issues with VA compared to TN while keeping better refresh rates than IPS and better viewing angles than TN.

 

      IPS: has best viewing angles and color reproduction, but not as good contrast ratio, input lag, and refresh rates. Getting closer and closer every year as it's improved though.

 

[End of LCD]

 

OLED: not to be confused with "LED" LCDs. Use little organic lights to create an image. Pros: great color reproduction, great contrast ratios, thinner, lighter, less power consumption, nearly no power consumption for black, amazing refresh rates and persistence (a lot of AMOLED panels can in 1000hz+ of refresh) Cons: expensive as fuck, not very good lifespan, and wear across the screen unevenly resulting in a filmy grain in the image over long periods of use.

 

QLED: not to be confused with Quantum Dot LCDs. Use small groups of quantum dots to generate light in the same way as an OLED screen. Pros: everything good from OLED, plus cheaper mass production, cheaper big panels, *MUCH* better lifespans, less grainy wear because of the increased durability, and brighter peak brightness. Cons: not on the market yet and ridiculous research costs will lead to insane prices for the first few years.

[Thaldor]