dlf Posted June 28, 2013 Share Posted June 28, 2013 I want to eventually get: Asus PB278Q 27.0" as my main display. Thought occurred of a secondary display to replace (or supplement?) this Acer X223W (22" with VGA/DVI). 5 MS response time or less HDMI/DVI/DisplayPort (if possible) Widescreen 22-25 inches or so Less than $300 (if not $250) I would like 1080p At some point I may want to (or need to) connect some of my consoles to a monitor, I'd like to the option to and to compare displayed images . . . Relevant rig specs:CPU: Intel Core i7-3770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($270.61 @ Microcenter)Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z77X-UD5H-WB ATX LGA1155 MotherboardVideo Card: PowerColor Radeon HD 7970 3GB Video Card ($379.99 @ Newegg) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thomastmc Posted June 28, 2013 Share Posted June 28, 2013 I've always preferred two identical displays (not considering if it's solely used for video editing). It just looks odd when moving items between the two and they change color slightly, or sharpness, brightness, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xilo Posted June 28, 2013 Share Posted June 28, 2013 How can people stand not having the same displays when having multiple monitors? Makes my OCD boil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andre S. Veteran Posted June 28, 2013 Veteran Share Posted June 28, 2013 Every monitor makes a tradeoff between performance and reproduction fidelity. Since I'm both gamer and developer, I like having a fast, low-latency TN panel for gaming and a large, high-resolution IPS panel for everything else. Actually, right now all I have is crappy monitors, but that's what I'm aiming for anyway. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
primexx Posted June 28, 2013 Share Posted June 28, 2013 IPS has advanced so much there's really no point in using so-called "low latency" TN panels for gaming. unless you're doing it for money (in which case you'd probably want a CRT), there's no practical difference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andre S. Veteran Posted June 28, 2013 Veteran Share Posted June 28, 2013 IPS has advanced so much there's really no point in using so-called "low latency" TN panels for gaming. unless you're doing it for money (in which case you'd probably want a CRT), there's no practical difference. Gaming on a 120hz display with strobing backlight is another experience entirely. It's actually exactly like gaming on a CRT plus a few milliseconds of latency. No IPS even approaches that. Very few can even be overclocked to 120hz. I don't play for money but I can definitely appreciate the difference a good gaming monitor makes. See http://www.tftcentral.co.uk/articles/motion_blur.htm and http://www.blurbusters.com/zero-motion-blur/lightboost-faq/ for good discussions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlf Posted July 1, 2013 Author Share Posted July 1, 2013 To a smaller 1080p screen or eventually buy two PQ monitors? Hm. Oh and I should add I am slightly color-blind as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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