120Hz vs 1440p

[Tortuga]

Ok, so now that I have my shimian IPS panel 2560x1440p I can honestly say, that it is quite breathtaking. The colors and images just pop out at you. I will Never go back to a TN or tft panel. 120hz or not. It is gorgeous.

 

[yassarikhan786]

Ok, so now that I have my shimian IPS panel 2560x1440p I can honestly say, that it is quite breathtaking. The colors and images just pop out at you. I will Never go back to a TN or tft panel. 120hz or not. It is gorgeous.

Yup IPS panels rock!!!! I said the same thing when I purchased my IPS monitor

 

[uuboy86]

Ok, so now that I have my shimian IPS panel 2560x1440p I can honestly say, that it is quite breathtaking. The colors and images just pop out at you. I will Never go back to a TN or tft panel. 120hz or not. It is gorgeous.

I love that display! What model is it, where can i get one for $300?

 

[kevior]

i'd go for 1440p if i was buying one monitor, but if i was going for a surround setup i would go for the 120Hz's

 

[uuboy86]

Update, I bought a Shimian from craigslist and got to test it first (win!), it's beautiful and I got it for only $250 since it's second hand!!

 

[ahimoth]

I got a Yamakasi for $360 AUD shipping inc. So really more like $300 best int shipping is like $60 for a monitor. All in all I fucking love it 60Hz at 2560 x 1440 it's simply beautiful.

 

[Reloaded2]

How much do these cost at a cheap price

 

[uuboy86]

Typically 300-350

 

[NeverBackDown]

IMO IPS is the only way to go. Surround especially. Viewing angles on TN panels will just kill the expierence and create different looks on each display because the angles you are looking at them are different. IPS does not have this problem which is why i would go for it.

 

[SeekaX]

depends on what you are doing with it. if you are a graphics enthusiast, don't play a whole lot of FPS games and got the GPU to back it up 1440p is the way to go. if you are a framerate whore and play competitive FPS games 120hz is definitely better.

 

[Chopper3]

I'm really close to ordering a BenQ XL2420TX 120hz 3D monitor to run on my new Haswell/GTX780 box but I'm still unresolved about going for an Asus PB278Q 2560x1440 display. 90% of the time I play BF3 and I'm worried that moving from 1080p to 1440p will see an FPS drop that will annoy me. My rig right now never drops below 60fps (on my 60fps monitor of course). I'm not sure I need the extra few inches of screen real-estate inherent in the 1440p monitor.

Decisions, decisions - more pixels/lower FPS or same pixels higher FPS????

 

[remember300]

I'm really close to ordering a BenQ XL2420TX 120hz 3D monitor to run on my new Haswell/GTX780 box but I'm still unresolved about going for an Asus PB278Q 2560x1440 display. 90% of the time I play BF3 and I'm worried that moving from 1080p to 1440p will see an FPS drop that will annoy me. My rig right now never drops below 60fps (on my 60fps monitor of course). I'm not sure I need the extra few inches of screen real-estate inherent in the 1440p monitor.

Decisions, decisions - more pixels/lower FPS or same pixels higher FPS????

i wish i went for the higher res monitor i was sold on the Hz but wish i instead went for a monitor capable of 1440p, even if you stay at 1080p you wont have to spend out again on another monitor if you decide to go up to 1440p

 

[XOR]

120 Hz vs. 1440p? - Both please

I guess it's a bit of a lottery with these Korean monitors (Qnix, X-star, Catleap etc.) but there are lots of happy users out there with these magnificent 1440 27"'s and they are eminently overclockable.

Probably the best and thorough video review is from NCX/Menacing Tuba (Qnix QX2710 Review 2560x1440 96hz+ Matte PLS) who is a pretty trustworthy reviewer and he was happy running it at 96 Hz.

Yeah, possible backlight bleed (and there are vids on youtube on how to mitigate this), possible dead pixels, crappy casing but a good chance of getting negligible problems and a chance to do 1440p at 96-130 Hz depending on your luck. You know the price when you buy and the risk.

I am buying one soon ^_^

XOR

 

[XANADV]

I posted on this thread nearly a year ago; it's been that long?! Well anyway, I must retract some of what I said on that post, for I finally saw the light(boost). For what seems an eternity now I've been playing competitive FPS on 144 Hz and everything else at 2560x1440. That is until I learned how to enable LightBoost in 2D. When I first read about it I was quite skeptical but once I used it for the first time, GOODNESS what a difference it made in motion resolution. They spoke the truth; no perceptible motion blur whatsoever. It made such a difference in the gameplay experience that I now play everything @ 120 Hz with Lightboost on. The only downside is that you must be running at least 100 FPS to get the full benefit.

http://www.blurbusters.com/zero-motion-blur/lightboost-faq/

 

[oO_KoPiTe_Oo]

I'd swap my 120hz monitor for a 1440p all day long.

 

[thepathan]

What bout the Asus monitors?

- Asus VG27AH
- 27"
- 1080p
- IPS monitor
- 2D - 3D conversion hotkey
- 1920 x 1080
- Response time: 5MS
- Full HD 1080p


- ASUS VG278HE
- 27"
- 144 Hz
- 1920 x 1080
- Response time: 2MS
- Full HD 1080p


I'm actually deciding for myself:/ I'm not interested in 3D, though i'd like to have the option. I'd prefer a giant 27" monitor over a 24"

 

[remember300]

What bout the Asus monitors?

- Asus VG27AH
- 27"
- 1080p
- IPS monitor
- 2D - 3D conversion hotkey
- 1920 x 1080
- Response time: 5MS
- Full HD 1080p


- ASUS VG278HE
- 27"
- 144 Hz
- 1920 x 1080
- Response time: 2MS
- Full HD 1080p


I'm actually deciding for myself:/ I'm not interested in 3D, though i'd like to have the option. I'd prefer a giant 27" monitor over a 24"

To be brutally honest i got a 3d monitor and have used the 3d function maybe 10 times in the 6 months i have had it, and that was mainly films, i personally would of gone for 1440p if i had the foresight.