Katja Posted March 27, 2022 Share Posted March 27, 2022 I'm making this thread to discuss what monitor you might be using and why you picked it, whether it be productivity, gaming, Discord, or some doomscrolling on various social media. I'll go ahead and start with mine. I currently am using an Asus VG27AQ I got for about 285€, and a few things made me choose it. Being a rhythm game player, my thing is high refresh rate, low latency, and also readability; this was an easy choice to go with, as I left all of the monitors I owned prior to moving across the Atlantic. I also got biased rather quickly towards 1440p after using my Maingear Vector Pro for some time; it was honestly nice to have that pixel density. Kirisame: Custom build Ryzen 7 5800X 32GB HyperX DDR4-3733 CL18 ASRock Phantom D OC RX 6800XT 1TB Samsung OEM gen4 2TB Inland Platinum 2TB Seagate Barracuda HDD Huawei Matebook D14 i5-10210U 8GB DDR4 500GB NVME Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Custom90gt Posted March 29, 2022 Share Posted March 29, 2022 Right now I'm using my Alienware aw3821dw. I got a "good deal" on it, but it was still pretty expensive (most of the cost was offset by selling my old AW3420DW). I really like the increased real-estate and faster refresh rate. Colors look good as well. I'd love to look at the new OLED gaming monitors, but I continue to worry about burn in with them. Desktop | Intel i9-12900k | ASUS ROG Strix Z690-F | 2x16GB Oloy DDR5 @ 6400mhz CL32 | EVGA 3080 FTW3 Ultra | AW3821DW| 980 Pro 1TB PCIe 4.0 | All under water | Server | SM846 | Unraid 6.12.0-rc4.1 | AMD Epyc 7F52 | Supermicro H12SSL-I | Tesla P40 24GB | 256GB 3200MHz ECC 8-channel | 100+TB ZFS | Backup Server | SM826 | Unraid 6.12.0-rc4.1 | AMD Epyc 7302 | Supermicro H11SSL-I | Tesla P4 8GB | 256GB 2133MHz ECC 8-channel | 100+TB ZFS | Dell XPS 9510 | Intel i7-11800H | RTX 3050 Ti | 16GB 3200mhz | 1TB SX8200 | 1080P | Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saturnotaku Posted March 30, 2022 Share Posted March 30, 2022 Last month I swapped out my 4K/120 Hz Acer for the 1440p/165 Hz MSI MAG 274QRF-QD. Despite the marginal increase in refresh rate, the MSI feels significantly smoother and more responsive. I really like that it has a Type-C input with DisplayPort-Alt mode that allows for the full refresh rate to be utilized along with G-Sync. That's how I have my Razer laptop connected so I can use the full-size DisplayPort input with my desktop. MSI also released a firmware update that included a dedicated sRGB mode. Desktop: Ryzen 5 5600X3D | 32 GB RAM | GeForce RTX 4070 Super | 4 TB SSD | Windows 11 Gigabyte Aorus 16X: Core i7-14650HX | 32 GB RAM | GeForce RTX 4070 | 2 TB SSD | Windows 11 Lenovo IdeaPad 3 Gaming: Ryzen 7 6800H | 16 GB RAM | GeForce RTX 3050 | 512 GB SSD | Windows 11 Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro: Ryzen 5 5600U | 16 GB RAM | Radeon Graphics | 512 GB SSD | Windows 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryan Posted April 1, 2022 Share Posted April 1, 2022 meh i cant notice anything past 60hz...120hz smooth 165hz meh wont do it.....i bought a msi 32in 1080p 165hz screen.....great colors smooth ect but i just dont think ima hop on the 144hz/165hz bandwagon.. ZEUS-COMING SOON Omen 16 2021 Zenbook 14 oled Vivobook 15x oled Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hfm Posted April 7, 2022 Share Posted April 7, 2022 Asus VG27AQL1A. Wanted a 27" higher refresh monitor to replace the throwaway $110 Asus 21.5" 1080p@75Hz monitor I bought as a stop gap once I knew I was working from home for the long haul. Got it on sale for $299 last year, great monitor for that price. 1440p@144Hz. 170Hz in overlocking mode, but I leave that off 144 is fine. I have zero complaints. I was always skeptical that I'd notice a higher refresh rate, now that I've used one I'm a believer and I'm never going back to lower refresh. I use a CalDigit USB-C dock with HDMI, USB and power delivery passthru for whichever laptop I happen to be using and DisplayPort for my desktop (+ the monitor's USB hub has my wired keyboard and mouse receiver) [Draupnir] 5600X | EVGA 3080 | Asus B550-I Strix | 32GB 3600@CL16 2C/2R | 2 x WD SN750 | NZXT H1 V2 | Custom back panel with 2x140mm | Win 11 Pro [Sleipnir] MacBook Pro 16 | M1 Max | 32GB | 1TB [Munnin] LG Gram 17 | i7-8565U | 16GB | 2 x 512GB SSD | Fedora 38 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandy Bridge Posted April 14, 2022 Share Posted April 14, 2022 Dell U2412M. 24", 1920x1200, 60 HZ, E-IPS (6-bit color, but IPS angles), matte. $300 new in 2011. I use it for everything, but mainly web surfing, gaming (primarily strategy), and software development. Bought it because it's 16:10, matte, and had good image quality at a reasonable price, with fairly good response time to boot. Also had a nice selection of input ports (DVI, DP, and VGA), so it worked natively with my old VGA laptop and then-new DVI video card. Now I have a DVI-to-HDMI adapter connected along with DP and VGA. Have kept it because literally nobody will make a 27" 16:10 laptop, and because it still works like it did when it was new. I know that a 27" 2560x1440 with a moderately faster refresh rate and FreeSync would probably make sense, but for the past 6 years or so I've been thinking, "surely someone's going to come out with a 27" 16:10 two weeks after I buy a 27" 16:9", and no one ever does. When they finally do, they can have my money. Oh and also the tilt/swivel/height adjustments are nice. Practically speaking I almost never use it in portrait mode, but Dell did a good job with their monitor stand, and they even included it with the monitor instead of charging $1000 for it. Desktop: Core i5 2500k "Sandy Bridge" | RX 480 | 32 GB DDR3 | 1 TB 850 Evo + 512 GB NVME + HDDs | Seasonic 650W | Noctua Fans | 8.1 Pro Laptop: MSI Alpha 15 | Ryzen 5800H | Radeon 6600M | 64 GB DDR4 | 4 TB TLC SSD | 10 Home Laptop history: MSI GL63 (2018) | HP EliteBook 8740w (acq. 2014) | Dell Inspiron 1520 (2007) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hfm Posted April 25, 2022 Share Posted April 25, 2022 On 4/14/2022 at 1:45 AM, Sandy Bridge said: Dell U2412M. 24", 1920x1200, 60 HZ, E-IPS (6-bit color, but IPS angles), matte. $300 new in 2011. I use it for everything, but mainly web surfing, gaming (primarily strategy), and software development. Bought it because it's 16:10, matte, and had good image quality at a reasonable price, with fairly good response time to boot. Also had a nice selection of input ports (DVI, DP, and VGA), so it worked natively with my old VGA laptop and then-new DVI video card. Now I have a DVI-to-HDMI adapter connected along with DP and VGA. Have kept it because literally nobody will make a 27" 16:10 laptop, and because it still works like it did when it was new. I know that a 27" 2560x1440 with a moderately faster refresh rate and FreeSync would probably make sense, but for the past 6 years or so I've been thinking, "surely someone's going to come out with a 27" 16:10 two weeks after I buy a 27" 16:9", and no one ever does. When they finally do, they can have my money. Oh and also the tilt/swivel/height adjustments are nice. Practically speaking I almost never use it in portrait mode, but Dell did a good job with their monitor stand, and they even included it with the monitor instead of charging $1000 for it. I was seriously considering the Dell U2421E to get 16:10 and the 90W USB-C PD built in, but decided to get a higher refresh 1440p monitor with adaptive sync and the CalDigit dock ($80) instead as I already have an 87W USB-C adapter for my MacBook and the CalDigit has 100W passthru. In the end I'm glad I did as gaming on a higher refresh display (pixel density is also higher on 27" 1440p vs 24.1" 1200p) is definitely a better gaming experience and it's good enough for productivity (The MacBook even drives it at 120Hz over USB-C->HDMI through the dock, the LG Gram only 60Hz though). I'll give up the extra vertical to get a much better gaming experience. I do have 16:10 on both my laptops to compensate🙂. [Draupnir] 5600X | EVGA 3080 | Asus B550-I Strix | 32GB 3600@CL16 2C/2R | 2 x WD SN750 | NZXT H1 V2 | Custom back panel with 2x140mm | Win 11 Pro [Sleipnir] MacBook Pro 16 | M1 Max | 32GB | 1TB [Munnin] LG Gram 17 | i7-8565U | 16GB | 2 x 512GB SSD | Fedora 38 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katja Posted April 28, 2022 Author Share Posted April 28, 2022 On 4/14/2022 at 7:45 AM, Sandy Bridge said: Dell U2412M. 24", 1920x1200, 60 HZ, E-IPS (6-bit color, but IPS angles), matte. $300 new in 2011. Do you have any idea what the price it's going for right now? I'm actually in the middle of moving and aiming to get a secondary, but I'm unsure what pricing is, and I do need to find a secondary. Probably won't happen until June. Kirisame: Custom build Ryzen 7 5800X 32GB HyperX DDR4-3733 CL18 ASRock Phantom D OC RX 6800XT 1TB Samsung OEM gen4 2TB Inland Platinum 2TB Seagate Barracuda HDD Huawei Matebook D14 i5-10210U 8GB DDR4 500GB NVME Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryan Posted April 28, 2022 Share Posted April 28, 2022 @Katjago for the g32c4 by msi its fast great colors response time ect and cheaper around 250...get mediocre reviews but in practice is amazing ZEUS-COMING SOON Omen 16 2021 Zenbook 14 oled Vivobook 15x oled Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
electrosoft Posted April 28, 2022 Share Posted April 28, 2022 On 3/30/2022 at 11:12 AM, saturnotaku said: Last month I swapped out my 4K/120 Hz Acer for the 1440p/165 Hz MSI MAG 274QRF-QD. Despite the marginal increase in refresh rate, the MSI feels significantly smoother and more responsive. I really like that it has a Type-C input with DisplayPort-Alt mode that allows for the full refresh rate to be utilized along with G-Sync. That's how I have my Razer laptop connected so I can use the full-size DisplayPort input with my desktop. MSI also released a firmware update that included a dedicated sRGB mode. I was thinking of doing the same thing of downsizing my 32" 4k 60hz to a 32" 144hhz+ 1440p display. Reviews show the MSI 32" version of the QD as one of the best not only for color reproduction but general performance. I love my BenQ 32" 4k for its color reproduction but as a gaming display it is lacking and I'm starting to notice recently. Plus 1440p would really help to up the fps. 1 Electrosoft Prime: SP109 14900KS | Asrock Z790i Lightning | MSI Suprim X Liquid 4090 | AC LF II 420 | TG 2x16GB 8200 | Samsung 990 Pro 2TB | EVGA 1600w P2 | Phanteks Ethroo Pro | Alienware AW3225QF 32" OLED Heath: i9-12900k | EVGA CLC 280 | Asus Strix Z690 D4 | Asus Strix 3080 | 32GB DDR4 2x16GB B-Die 4000 | WD Black SN850 512GB | EVGA DG-77 | Samsung G7 32" 144hz 32" My for sale items on eBay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
win32asmguy Posted April 28, 2022 Share Posted April 28, 2022 On 4/24/2022 at 6:22 PM, hfm said: I was seriously considering the Dell U2421E to get 16:10 and the 90W USB-C PD built in, but decided to get a higher refresh 1440p monitor with adaptive sync and the CalDigit dock ($80) instead as I already have an 87W USB-C adapter for my MacBook and the CalDigit has 100W passthru. In the end I'm glad I did as gaming on a higher refresh display (pixel density is also higher on 27" 1440p vs 24.1" 1200p) is definitely a better gaming experience and it's good enough for productivity (The MacBook even drives it at 120Hz over USB-C->HDMI through the dock, the LG Gram only 60Hz though). I'll give up the extra vertical to get a much better gaming experience. I do have 16:10 on both my laptops to compensate🙂. I wish they made a similar but less featured product that just combines USB-A and DP 1.4 and optionally power delivery into a single USB-C for use with gaming monitors. 1 Desktop - 12900KS, 32GB DDR5-6400 C32, 2TB WD SN850, Windows 10 Pro 22H2 Clevo X170SM - 10900K, 32GB DDR4-2933 CL17, 4TB WD SN850X, RTX 3080 mobile, 17.3 inch FHD 144hz, System76 open source firmware, Windows 10 Pro 22H2 Clevo X370SNW - 13900HX, 32GB DDR5-5600 CL40, 4TB Samsung 990 Pro, RTX 4090 mobile, 17.3 inch FHD 144hz, System76 open source firmware, Windows 10 Pro 22H2 Lenovo Thinkpad P16 G2 - 13950HX, 64GB DDR5-4000 CL32, 2TB Kioxia SSD, RTX 4090 mobile 130W, 16 inch FHD+ 60hz, Windows 10 Pro 22H2 MSI Raider 18 A7V - 7945HX3D, 32GB DDR5-5200, 1TB PM9A1, RTX 4090 mobile 175W, 18 inch QHD+ 240hz, Windows 10 Pro 22H2 Precision 7670 - 12950HX, 32GB DDR5-4800 CAMM, 1TB SSD, RTX 3080Ti mobile 100W, 16 inch WUXGA 60hz, Windows 10 Pro 22H2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katja Posted May 4, 2022 Author Share Posted May 4, 2022 On 4/28/2022 at 1:08 PM, ryan said: @Katjago for the g32c4 by msi its fast great colors response time ect and cheaper around 250...get mediocre reviews but in practice is amazing I'm not aiming for a gaming secondary since it'd serve other purposes (namely for chat clients, OBS and the sort). Plus I don't know if you're talking in USD or EUR, since PC things in general here in Spain are a bit higher in cost. Kirisame: Custom build Ryzen 7 5800X 32GB HyperX DDR4-3733 CL18 ASRock Phantom D OC RX 6800XT 1TB Samsung OEM gen4 2TB Inland Platinum 2TB Seagate Barracuda HDD Huawei Matebook D14 i5-10210U 8GB DDR4 500GB NVME Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K4sum1 Posted June 24, 2022 Share Posted June 24, 2022 I use three monitors, Acer CB271HU, Viotek GNV27DB, and Acer G247HL. I like having so much screen space for stuff, I usually have YouTube playing on the G247HL, but I sometimes use it for other stuffs. On my Viotek GNV27DB, I can be browsing Discord, managing files, browsing the web, gaming, using a VM, etc. On my Acer CB271HU, I might be consuming proper content due to the better color accuracy of the display, or doing something that I would do on my main display if my main display already has stuff open. Precision M4800 - i7 4810MQ, 32GB RAM, Nvidia Quadro M2200 Thinkpad T430 - i7 3630QM, 16GB RAM, Intel HD 4000, 1080p display mod Main PC - AMD Ryzen 9 5950X, 64GB RAM, RTX 2080 Ti Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cylix Posted July 3, 2022 Share Posted July 3, 2022 Ive been using the Xiaomi Mi ultrawide for a time and it really is a good Monitor for the money, really happy with it works really well with Gsync, no flicker! But im getting used with the size and I am really thinking of going wider to 49 and looking at the Odyssey Neo G9 but waiting for a really good price, but i am little concerned of the many problems it has, but apparently with latest firmware is better. Anyone using the Neo g9 on a daily basis and can tell a little how is it? Are the problems so big with this hardware? 7950X3D| Zotac 4090 AMP Extreme Airo| MSI MPG B650 Edge Wifi| Lian Li Galahad 360 V2| 32GB Kingston Renegade RGBZ 6000|Kingston KC3000 2TB| Fury Renegade 2TB|Samsung 970 Evo 1TB| Lian Li O11 Dynamic Evo| Corsair HX1500i| Samsung Odyssey G9 Neo Asus Zephyrus G15 (Ryzen 9 6900HS + RTX3080) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryan Posted September 4, 2022 Share Posted September 4, 2022 i gave up on monitors as tvs have game now/ I have a x85j sony 4k/120hz tv/ its fast enough. Highly recommend this tv for use as a monitor ZEUS-COMING SOON Omen 16 2021 Zenbook 14 oled Vivobook 15x oled Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
triturbo Posted October 11, 2022 Share Posted October 11, 2022 Rocking a HP ZR30w. Got it for the 10bits and 2560:1600 16:10 display. What makes it shine compared to other contemporary (similarly priced, since I got it second hand) 30" monsters is lack of OSD. Well that is a bit of a drawback but it more than compensates with the reduced input lag, again compared to other 30 inchers. 8740w - DreamColor 2 | 920XM | GTX 1070 | 32GB | MX200 mSATA 500GB + 7K1000 | 6300AGN | W7U64 | 350W | MX Master 2s | K800 | ZR30w | Z-5500 | G29 + shifter 8740w - testbed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaybee83 Posted October 11, 2022 Share Posted October 11, 2022 Odyssey Neo G8, because I can 😁 should be a nice pairing for the 4090 haha Mine: Hyperion "Titan God of Heat, Heavenly Light, Power" (2022-24) AMD Ryzen 9 7950X (TG High Perf. IHS) / Asus ROG Crosshair X670E Extreme / MSI Geforce RTX 4090 Suprim X / Teamgroup T-Force Delta RGB DDR5-8200 2x24 GB / Seagate Firecuda 530 4 TB / 5x Samsung 860 Evo 4 TB / Arctic Liquid Freezer II 420 (Push/Pull 6x Noctua NF-A14 IndustrialPPC-3000 intake) / Seasonic TX-1600 W Titanium / Phanteks Enthoo Pro 2 TG (3x Arctic P12 A-RGB intake / 4x Arctic P14 A-RGB exhaust / 1x Arctic P14 A-RGB RAM cooling) / Samsung Odyssey Neo G8 32" 4K 240 Hz / Ducky One 3 Daybreak Fullsize Cherry MX Brown / Corsair M65 Ultra RGB / PDP Afterglow Wave Black / Beyerdynamic DT 770 Pro X Limited Edition My Lady's: Clevo NH55JNNQ "Alfred" (2022-24) Sharp LQ156M1JW03 FHD matte 15.6" IGZO 8 bit @248 Hz / Intel Core i5 12600 / Nvidia Geforce RTX 3070 Ti / Mushkin Redline DDR4-3200 2x32 GB / Samsung 970 Pro 1 TB / Samsung 870 QVO 8 TB / Intel AX201 WIFI 6+BT 5.2 / Win 11 Pro Phoenix Lite OS / 230 W PSU powered by Prema Mod! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kitje Posted October 11, 2022 Share Posted October 11, 2022 BenQ SW240 Pro. I had an iiyama ProLite XUB2395WSU-B1, which is now used by my Dad. I don't use it a lot though. Dell Precision 7540 (Delta fans equipped) | Not in use: HP Elitebook 8470P, ThinkPad X131e, ThinkPad T61, Dell Precision M4800 (dead), HP Zbook 15 G2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kojack Posted December 21, 2022 Share Posted December 21, 2022 I am using two dell 24" ultrasharp monitors. I cannot remember the model numbers. One is touchscreen and the other is not. I have both calibrated for photo/video/graphic work and both look identical. I love my setup for what I do. I was looking at moving to the Samsung M8 32" and have the LG doublestack (whatever it's called) as a secondary but I think I am going to save the money and keep what I have. My wife has an older HP 24" display she using for working from home. It's a nice screen. I am painting the housing after Christmas to make it look nicer in her office instead of a black brick thats there now!. My son has my old HP W2207(i think) monitor. I purchased that after I sold my Apple cinema monitor. It's image is AWESOME, and right up there with the Apple actually. I wasn't expecting as good an image as I got from it. Going from 27" to 22" was rough for awhile though. Ha ha. Workstation - Dell XPS 8940 - desktop creative powerhouse Mobile Workstation - Dell inspiron 5406 2 in 1 - mobile creative beast Wifey's Notebook - Dell inspiron 3169 - Little gem for our businesses Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryan Posted December 23, 2022 Share Posted December 23, 2022 we are all entitled too our opinions but I think qled tvs as monitors are the way to go. 100 percent color gamut with sub 10ms response times as well as 4k 120hz it really can't be beat and with the fact you can lower resolution to 1440p and crop it having it as effectively a big 1440p monitor. also if you want to swap to ultra wide you can do that also. its by far the most versatile. ZEUS-COMING SOON Omen 16 2021 Zenbook 14 oled Vivobook 15x oled Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cylix Posted January 2, 2023 Share Posted January 2, 2023 https://videocardz.com/press-release/samsung-announces-odyssey-neo-g9-worlds-first-dual-4k-ultrawide-57-inch-240hz-gaming-monitor-with-displayport-2-1 Holy 57 Inch Samsung g9 curved!! and an Oled 49 inch . Crazy but i dont have place for that behemoth! The 57 inch is like a 6k panel..i think 4090 found its match 1 1 7950X3D| Zotac 4090 AMP Extreme Airo| MSI MPG B650 Edge Wifi| Lian Li Galahad 360 V2| 32GB Kingston Renegade RGBZ 6000|Kingston KC3000 2TB| Fury Renegade 2TB|Samsung 970 Evo 1TB| Lian Li O11 Dynamic Evo| Corsair HX1500i| Samsung Odyssey G9 Neo Asus Zephyrus G15 (Ryzen 9 6900HS + RTX3080) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Etern4l Posted January 19, 2023 Share Posted January 19, 2023 Acer 43 inch 4K IPS because productivity at 100% scaling. 1 "We're rushing towards a cliff, but the closer we get, the more scenic the views are." -- Max Tegmark AI: Major Emerging Existential Threat To Humanity Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Linux Posted January 20, 2023 Share Posted January 20, 2023 Samsung 32" 4K VA. I don't do much gaming anymore, so the 60Hz are totally fine with me. I have been using the display since 2018. 2017 Clevo Laptop, TuxedoOS/Win11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kojack Posted January 22, 2023 Share Posted January 22, 2023 I like two monitors instead of one widescreen as I like the separation of the two better than just a window on one section of the widescreen. These curved behemoths are fugly as well. Workstation - Dell XPS 8940 - desktop creative powerhouse Mobile Workstation - Dell inspiron 5406 2 in 1 - mobile creative beast Wifey's Notebook - Dell inspiron 3169 - Little gem for our businesses Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saperkus Posted January 22, 2023 Share Posted January 22, 2023 Two Dells P2423 + single Dell SB522A Soundbar. My requirements were not complicated - 16:10 WUXGA display, dedicated soundbar and no PWM. First choice was HP Z24n G3, but they were out of stock for months. In meantime, I got an info about new 16:10 WUXGA display from Dell. It turned out to be really nice for my eyes and it was actually cheaper with 5Y warranty, than HP with 3Y. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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