27 inch monitor 2560x1440 or 1080 120HZ

Unholywar · Feb 24, 2013, 08:48 AM

What does everyone think
do i get
2560x1440
or
1080 120hz

both are about the same price

*running a gigabyte gtx 680 superclocked*

xxdozer322 · Feb 24, 2013, 08:50 AM

Higher res monitor.

natr0n · Feb 24, 2013, 09:09 AM

1080 120hz

HammerON · Feb 24, 2013, 09:12 AM

Do you plan to play with 3D?
If not I would go with the 1440...

Unholywar · Feb 24, 2013, 09:18 AM

no i dont wanna play 3D
i wear glasses already and 3d glasses never fit over the top lol

these are my choices of 1440 monitors

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/showp...id=670&subcat=

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/showp...id=670&subcat=

Phusius · Feb 24, 2013, 09:26 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Unholywar

no i dont wanna play 3D
i wear glasses already and 3d glasses never fit over the top lol

these are my choices of 1440 monitors

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/showp...id=670&subcat=

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/showp...id=670&subcat=

They make 3D clip-on glasses, its what I use with my Dads 3D movies cause I wear big thick glasses myself.

erocker · Feb 24, 2013, 09:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Unholywar

no i dont wanna play 3D
i wear glasses already and 3d glasses never fit over the top lol

these are my choices of 1440 monitors

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/showp...id=670&subcat=

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/showp...id=670&subcat=

Internally they are the same. B grade means you might get several dead pixels though. I'm not sure if they are covered in the warranty.

Unholywar · Feb 24, 2013, 09:38 AM

thats true i think if i do get 1 i will pay the extra for a new 1

Aquinus · Feb 24, 2013, 10:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HammerON

Do you plan to play with 3D?
If not I would go with the 1440...

+1: Best advice right here. If you don't need the higher refresh rate you're going to love the higher resolution. Either way, be prepared to get a nice display.

Kaynar · Feb 24, 2013, 10:57 AM

Yeah I did the same choice a few months ago. Went for a 24" 16:10 IPS screen instead of 3D and I think it was a wise choice since I don't watch any 3D stuff plus now I got better colours than classic LCD yey! When I bought my older Samsung LCD 4 years ago I thought I had a good screen. Well now I know lol... thought I'm pretty sure that even plain LCD LED screens at £150 do a better job than those older models.

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Unholywar Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Grantham, Lincolnshire, UK Posts: 11 (0.05/day) Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts System Specs	no i dont wanna play 3D i wear glasses already and 3d glasses never fit over the top lol these are my choices of 1440 monitors https://www.overclockers.co.uk/showp...id=670&subcat= https://www.overclockers.co.uk/showp...id=670&subcat=

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Feb 24, 2013, 09:38 AM	#8
Unholywar Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Grantham, Lincolnshire, UK Posts: 11 (0.05/day) Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts System Specs	thats true i think if i do get 1 i will pay the extra for a new 1

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