old-monitors-and-tv

[fierce geyser]

https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1663289-REG/lg_lsab_u325c_325_8k_ultra.html/?ap=y&ap=y&smp=y&smp=y&lsft=BI%3A514&gclid=Cj0KCQjwlemWBhDUARIsAFp1rLWzDsS9c9OjG1fuGmjNTqAveSjGrmNciGIkNmyWBMPjletVcNPFTXUaApngEALw_wcB

the price of this is insane

[errant edge]

seems reasonable

[nimble patrol]

I mean its 8k

And a theater size screen

[mystic nexus]

Anyone have an idea what might cause this to occur?

[visual pilot]

gpu drivers

gpu overclocking

software bugs

[unkempt ocean]

Yo I have a question about mounting my monitor. So I have the Gigabyte g34wqc and I want to get a monitor arm for it so that I can raise it above another monitor, but I saw on some reviews that some monitor arms/mounts won't align properly with the Vesa mount on the back of the monitor because of the odd shape/size or something. Does anyone know any good mounts or monitor arms that are compatible with the g34wqc? My max budget is 100 USD

[misty gyro]

Worst case you just need to sand it down a bit. Sometimes the VESA mount isn't perfectly square.

[topaz harbor]

Want to set up an external monitor over usb c but my board apparently don't do that
How can I hook it up to a displayport port?

My idea is to get a reduction, plug that into the dp on my pc and connect the display to the type c end

But where would the power come from?

[severe dirge]

AFAIK, you plug the displayport into monitor, then plug the USB C into pc. As far as power is concerned.. You're monitor should have it's own power source (plugs into wall or battery powered).

[topaz harbor]

The problem is that the type c ports don't work with displays on my pc

It's a portable monitor

[severe dirge]

I don't think it works the other way around unfortunately.

[severe dirge]

Ok so, you can, but it requires a bit of work.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=FMAhtERFONM

You'll need a little bit more than just that dongle you posted a picture of.

@topaz harbor

[topaz harbor]

Wonderful!

Thanks!

[severe dirge]

No problem.

[topaz harbor]

Exactly what I thought basically

[severe dirge]

Glad I could help and learn something new in the process. 🙂

[quartz sandal]

Asrock is making monitors

[small warren]

Yeah I saw that earlier. Probably not gonna go well

[sick plume]

Work only if attached to amd gpu

If attached to intel igpu, heat up and die

[severe dirge]

To bad amd gpu sucks.

[quartz sandal]

Lol

[severe dirge]

Nah, I'm actually excited for mine.

Like I'm so anxious my stomach is nauseated lol

[sick plume]

Banning u rn

@quartz sandal ban him rn

[severe dirge]

I was gonna say.. u cant

:P

[sick plume]

I have a pato

[severe dirge]

Noo. I have a Pato

[quartz sandal]

[sick plume]

No my pato

[severe dirge]

No

Mine

[sick plume]

Get ur own pato

[quartz sandal]

https://tenor.com/view/sips-tea-gif-10558867

[sick plume]

This pato is my pato

[severe dirge]

Well. Your Pato has been claimed by me.

[sick plume]

Ive had this pato for over a year

[quartz sandal]

[sick plume]

I had called dibs

[severe dirge]

Which makes you old news. I'm something new.

[sick plume]

You cant disrespect another mans dibs

[quartz sandal]

[severe dirge]

It's ok. I'll loan him to you once in a while.

Sound fair?

[small warren]

I have come to claim the pato

[sick plume]

Nope

[small warren]

[severe dirge]

[sick plume]

Cant i had dibs

[small warren]

I'll see your dibs at the end of my sword! Hiya!

[sick plume]

Amateur

points bazooka

[severe dirge]

No.. I has dibs...

[small warren]

https://tenor.com/view/babies-stuffing-ninja-mixed-martial-arts-athletic-babies-gif-19859101

[quartz sandal]

[sick plume]

Not on pato

[small warren]

Ew Reo

[severe dirge]

Sorry

[small warren]

[quartz sandal]

What happened

[severe dirge]

Nothing

[quartz sandal]

https://tenor.com/view/shrek-donkey-that-is-nasty-gif-22862622

You can't lie to me

[severe dirge]

I deleted. I didn't mean to make it sound that bad.

[small warren]

Ur fine lol

[severe dirge]

It looks like Rawr didn't see it though. Good lol

[sick plume]

Hmmmmmm

Im busy doing a pro gamer move

One min

[severe dirge]

"Pro"

[sick plume]

YOU MIGHT HAVE DIBS

HOWEVER

[small warren]

[sick plume]

I HAVE DIBS ON PATO

Ok im done

@quartz sandal i made art

[small warren]

Pato gonna need a 2nd shower

[sick plume]

@severe dirge YOUR MOVE

[severe dirge]

I already won, you just didn't get to see it.

[sick plume]

Cant prove it if it don exist

You won nothing

[severe dirge]

Its ok to be wrong.

[sick plume]

Ita always important to tell urself this

[small warren]

||Silently sneaking Pato away...||

[severe dirge]

Fail

[severe dirge]

[small warren]

https://tenor.com/view/kidnap-ready-to-go-ready-packing-revenge-gif-14345059

[severe dirge]

Wow. We really held #old-monitors-and-tv hostage just to dibs on pato.

And yet, Felix still manage to get away with our beautiful man.

[small warren]

We could go back to talking about asrocks

[severe dirge]

Assrocks? When I eat cheese, I have those.

[small warren]

[quartz sandal]

[quartz sandal]

Hmm?

[severe dirge]

That comment correlates with my deleted one and the pic with the dibs on you.

[old arch]

Hmm, indeed. I keep thinking there monitor info here then I check & it's basically gen chat number 2.

[severe dirge]

Degen chat

[small warren]

Server suggestion, degen chat

[severe dirge]

@sick plume can lead us.

While we make sacrifices to Lord @quartz sandal

[visual pilot]

I am true potato

[sick plume]

POTATO FOR THE POTATO GOD

[small warren]

https://tenor.com/view/malta-derby-potatoes-my-life-its-potato-gif-23613144

[visual pilot]

POTATOES FOR THE POTATO THRONE

[fading wyvern]

[small warren]

Hey Darvan, care to spend 5 minutes to know about our lord and saviour Potato schwink?

[quartz sandal]

I don't get why shower tho

[quartz sandal]

LIES

[visual pilot]

IT IS ONLY THE TRUTH

YOU CANT HANDLE THE TRUTH

[quartz sandal]

NO U

[visual pilot]

Uno

[quartz sandal]

[visual pilot]

Onu

[small warren]

To clean off the dibs!

[indigo berry]

oh yes a 2k monitor

[small warren]

Which 1080p btw lofabio?

Sorry i might've missed it

[indigo berry]

Itek taurus GGF TN 144hz 1ms

[small warren]

Oh yeah you mentioned earlier my b

[indigo berry]

It's just bad from every point btw

It looks like to have a yellow/green filter on the screen and ofc I'm pissed since I paid 130€ for a scam

Why everything has to go wrong?

[quartz sandal]

Oh but they in a box lol all good

[quartz sandal]

Technically 1080p is way way closer to 2k than 1440p

[indigo berry]

N O
Don't say that

""Yeah but the 16 of 16:9 is 1920 which is almost 2k pixels, meanwhile the "2k" monitor is 2560pixels which is definitely not similar to 2k pixels""

[quartz sandal]

1080x1920 -> 1.9k =) 2k
1440x2560 -> 2.5k =) 2.6k
2160x3840 -> 3.8k =) 4k

[indigo berry]

Just NO

[quartz sandal]

But yes

[indigo berry]

Yes
But from "standard" 2k = 1440px2560p monitors

[small warren]

Did it say FHD anywhere in the article?

[indigo berry]

No

2k

[quartz sandal]

But 1080p is 2k

[small warren]

It'd be painful if this person who sold it knew this then, is what I'm thinking

[indigo berry]

AaaaHHH

[quartz sandal]

1440p being called 2k hurts me

[small warren]

Not a pleasant thought

[small warren]

Imperial vs metric system

[indigo berry]

That's the standard
Literally everyone that doesn't say 1440p uses 2k to refer to 1440p

[quartz sandal]

If anything it would be
1080p 2k
1440p 3k
4k

[small warren]

[quartz sandal]

Not really it's also entirely wrong

Ppl say 1440

Less technical ppl might say 2k

[small warren]

I personally prefer QHD

[indigo berry]

Yes really, I know it's wrong but that's what they use

[indigo berry]

@quartz sandal i checked many monitors off Amazon, by searching "2k monitor" I got 1440p's as result (QHD) or watherver
All had descriptions like QHD 2k (1440p)
1440p 2560p... WQHD 1440p....

So basically 2k is what they use to define 1440p

[quartz sandal]

I guess it's just wrong tho

[indigo berry]

Yes it is

But it basically had become a standard over time

[sick plume]

I mean idk why u expected a quality monitor for that much with all the features it lists

[sick plume]

Wrong

2k is 2048 × 1080

[indigo berry]

It wasn't even that btw
It's just wrong and it is 1080p 1920

[sick plume]

Eh close enough

but yeah 1080p is 2k

[indigo berry]

I thought it was a decent price for a "1440p" monitor and I guess the seller set 130 as price on purpose, for a 1080p 130€ is a scam (for used) because you can find better ones for 90€

[sick plume]

Oh used

[indigo berry]

In my opinion he's a scammer

[sick plume]

In my opinion ur salty because didnt see review on rtings before buying tbh

unless he gave you a wrong model number on listing

and a wrong one actually arrived

If you got what he said he was selling thats not his fault

[indigo berry]

There are not reviews and ratings, on this site people just put a product they own, could be used, new, broke, perfect or bad conditions and just sell it to you

Only one article for one person

[sick plume]

but like who said you have to look at reviews on that site only

you can just

google the name of the monitor

and then add in review at the end

[indigo berry]

That's not the point of reviews, on this site you can't set reviews for products, only for customers

[sick plume]

Bro no one talking about that site

leave that site aside

did the listing for that monitor you bought have the name of the monitor

yes or no question

just answer with a yes or a no

dont send a sentence

[indigo berry]

The description said "selling itek 2k 144hz monitor"
And as 2k I expected 1440p, itek only sells 1440p IPS example

It's not 2k, I got 1080p
And NO, 2k ≠ 1080p

I assume everyone writes 2k as 1440p

[sick plume]

thats all it said?

No model number or anything?

[indigo berry]

No model number

Just itek 144HZ 2k

[sick plume]

So you bought something without knowing what it was

and now ur mad because its not waht u wanted

[indigo berry]

I actually googled based on 1440p (since description said 2k) and 144hz itek monitor
Got results for a itek 1440p IPS 144hz 1ms

I was expecting a 1440p

Because literally everyone says 2k intended as 1440

[sick plume]

did it say 1440p?

[indigo berry]

Yeah search up for 2k monitors online and check for how many 1080p's pop out

[indigo berry]

No

2 K

[sick plume]

Then why were u expecting it

[indigo berry]

Because I just assume 2k is 1440p
Like every seller says

....

[sage trail]

nobody actually uses the term 2k

if it doesnt say 1080p, 1440p, or 2160p/4k, you are being misled for sure

i wish people would use the term 2160p...

[severe dirge]

I googled 2k monitors and it showed me listing for 1080p....

Bruh. You're gonna have to accept that you didn't do your due diligence and make sure you knew what you thought you knew.

[sick plume]

You tried your luck with a vague listing and it didnt pay off

[quartz sandal]

Putting a price on something higher than competitors doesn't make you a scammer lol, if they deceived you by giving you wrong model, saying it wasn't broken etc sure but not if it's a bad price

[quartz sandal]

And he wasn't wrong with 2o because 1440p isn't 2k, if they said QHD then that would be a scammer sure but why didn't you check the model first

[quartz sandal]

2160x3840 is actually very close to 4k because it refers to the 2nd number

[indigo berry]

Amazon gave me 1440p as a result for 2k monitors and also descriptions say 2k 1440p

I've always thought 2k is always meant as 1440p

[quartz sandal]

Ok Amazon will also give you random things nowhere near your search tho

[indigo berry]

Almost all Amazon 1440p monitor say 2k in their description.

I thought 2k was the standard to refer to 1440p ok?

[sick plume]

Ah yes marketing terms and actual standards are the same thing

[quartz sandal]

Here's an example that ik of off the top of my head

[sick plume]

dont make the seller a scammer

[quartz sandal]

No 1440p or qhd is

[indigo berry]

Nvm I'll just say I bought the wrong product and hope I can get refund. Because spending 130€ on a 1080p horrible monitor is just a waste of money for me.

Btw ok it's my fault, I should have asked the seller if it was 1440p/qhd, for me 2k has always been 1440p til now

[sick plume]

You didnt buy a wrong product tho

You would be a scammer if you did that

[indigo berry]

I could say I bought from a seller with a similar product
I know it doesn't sound right but I'm not letting my money wasted on such monitor

Btw 130 for 1080p is extremely bad price considered it's used
And not perfect condition

[sage trail]

they are identical. they refer to the same resolution

[quartz sandal]

Yeah but 3840 is actually close to 4k pixels

[sage trail]

...

i know how numbers work, pato

lol

[small warren]

Maybe we should start calling it 8.3MP

Pic possibly related

[sage trail]

yeah, seen that one before

its just a dumb naming convention

[small warren]

The photography people will have our back with megapixels

[sage trail]

bc "4k" ultrawides are no longer 4k

but they are still 2160p

so we should just use 2160p

because thats what it is :(

[small warren]

Most of the conventions in general have conflicting issues because it's number and ratio restrictive

Imagine a 1440p monitor wide enough to have the same pixel count as 4k

[sick plume]

it sounds like u salty and tryin to scam seller

[quartz sandal]

[small warren]

Hey you can't deny if we go by true pixel count it's easier

[quartz sandal]

That's a fair point

[indigo berry]

Uuh
No
Many websites give you the option to return if you buy the wrong product, I basically bought a wrong one since I expected 2k as 1440p...?
Nvm I'll just try to return it, I don't give a.... I just want my money back from this guy

[sage trail]

i think the ideal way to market monitors would be with pixel density, h/v dimensions, and aspect ratio

resolution is actually so irrelevant its not even funny

yet it seems to be all that matters

[sick plume]

ur affecting his rating on the site because of ur mistake lmao

[small warren]

Yeah aspect ratio is a big dependency when stating 1440p, 1080p etc

[sick plume]

thats scamming him

[sage trail]

technically, aspect ratio is irrelevant too if you provide both h and v dimensions lol

[indigo berry]

Not if I don't rate him, nothing changes, the person who buys can leave a review, I won't
If he wants to give me a 1star review it's ok... I'll stick with that

[small warren]

Where's VESA to overrule all these other standards lol

[sick plume]

you are the one who deserves the 1 star review lmao not him

stop crying and deal with ur mistake tbh

[indigo berry]

Re read the message
If HE wants to give ME a bad review
He can
It's ok

[sick plume]

"the person who buys can leave a review"
You are the person who bought

[indigo berry]

The person (referred to any person) who buys CAN
But I won't, I won't leave any bad reviews for any reasons, I won't affect his ratings

[sick plume]

Well do whatever

just know that the seller wasnt wrong

[indigo berry]

Yeah ok
I may be wrong but he should have specified more in the description
Considering many people use 2k as 1440p

End of the conversation. I understand

[indigo berry]

Btw I was able to give the monitor back, I told him it didn't match the description since I personally assume 2k is 1440p and you won't change my mind, I know it's wrong calling it that way but that's what everyone does.
He ended up saying that he messed up the product description since he also knew 2k is 1440p (another user made him notice the error in the description as he said) but apparently he didn't change the description after that? Sus
So he just told me I can send it back and get refund

Not changing the description after someone told him about the mistake/error sounds like someone who is trying to scam people in buying a non 1440p monitor
What makes me think he's a scammer even more is the fact that he had just created his account few weeks ago

[oblique belfry]

can someone help me rq

https://www.amazon.com/MSI-Non-Glare-Adjustable-FreeSync-Optix/dp/B09B4SZ3YP/ref=sr_1_3?adgrpid=1344703463552189&hvadid=84044170192924&hvbmt=bp&hvdev=c&hvlocphy=73308&hvnetw=o&hvqmt=p&hvtargid=kwd-84044431844611%3Aloc-190&hydadcr=17758_13444040&keywords=gaming+monitor+msi+27&qid=1658872838&refinements=p_36%3A15000-25000&rnid=386442011&sr=8-3

does this have Gsync??
Please ping me in response so i dont forget

[indigo berry]

It is not gsync compatible

[quartz sandal]

Not officially but any semi recent monitor with display port has freesync built into that standard which gsync basically is

They're the same thing

[indigo berry]

On MSI website it is listed as gsync compatible 🤨
Huh?

[oblique belfry]

Illl js get a different one or something

Im getting it in acouple of months just wanted to research

[old arch]

99% of freesync monitors can be used w/ gsync. "Legit" gsync monitors are not common, & extra expensive.

[indigo berry]

One of the reviews of the MSI monitor said it didn't work with is 3070
No gsync ig

[raw ingot]

for nvidia you're required to use displayport

no hdmi

amd cards work with freesync hdmi

[true monolith]

Hey guys is there a huge difference between a 144hz and 165hz monitor?? I want a 1440p 32" monitor

[small warren]

No

The difference is small enough you won't notice it

[true monolith]

thx!!!!

[winged lava]

Which is better for gaming: IPS or VA?

[errant edge]

ips

[quartz sandal]

They're both decent tho there's some va's better than trash ips's etf

[winged lava]

https://www.costco.com/lg-ultragear-32"-class-qhd-gaming-monitor.product.100793191.html

This is the monitor I’m looking at with VA

https://www.bestbuy.com/site/samsung-odyssey-27-qhd-ips-165hz-1ms-freesync-g-sync-compatible-gaming-monitor-with-hdr-black/6471364.p?skuId=6471364&ref=app_ios&loc=pdpShare

And here’s the other monitor I’m looking at with ips

Is local dimming that big of a deal

Also, what is contrast ratio?

[quartz sandal]

@winged lava if you're in the us I'd just go gigabyte g27q

[severe dirge]

gigglebyte G27Q is bae

[severe dirge]

Whats a good monitor someone can get in Singapore thats 27" curved 1440p 165hz around the S$500 mark?

Has to be these specs.

I suggested M27Q/G27Q/G32QC, but those are all apparently $800+ over there.

[quartz sandal]

Try msi g273qf

[severe dirge]

Is that curved?

@quartz sandal these are the 2 he is looking at.

[quartz sandal]

Nope

That must be the curved version they're looking at

Sorry didn't see curved

[severe dirge]

Its ok. Its just a friend and I wanted to help him save as much as he could for a good monitor.

If you don't know of one, which out of the 2 would you suggest?

[quartz sandal]

Could go the msi one out of those 2 anyway

[severe dirge]

That was my thought. They seem comparable with msi one being cheaper.

[raw ingot]

good ol lazada

[river ginkgo]

Hey so question so I recently got a new motherboard a Gigabyte b550 aorus elite and like the of boots and stays on but it says “an incorrect DisplayPort version settings will cause the screen to be blank. If this occurs, make sure the DisplayPort version setting matches the device it’s connected to.” But I had a gigabyte b450 Aorus elite and dp worked fine never had issues with it and I’ve changed my version from 1.4 to 1.2 1.1 judt to see if for some reason it went to an older version and it didn’t work any ideas?

Like it worked a few hours before I got the new motherboard it’s the same gpu it just shows a blank screen with that message

I found a hdmi cable I’m gonna try that

[quartz sandal]

You have the motherboard connected to the gpu right?

[river ginkgo]

Yeah I got the video but windows won’t boot wne I have a close friend in it with the error codes we think windows corrupted we tried many many different things lastnight and it just didn’t work

[lime moat]

Thinking of buying a new monitor, pairing with a 3070. Not wanting to spend the G sync money. read a bit about G sync compatible and free sync and so on. what is the best options?

1080p or 1440p, 144hz

[fading wyvern]

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B093MTSTKD? This is a excellent option, The M27q p or m27q x is also great

https://www.rtings.com/monitor/reviews/lg/27gp850-b

[quartz sandal]

I would go for gigabyte g27q if you're in the US atm really good price

[quartz sandal]

Description says 1080p for some reason lol

[fading wyvern]

lol thats weird nice job LG

[quartz sandal]

Imo anything more than g27q just go straight to m27q-p

Yeah

[fading wyvern]

the 850-b is rated higher by rtings and about the same price

[quartz sandal]

But

[fading wyvern]

ik lol

[quartz sandal]

Rtings don't have m27q-p :(

[fading wyvern]

point stands

[quartz sandal]

How dare you

[fading wyvern]

https://tenor.com/view/awesome-ok-great-good-thumbs-up-gif-16351183

[indigo berry]

I'm starting to change idea for the 1440p upgrade, considering some games I play (like warzone and war thunder) average respectively 125 & 170 FPS with high settings/ custom. Looking at some benchmarks online i saw the FPS drop from 1080 to 1440 goes from 25 to 30%. That'd mean 90 & 125 FPS (in the best scenarios) from the two games i usually play the most... Lowering textures? No,,... There would be no reason for the monitor upgrade then... Dlss? No... Warthunder dlss could be called "blur with high FPS" and warzone's quality dlss is just... Meh... Won't look good on a 2k (1440p).
I'll probably stick to a used 1080p for 90 bucks, and if I want I upgrade later

[misty gyro]

There's a program to change the version of DLSS a game is using, that often helps a lot

[indigo berry]

Is rtx 30 & 20's dlss different? Except for the better results in FPS you get with 30 series?

[indigo berry]

But should I use this because of games that use older versions of dlss?

[misty gyro]

Yes 30 series has better DLSS

[indigo berry]

I mean the image quality...? Is it better?

[misty gyro]

Sometimes upgrading or even downgrading the DLSS version helps, it depends

[indigo berry]

Warthunder's ig is the worst one I've ever seen

[misty gyro]

Give it a try, or look for someone that has

[indigo berry]

For a 1440?

[misty gyro]

You can test with DLSS quality and balanced modes in 1080p

It should translate to 1440p pretty well

[indigo berry]

Yeah I know but warthunder's quality is still super blurry
Warzone's is ok, just a bit blurry but I guess it's not workt for 1440p

If I set 1440p as my screen resolution I can try how the game frame rate is

Big brain moment 🧠

[misty gyro]

Set 1440p using DSR and then DLSS? Hmm

[indigo berry]

Idk, wasn't there a settings that allowed you to get up to 4/8k Res in windows monitor settings?

Just need something that allows to set my GPU output resolution to 1440p even if my current monitor is 1080

[misty gyro]

Yes, dynamic super resolution, DSR

It allows you to choose higher render resolutions in game but not the desktop

[indigo berry]

Yeah, just wasn't sure if that was the option in control panel that allowed you to set higher res

[misty gyro]

You'll set a multiplier, I think 1.78x was the one closest to 1440p native

[indigo berry]

But that's not really the point where I want to get to
Dsr renders to higher res and shrinks the image back to your monitor res right?
I guess it won't give the same result as 1440p native

[misty gyro]

It'll still be rendering in the higher resolution so your fps will reflect that

[indigo berry]

Or will it work about the same?
Because the image "shrinking" takes up some GPU work ig

[misty gyro]

You're right it's not quite the same but it's close enough for testing

[visual pilot]

War thunder dlss is just blurry in general, best to run it natively, it's not hard to run anyways

[indigo berry]

Ok

[misty gyro]

I started running out of system memory playing war thunder, 16gb isn't enough lol

[visual pilot]

Bit weird, shouldn't need that much ram

[misty gyro]

On cinematic quality preset?

[indigo berry]

Yeah I know but sometimes I get the "city" map and that's a good <70 FPS for 1080p, 50-60fps in 1440p would just make my eyes explode

[visual pilot]

What how

[indigo berry]

For my 2080 that's it, a nice 70fps average on that map

[visual pilot]

Try turning down physics for that map, other than that, I can run that map just fine w a 2070

Max with turned down tree range and grass range I get around 140fps

[indigo berry]

Maybe there was something wrong..? Because I don't think such a map lowers the FPS by that much

[misty gyro]

My "commit" memory hit 18gb at one point before it crashed in game.
I was getting plenty of frames before the crash lol.

[indigo berry]

Maybe reflections

[visual pilot]

Lol

[indigo berry]

Since it's all skyscrapers

[visual pilot]

Maybe, I also have reflection quality turned a bit lower

[indigo berry]

G L A S S

[visual pilot]

Also we talking the same map? Alaska in ground rb?

Or the city air map

[misty gyro]

Classic raster issues with reflections, dx11 games are notorious for that

[indigo berry]

Yeah probably that... Since it was the first time I was setting up the game graphics and I hadn't lowered reflexion quality

Sorry for the blurry image but that's it

[indigo berry]

Pov: dlss

[indigo berry]

Is it a dx11? Ah

[misty gyro]

It should be unless they updated the engine

It's pretty old after all

[indigo berry]

Is there a big difference right? Between 11 & 12...
But ig they used 11 because there are no benefits for dx12

11 is like 2006

12 is 2016

*2009 for dx11

[misty gyro]

There's benefits for 12, it leverages the CPU threads more and takes some load off the GPU for physics, lights, etc

WT was 2014 iirc

I do remember 11 came out near the launch of win 8

Maybe you're thinking of 10 for '06

Ah I'll just look it up

Yep 10 was '06

11 was '09

12 was '15

And of course it takes a couple years for games to start getting the new feature sets

And WT was 2012

[indigo berry]

I did say 2009 after for 11

[eternal elk]

What would be a good secondary and third monitor?

The main monitor I have decided to go for is a Gigabyte M27Q-X 27” 240z

So something that would compliment that would be nice

[old arch]

Perhaps G27Q. I'm not which other 1440p monitors have similar looks for the M27Q(X). at the very least should skip 1080p for secondary obviously.

[eternal elk]

Ok, they are about the same thing just different hzs

[quartz sandal]

I'd honestly just grab a cheap va or ips 1440p monitor and not care about hz

[severe dirge]

I like having 1440p as a secondary and 1080p as my third.

[eternal elk]

I might just use my current secondary monitor as my third

[buoyant prism]

Is there really any difference between m27qx and mag274qrx performance wise or is it mostly the same since they use the same panel?

[errant edge]

Neither is worth it

240hz is useless unless you're playing very competitively, in which case you'd want 1080p 240hz

[zealous jetty]

How much watt does a normal aoc 19" lcd monitor with 1366x786 nativ res consumes?

[sage trail]

look at the power supply

or the part where the barrel plug goes in

or if the power supply is internal, then the power ratings should be on a sticker on the back somewhere

[quartz sandal]

I meannn

Games that can do 240hz on 1080p will most likely be cpu bound anyway

[true monolith]

This is my first and I just bought a monitor that comes with a 2.0 hdmi cable and a 1.4 displayport cable. Which one should I use? This is my first time using a displayport, do both look the same?

[misty gyro]

DP is preferred over HDMI usually since it usually has more bandwidth, which can allow better resolution settings

[true monolith]

thx @misty gyro

[quartz sandal]

Also dp offers gsync/freesync which hdmi doesn't always

[misty gyro]

HDMI can but not at high res like 4k or 1440p 144hz+

HDMI 2.1 is great, but they screwed up the standards so they can call 2.0 ports 2.1

[true monolith]

ohh that's another question since I have a 3070 and my monitor offers freesync, I will not be able to use ir?

[misty gyro]

What monitor

[true monolith]

sansumg Odyssey G5 32" 144hz

[misty gyro]

Yeah you'll want to use DP or it might either keep you from using freesync or limit you to 120hz with it on

[true monolith]

Nice! thank you!! I was trying to read a post from reddit and everyone had different opinions and I got confused

👍

[misty gyro]

The reason there's so much different info is because there's things like display stream compression that totally changes how it works but reduces quality... There's another rabbit hole to fall into for that

[fading wyvern]

There’s also the added benefit of less perceived input lag, its super minimal but you know

[vale coral]

best 27inch monitor for macbook pro 14?

stuck between dell or lg ?

[maiden wedge]

hello i have a weird specific question. hopefully this is clear.
i have 2 monitors and when i play a game in borderless windowed on my main one, but want to keep it minimized when i do stuff in the background on my desktop (drag and drop a file somewhere or open something on either of the 2 monitors), how do i keep the game from popping back up and blocking everything on my main monitor?

i guess in borderless windowed the game kinda acts as the desktop, so you cant really get around this?

[old arch]

Click it's taskbar button to minimize, or just run normal windowed for a bit to easily hit the minimize button. Idk, all I can think of .

[quartz sandal]

Windows key + D also shows desktop but ime game will try pop back up once you click something on the desktop

Can just navigate to desktop in file explorer tho

[old arch]

I often alt tab from a windowed game and do a bunch of stuff w/ no issues, so idk.

[quartz sandal]

Yeah but you can't alt tab to desktop

From borderless fullscreen*

Only regular fullscreen

[old arch]

Yea I can, alt tab then click it's task bar button, lol. Although of course I generally don't bother minimizing the game.

[quartz sandal]

Or just put it on 2nd monitors desktop, gotta have one otherwise why would you play borderless windowed anyway

[old arch]

Oh any idea to have games not stuck at 20 fps when alt tabbed? Could just be apex, I'm not even sure. I mean simply when game isn't "focused". No big deal though

[quartz sandal]

Not really, ik cod has a max menu fps thing which i have set to 30 because i don't need 300fps my gpu boing brr in menu

[clear temple]

why do people buy 8k pannels now , like there is no way u will game on it , and almost no media to watch at the res

i think buying an 8k panel in the future when 8k should be cheaper

[misty gyro]

"bUt It'S FuTuRe PrOoF"

4k is only now getting cheaper, and that's mostly because they're all smart TVs that push ads

They take a loss on the hardware and make it back and then some over the life of the product

[eternal elk]

What’s a good budget 144hz monitor

[sturdy kindle]

What resolution are you looking at?

[eternal elk]

It don’t matter

[errant edge]

g241

[eternal elk]

Ok thx

[sturdy kindle]

https://www.newegg.com/black-samsung-odyssey-g3-s24ag30a-24/p/N82E16824022994?Description=samsung g3&cm_re=samsung_g3-_-24-022-994-_-Product&quicklink=true

only drawback with this one is it's a VA panel so the viewing angles aren't as good as an IPS

[sick plume]

g241 better

[clear temple]

samsung g8 or alienware qd-oled, which is the best moniter

[clear temple]

what i belive is that the alien ware has better colours and blacks , and the samsung is 240 and 4k , is that true

[sturdy kindle]

personally I think the Alienware would look better

haven't seen one in person but I have seen Samsung's QD-OLED TV and it's gorgeous

[raw ingot]

qd-oled is good

[errant edge]

no

[raw ingot]

very good

[errant edge]

alienware makes overpriced monitors

[raw ingot]

well some of their stuff are good

like the qd-oled

aka quantum dot

oled with no burn in

[sturdy kindle]

no arguing with you there. MSI has a QD-OLED coming out so we'll see what the price difference looks like

[vale coral]

could someone pls reccomend a good monitor for macbook pro 14 (27"/30", 4k, usb c)

[fading wyvern]

Just gunna mention, any qd oled panel is a Samsung panel repackaged and resold with slightly different tuning. Might as well go with the original or who ever is selling the cheapest one.

[eternal elk]

So uhh my monitor froze and is stuck on discord and windows won’t detect it anymore and even when I unplug it and plug it back in it’s still frozen

Does that mean my monitor is dead

It’s a 60hz Asus gaming monitor

Don’t remember the name

[misty gyro]

Plug something else into it to test

[eternal elk]

I tried switching from the vga to the hdmi port and it’s still frozen

[misty gyro]

Does the on screen display show if you push the menu button?

[eternal elk]

Yes

[misty gyro]

It sounds like something made it get stuck in the buffer. How long did you leave it unplugged?

[eternal elk]

I left it unplugged from the wall for about an hour

And it’s still frozen

[misty gyro]

Weird. And it's the same screen it got stuck on?

[eternal elk]

Yes

[misty gyro]

Try factory resetting from the menu

[eternal elk]

I don’t know how to control the menu I forgot how

[misty gyro]

How many buttons does it have

[eternal elk]

6 including the power button

Ok I figured out how to get to the system setup

Do I turn on all reset?

[misty gyro]

Yes whatever option resets it completely

It should blank the screen as part of the process, clearing the buffer

[eternal elk]

All it did was reset the settings

[misty gyro]

I love when they don't have a real factory reset 🙄

[eternal elk]

Im trying to send the menu screen rn

[misty gyro]

The only other things I can think of are plugging in another device or leaving it unplugged overnight

[eternal elk]

VS248H

That’s the model number

[indigo berry]

@misty gyro remember when we were talking about DSR to "simulate" 1440p res performance in game? Do i just set 1.78x DSR (not DLDSR since it is supposed to give only better image quality "without" performance drops) 1.78x is 1440p for DSR. But there is also DSR smoothness... What percentage should I use and what's the main difference, just smoother or sharper image?

Do i also need to change my resolution in windows settings or is it already doing what he needs to without me having to touch anything else

[sick plume]

enable dldsr

[indigo berry]

No, that's not the point, I'm just trying to see the performance I'd get with 1440p monitor by basically using 1440p res (using DSR)

DLDSR should give no FPS drop but slightly better image quality

Maybe...

[sturdy kindle]

I don't think you can use it at native res

unless I'm misreading what you're aiming for

you can use it in combination with DLSS to basically downscale and upscale to native

but not just on it's own

[indigo berry]

Dsr renders images at higher res, you choose which one in Nvidia control panel... Then it downscales it to your monitor resolution and I guess if I set DSR to render 1440p images and downscale them to my 1080p res monitor it'll approximately give me 1440p native res frame rate
I do this just to see what frame rates I'd get with 1440p, considering the 1440p upscaling and then 1080p downscaling of DSR should give about the same fps

[sturdy kindle]

Ok. Yeah, it'll work for that

[sick plume]

if thats ur only goal smoothness and stuff dont matter

[indigo berry]

Don't they give different frame rates at higher values?

[sturdy kindle]

Yes

The game will be rendering at a higher resolution

So it'll be like playing at 1440p

[misty gyro]

The smoothness can be thought of as AA

[indigo berry]

Yeah but I mean the smoothness, will it change FPS...

So basically a smoother image (with DSR smoothness) will give me lower FPS probably

[sturdy kindle]

Yes, it'll drop the performance

[misty gyro]

Yes but not significantly

[sick plume]

not enough to worry about

[indigo berry]

Like AA does
Basically same thing?

[misty gyro]

It'll be within a few percent

[indigo berry]

Yeah, I mostly prefer sharper images btw

[sick plume]

pretty much margin or error

[sturdy kindle]

A little heavier than most modern AA

[sick plume]

Ur just testing what fps ull get at 1440p

[indigo berry]

I'll see what frame rates for "1440p" I'll get

[sick plume]

no other setting matters

just use the settings u usually play

and simply set dsr to 1440p

[indigo berry]

Do i have to change anything in games? I guess not

Oke

[sick plume]

unsure how dsr works but you might have to set 1440p in game if it works like the amd alternative

[sturdy kindle]

Just set the res to 1440p in game

[misty gyro]

In game you'll just set the resolution like you would normally

[indigo berry]

What about windows screen resolution? It's set to 1080p but with DSR I could set 1440p

[misty gyro]

It doesn't work for desktop

It still has to output in 1080, it's just rendering higher

[sick plume]

smh my head what if he wants to test fps while dragging windows on 1440p

[misty gyro]

You're just testing monitor response at that point

[indigo berry]

Ok. But why does windows let me use 1440p if it's just rendering 1440p and downscaling to 1080

[misty gyro]

Just ignore that

[indigo berry]

Okk

[misty gyro]

Set the in game resolution to 1440 and that's all

[sturdy kindle]

Windows doesn't really use the gpu on the desktop anyway so it's not a stress test

[indigo berry]

So u sure 1440p DSR (1080p x1.87) ≈ 1440p native frame rates

[misty gyro]

It'll be pretty close

[indigo berry]

If I don't set (keeping 1080p) it'll just work like it usually does with completely normal 1080p res?

[sturdy kindle]

Yes

[indigo berry]

Ok

[misty gyro]

Yes, it'll just render in whatever resolution you set

[indigo berry]

It's just not upscaling / downscaling the image

If I use 1080 in game

Okei

[misty gyro]

Right since that's native

[sturdy kindle]

If you're interested in better image quality though I recommend DLDSR

It cleans up pixel integer from uneven resolutions

[misty gyro]

Just testing frame rates to see if upgrading to 1440 monitor is viable

[indigo berry]

Yeah
I saw this video where it shows DLDSR giving better FPS but in all other games it doesn't, it's just better image quality and much lower FPS https://youtu.be/yp8a_ICYk8w

Also what happens if I chech more than one box for DSR/DLDSR? Do i just get more res options in game?

I mean the upscaling: 1.87x, 2.00x, 4.00x...

[sturdy kindle]

Yes

[indigo berry]

I guess this video has something wrong... Because DLDSR should give much worse performance compared to native res

[indigo berry]

Tested 1440p DSR (0% smoothness) in Beamng drive:

1080p native: Min-117 max-149 FPS

1440p DSR (1080 1.87x): min-124 max-157

Uuuhhh
That looks like it did nothing

Nvm
The game just didn't apply 1440p res

I'll test it again

Actual results:
1080p native: Min-117 max-149 FPS

1440p DSR (1080 1.87x): min-124 max-157
Min-117 max-128

For some reason the image quality is really really bad

Why does it look like this? Look at the edges...

Eeew

[sick plume]

U arent testing imague quality

ignore and move on

[indigo berry]

Yeah but I thought DSR should have gave me a better image quality too considering its downscaling a 1440p image

Don't really like the 20fps max drop... I guess I'll stick to 1080p

[sick plume]

You arent applying any smoothing and overall quality will be higher. Either way tho it is still a 1080p screen not a 1440p one, dont expect wonders

[quartz sandal]

https://youtu.be/FzHgTG9Gw4k

[vale coral]

120hz 4k monitor for macbook pro ?

[misty gyro]

What budget and size, that's going to be very expensive

[vale coral]

27inch, unless you can use gaming monitors with macbooks?

[misty gyro]

27 inch 4k is pointless unless you'll be 6 inches from the screen or you're editing 4k video

[vale coral]

best all rounder 27inch then ? maybe one from dell or lg

[misty gyro]

You still haven't said a budget. The best $300 monitor is very different from a $500 one

[misty gyro]

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08G9X8RG9

That one has good Mac compatibility, variable refresh rate support and all

[vale coral]

thank you

[eternal elk]

@misty gyro it’s still broken

I plugged it back in and it was still frozen

[remote basin]

Is gigabyte 27” g27q or m27q better?

[misty gyro]

M27Q technically

If you're coming from a cheap 1080p G27Q is great still and cheaper

[remote basin]

Okay sounds good 👌

I bought a pixio px277 27” and I’m not happy with it and the g24F (which I love) but I’m thinking of maybe just returning those for a single good quality 27” or maybe even 32” but that may be too pricey

[misty gyro]

Personally I think 1440p at 27 inches is perfect, 32 is a little too big for me (and my desk)

[remote basin]

Yeah I’ve never tried a 32 before, but 27 is a great size

[misty gyro]

I really need a bigger desk lol, mine is only 40 inches wide and my computer barely fits under it. My monitors are laid out weird too.

[remote basin]

Oof yeah same here, I think my desk is slightly longer but the monitors take up most of the space and I would have preferred to have my pc on the desk too but it’s not possible

[sturdy kindle]

I feel like 32" is too big for 1440p. The pixel density starts to show

When I move to 32" I'm going to have to move to 4k

[old arch]

1440p on 32" is actually nearly the same ppi as 1080p on a 24". It's just a large screen either way

[misty gyro]

If you're sitting really close to the screen the pixel density matters more, but if you're a good 2-3 feet from the monitor it's fine

[eternal elk]

So I went to Best Buy and the monitor worked for them

So I think my adapter died

[misty gyro]

Oh you never said anything about an adapter. That's why I was suggesting trying it with another device.

[eternal elk]

Ah

[sturdy kindle]

I used the 32" LG Ultra gear at work and it didn't look as sharp as my 27" at home

[stuck idol]

https://www.bestbuy.com/site/gigabyte-g32qc-a-32-led-curved-qhd-freesync-premium-pro-gaming-monitor-with-hdr-hdmi-displayport-usb-black/6462631.p?skuId=6462631

im looking at this for my office. daytrading and light gaming. running from macbook pro. will be my first monitor. wht are yalls thoughts?

[visual pilot]

It's fine, just don't expect MacBook pro being able to run games well at 1440p

[stuck idol]

@visual pilot understandable. I’m going to upgrade down the road. Recommend another one? I do prefer 32in curved

[visual pilot]

Then that's going to be fine

IPS panels are gonna be flat unless you splurge

And well, other monitor things don't really matter for day trading

[stuck idol]

https://www.newegg.com/black-z-edge-gaming-monitor-ug32f-32/p/3D4-001R-00008?Item=9SIAT2EDRT0323

i purchased this one, hooked it up and it looked awful.

thats when i realized i dont know the first thing about monitors. ha

[visual pilot]

Never heard of them, and 1080p 16:9 at 32inch would be pretty bad pixel density

[stuck idol]

yeah, it looked like crap.

so the GIGABYTE at 2k and 165hz has to look much better?

[visual pilot]

It should, and high refresh rate shouldn't really matter to you

[stuck idol]

hmm. thought it was better for the eyes? im staring at charts all day.

i could do 4k with a 60hz and stay around the same price point

[visual pilot]

Stuff like blue light reduction with windows settings and stuff would actually be helpful, higher refresh rate don't matter much outside of gaming

4k60 does give you more pixels and would look a bit nicer

[stuck idol]

interesting.

https://www.amazon.com/SAMSUNG-3840x2160-Computer-border-less-LU32R590CWNXZA/dp/B07L9G1BFX/ref=sr_1_4?keywords=32+inch+4k+monitor+curved&qid=1659822735&s=pc&sr=1-4

looking at this one. too

[visual pilot]

I guess there's surprisingly few curved 4k monitors

This would save you 50$
https://www.bestbuy.com/site/philips-e-line-328e1ca-31-5-lcd-curved-4k-uhd-monitor-black/6503098.p

[stuck idol]

yeah not many.

nice, ill check that one out. thx for the help

[visual pilot]

You're welcome

[quartz sandal]

Yes you can

Pay for one

[sick plume]

Hi desperate

im risen

[verbal spear]

is pixio px7 prime good?

im getting it for like 200 just wanted to know if its good

[verbal spear]

or should i get px277prime for the same price?

or should i get asus vg27aq?

[twin patrol]

Best cheap 144hz

[sick plume]

Go on newegg search pcs and buy one

[winged lava]

Is the HP X32 monitor good?

[surreal quarry]

how much of a difference in picture quality is it going from 27in 1440 --> 32in 4k

[fading wyvern]

108 pixel's per inch vs 137.68 (4k)

[surreal quarry]

yes thats like 33%

idk if my 3070ti an run 4k 90fps

[fading wyvern]

Not really worth it imo. 1440p is plenty unless you're doing some professional work

[surreal quarry]

ok ill think on it

maybe if i find a good deal

thinking about the Gigabyte M32U

[fading wyvern]

Great cheap option if youre going for 4k.

[surreal quarry]

rtings says its the "Best 4k Monitor" https://www.rtings.com/monitor/reviews/best/by-resolution/4k-ultra-hd-uhd

the contrast is meh but not much differnt than my m27q so thats fine

[misty gyro]

If you ignore OLEDs maybe.
For the price M32U can't be beat though.

[winged lava]

Does it matter if I get the G27Q or the G27QC?

[visual pilot]

g27qc is va, g27q is ips

[winged lava]

Ah ok

[misty gyro]

27" curved is a little ridiculous, it's not big enough that you need the curve to improve viewing angles

[quartz sandal]

Personal preference tho some ppl prefer curves even at 27"

[winged lava]

What’s the benefit to VA that it’s cheaper but has lower response

[quartz sandal]

Mainly that it can be curved for cheap when ips cant

[visual pilot]

VA is cheap, that's the main characteristic, better contrast but typically worse everything else compared to ips

[winged lava]

So the gaming monitor y’all recommend is the G27Q?

[old arch]

Besides M27Q, yes

[misty gyro]

For the under $300 price range yes G27Q

[ornate bronze]

Will this ever be in stock again in Newegg Canada? https://www.newegg.ca/p/N82E16824716004

[quartz sandal]

Probably

But

https://tenor.com/view/8ball-bart-simpson-shaking-shake-magic-ball-gif-17725278

[solemn grotto]

:8ball: | It is decidedly so, Fal'Cie

[indigo berry]

𝑙𝑒 𝐶𝑎𝑟𝑙

[fossil sluice]

hi is anyone available?

well i have an issue with my MSI Optix Mag321qr, after being off for a while it shows a foggy white border that slowly fades away. the problem just appeared about 2 days ago. The monitor is just outside the 30 day return window for newegg. I have confirmed it is the monitor by using another monitor and cable. Online searching only points to laptops and none of those solutions worked. I am hoping i dont need to send it in since it is my only monitor. any ideas?

[clear temple]

to make self lit pixels, why do they need organic matterials

[raw ingot]

oled?

[clear temple]

yea

[raw ingot]

well because it's easiest to do so

there's non organic version of oled, called quantum dot

but right now it's only reserved to expensive monitors

and tv's

[clear temple]

ik about quantom dot, but i dont think the pixels are self emiting like oled

the point of oled that the pixels can like turn off

and have perfect blacks

[raw ingot]

quantum dot does the same thing too

[clear temple]

i dont hear people saying that quantom dot got perfect blacks, just like oled,

[raw ingot]

it does tho

if it doesn't then that's fake qd

samsung tends to do this on cheaper "qled" monitors

they just like put a layer on top of ips panel

[vale coral]

Has anyone seen the new lg ultragear monitor

[errant edge]

Should still have a warranty

As in, through msi

[fossil sluice]

It does. Tech support st MSI says backlights are malfunctioning. It's being RMAed and thankfully they are going to cover shipping since it was 300 plus to send to California.

[errant edge]

Nice

[fossil sluice]

I figure it's just a fluke. Good customer service too so I'll find a loaner screen

I'm guessing they send me a new one. They seemed interested in the issue and I bet they study what caused it.

[raw ingot]

They either try to fix it or send whole new unit

Whatever's cheaper

But I doubt they're gonna fix it and just send another one instead considering how they seem to want to investigate into this

[vale coral]

can anyone help with a good monitor with usb c 4k preferably 27"

for windows and mac

[misty gyro]

Gigabyte M28U

Since no budget was stated I just went with the best option in the parameters given

[vale coral]

For productivity not gaming, is that still a good choice ?

Under 1000

[raw ingot]

That purpose, hmn

M28U wouldn't fit

[quartz sandal]

For productivity you mainly want multiple monitors or an ultrawide

Also imo 27" at 4k id pretty pointless would just do 1440p

[chilly dawn]

I kinda wanna delve into ultrawide

But idk

Seems like a hassle

And expensive

And some games don't wanna work with it

Plus I don't wanna go under 144hz

And I dunno if the XT can run it well

I would hope s9

So

[chilly dawn]

To yall who use ultrawide, is it worth the hassle to yall

Really tempted to save up for one

But I don't really do productive stuff

[misty gyro]

Unless you want to watch widescreen movies with minimal black bars I'd say no personally. There's very little gain in my eyes.

[chilly dawn]

I wanted more screen real-estate for games but ehhh

Alot of games don't support it the best

[misty gyro]

Most games don't do a proper FOV adjustment and just stretch the textures

[chilly dawn]

Yeah

Multi monitor is just

Gaming wise doesn't sound the best

[old arch]

multi monitor is best for gaming while multitasking. can full screen game then 2nd monitor has youtube , discord, or w/e. Plus 2nd monitor can go vertical, very nice sometimes.

[misty gyro]

Yeah I'm going to get a dual monitor mount that I can rotate eventually, should be great for discord while gaming

[severe dirge]

Laughs in 4 monitors to use while gaming. 1 dedicated to interwebz. 1 for gaming. 1 for sensor panel. 1 for the rest of everything else.

[quartz sandal]

You can for gaming too but gaming only requires one screen

[severe dirge]

I could not just have 1 screen even for just gaming.

I would die.

[quartz sandal]

Lol

[small warren]

Die irl?

[quartz sandal]

Yeah i would come and kill him

[severe dirge]

[cerulean jackal]

Anyone know if l can get a monitor that is around the size of 32 inches? My current pc build has a 5600g in it but l just got a 3050 and l have a 27 inch monitor but l wanted to get a bigger monitor eventually

[errant edge]

For 32in, you'd want 1440p, which will run like ass on a 3050

[cerulean jackal]

Yeah l figured so l should probably get a 27 inch even though l would want a bigger monitor?

[old arch]

Already have a 27", so only you can decide.

[cerulean jackal]

What about getting a monitor that is around 32 inches, but it is 1080p?

[old arch]

Realize that 1080p is commonly on a 24" monitor. 32" 1080p would be.... not fantastic in the looks department.

[errant edge]

It'll look like ass

Because of pixel density

[cerulean jackal]

Okay. Wish it didn’t look that bad. I wanted to get a bigger monitor since there is some room on my desk but l guess l could have a dual monitor setup but l don’t stream. What could l use the second monitor for?

[errant edge]

I use an old crappy one for discord, main monitor for gaming, and third monitor for chrome, YouTube, steam etc

Imo 2 monitors is better than one big one, but different people prefer different things

[cerulean jackal]

If l had a more powerful gpu, l would get an ultra wide but that’s just me

[old arch]

Many games also don't support UW res (well). Plus UW by itself has quite a price premium. Could have 2x1440p for $400ish sometimes. Way more screen space than what a single UW would get.

[visual pilot]

Btw 32in 21:9 2560x1080 has basically same pixel density as 24in 1920x1080

And 1080p uw panels don't have to be that expensive

[cerulean jackal]

If l got a different monitor than the one l have now, will the image quality look different?

[visual pilot]

Yes

[cerulean jackal]

I will probably get the same monitor that l have now for a secondary monitor then

[errant edge]

I mean

I have three different models, none of them have rhe same resolution or refresh rate

Or panel type of the matter lmao

[visual pilot]

The difference can vary

[errant edge]

1440p75hz ips 1080p165hz VA 1050p60hz tn

[visual pilot]

But for a secondary panel, I don't think you need to worry about color accuracy for discord lol

[chilly dawn]

I dunno, how will he tell roles apart

The horror

[cerulean jackal]

The monitor l use now is a 27 inch asus vg279q

I would want the secondary monitor to be asus

[cerulean jackal]

Do you know what asus monitor that isn’t the one l have currently and it is cheaper that would be good for a secondary monitor?

[vale coral]

I’m stuck between either getting a tv (Samsung QLED/LG OLED) or getting a gaming monitor(LG ultragear/gigabyte M28U)

Any opinions ?

For next gen gaming on ps5 and also have a MacBook which I could connect

[severe dirge]

Idk that TVs come in above 60hz.. if you want to utilize your ps5 to the fullest, I'd go with a monitor that supports 120hz.

[visual pilot]

Using Macbook probably won't be fun with tv, but do keep in mind ps5 prob won't have fun with 4k144

Think it'll only really do 4k60

[fading wyvern]

Lg oleds are typically all gaming certified aka gsync comp/ 120hz+ and have 2.1 hdmi connections

[frosty trench]

bought a 165hz "24" lg ultragear monitor but the samsung brand does not disappoint even so the only difference in price for me is the inches even though it depends on the model

[severe dirge]

Ah ok. I shouldn't have said anything, idk much about this. Was just trying to help. Don't yell at me.

[fading wyvern]

I AM YELLING LOuDLY

[severe dirge]

Except for that u. Thats a softly said u.

[honest kernel]

I need some advice here... So I am selling my Acer Pred x27 (specs here: https://acerrecertified.com/acer-predator-x27-27-gaming-monitor-nvidia-g-sync-120-hz-oc-144-hz-4k-uhd-3840-x-2160-600-nit-x27-bmiphzx/). Ebay, which seems to be the only place to sell it (other than local marketplace), shows the certified Acer store selling a refurbished on for $1100 and it is 33% off that price. So $730 for a refurbished monitor. On their main website, refurbished is $1,133. I have 2 dead pixels which are on the corners of the monitor, so its not horrible, but I know it affects the price of the monitor. If any of you were buying a used monitor and didn't care about the dead pixels, should I sell my monitor for like $500-$600, to be competitive with Acer? Thoughts?

[maiden wedge]

looking for good monitor recommendations
want something 32 inch, 1440p+, 16:9 ratio

[misty gyro]

Budget?

[maiden wedge]

no budget
any price is ok

[misty gyro]

One of these then, personally I'd look at the xeneon

[maiden wedge]

i am a big corsair fan

[golden ravine]

I just RMA the GIGABYTE G27Q 27. It failed in 5 days of use anyone else have the monitor fail that fast?

[misty gyro]

Sometimes you just get a bad one. When you make 10,000 units even if 99.7% are perfect (which is very hard to achieve) that still means 300 bad ones get out.

[chilly dawn]

Bad panel rng

[severe dirge]

Nope. I have had my 2 G27Q for 6 months now with no issues. You likely just got a lemon with the oranges.

[cerulean ravine]

I have a monitor that has a bit of an issue. If I bump my desk the screen kind of does a fading thing and then needs to be given a hard reset. Anyone know how to fix this?

[errant edge]

Try diff cable?

[cerulean ravine]

I'll try

[deep falcon]

2nd monitor won't wake or work without having to replug it in

[clear temple]

msi is working on a moniter with the same panel as the qdoled alienware, btw cuz its the same panel , does this mean they cant boost the resfresh rate or could they make a 240hz qdoled moniter

[misty gyro]

The only thing that can't be changed is the resolution when two monitors use the same panel. Colors will almost certainly be different, refresh rate can be different, and response times can be very different.

[clear temple]

if the msi moniter hits 240hz , idk but maybe that could be the best moniter ever

i will do very inappropriate stuff for a moniter like that

[sturdy kindle]

I'm waiting for the Samsung made QDOLED monitors

Should replace the Neo in their lineup

[sage trail]

same

waiting for 4k 240hz qdoled

couple years out

we'll get there

[errant edge]

Waiting for 8k 360hz myself

[sage trail]

lol

[sturdy kindle]

Or at the very least, get the Alienware model once it drops in price

[errant edge]

Only to get 2.6 fps at low settings

Why alienware?

Their monitors are kinda mid, especially at the price

[sturdy kindle]

Because right now they're the only ones with a QDOLED

[sage trail]

we talking about qdoled

[errant edge]

Ah

[sage trail]

not their monitors

THE monitor

lol

[errant edge]

Idk enough about monitors to know what's cool about qdoled

[sage trail]

but yeah, i saw the msi one pop up a while ago

[errant edge]

I know panel types, resolutions, hz, and a few models

That's about it

[sage trail]

imagine the best of every panel type

with none of the drawbacks

[sturdy kindle]

QDOLEDs have a brighter, more resistant to burn in panel

[errant edge]

Attractive

[sturdy kindle]

Compared to W-OLED

[sage trail]

and expensive!

[errant edge]

I recently traded for an led laptop and the screen is physical pain

Didn't realize the screen was that bad before trading

Wait not led

[sturdy kindle]

OLEDs have the best pixel response in the market and the best contrast ratio

[errant edge]

Maybe it is, idr

[sage trail]

TN?

i mean, its either LED or LCD

[errant edge]

Definitely tn

[sage trail]

tn is lcd

[errant edge]

The display is super bright while also looking very dim

If that makes any sense

[sturdy kindle]

I just wish there was more OLED monitors in general. 48" isn't practical

[errant edge]

Color accuracy is dog ass

[sage trail]

yeah, oled is just not in the monitor space

thankfully, qdoled should fix that

[errant edge]

I'm kinda salty about monitors atm, I ordered an m27q-x for $350 after tax

And amazon canceled the order

[sage trail]

lol

rip

[sturdy kindle]

LG is going to be making panels as small as 20" so hopefully that changes soon

[errant edge]

Next time an m27q variant, g27q, x27q or anything similar goes on a good sale I'm buying

[sturdy kindle]

I find 27-32" the sweet spot for the desk space

[errant edge]

20" would make sense for a side monitor for discord and such

[fading wyvern]

20" is weird.

[errant edge]

Main monitor imo that's too small

24 is minimum main screen for me

[sage trail]

i could see myself going to 32

from 27

[fading wyvern]

imagine your best and probably most expensive monitor just being 20 inches and you arent a film crew on a scene

[sage trail]

i would also get a deeper desk

[errant edge]

I'm on 24, I think I'll go for 27 next. 32 seems too big for me with how close I sit

[sturdy kindle]

They're making a spectrum down to 20". Not just 20" panels lol

[errant edge]

Ultra wides don't make sense to me

[fading wyvern]

"LG plans to introduce a 20-inch OLED panel by the end of the year, and unlike most other offerings in this size, it will be used in consumer devices."

[errant edge]

I dont get having a 49" monitor with three different things broken up on it instead of three different monitors

[fading wyvern]

literally just 20" panels

[sage trail]

you can watch movies on all 49"

thats why

very application specific

[errant edge]

Can watch movies on my 7" phone too :p

[sturdy kindle]

But it's not the same

[errant edge]

Was a joke

Ofc it isn't

[clear temple]

i want to start learning coding

how do u guys suggest i start

not any specific language or anything , i just want to have an understanding about how my computer works more

[quartz sandal]

You can't learn coding without learning languages, that's like saying you want to learn how to speak without using a language, best way to start would be do use code academy or something and learn java probably, most people say python but i disagree for a first language as it builds lazy habits

[clear temple]

i dont mean to not learn any language , i just mean like i want to understand the computer works and stuff idk

but ok

[quartz sandal]

Like the basics of how ram cpu etc work?

[quartz sandal]

If so this looks like a decent explanation of some parts
https://youtu.be/Rv73ki6fTuo

That video doesn't really cover cpu, power supplies or ssd's by the look of it but good enough start

[clear temple]

no like , how does windows perform tasks

how do files work

and the video feels basic , i want to understand more advanced stuff

[quartz sandal]

I mean it goes over binary and stuff like that

[clear temple]

id check it out , but ik most of the basic

[quartz sandal]

Skip to around the Ram or binary chapter then

[small warren]

Courses exists for these things

Computer science degree?

[quartz sandal]

Computer science is just coding a scary amount of CS degrees barely know how to turn on a pc

[small warren]

Sadge

I feel like there'd be some sort of degree for it tho

Maybe electrical engineering

[quartz sandal]

Don't think there is exactly, like kinda electronic engineering yeah

[small warren]

Maybe a love letter to Pat Gelsinger

[untold idol]

help why does windows think i have a third monitor

[junior nacelle]

Looking to buy a 27" 144hz monitor for gaming. Anyone got any suggestions?

From USA

[errant edge]

What is your budget

[junior nacelle]

What's a good price to spend? $200?

[errant edge]

What gpu do you have?

27 inch with 1080p doesn't look great

I'd probably get the g27q, but if your gpu isn't good enough 1440p won't run great

[junior nacelle]

It's an rtx 3070 I'm running

[errant edge]

G27q then

$260

[shadow jolt]

IPS vs TN

[errant edge]

Ips has better color accuracy, faster response time, easier on the eyes, and can have higher refresh rates

[junior nacelle]

Ty for your suggestion. Any monitors you know under $200? This would be ideal

[visual pilot]

200$ 1440p144 panels are meh

dunno if I'd trust them

[errant edge]

I'd go for 24inch, with the g241

[visual pilot]

pretty meh panel but this exists
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0862YHJ56

[visual pilot]

g24f nice for 1080p rn
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B096YGM2WS

[last saddle]

i cant get a straight answer off the internet, but im assuming that intel’s adaptive sync doesn’t need a monitor to be anything special to work? correct me if im wrong

[misty gyro]

Are you referring to smooth sync, which is exclusive to the Arc A380 right now, or variable refresh rate, which applies to all brands? VRR requires a freesync or gsync compatible monitor.

Or perhaps the adaptive vsync that enables vsync if you're running a high enough fps above your refresh rate?

[last saddle]

i was thinking of the variable refresh rate i think

current situation is i wanna buy a new monitor but if i upgrade my setup later and go for an intel card because they’re cheap i want to insure that i can still eliminate tearing without having to use vsync

[small warren]

I would wait a bit to see if the Intel GPU segment survives first before considering them. They have some severe driver issues that need to be fixed and there's a lot of concern for Arc's future rn

There are a number of alternatives you can consider over an A380 anyway and they should be a 2nd hand choice at that price

Or save up to twice the A380's value and get an RX6600

[clear temple]

when people ask for a 144hz budget moniter people usually call out the g241 , but whats soo diffrent about it?

btw what am look for is a moniter with decent colour accuracy and a clean 144hz with minimal ghosting

doesnt need a pro-level colour accuracy just something that will get the job done and good for the same price

a smoother 144hz is more appreciated

[visual pilot]

Not much, it's just decent and cheap

G24F is nice too

Ghosting more of a problem on VA panels, IPS panels can have IPS bleed and some black uniformity issues though

[serene hamlet]

Hey guys I am not sure why, but my screens sometimes keep shutting off and coming back on. I checked the HDMI's and they are secure in the GPU, and the plug is also looking fine... I just updated my drives as it was happening and when I finished/restarted it happened again.

[misty gyro]

Does it happen more often when gaming?

[serene hamlet]

No I was on Desktop watching someones stream on Discord.

[misty gyro]

Could be a bad cable or port then

[serene hamlet]

It stopped for now...

[queen creek]

Is there any good monitors that have 144hz+ for a good deal/value

[quartz sandal]

Gigabyte g24f for 1080p it hovers around 150-160 usd, for 1440p, gigabyte g27q is like 250, msi optix g273qf is also 250 atm on Amazon, personally would grab that over the g27q at the same price
I also like this for the price of 230
https://www.newegg.com/p/N82E16824012047?Item=N82E16824012047&Source=socialshare&cm_mmc=snc-social-_-sr-_-24-012-047-_-08232022

[queen creek]

Okay

Thanks

[cerulean jackal]

Anyone know a good monitor that is 35 inches and isn’t curved?

[visual pilot]

35in? 32in is a kind of common monitor size but above that you're probably going to mainly be looking at TVs

[cerulean jackal]

Maybe l would get a 32 then not sure. I have a 27 inch currently but l like a one monitor setup and l wanted to get a bigger monitor for my setup. My gpu that l have is an AMD gigabyte 6700xt

[visual pilot]

Take a look at this
https://www.newegg.com/p/N82E16824012039

[cerulean jackal]

This is my current setup. Just wanted to get a bigger monitor to fill in some space and have a bigger screen at the same time

[small warren]

so clean

[visual pilot]

The monitor does look a bit small relative to the setup lol

[small warren]

it does but also I bet the inside of that PC looks a million

[cerulean jackal]

Sadly no gpu in it but l am going to order one soon so l will get my hands on one finally

[cerulean jackal]

Yeah it does that’s why l wanted to get a bigger monitor

[visual pilot]

I think you'll want to test out 32in first and see how it looks, too big might force you to put it off center

[visual pilot]

GPU prices have fallen a good bit, although next gen might be coming within a few months

[small warren]

or maybe 2x27 might make it look a bit more full

[visual pilot]

Maybe

[cerulean jackal]

Maybe that’s what I’ll do then

[cerulean jackal]

Do you know a good 34 inch monitor just in case?

[visual pilot]

34in is a size more for UW panels, 21:9, so the monitor would be wider but shorter, in general probably a bit smaller total size wise

[small warren]

Might be an idea to go widescreen tho

[cerulean jackal]

That’s the best 32 inch monitor in your opinion that you showed me earlier? The gigabyte one?

[misty gyro]

"Best" is relative, there's better ones closer to $500 and even better ones around $800

[visual pilot]

Best value and it's a neat panel in general

@cerulean jackal what GPU though?

[cerulean jackal]

I have a 6700xt

[visual pilot]

Yea prob not worth going like m32u for 4k144

1440p170 should be fine though

[cerulean jackal]

So you still would recommend the gigabyte monitor that you sent before?

[visual pilot]

M32q since want big monitor

M32q actually really nice because they went back to rgb not bgr like m27q

And still great monitor perf

[cerulean jackal]

Can you send me the link?

[visual pilot]

Ye

[sage trail]

M32U is based tho

O_O