1080P on a 27 inch monitor?

[Iver Hicarte]

Is the quality still good on 1080p if it's on a 27 inch monitor? Because it will be displayed on a larger monitor not on the standard 24 inch monitor, so I think the pixels will stretch out a little bit if it's on a 27 inch monitor. So what I'm trying to get at is....will the display be stretched a little bit on 1080p if it's on a 27 inch monitor? Will the quality degrade if you display 1080p resolution in a 27 inch monitor? Also, will the difference be noticeable?

THANKS IN ADVANCE!!!

 

[sizzling]

The image is not stretched its just the pixels are further apart, its still the same number of pixels and same ratio, just lower pixels per square inch. However as an owner of a 27" 1080p I say don't buy one. It's actually fine for gaming and video but it sucks for work, text just is not sharp and I find the lack of sharpness annoying especially doing work in Excel. I plan to go 1440p 144Hz as its the way forward, I would have bought it this year but I decided to treat myself to a new car so ran out of budget.

 

[fry178]

1080p can be fine on larger screens incl monis, the important part is how far away you sit from it.
using it closer than 3ft you might be able to see a "screen" door effect (larger pixels than the "optimum" size of 24" for 1080p res).
but as long as your further away and its fine.

i used a 27" (passive 3D) for about a year, and only when i was 2ft (or closer) did i notice the pixels when displaying text.


going 144hz, as mentioned before, is a waste of money unless you plan on playing FPS and you want either smoother gameplay (from higher frame rate) or reduce input lag, but will cost a lot more gpu power and unless your running something like a 1080Ti, most games will be bottlenecked by the cpu (at 1080p).

whats your budged and where can you get stuff from, might be able to find a decent 1440p screen.

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/YZn2FT/benq-monitor-gw2765ht

the asus is virtually the same screen, but higher max refresh (75hz), better calibrated out of box, and one of the best non-pro screens on the market.
https://pcpartpicker.com/product/7TrcCJ/asus-pb277q-270-75hz-monitor-pb277q

 

[sizzling]

Have you tried 144Hz? Even the mouse curser moving on the desktop is smoother? You don't have to go 144Hz but for me its taking monitors to the next level. I sit around 2 1/2 - 3 foot from my screen and text is just annoying to me. I imagine how good your eye sight is will play a big part of how noticeable the reduced sharpness is. Having lived with a 27" 1080p I wouldn't buy another.

 

[Iver Hicarte]

The image is not stretched its just the pixels are further apart, its still the same number of pixels and same ratio, just lower pixels per square inch. However as an owner of a 27" 1080p I say don't buy one. It's actually fine for gaming and video but it sucks for work, text just is not sharp and I find the lack of sharpness annoying especially doing work in Excel. I plan to go 1440p 144Hz as its the way forward, I would have bought it this year but I decided to treat myself to a new car so ran out of budget.

Yeah I edit videos myself so that would definitely suck.

 

[Iver Hicarte]

1080p can be fine on larger screens incl monis, the important part is how far away you sit from it.
using it closer than 3ft you might be able to see a "screen" door effect (larger pixels than the "optimum" size of 24" for 1080p res).
but as long as your further away and its fine.

i used a 27" (passive 3D) for about a year, and only when i was 2ft (or closer) did i notice the pixels when displaying text.
I'm planning to have my RX 480 in crossfire configuration.

going 144hz, as mentioned before, is a waste of money unless you plan on playing FPS and you want either smoother gameplay (from higher frame rate) or reduce input lag, but will cost a lot more gpu power and unless your running something like a 1080Ti, most games will be bottlenecked by the cpu (at 1080p).

whats your budged and where can you get stuff from, might be able to find a decent 1440p screen.

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/YZn2FT/benq-monitor-gw2765ht

the asus is virtually the same screen, but higher max refresh (75hz), better calibrated out of box, and one of the best non-pro screens on the market.
https://pcpartpicker.com/product/7TrcCJ/asus-pb277q-270-75hz-monitor-pb277q

I sit very near from the monitor so I think I will notice the pixels being farther from each other. Another reason why I want a 27 inch monitor is because of the screen space, when I'm editing videos, my programs and window tabs take too much space so I keep on resizing the tabs.

 

[fry178]

Have you tried 144Hz? Even the mouse curser moving on the desktop is smoother? You don't have to go 144Hz but for me its taking monitors to the next level. I sit around 2 1/2 - 3 foot from my screen and text is just annoying to me. I imagine how good your eye sight is will play a big part of how noticeable the reduced sharpness is. Having lived with a 27" 1080p I wouldn't buy another.

ppi has not really anything to do with how sharp the screen is, but the size of the pixels. hence the image will look pixelated.

and 144hz feels "smoother" for the desktop, because our eyes cant follow the change, nothing else.
75-90 maybe 100Hz is the max where you will be able to tell the difference (for almost everything),
as long as its free/g-synced.

the fact that not everyone uses their moni for FPS gaming, spending almost twice as much just to get 144Hz,
instead of going with a larger screen and higher res (e.g. 32"@1440p), isnt always the better choice.

besides that, i can say that most ppl i know that own a 1080ti are going back to gsync @~90 Hz,
instead of 144Hz with vsync (and possible stutter/fps drops).
of course it depends on the game..

@Iver Hicarte
im running the Asus PB328Q (1440p), and at 1ft away from the screen i can start to see pixels, even if minimal,
so the 27in at that res should be great.
plus, its not an IPS based screen, so colors look more natural and are not over saturated, and the screen is already calibrated
so you dont have to spend couple hundreds on cali sensor and software.

PB27Q is the same moni, just smaller.
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/asus-pb328q-32-inch-amva-qhd-monitor,4427.html

 

[sizzling]

Really PPI has no impact sharpness, only true if you sit further away at the lower ppi. Let's take that to extreme, how would an image look sat 3 foot away with 1, 4, 8, 16 PPI?

Also if you bother to read my original post I said I was going 144Hz, I didn't say the OP had to. However a monitor usually outlasts many systems, its worth investing in something good that you can live with for many years. To say you cannot see over 100Hz is wrong, why do 240Hz monitors exist and while I agree the difference is small the reviews I have seen say there is a small improvement over 144/165Hz.

 

[fry178]

lol, why not use 0.00000ppi, just to make it look more extreme?!

the screen-door effect will be much more noticeable than the decrease in sharpness.
one will affect the other, but get closer to your screen, and you can see it yourself.
i at least notice the pixel before the decrease in sharpness on text etc.


"144Hz as its the way forward"
if its not a recommendation, why not say " i see this as .."., but you didnt.

almost no one needs a 600 HP two door two seater (car) to get from A to B, same with +100Hz screens.

i never said you cant see it, but stated that our eyes/brain cant follow any change beyond 24/30Hz,
or we would not see it as fluid motion (but a slideshow of still pictures).
the higher the Hz, the less you will be able to see (a difference), or why do you think there isnt a (LCD) TV doing more than 240Hz (panel, not fake software refresh).


especially with the combination that he didnt even mention what games, and unless its FPS, going past 100-120Hz on a moni is a waste of money that i would rather invest in a "better" screen, as he states he will be editing vids, where i would rather see it optimized for content (calibration etc) instead of higher Hz and fps.

and so far, all ppl running +60hz screens all seem to feel the biggest gain till around 100Hz, but much less going from 100 to any higher number.
most games will require a big gpu to run 144Hz, will still bottleneck from the cpu at 1080p res, while a gtx 1060 can run almost everything at 60Hz and 1440p.

ergo, most users (especially that do more than gaming on there screen) will profit more from having a "better" screen,
than going with a +75Hz refresh. unless of course you have $ to burn

a 27" in 1080p is 150$ and up.
same at 1440p adds about 100$
going gsync adds another 100$ to the cost, just to make it not suffer from cpu bottlenecking and fps drops/frame pacing,
for someone that so far hasn't mentioned shooters (which mainly gain from 144hz), but video editing, right.