ok, doing a bit of last minute christmas, and i want a monitor as my syncmaster t240hd is ageing and i would like to have a monitor that isn't at the end of its life.
i refuse to use 1080... i am use to the 1200 vertical and i want to keep that, that said, 1600p is either non existent or ridiculously expensive, that said 1440p, while the same ratio has more vertical than 1200, and if i got a 27 inch one, i believe it has the same ppi as my 1200 and that would be amazing.
also, while i would enjoy 120hz or 144hz, those push the monitor a bit passed the price range i want to hit, unless i get something grey market from korea and i do not want to trust that.
on a final note, i would like the monitor to be an upgrade, not a concession as in i dont want to have to give anything up getting a new monitor, or just have to deal with it being missing. i can deal with no tv tuner, as everything went digital, the built in one no longer works, i can also deal with less ports,
if possible i would like it to have an optical out (not required but would like it to have this), and 1 hdmi port on top of whatever connects to the computer (again not required but would really like it), i have an msi 280X (i never intend to game above 1080 or 1200 and in a window) and believe it can either be dvi or displayport. if possible i would also like ips or an equivalent because leaning back in my chair makes games where the area is dark unplayable currently because the color shift is just that extreme.
i looked at the latest toms hardware showing for monitors, everything was either ultra wide which i have no use for, 1080p or 4k, and i do not want a 4k at under 40 inches... but that puts 4k out of my budget too...
sorry if this is rambly, i have been awake for a while and need help fast as i kind of put this off for way to damn long.
i refuse to use 1080... i am use to the 1200 vertical and i want to keep that, that said, 1600p is either non existent or ridiculously expensive, that said 1440p, while the same ratio has more vertical than 1200, and if i got a 27 inch one, i believe it has the same ppi as my 1200 and that would be amazing.
also, while i would enjoy 120hz or 144hz, those push the monitor a bit passed the price range i want to hit, unless i get something grey market from korea and i do not want to trust that.
on a final note, i would like the monitor to be an upgrade, not a concession as in i dont want to have to give anything up getting a new monitor, or just have to deal with it being missing. i can deal with no tv tuner, as everything went digital, the built in one no longer works, i can also deal with less ports,
if possible i would like it to have an optical out (not required but would like it to have this), and 1 hdmi port on top of whatever connects to the computer (again not required but would really like it), i have an msi 280X (i never intend to game above 1080 or 1200 and in a window) and believe it can either be dvi or displayport. if possible i would also like ips or an equivalent because leaning back in my chair makes games where the area is dark unplayable currently because the color shift is just that extreme.
i looked at the latest toms hardware showing for monitors, everything was either ultra wide which i have no use for, 1080p or 4k, and i do not want a 4k at under 40 inches... but that puts 4k out of my budget too...
sorry if this is rambly, i have been awake for a while and need help fast as i kind of put this off for way to damn long.