Asus MG279Q / BenQ XL2730Z Freesync compromise??

[SmKlos]

I just want to build my PC already but one thing is still driving me crazy- I can't decide on a freaking monitor. I've been eyeballing the Asus MG279Q and BenQ XL2730Z for two weeks and researching the crap out of them but haven't turned up an answer for my specific concerns. I would like to get the Asus but I'm not fond of the narrow Freesync range of 30-90. I don't even know how often I'll get above 90 frames but if it happens I want Freesync to work... Alternatively, it seems BenQ has a higher range but it's a TN panel and I'm one of those people that gets real finicky if colors are off at all.

I play lots of dark horror games (The Evil Within, Outlast, etc.) and I hear IPS display blacks really well, but I also heard IPS glow/bleed can ruin dark scenes.

So really I guess what I'm trying to ask is, is the Freesync range on the BenQ so great that it warrants sacrificing some color and contrast? Which panel would dark games look best on?

 

[Suzuki@1473780084@1473780163]

"if colors are off at all". Majority (my guess: 99%), buying "accurate" monitors, probably don't even know how we perceive colors. Buying an accurate monitor means that you have to use it in the same room temperature it was calibrated in, at all times, otherwise the colors you see on it, aren't accurate. That's something majority of consumers simply don't have any control over, unless your room is the basement.

IPS and TN have the same black levels, they both are around 1000:1. If you want blacks that aren't grey, then you need to buy a monitor which has a VA panel instead. No 169 VA monitor with FreeSync as far as I'm concerned. Defects for LCD's in general can be a deal breaker to a lot of consumers. IPS are more prone to it, because they also have IPS glow, which TN and VA doesn't have. Backlight bleed is still an issue for TN, but not so much VA.

I have tested a lot of monitors, and in my experience, TN actually displays darker blacks than IPS majority of the time, and more uniform too. It's a tough decision, because there's also the fact that monitor manufacturers don't give a damn about the quality of what they're selling. The result: Outsourcing (you overpay because they swapped out the panel with something cheaper), and different versions or batches.

I do think that the MG279Q is excellent value though, considering it's a lot cheaper than the XB270HU, which has got the same specs, because the insides are the same. 144 Hz 1440p is the sweet spot, as long as you have the hardware to justify the cost. You're going to be upgrading more often when using a 1440p monitor than a 1080p monitor, if you want to maintain that resolution at high in-game settings.




All the best!