Question Help me choose between gaming monitors ♥

[Psycho381]

i've been seeing displays from them for going on 10 years now.

some pretty high quality options with lower pricing than those just banking off of their namesake(ASUS, Samsung, Dell/Alienware, Sony, etc).

maybe just be sure there are good return options available in case you find it to be less than you were hoping for.

Ty, maybe AOC is not that present in my country or it just happened that I never came across it.
Edit: it is just one of those things, when you see two products are claiming same performance but one costs 300e a known brand and another one 100e you question the legitimacy of the cheaper product.

 

[Psycho381]

The price difference is mostly the stand, and that the AOC still has VGA for some reason. That could be useful as well depending on what you are plugging into it.

Annoyingly a lot of the reviews are of the North American models, some of these Euro models slip through the cracks. Hard to say if they have stuck with the same internals as the ones that get reviewed even. But based on older reviews and the series that ASUS and AOC have going, I think either would be an okay monitor. Whether you want an adjustable height monitor depends on personal preference, seating position, person height, etc. Monitors with the non adjustable stand generally call for a monitor stand to get them to proper viewing height. Monitors that include the adjustable stand can usually be put straight on to the computing surface, and makes it better for multi-user scenarios.

Avoid VA screens.
They often have significant ghosting - black trails after moving objects.
This completely ruins high refresh experience.
Choose either IPS or OLED (if within your budget).

Hey guys, I maybe found a better one than this AOC one.

This one: Philips gaming monitor EVNIA 24M2N3200A/00 23,8" Link
Specs:
1920 x 1080 / 24inch
IPS Panel
180hz
0.5ms mprt and 1ms gtg
Gsync and FreeSync ( I got nvidia card)
Hight adjustable stand

 

[Eximo]

Going with the raw stats it looks okay, but I am not sure what panel is in there, so can't really speak to the actual quality.

I don't really think of Phillips for monitors. Though I know they are more prevalent in Europe in general. In the US we basically get white goods and lighting.

 

[Psycho381]

Going with the raw stats it looks okay, but I am not sure what panel is in there, so can't really speak to the actual quality.

I don't really think of Phillips for monitors. Though I know they are more prevalent in Europe in general. In the US we basically get white goods and lighting.

Well going with the raw stats looks way more that okay. But I wanted to ask since I never really thought of a Philips gaming monitor, I used to have big 4k TV from Philips it was fine, but everything else as you said was white goods.

What do you think about this one from MSI it is certainly a safer option when it comes to the brand. Link
1080, IPS, 1ms gtg, 180hz, But it nowhere states if it has freesync or gsync

 

[Eximo]

MSI looks pretty good. Brightness may be a little on the low side though. Depends on what you are used to.

 

[Psycho381]

MSI looks pretty good. Brightness may be a little on the low side though. Depends on what you are used to.

yeah... it is 250... im used to 350 but I have no clue how much of a difference is that in real world

 

[Psycho381]

G-Sync / Free Sync on: The monitor will refresh, typically somewhere between 30-144hz at the control of the GPU. All frames will not have tearing inside the Syncing threshold.
Some older Freesync monitors can only go down to 40hz, and often stop at 75hz, a very narrow window.
True G-Sync monitors below a minimum threshold of 30-40 FPS will begin doubling up frames by default to prevent tearing, This is known as Adaptive V-Sync.
FreeSync monitors don't always do this, and just run no syncing below the threshold. AMD does offer their own version of this now. Enhanced Sync. I'm pretty sure this only applies to newer models of GPUs and monitors, but I am not certain. (Perhaps someone else knows and can chime in)

Hey what is a difference between Gsync and Gsync compatible, does it matter, is it noticeable?

 

[Eximo]

Sorry for the late reply. I will put this here for anyone that stumbles across this thread.

Nvidia G-Sync was the first available Variable Refresh Rate technology. It started out as an upgrade kit for a specific monitor. And the first off the shelf was monitor was the PG278Q from ASUS. The G-Sync module is a hardware solution that is only compatible with certain Nvidia GPUs (600 series and up if I recall correctly) that allowed VRR through Display Port. Those early G-Sync monitors only had a single DP input. The idea behind the physical module is to get the absolute lowest input lag increase when doing any sort of synching.

Second gen G-Sync displays added an HDMI port, but G-Sync didn't work through it.

G-Sync Ultimate came later and added support for higher resolutions, higher refresh rates, and in some cases allowed for Ultra Low Motion Blur while running G-Sync (ie backlight strobing) I believe this is also the start of G-Sync over HDMI 2.1.

FreeSync originally relied on the inbuilt specification of DisplayPort itself, which supports Adaptive Sync as part of the protocol. This was supported on RX cards and up if memory serves. They eventually added software support to handle FreeSync over HDMI. Many cheap FreeSync panels only support HDMI. Early FreeSync panels had poor VRR ranges and weren't that suitable for using it. Often 40-75hz was supported. High end FreeSync panels with support of up to 144hz started popping up.

Because DP itself supports VRR, G-Sync Compatible mode essentially takes advantage of this and allows FreeSync monitors to interface with Nvidia GPUs. With the addition of VRR to the HDMI protocol, G-Sync is now also possible through HDMI.

Defining standard is usually FreeSync Premium as a minimum for nearly universal G-Sync support. However, not all monitors bother to put themselves on Nvidia's official G-Sync compatible list.

G-Sync modules are expensive, so they come at a premium. The industry has basically moved on to FreeSync and HDMI support in general for VRR. Still a few G-Sync Ultimate units being made, but I suspect we will see the end of that soon.