Help with monitor choice

[Travisjason]

I have a budget of $300 or lower. I mainly will use it for games like League of Legends, Hearthstone, DayZ, and various others that come out.

I also do a fair amount of reddit/forum reading/small video watching on my computer as well.

My impressions are that TN screens have terrible color (based on what IPS people say). So I am thinking of going a IPS.

I would love to have the ability to adjust the height on it. Thanks.

 

[MauveCloud]

How do you feel about the "grey-market" Korean monitors on eBay? They're IPS and you can get 2560x1440 resolution for about $300. I don't think they have height adjustment, though, and you'll want to make sure your video card is compatible.

If those aren't acceptable, I'd suggest the Dell U2414H:
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/dell-monitor-u2414h

 

[Travisjason]

Funny that you say that. I was deciding between that model and the ASUS PA248Q this past weekend, but wanted some advice from the land of tomshardware.

How do you feel about the "grey-market" Korean monitors on eBay? They're IPS and you can get 2560x1440 resolution for about $300. I don't think they have height adjustment, though, and you'll want to make sure your video card is compatible.

If those aren't acceptable, I'd suggest the Dell U2414H:
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/dell-monitor-u2414h

 

[MauveCloud]

I hadn't considered the Asus PA248Q because it's a little over your stated budget from what I could find, but it does have higher resolution (1920x1200 instead of 1920x1080).

 

[Travisjason]

The difference in price is about $100, is that extra resolution work that much money...hmm.

I hadn't considered the Asus PA248Q because it's a little over your stated budget from what I could find, but it does have higher resolution (1920x1200 instead of 1920x1080).

 

[MauveCloud]

$100 difference? Where are you looking? I see more like a $2 difference between the two:
Dell U2414H for $299.99 (since the promo code actually ended yesterday):
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/dell-monitor-u2414h
Asus PA248Q for $301.98:
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-monitor-pa248q

 

[Travisjason]

http://www.amazon.com/Dell-WHXV7-24-Inch-LED-Lit-Monitor/dp/B00EMB4KVI/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1395068395&sr=8-2&keywords=Dell+U2414H

is this a different monitor?

$100 difference? Where are you looking? I see more like a $2 difference between the two:
Dell U2414H for $299.99 (since the promo code actually ended yesterday):
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/dell-monitor-u2414h
Asus PA248Q for $301.98:
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-monitor-pa248q

 

[Travisjason]

There is also this one...
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005JN9310/ref=s9_simh_gw_p147_d0_i3?pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_s=center-2&pf_rd_r=0ZNX61CZR637YKEJSD8R&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=1688200382&pf_rd_i=507846

lots of confusion on my end, sorry!

$100 difference? Where are you looking? I see more like a $2 difference between the two:
Dell U2414H for $299.99 (since the promo code actually ended yesterday):
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/dell-monitor-u2414h
Asus PA248Q for $301.98:
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-monitor-pa248q

 

[MauveCloud]

The U2414H is a different monitor from the P2414H, but here's a side by side comparison of the 4 monitors under consideration so far, and nothing jumps out at me to explain the higher prices of the U2414H and PA248Q:
http://www.prad.de/en/guide/ergebnis_vergleich.html?pradid=56968f68eba46649f0be8a87a6e4c2d3&7%5B%5D=0&8%5B%5D=0&10%5B%5D=0&12%5B%5D=0&13%5B%5D=0&14%5B%5D=0&15%5B%5D=0&16%5B%5D=0&17%5B%5D=0&18%5B%5D=0&19%5B%5D=0&20%5B%5D=0&21%5B%5D=0&22%5B%5D=0&23%5B%5D=0&24%5B%5D=7974&24%5B%5D=9007&24%5B%5D=7128&24%5B%5D=9209&25%5B%5D=0&26%5B%5D=0&27%5B%5D=0&28%5B%5D=0&29%5B%5D=0&30%5B%5D=0&31%5B%5D=0&32%5B%5D=0&34%5B%5D=0&36%5B%5D=0&37%5B%5D=0&38%5B%5D=0&40%5B%5D=0&42%5B%5D=0&43%5B%5D=0&45%5B%5D=0&46%5B%5D=0&47%5B%5D=0&50%5B%5D=0&52%5B%5D=0&55%5B%5D=0&56%5B%5D=0&57%5B%5D=0&60%5B%5D=0&65%5B%5D=0&70%5B%5D=0&75%5B%5D=0&80%5B%5D=0&82%5B%5D=0&84%5B%5D=0&90%5B%5D=0&95%5B%5D=0&108%5B%5D=0&order_by=price&order_order=asc&Submit=compare

 

[Travisjason]

It won't open that link on my end..but if that is the case then it seems like the Dell UltraSharp U2412M, for 229 is a heck of a deal. Only thing it is missing is an hdmi, which isn't bad.

The U2414H is a different monitor from the P2414H, but here's a side by side comparison of the 4 monitors under consideration so far, and nothing jumps out at me to explain the higher prices of the U2414H and PA248Q:
http://www.prad.de/en/guide/ergebnis_vergleich.html?pradid=56968f68eba46649f0be8a87a6e4c2d3&7%5B%5D=0&8%5B%5D=0&10%5B%5D=0&12%5B%5D=0&13%5B%5D=0&14%5B%5D=0&15%5B%5D=0&16%5B%5D=0&17%5B%5D=0&18%5B%5D=0&19%5B%5D=0&20%5B%5D=0&21%5B%5D=0&22%5B%5D=0&23%5B%5D=0&24%5B%5D=7974&24%5B%5D=9007&24%5B%5D=7128&24%5B%5D=9209&25%5B%5D=0&26%5B%5D=0&27%5B%5D=0&28%5B%5D=0&29%5B%5D=0&30%5B%5D=0&31%5B%5D=0&32%5B%5D=0&34%5B%5D=0&36%5B%5D=0&37%5B%5D=0&38%5B%5D=0&40%5B%5D=0&42%5B%5D=0&43%5B%5D=0&45%5B%5D=0&46%5B%5D=0&47%5B%5D=0&50%5B%5D=0&52%5B%5D=0&55%5B%5D=0&56%5B%5D=0&57%5B%5D=0&60%5B%5D=0&65%5B%5D=0&70%5B%5D=0&75%5B%5D=0&80%5B%5D=0&82%5B%5D=0&84%5B%5D=0&90%5B%5D=0&95%5B%5D=0&108%5B%5D=0&order_by=price&order_order=asc&Submit=compare

 

[MauveCloud]

Yeah, the U2412M should be a good choice. I saw some reviews at Newegg saying the DisplayPort on it failed for them, but if you use the DVI input instead (with an HDMI to DVI adapter if you need one), you shouldn't have to worry about that.

I don't know why the link doesn't work for you, though.