[SOLVED] Need help to choose right monitor

[dehian]

Hi,

i need some help to choose a new monitor.
I currently have two screens on my desk. One for my pc : a 24'' philips 246v5slb which i mostly use to play WOW and a small tv (sony kdl22ex310) which i use to watch tv or netflix using a chromecast.
As I never uses both at the same time, I thought i could replace them both by just one bigger screen with integrated speakers.
My config is mostly an AMD Ryzen 5 3600 with a RX 570(8GB GDDR5) which supposedly enables Freesync 2.
I'm looking for a not too expensive 32'' QHD flat monitor with at least 1 display port (pc) and 2hdmi (tv+chromcast) and integrated speakers (and preferably freesync support), around 250€ max.
i found those 2 options which seem to fit and look quite similar :
AOC q32e2n (220€)
PHILIPS 325B1L (262€)
but while on most website they are said to support freesync, on their own website they mention adaptive sync. i read it was mostly same thing but i'm not sure to which extent.
Will my GPU freesync be supported by those?

which one should I consider best? do you see any better option?

Any help appreciated

 

[Newtonius]

Letting you know immediately, don't use monitor speakers. They're really only ever there for convenience. They usually never sound any good to use for tv shows or gaming. You'll want to connect speakers or headphones to your system for best audio.

Now, as for those 2 monitor choices... they're practically identical. Same brightness, refresh rates, panel type and color bit depth, even down to the rotation. It's almost like they were made by the same company. So just go with the AOC, it's cheaper and offers the same features. Except for the connections, they have a variation of ports to connect to, so double check which one of those you like more if you care about that.

As for free sync, if you have an nvidia graphics card it should be fine, g-sync and freesync are pretty much the same thing and can be enabled in either nvidia or AMD's control panel (if you have an AMD graphics card).

 

[dehian]

Letting you know immediately, don't use monitor speakers. They're really only ever there for convenience. They usually never sound any good to use for tv shows or gaming. You'll want to connect speakers or headphones to your system for best audio.

So i should rather care about a screen with an output for speakers so i can watch tv with decent sound, right?

About freesync, i have an amd radeon rx570.

 

[Newtonius]

So i should rather care about a screen with an output for speakers so i can watch tv with decent sound, right?

About freesync, i have an amd radeon rx570.

If you really want speakers coming from your monitor then a gaming monitor is not the best route to go, most of them only use 2-5 watt per speaker compared to a tv that uses 5-10 watts per speaker (the monitors you linked only go up to 3watts per speaker). Now that watt difference may not sound like much but the sound clarity is noticeably worse compared to TV's if you're the kind of person who is going to rely on those speakers every-time you use your system. You're better off going with a TV as a pc monitor, though this isn't normally recommended, especially if you plan on gaming - since TVs have way higher input delay for mouse and keyboard making FPS games sort of difficult/annoying to play.
You can just get 20-40$ peripheral speakers to compensate for that, you'll be saving that much money anyway if you get the AOC monitor.

The 570 doesn't really utilize freesync at 1440p - though you should be able to enable it in AMD's radeon control panel either way. The 570 is a 1080p gaming card, at 1440p you'll barely hit 60FPS for most AAA titles or non-optimized games at max settings. Freesync is meant to stabilize the screen tearing when the game's FPS goes above the monitor's refresh rate. These monitors you listed are only 75Hz refresh rate, if somehow the game you're playing is going above 75FPS at 1440p, then freesync will actually benefit you.

 

[Krotow]

Forget about monitor speakers. Except indicating the sound presence from your computer they will not do much else. 40-50€ worth computer stereo speakers will make much more clearer and nicer sound. And good headphones - even better for you. Better invest that money in better monitor without speakers and with FreeSync support and DisplayPort input.