recommendations for a monitor

[Nathan Dissington]

So I'm a semi gamer, I play games such as WoW, Overwatch, Fallout 4, CS:GO, Diablo 3, DayZ and so on.
I would like to have a 1,2,5ms and it needs to be IPS and be around 24-27inchs please

also if it helps i have a geforce gtx 970 so i wouldn't like to see tearing and ghosting if i would get that?
any advice or recommendations would be awesome!

 

[joex444]

The only one on Newegg that fits your criteria is the Acer XB270HU bprz, $750.

If you drop the ghosting/tearing feature, which implies G-Sync, then you have many options. If this link works for you, then this is how you do that in the future: http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=100160979%20600030620%20601190102%204814%20600030956%20600030957%20600030958%20600107132%208000&IsNodeId=1

 

[Eximo]

Dropping g-sync isn't necessarily the best path. There are cheaper 24" 1080p G-sync monitors, they aren't IPS, but they are still high quality monitors.

A budget is what is needed to narrow down the choices.

 

[Nathan Dissington]

Dropping g-sync isn't necessarily the best path. There are cheaper 24" 1080p G-sync monitors, they aren't IPS, but they are still high quality monitors.

A budget is what is needed to narrow down the choices.

Well I'm in the UK, so i work in British pounds so im looking to spend around £200-£300 pounds, also is tearing and ghosting common on non g-sync?

 

[Nathan Dissington]

Dropping g-sync isn't necessarily the best path. There are cheaper 24" 1080p G-sync monitors, they aren't IPS, but they are still high quality monitors.

A budget is what is needed to narrow down the choices.

Is tearing and ghosting common on non g-sync?

 

[Eximo]

Ghosting is common on all monitors, it is worse for IPS screens as they have a slower response time. ULMB (Ultra Low Motion Blur) is a feature that is available on some high end monitors. This strobes the backlight in time with the refresh rate. This effectively lowers brightness but gets rid of nearly all ghosting. It is not available with G-Sync or Free-Sync enabled.

Tearing happens when the GPU's output of frames doesn't match the refresh rate of the monitor. V-sync is available on all contemporary monitors. This slaves the GPU to the screen so that it only sends a completed frame at the beginning of a refresh cycle. This can back fire when the GPU can't maintain the FPS to match the Hz of the monitor.

G-Sync and Free Sync operate by slaving the monitor to the GPU. The GPU then controls the refresh rate of the monitor to match the output frames of the GPU. It has limitations on the low-end and will basically switch back to V-sync to keep a smooth appearance. This can mean displaying the same frame multiple times.

G-sync and Free Sync, and to a greater degree V-Sync, cause input lag in the system. Since the Monitor is only going to draw complete frames there is a slight delay between what is happening and what you see. This is known as Input Lag.

This is why nearly all G-Sync and FreeSync monitors are very high refresh rates. More frames means less input lag and improved response times.

Your budget is too low for your wish list.

Here is a decent IPS monitor:

http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/product/Q8fp99/asus-monitor-vx279q

A very popular gaming monitor:
http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/product/rkphP6/asus-monitor-vg248qe

 

[Nathan Dissington]

Ghosting is common on all monitors, it is worse for IPS screens as they have a slower response time. ULMB (Ultra Low Motion Blur) is a feature that is available on some high end monitors. This strobes the backlight in time with the refresh rate. This effectively lowers brightness but gets rid of nearly all ghosting. It is not available with G-Sync or Free-Sync enabled.

Tearing happens when the GPU's output of frames doesn't match the refresh rate of the monitor. V-sync is available on all contemporary monitors. This slaves the GPU to the screen so that it only sends a completed frame at the beginning of a refresh cycle. This can back fire when the GPU can't maintain the FPS to match the Hz of the monitor.

G-Sync and Free Sync operate by slaving the monitor to the GPU. The GPU then controls the refresh rate of the monitor to match the output frames of the GPU. It has limitations on the low-end and will basically switch back to V-sync to keep a smooth appearance. This can mean displaying the same frame multiple times.

G-sync and Free Sync, and to a greater degree V-Sync, cause input lag in the system. Since the Monitor is only going to draw complete frames there is a slight delay between what is happening and what you see. This is known as Input Lag.

This is why nearly all G-Sync and FreeSync monitors are very high refresh rates. More frames means less input lag and improved response times.

Your budget is too low for your wish list.

Here is a decent IPS monitor:

http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/product/Q8fp99/asus-monitor-vx279q

A very popular gaming monitor:
http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/product/rkphP6/asus-monitor-vg248qe

Ahh ok, i see what you mean, is a Asus Designo MX259H 25-Inch Ultra-Low Blue Light IPS LCD Monitor any good for gaming? and do i want LED or LCD?
Also i meant i don't want ghosting and tearing to be happening so much that it ruins games and so on haha

 

[Eximo]

People have dealt with ghosting and tearing since the advent of LCD screens. Tearing really isn't noticeable unless you look for it. V-sync is the simple solution and it is a setting available from the nvidia control panel or in game settings.

Ghosting is a little more tricky. It is easily noticeable on dark backgrounds with bright objects moving rapidly.

LED and LCD are more or less the same thing. Contemporary LCDs use LED's as a backlight. Older monitors use a bright compact fluorescent bulb. Larger monitors may have more then one backlight or offer local dimming to improve black levels.

OLED monitors aren't a thing yet, though many offer OLED backlights. Seems to be reserved for larger televisions and smartphone screens. I think it is an effort to avoid crippling their business model by having to re-tool all of the LCD factories. A low power replacement for plasma screens essentially, each pixel is its own light source.

That monitor should be a nice mix of gaming and color accuracy. 5ms is generally considered good enough a response time and the viewing angles will be pretty good. TN are terrible at up/down viewing angles, and without an adjustable stand it can be annoying having to sit level with the monitor.