What monitor should i get?

[Tanoxil]

Hi I live in Canada and I would like to spend 200$ for a new monitor. Any suggestion is appreciated

 

[Hardware Brad]

What are your system specs? do you plan to game? We will need to know these things to recommend the best monitor that will work with your system for the money.

 

[Barty1884]

Without knowing what it'll be paired with and your intended uses, it's impossible to say for sure.

That being said:
In Canada, there's a bit of a gulf between ~23" 1080p 60 Hz /nonIPS ($140 or so), and >25" 1080p 60Hz /nonIPS (~$200), eating up most of your budget for anything semi-worthwhile.

Then, for a very minimum "bump" in price; there's a solid IPS, 75Hz Ultrawide (2560x1080) monitor for $215
https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/product/wNcMnQ/lg-monitor-25um58p

Now, whether an Ultrawide is fit for purpose for you, I don't know. But as a "value" proposition, I'm not seeing much better here in Canada right now.

 

[Tanoxil]

What are your system specs? do you plan to game? We will need to know these things to recommend the best monitor that will work with your system for the money.

Hi, I have a ryzen 5 1400 paired with a gtx 1070 and yes it will be used mainly for gaming.

 

[Barty1884]

The 2560x1080 ultrawide I linked should give you a pretty solid gaming experience.

Anything less (from a cost perspective) looks a little poor by comparison.
You can't find much for $200 CAD that would be overly worthwhile pairing with a 1070.
You can find a 24" 144Hz 1080p Acer for ~$250
https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/product/PmyFf7/acer-monitor-umfg6aab01

But I'd be much more inclined to look at the ultrawide.

 

[Tanoxil]

Without knowing what it'll be paired with and your intended uses, it's impossible to say for sure.

That being said:
In Canada, there's a bit of a gulf between ~23" 1080p 60 Hz /nonIPS ($140 or so), and >25" 1080p 60Hz /nonIPS (~$200), eating up most of your budget for anything semi-worthwhile.

Then, for a very minimum "bump" in price; there's a solid IPS, 75Hz Ultrawide (2560x1080) monitor for $215
https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/product/wNcMnQ/lg-monitor-25um58p

Now, whether an Ultrawide is fit for purpose for you, I don't know. But as a "value" proposition, I'm not seeing much better here in Canada right now.

The 2560x1080 ultrawide I linked should give you a pretty solid gaming experience.

Anything less (from a cost perspective) looks a little poor by comparison.
You can't find much for $200 CAD that would be overly worthwhile pairing with a 1070.
You can find a 24" 144Hz 1080p Acer for ~$250
https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/product/PmyFf7/acer-monitor-umfg6aab01

But I'd be much more inclined to look at the ultrawide.

Thank you I will consider it. The only problem is that it ships within 2 to 4 weeks from where I live and I need one right now. What 1080p 60hz monitor would you recommend that I could use as a secondary monitor later on?

 

[Barty1884]

Yes, Amazon's listing is to be shipped in 2-4 weeks, but for a little extra, there are other retailers with it in stock
https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/product/wNcMnQ/lg-monitor-25um58p (PCCanada, MemoryExpress etc)

Then there's the variant that Newegg stocks
https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/product/xv38TW/lg-monitor-25um58

Where are you located specifically?

 

[Tanoxil]

Yes, Amazon's listing is to be shipped in 2-4 weeks, but for a little extra, there are other retailers with it in stock
https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/product/wNcMnQ/lg-monitor-25um58p (PCCanada, MemoryExpress etc)

Then there's the variant that Newegg stocks
https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/product/xv38TW/lg-monitor-25um58

Where are you located specifically?

I'm located in Montreal and I'm using a 720p 32" tv right now so I would like to get the monitor as fast as possible (like 1 week maximum).

 

[Barty1884]

Newegg ship from Ontario I believe (and the monitor linked ships from Canada), so you should have that within a week, easily.
https://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824025340&nm_mc=AFC-C8JunctionCA&cm_mmc=AFC-C8JunctionCA-_-na-_-na-_-na&AID=10592396&PID=3938566&utm_medium=affiliates&utm_source=afc-%zn

PCCanada is also Ontario based, so I would be very surprised if you couldn't receive from them within a week, although I've no experience buying from them myself.
https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/product/wNcMnQ/lg-monitor-25um58p


In Montreal though, you could look at Microbytes.
For example, at $240, there's a 27" LG IPS display @ 1080p/60Hz.
http://microbytes.com/computer-hardware/displays/lcd-27in-lg-27mp37vq-b-ips-led-5ms-black-16-9.html

Or a 24" ASUS LCD, 1080p 75hz @ $204
http://microbytes.com/computer-hardware/displays/lcd-24in-asus-vs248h-p-led-2ms-black-16-9.html

 

[Tanoxil]

Newegg ship from Ontario I believe (and the monitor linked ships from Canada), so you should have that within a week, easily.
https://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824025340&nm_mc=AFC-C8JunctionCA&cm_mmc=AFC-C8JunctionCA-_-na-_-na-_-na&AID=10592396&PID=3938566&utm_medium=affiliates&utm_source=afc-%zn

PCCanada is also Ontario based, so I would be very surprised if you couldn't receive from them within a week, although I've no experience buying from them myself.
https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/product/wNcMnQ/lg-monitor-25um58p


In Montreal though, you could look at Microbytes.
For example, at $240, there's a 27" LG IPS display @ 1080p/60Hz.
http://microbytes.com/computer-hardware/displays/lcd-27in-lg-27mp37vq-b-ips-led-5ms-black-16-9.html

Or a 24" ASUS LCD, 1080p 75hz @ $204
http://microbytes.com/computer-hardware/displays/lcd-24in-asus-vs248h-p-led-2ms-black-16-9.html

Okay thank you so much. I think I will buy the ultrawide monitor from newegg