Monitors don't seem made for looking at games.

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It's driving me crazy working out how to get the monitor I need. It seems the choices are either a smooth running but poor quality image (gaming monitors) or the most accurate image quality that hates motion. Or to put it even more simpler, a smooth running ugly thing or a Picasso that jerks/blurs. Is it as stark as that? I just want one where games look spot on (from a visual artist's perspective. Correct lighting and colours etc), but move without too many faults.

The name 'gaming monitor' is also annoying as it implies they're for people who love watching games (i.e. gamers), but they seem the opposite. Like for getting the benefits of a wireframe mode.

[𝔇ave]

it really depends on your definition of poor image quality.. many folks say the TN panels made for "gaming" are terrible to look at and they may be right for the majority of TN panels. the TN panel i bought has superb picture quality but it is also an expensive model. IPS panels have their place in gaming if you can justify the trade off between good colour accuracy out of the box for backlight bleed. looking at it from a visual artist standpoint i would lean towards a high refresh IPS panel

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[Talby]

just throw $$ at it, and the problem will go away

LG 32GK650F-B 32" QHD / 144Hz / FreeSync[www.amazon.com] $495

I settled for an AOC C24G1 on sale for $150, prefer the VA panel color and refresh over my old TN for sure, although the pixel density is lower and noticeable @ 1080p and small fonts are a bit blurry. Really wanted a 1440 QHD for exactly the same reason but a bit out of my price range.

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lol Talby, you're probably right.

Is the key thing that determines blurring (aka ghosting?) the response time, not a refresh rate on today's hertz? So getting an IPS with very low response time regardless of refresh, should bring both good colours AND clear motion?

I should of said my gfx card is gtx1060 which might be important when choosing a monitor.

[nullable]

This seems like a made up problem and you've fallen into a pit of elitist hype concerning relative minor details.


If you want smooth and high quality picture, high refresh rate and an IPS screen is the way to go. GSync or freesync are nice too.

There's a lot of noise about monitors, you have to figure out what matters to you and filter out the rest of the BS.

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No blurring/ghosting, solid colours, 1080p because of current gfx card, any refresh rate.

[hawkeye]

Many games deliberately blur the image with motion blur, depth of field, god-rays, lowering of resolution etc. As drawing objects in the distance costs performance, the programmers deliberately mask them or reduce the image resolution in-game (DRS) to maintain fps. Ultra image quality is rarely the best.

VA panels for good colors.
Hi-res for picture sharpness and less artifacts around the objects. The higher the res the better.
And a good gpu for high framerates.

Always read reviews to check for image quality.

Top quality images can cost a lot.

[Bad 💀 Motha]

No, it's not that hard to pick these days, there are plenty of good displays that meet the following...

IPS panel with 72% or higher RGB aacuracy

High refresh options of 100+ HZ

Fast pixel response timing of approx 5ms or less

16:9 as well as 21:9 aspect ratio offerings

Look at LG, Dell, Asus, Acer, BenQ

Ensure it has both HDMI and DisplayPort. Use DP for high refresh gaming pc

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With a gtx1060 am I best sticking with 1080p monitors?

[Bad 💀 Motha]

Yes cause that's basically the max of what it can handle well.

So your best bet is a 27 inch 16:9 ips display with 1080p at around 144hz, using DisplayPort

If you want better options, get a better gpu such as rtx 2070 or better and move up to 1440p