Are 27 inch 1080p monitors really that bad? And should i upgrade from a 21inch 1080p monitor?

[Ats]

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Basically I'm wondering if 27" 1080p monitors are really that bad, I've seen alot of bad things about them such as being too pixelated or blurry, but then some other people say 27" monitors are fine. Also wondering if it's worth upgrading from a 21.5" monitor to a larger monitor like a 27" one.

[Bad 💀 Motha]

What's your specs?

At 27 and above, it's best to look at 1440p/144hz. But can your pc handle it is the question

[Komrade]

All down to personal preference.

[nullable]

I ran 27 inch 1080p monitors for years, they seemed OK to me. But I am running a 27" 1440p now and that's pretty nice. Makes 1080p look like 800x600 used to compared to 1024x768.

But your asking subjective questions. Whether somethings looks fine to me doesn't mean it looks fine to you, or to people with specific strong opinions.

And worth too is subjective. If you're tired of a 21inch monitor and want something bigger, sure it's worth it, regardless of if any of us feel the same or not.

[Bad 💀 Motha]

I've used Asus and Dell at 24 and 27 inch, both being 1080p there really wasn't any issues or differences. As their pixel pitch was good considering the sizes.

Anything below 24 inch basically sux imho

[upcoast]

Depends how close you are to it, the bigger the 1080p monitor the bigger the pixel gets.

I can look at my 37" 1080p tv from 4' away and it's good but at 2' you can see the pixels. My 23" ultrasharp 1080p at 12" you're counting pixels

[HypersleepyNaputunia]

I went from 21 to 27 it was nice improvement
but 4k and stuff is almost here

[Bad 💀 Motha]

But 4K @ 60+ fps is not an affordable option for many just yet. And for 4K you'd want to look at 30+ inch screen

[Ats]

Originally posted by Bad 💀 Motha:

What's your specs?

At 27 and above, it's best to look at 1440p/144hz. But can your pc handle it is the question

CPU: Ryzen 5 1600 3.2Ghz
RAM: 16GB DDR4 3000
GPU: RX 580 8GB

I mostly play games like euro truck simulator, prison architect, sometimes I emulate 3ds games, so fps kinda matters. I can get a solid 60fps in most simulators I play but if I went to 1440p I doubt I would get 60fps or above with my setup.

Also, what should I be looking for in a good monitor? My current monitor is an Acer G226HQL, 21.5 inch TN panel/film and has lasted me well for around 5 years. I've heard that IPS panels are really good and VA panels are alright, but other than that i don't really know much about monitors. Any advice would be greatly appreciated!

[xSOSxHawkens]

I was recently given some 28inch 1920x1200 displays. I have one of them put into use as a secondary screen and it looks great.

Likewisde the secondary PC the GF uses has a 1080p 27in that is sideways in portrait as her secondary and it is also nice.

[xSOSxHawkens]

Originally posted by Bad 💀 Motha:

But 4K @ 60+ fps is not an affordable option for many just yet. And for 4K you'd want to look at 30+ inch screen

So long as one is not trying to push abolute max settings 4K @ 60fps has been here on an affordable single card budget for awhile.

Anything from AMD or Nvidia that is comparable to a GTX-1080 (non-ti) or a highly clocked Vega 56 / stock clocked 64 can pull 4K at mostly maxed settings in most games with solid 60fps performance, so long as the base system keeps up.

Ive been using a Vega 64 to push 4K since january.

Its not cheap, or budget, but its far from unaffordable. We no longer *have* to buy $800 cards, a good $400 GPU will do. We no longer have to pay $1,000 for a screen, 300 is all thats needed. For what we would have paid just for the GPU 5 years ago you can now buy the GPU and a screen to boot.

[TIGGER]

in the uk, a 1080ti is £500+ so pretty far from budget, and a hefty chunk of a PC build, also it would need a hefty CPU i reckon to not bottle neck it. Personally i am still happy with high fps 1080 on a 27" monitor. Not really a fan of a 30" screen 2 feet away on my desk, a bit silly really.

[xSOSxHawkens]

Originally posted by TIGGER:

in the uk, a 1080ti is £500+ so pretty far from budget, and a hefty chunk of a PC build, also it would need a hefty CPU i reckon to not bottle neck it. Personally i am still happy with high fps 1080 on a 27" monitor. Not really a fan of a 30" screen 2 feet away on my desk, a bit silly really.

Yeh, I didnt say cheap lol.

But its not unaffordable. And GTX cards are still holding their value hard.

[TIGGER]

Originally posted by xSOSxHawkens:

Originally posted by TIGGER:

in the uk, a 1080ti is £500+ so pretty far from budget, and a hefty chunk of a PC build, also it would need a hefty CPU i reckon to not bottle neck it. Personally i am still happy with high fps 1080 on a 27" monitor. Not really a fan of a 30" screen 2 feet away on my desk, a bit silly really.

Yeh, I didnt say cheap lol.

But its not unaffordable. And GTX cards are still holding their value hard.

I think there is probably a fair difference in prices between the US and UK for graphics cards tbh in the US favour. quick look on ebay UK is £429-$533 which is not too bad i suppose for such a card

[Tiberius]

What you need to consider is view distance. After certain distance, even 4k monitor will give the same perceived IQ as 1k monitor