Things to look for when buying a gaming Monitor?

[Kaur]

So basically i was using my tv to game on my pc and my PS4. Its pixels are finally giving up (5 and a half years) and i think it's time to get a new gaming monitor, prefably with higher refresh rate. What are things to look out for? Gonna use For both pc and PS4... My use is watching anime/movies and casual gaming.
Edit: Already got the monitor (BENQ EX2510S)

[Guydodge]

yeah i wouldnt fall prey to OLED its a throw away monitor.(the near future will show)
the monitor you bought seems pretty solid for your needs.see how it runs at lower fps
it may not like it.target at least 90fps when gaming on a 144hz monitor.any decent 144hz
monitor should be ok @60-90fps ...but not all.unfortunetly a ps4 only does 30-60 so hope for the best

depending on your laptop specs a 60hz may have been a better choice.

[Guydodge]

Opprinnelig skrevet av temps:

I don't think the refresh rate is that important. Everyone makes a big deal about the refresh rate on the Valve Index being 144 hz compared to other VR headsets having like 90 hz. I tried both modes and didn't notice a difference.

However, I have tried a couple typical "gaming" monitors... a 48" 4K OLED and a 35" ultrawide 3440x1440 curved monitor, and trying them both definitely solidified my opinions about what I want in an ideal display.

I really like the ultrawide for gaming because in addition to filling more of your peripheral vision to the sides which shows you more of the landscape in a game.... with the curve, you can sit very close to it without having the corners of the screens look noticeably further away from you relative to what you see in the center, which is far more immersive. And when you sit closer to it like that, the screen fills more of your field of view, which is also very immersive. And you see more of the landscape to each side of you in the game, which is also immersive.

However, the OLED is really outstanding for the color quality, particularly because it's glossy and not matte like the ultrawide. Glossy monitors have colors that really "pop" when you're using them in a dark room, and when you combine that with OLED you get a really outstanding experience.

It's like if you took two pairs of clothes... one brand new and unwashed, and the other has been washed like 10,000 times. Sure they still kinda look like the same clothes, but the one that is brand new has really eye-poppingly rich colors. That's what it's like to play on an OLED in the dark. The clothes that have been washed repeatedly has "washed out" colors, and that's what it's like to play games on the monitor that isn't OLED.

TLDR; my ideal gaming monitor is:
*ultrawide
*curved
*OLED
*Glossy, not matte
*Used in a dark room to avoid light glare from glossy display

The ideal movie/tv watching monitor is exactly as above but:
*4K rather than ultrawide, so more of the screen is filled with your movie/tv image without stretching

refresh rate is very important when gaming the smoothness/precision aiming of the mouse
the blurriness of back ground movement you get from 60hz is a massive difference when gaming.gameplay is first everything else falls to second.when did gaming change to casual
image gaming.graphics are great but not at the cost of a superior gaming experience.

[Kaur]

Opprinnelig skrevet av Bad 💀 Motha:

With BenQ you are just using HDMI and having the Monitor do an internal flicker-free method. Just not the same benefits as actually using GSync or FreeSync Premium via DP

Every PC Gamer honestly should be using a Display with DP and high refresh rate if they can afford to.

Ok so freesync and gsync are only available via dp no matter the model Correct?