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Console Gaming Monitor: 4K 60hz or 1440p 144hz?

Which monitor type?

  • 4K 60hz

    Votes: 147 56.8%

  • 1440p 144hz

    Votes: 112 43.2%
  • Total voters
    259
Deception

Deception

Member
Nov 15, 2017
8,432
Currently debating if it's worth it to sell my 4K 60hz monitor and get a 1440p 144hz monitor in order to take advantage of the 120 FPS that we will see in (hopefully) mos competitive games. What are my fellow console gamers looking at or have you already purchased a monitor? Just wanted to see what everyone else is doing.
 
sedael

sedael

Member
Oct 16, 2020
858
For PC the answer is wihtout a doubt 1440p 144HZ imo, but since I'm unsure how many console games will have native 1440p modes or >60Hz modes I would probably go 4k60
 
ViewtifulJC

ViewtifulJC

Banned
Oct 25, 2017
21,020
I mean PS5 dont even support 1440p so if you buying it for PS5 Sony made the decision for you
 

bing

Banned
Apr 27, 2020
1,376
nowhere, canada
4K 60hz easily. Not enough console games out there that will take advantage of 144hz (and that's coming from a person with a 1440p/100hz monitor.)

I've heard good things about the LG 27UK650-W.
 
defaltoption

defaltoption

The Fallen
Oct 27, 2017
11,489
Austin
4k60, most games on either console won't be high frame rate and the one console chooses not to support 1440 at all

If you are buying both get the 4k if you are buying only the Xbox the case can be made for either and ps5 only get the 4k
 

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Nov 28, 2017
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Makes no sense to get 1440p/144hz monitor for a gaming console. 120hz won't be as common as most people here think.
 
Kotze282

Kotze282

Member
Oct 27, 2017
1,254
I want to know the reason Sony isn't supporting 1440p. It has deflated my hype so hard because I only have an ancient 1080p TV besides my super nice 1440p screen.
 

Deleted member 679

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Oct 25, 2017
14,741
Definitely not worth selling your current 4k/60 monitor for console gaming. At least not with what we have at the moment. Maybe this will change later on in the generation, but then I'd imagine by then 1440p/144 monitors will also be cheaper, so no reason to change now.
 
Potterson

Potterson

Member
Oct 28, 2017
6,418
I don't think many games will support 120Hz, so go for 4k/60Hz. There are some nice, cheap ones with HDR.
 
ATOMICJORGE

ATOMICJORGE

Member
Oct 25, 2017
1,431
4K 60HZ, I'm using the BenQ EL2870u on my Xbox Series X and it works great for a good price it's 4K 60HZ with Freesync for VRR and HDR
 
Professor RAWR

Professor RAWR

Member
Jul 26, 2018
2,386
4K, 60hz!!!

OP haven't you heard? PS5 is not even going to support 1440p.. lol. Better off with a 4K.

Plus many next games will not reach 120hz. Probably mostly racing and FPS games like Halo and such.
 
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Deception

Deception

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Nov 15, 2017
8,432
Professor RAWR said:
4K, 60hz!!!

OP haven't you heard? PS5 is not even going to support 1440p.. lol. Better off with a 4K.

Plus many next games will not reach 120hz. Probably mostly racing and FPS games like Halo and such.
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I honestly didn't know that the PS4 didn't support 1440p lol that's a huge bummer.

Am I naive in thinking that most competitive consoles games will support 120 FPS? Like I fully expect games like COD, Overwatch 2, Rainbow Six to offer a performance and fidelity mode to be able to achieve those higher framerates and be more on par with PC.
 
ghostcrew

ghostcrew

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Oct 27, 2017
30,367
if you're using a PS5 with it definitely don't go with the 1440p/144Hz one. PS5 doesn't support 1440p output.
 
Professor RAWR

Professor RAWR

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Jul 26, 2018
2,386
Deception said:
I honestly didn't know that the PS4 didn't support 1440p lol that's a huge bummer.
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Yep. I even refused to finish my PS4 exclusives because on my old 1440p, it was downscaled to 1080p.

Just bought a LG CX last month (4K, 120hz). Best purchase ever. Seeing Horizon Zero Dawn at 4K HDR is something else. Felt like I was already playing on the PS5!

I'm still shocked that Sony doesn't support 1440p. But it's whatever to me now.
 
jon bones

jon bones

Member
Oct 25, 2017
26,027
NYC
Deception said:
I honestly didn't know that the PS4 didn't support 1440p lol that's a huge bummer.

Am I naive in thinking that most competitive consoles games will support 120 FPS? Like I fully expect games like COD, Overwatch 2, Rainbow Six to offer a performance and fidelity mode to be able to achieve those higher framerates and be more on par with PC.
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not naive at all. i'm waiting for hdmi 2.1 monitors because competitive games this gen will def do 120
 
Knight in Shining Armani

Knight in Shining Armani

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Oct 30, 2017
8,967
I have a 4K60 monitor and if I got the money back I'd buy the same monitor again. I don't see 120fps modes prevailing once cross gen is over (besides ultra competitive games).

Only you know how competitive you are.
 
thePopaShots

thePopaShots

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Nov 27, 2017
1,688
I really have a hard time seeing a ton of games supporting 120 FPS this generation. I think we'll see a bunch support it early, because it's a novel feature, but once they see how few people own a 120Hz TV they will default to 4K 60FPS. Hope I'm wrong, but that's usually how stuff like this goes. Feel the same way about the Dual Sense controllers.
 
PlayBee

PlayBee

One Winged Slayer
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Nov 8, 2017
5,542
I can't imagine many games targeting 120fps especially in a few years. Not to mention the PS5 doesn't support 1440p output
 
Edward

Edward

â–˛ Legend â–˛
Avenger
Oct 30, 2017
5,117
I went with 1440p that supports gsync and freesync so i can use it on my PC/xbox series x. I planned on also using it on my ps5 but unfortunately it doesn't fucking support it for some reason and i hope they can change it via firmware later. I'm not touching 4k monitors until hdmi 2.1 w/ great HDR is out and reasonably priced.
 
TylerDurden4321

TylerDurden4321

Member
Oct 25, 2017
1,957
Germany
How can so many people vote for 1440p/144Hz ??

a) 1440p isn't supported by PS5 (yet, and maybe never will), so you'd be getting 1080p upscaled by your monitor then.
b) That Unreal Engine 5 Demo running on PS5 was 1440p/30fps... so how long do you think we'll be getting games with more than 60fps? That's only gonna happen in the first 1-2 years and beyond that only for indie games... or as an "ultra performance super ugly" mode option.

it's a complete no-brainer to go 4k/60Hz. Those are usually cheaper or have higher IQ at the same price too.
 
Ra

Ra

Rap Genius
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Oct 27, 2017
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Dark Space
Ricerocket said:
Fornite's next gen patch isn't even doing 120 on console so it's definitely not a sure bet.
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Once Fortnite skipped 120fps my expectations were significantly adjusted. And there's only going to be less 120fps after the cross-gen period, not more.

I wouldn't buy a display that doesn't afford me the option though.
 
sorryaboutdresden

sorryaboutdresden

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Jan 27, 2018
547
Anyone have a good 4K/60 monitor they can recommend? Just found out my old 4K monitor isn't goign to do 4K on the Sereis X and I doubt it works on the PS5 either
 
PspLikeANut

PspLikeANut

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May 20, 2018
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Can someone recommend me a good 4K monitor for ps5? Having trouble deciding. Looking for good HDR also, 5 ms response time or less is preferred
 
Gestault

Gestault

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Oct 26, 2017
13,381
Ricerocket said:
Makes no sense to get 1440p/144hz monitor for a gaming console. 120hz won't be as common as most people here think.
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It only doesn't make sense for PS5 players, because the system has a missing feature. It makes plenty of sense for any system that supports it, especially since 120hz/performance modes generally don't target 4K anyway, even if HDMI 2.1 supports it. Price factors in, too. From my experience, 1440p monitors with high refresh rates, HDR, and fast response times are cheaper and more common than a 4K equivalent, even at 60hz.

Mathew Oakman said:
Can anyone confirm a monitor that works 1440p with 120hz??
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Gigabyte G32QC, which also has 1ms (MPRT) pixel response time.
 
nanskee

nanskee

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Oct 31, 2017
5,071
If it was PC I would say 1440/144hz. But we don't know how many console games will be running at 120 fps to say that it would be a better choice
 
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