So I'm still using a cheap LG 23ET83 1080p 23" monitor from 2012 and I'm reasonably happy with it for the 150€ I paid for it back then as it also overclocks to 75hz just fine. Sadly though as of two weeks ago it has trouble turning on and it gets worse by the day. Once it is on it stays on just fine but I obviously can't keep it running 24/7 and after making sure nothing else is the cause I'm certain it will break fully sooner or later as I lost two other monitors already that exhibited the same symptoms.
Originally I wanted to wait with replacing it till 2021 or however long it would take for proper HDR monitors getting all the way to main-stream but now my hand is somewhat forced and I'm sort of split on 4k vs staying at 1080p for now and after thinking everything through I would like to get some opinions from others.
These two monitors are the ones I'm deciding between more or less:
4k: LG 24UD58-B
1080p: LG 24MP59G-P
They aren't as sleek looking as I would like looking at the bezels but they were the only ones I found in Germany that fit my criteria:
- price around 250€
- FreeSync over DisplayPort thanks to the new Nvidia drivers
- two inputs as I use my PC and my consoles over a HDMI splitter with my monitor
- either IPS or VA, not TN as I like my colors
- at most 27" big
Ideally I want to stay at 23-24" for a multitude of reasons, to house anything bigger I would need a bigger desk and have to rearrange my room too as I have a angled slope roof and I don't have much more space to the top. Furthermore I sit relatively close to the screen and 23" is the sweet-spot for me, anything bigger and I lose too much of the monitor to my peripheral vision.
I know 4k is less than ideal at this size but here's a pro vs contra list I made:
Pro
- theoretically much bigger workspace if I don't loose too much to Windows scaling
- I have a PS4 Pro
- I have a Netflix subscription that includes 4k streaming
- I could finally use the CRT Royale Shader properly for my retro games
Contra
- my GTX 1070 won't be able to drive 4k anywhere well without too many compromises and I won't upgrade my card till the RTX 3xxx or even 4xxx series
I found something that might help with that, a program called Lossless Scaling: https://store.steampowered.com/app/993090/Lossless_Scaling/ I know that won't ever look as good as native but it seems promising, although I'm hesitant about it unless I could see the results on a 4k monitor with my own eyes first as my testing with the demo version from 540p to 1080P wasn't pretty.
I'm aware that 1440p exists which would be much easier for my GTX 1070 to handle but I want to avoid this because it would make the card faster obsolete as I would like, my consoles wouldn't look as nice and there's no good scaling option unless I want to go to 720p.
Now based on all that I came to the conclusion I should rather stick to 1080p for now, also to save money but still net myself a nice FreeSync upgrade. What does everyone here think, is this the right conclusion? Anyone used either of these LG monitors before? Any other monitor suggestions, especially for 1080p?
Don't get me wrong, I'll use my current monitor till it won't turn on anymore or it gets too annoying to handle but I want to be prepared for that case :P
Originally I wanted to wait with replacing it till 2021 or however long it would take for proper HDR monitors getting all the way to main-stream but now my hand is somewhat forced and I'm sort of split on 4k vs staying at 1080p for now and after thinking everything through I would like to get some opinions from others.
These two monitors are the ones I'm deciding between more or less:
4k: LG 24UD58-B
1080p: LG 24MP59G-P
They aren't as sleek looking as I would like looking at the bezels but they were the only ones I found in Germany that fit my criteria:
- price around 250€
- FreeSync over DisplayPort thanks to the new Nvidia drivers
- two inputs as I use my PC and my consoles over a HDMI splitter with my monitor
- either IPS or VA, not TN as I like my colors
- at most 27" big
Ideally I want to stay at 23-24" for a multitude of reasons, to house anything bigger I would need a bigger desk and have to rearrange my room too as I have a angled slope roof and I don't have much more space to the top. Furthermore I sit relatively close to the screen and 23" is the sweet-spot for me, anything bigger and I lose too much of the monitor to my peripheral vision.
I know 4k is less than ideal at this size but here's a pro vs contra list I made:
Pro
- theoretically much bigger workspace if I don't loose too much to Windows scaling
- I have a PS4 Pro
- I have a Netflix subscription that includes 4k streaming
- I could finally use the CRT Royale Shader properly for my retro games
Contra
- my GTX 1070 won't be able to drive 4k anywhere well without too many compromises and I won't upgrade my card till the RTX 3xxx or even 4xxx series
I found something that might help with that, a program called Lossless Scaling: https://store.steampowered.com/app/993090/Lossless_Scaling/ I know that won't ever look as good as native but it seems promising, although I'm hesitant about it unless I could see the results on a 4k monitor with my own eyes first as my testing with the demo version from 540p to 1080P wasn't pretty.
I'm aware that 1440p exists which would be much easier for my GTX 1070 to handle but I want to avoid this because it would make the card faster obsolete as I would like, my consoles wouldn't look as nice and there's no good scaling option unless I want to go to 720p.
Now based on all that I came to the conclusion I should rather stick to 1080p for now, also to save money but still net myself a nice FreeSync upgrade. What does everyone here think, is this the right conclusion? Anyone used either of these LG monitors before? Any other monitor suggestions, especially for 1080p?
Don't get me wrong, I'll use my current monitor till it won't turn on anymore or it gets too annoying to handle but I want to be prepared for that case :P