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Uldridge
Belgium5112 Posts
If I can do it, trust me, you can do it. I didn't even know I had to put in an hdmi cable into the GPU to get a working screen.. This thread is great for advice and general knowledge though. Lmui and others are really helpful! | ||
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TelecoM
United States10710 Posts
On September 24 2020 04:28 Uldridge wrote: I'm not good with hardware either and I managed to assemble a pretty decent computer for ~1000 bucks. If I can do it, trust me, you can do it. I didn't even know I had to put in an hdmi cable into the GPU to get a working screen.. This thread is great for advice and general knowledge though. Lmui and others are really helpful! Awesome, thanks for the motivation! =) | ||
zatic
Zurich15365 Posts
This or related models, there seem to be a few versions out https://www.lg.com/us/monitors/lg-38GL950G-B-gaming-monitor | ||
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Cyro
United Kingdom20326 Posts
On September 25 2020 15:27 zatic wrote: Does anyone have experience with the LG 38" 38*N95 display series? 144ms curved, wide gaming panels? I am looking to buy something with increased immersion, mostly for Cyberpunk. This or related models, there seem to be a few versions out https://www.lg.com/us/monitors/lg-38GL950G-B-gaming-monitor Look at the reviews, they're not good - and dear god, that's way too expensive. Price made me say W.T.F. It's an old-style IPS panel (slow transitions) and it doesn't support variable overdrive in the scalar (all gsync module monitors do, plus a few more). It doesn't support any kind of actually usable HDR (hdr400 just means that it's a regular monitor pretending to do HDR) all in all i can't imagine why anybody would want to pay $1800 for that. That's three times the price of the flagship fast-IPS 360hz gsync-module monitors, for example. Even if you want something bigger, wider, higher res you can get something better at like half the price | ||
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zatic
Zurich15365 Posts
On September 27 2020 18:03 Cyro wrote: Look at the reviews, they're not good - and dear god, that's way too expensive. Price made me say W.T.F. It's an old-style IPS panel (slow transitions) and it doesn't support variable overdrive in the scalar (all gsync module monitors do, plus a few more). It doesn't support any kind of actually usable HDR (hdr400 just means that it's a regular monitor pretending to do HDR) all in all i can't imagine why anybody would want to pay $1800 for that. That's three times the price of the flagship fast-IPS 360hz gsync-module monitors, for example. Even if you want something bigger, wider, higher res you can get something better at like half the price Any recommendations? For a wide screen 38"+ gaming monitor? I am really clueless about anything but Hz and input delay. | ||
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Cyro
United Kingdom20326 Posts
On September 27 2020 19:49 zatic wrote: Any recommendations? For a wide screen 38"+ gaming monitor? I am really clueless about anything but Hz and input delay. I don't pay much attention to particular models cause they're not in my interests but check out some of the monitors covered by hardware unboxed and linus tech tips on youtube. There should be other channels covering monitors too | ||
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Lmui
Canada6223 Posts
240hz, great colors, response time, etc is amazing. Anything else is a bit of a step down - at 34" I think the LG 34GK950F-B is a pretty good monitor. Unfortunately between there and the samsung is a bit of a dip in quality of monitors. | ||
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Karis Vas Ryaar
United States4396 Posts
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Karis Vas Ryaar
United States4396 Posts
If you're willing to go down to 34 inches in general there's a ton of options for under a grand. and there appears to be some good options at 49 inches for around a grand. for example here's a 34 inch aoc for 530 bucks that looks potentially good too. https://amzn.to/33a0oUr If you want 38+" look at some of the 49 inch ones. seem to be good value price wise. The reviews for the above samsung are bad on that site and the amazon site so probably avoid (stuff rarely gets 3.5 stars on amazon for tech things I've found). If you can handle 4ms response time maybe look up some reviews of the updated samsgun one which gets better reviews HDR is 1000 as opposed to the 400 of the lg for 1200 bucks although samsung site reviews are just as mediocre. It looks like it depends on if you get a working one or not so may be a bit of a roulette wheel there no idea how their customer support is. there's a 3840*1080 version with 1ms response time. that gets better reviews but you prob want true 1440. also There's also an AOC for 1 grand that I'd look into but it only has hd4 400 so it might just be a cheaper version of the LG if the price is mostly the issue. If price is no concern there's a 1600 dollar dell that may be worth looking into but it has 1 review on amazon and the specs listed are very inadequate https://www.amazon.com/Samsung-Double-49-Inch-Monitor-LC49RG90SSNXZA/dp/B07L9HCJ2V/ref=psdc_1292115011_t1_B072C7TNC5 I would recommend finding like 3 or 4 that you like then looking up review videos. probably easier than endlessly surfing youtube review channels for a 38+ size montiers and hoping that its in stock/a reasonable price. I find it easier that way for me at least. If you primarily care about quality might be worth taking a roll on a samsung if your willing to risk the potential hassle. Apparently you need 7 dead pixels before you can return it. Maybe if you buy through Amazon return/exchange will be easier but not sure. as a side question is there a specific site to look at for the best quality/average of reviews? Cause I notice on amazon a lot of things seem to get 4/4.5 stars but not as good reviews on other sites | ||
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Lmui
Canada6223 Posts
https://www.tftcentral.co.uk/ https://pcmonitors.info/reviews/ https://www.rtings.com/ | ||
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Amui
Canada10567 Posts
On September 29 2020 02:28 Karis Vas Ryaar wrote: when you say old school IPS with slow transitions what does that mean? It apparently isn't the refresh rate since it says its a 1ms. Most new age IPS with 1ms do so with ridiculous overdrive modes. It will transition in 1ms, but overshoot massively. Not very usable in daily use. Modern gaming IPS generally don't have slow transitions(budget IPS aside). It's not as fast as TN, but much less than a frame at 144Hz is not bad. On September 27 2020 19:49 zatic wrote: Any recommendations? For a wide screen 38"+ gaming monitor? I am really clueless about anything but Hz and input delay. 38" is really just LG's 38gl850 IIRC. I have the 34GK950F. New model is 34GN850. These are about half the cost of the 38", which is more palatable IMO. Issues to note - IPS glow (not backlight bleed) on the 950F is very hit or miss. My first one, which I returned was awful. Bottom left corner was distinctly brownish in darker scenes. My replacement doesn't have the same issue. Not sure if the issue is on the 38GN, but it might be. From what I've read they fixed it on the later ones/newer model, but at the cost of reducing the average contrast even more (from ~1000:1 to ~900ish:1). Gaming wise it's pretty amazing when games support it properly(not all games like ultrawide), and as with all ultrawides for productivity it beats 4k IMO. Not much to say about the response times. One frame @144Hz is not enough for me to notice. I would honestly either go for a 34" or a 49" though. Not many options at 38". The people who have working G9's say it's amazing, but it's been very hit or miss. | ||
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zatic
Zurich15365 Posts
We have 34" widescreens at work but they seem a bit underwhelming if I imagine playing immersive games on them. That's what got me to the 38" LG models. Amui do you play SC2 on your widescreen? How does that work? | ||
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Amui
Canada10567 Posts
SC2 doesn't support 21: 9. Letterboxes (background apps still visible), most likely for competitive integrity reasons. I know 21: 9 breaks a lot of games (D3 a lot of UI elements end at 16: 9 for example), but SC2 simply doesn't support it. Other thing to note for games is that for anything competitive with a fixed minimap location, (shooters aside), it WILL be a liability. This means lol dota etc. The minimap is simply so far that you need to force yourself to look, rather than relying on peripheral vision. But I'm retired from hardcore gaming now. Shooters it depends on if the game allows 21: 9 or if they letterbox for competitive reasons. Immersive games I think both 34 and 38 would be fine. Just depends on seating distance. | ||
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Cyro
United Kingdom20326 Posts
Most new age IPS with 1ms do so with ridiculous overdrive modes. It will transition in 1ms, but overshoot massively. Not very usable in daily use. Modern gaming IPS generally don't have slow transitions(budget IPS aside). It's not as fast as TN The pg259qn IPS does 0.66ms g2g in the best overdrive mode, minimal if any visible overshoot. It's way faster than the 240hz TN's. Recommend watching this from timestamp | ||
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Karis Vas Ryaar
United States4396 Posts
On September 29 2020 16:09 zatic wrote: Siiiigh why is this so difficult. I am super hesitant about the G9 because it is just ... too much. I don't know. We have 34" widescreens at work but they seem a bit underwhelming if I imagine playing immersive games on them. That's what got me to the 38" LG models. Amui do you play SC2 on your widescreen? How does that work? If it makes you feel better I have a 1080p 27 inch monitor/tv hybrid thingy in a space that it barely fits in that I literally can't replace because they don't even make 1080 tvs that small anymore let alont 4k which is what I wanted. I could go to a plain monitor but I really really wish I could could get a tv cause that's mainly what I use it for and I like the tv options and stuff. then I was looking at 1440p 144hz options and those were too expensive other than the curved options for some reason. | ||
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Amui
Canada10567 Posts
On September 29 2020 20:55 Cyro wrote: The pg259qn IPS does 0.66ms g2g in the best overdrive mode, minimal if any visible overshoot. It's way faster than the 240hz TN's. Recommend watching this from timestamp https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tsB9G4eRokU&t=344s Admittedly, that one is fast. Most of the ones I'm thinking of don't quite meet that same standard of ~2ms for basically zero overshoot(mostly in the 5-7ms range). I don't think it'll matter for most people though, as it's under a frame in most cases. As for SC2 ultrawide support - non-existent. Runs in forced 16: 9 letterbox or 4:3. Keep in mind many games don't have proper support. A lot of games with fixed minimaps in a corner you WILL have difficulties (LoL, Dota etc) because the minimap is too far into peripheral vision. League in particular, you get the full 21: 9 advantage(extra 5 units of width of screen real estate), at the cost of minimap awareness and higher difficulty in scrolling left and right because it is actually really far away. | ||
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ZerOCoolSC2
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I'm thinking of adding at least one more 27" before or around holiday shopping time. I'd prefer to upgrade the 24" gaming monitor if possible and then go from there. Maybe 2 24" monitors (gaming/IPS for graphical work)? I don't want to waste the 24" once I replace it. | ||
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United States2574 Posts
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