never drop anisotropic filtering below 8, there's really no point, the performance gain is negligible (most of the times nonexistent) compared to the massive drop in mid range texture fidelity
Clearly he has no clue what anisotropic is and anisotropy is something different. And yes it has very low to none performance hit with better textures as result.
@@raknikmik yup, I mentioned 8x cause I know for some ancient GPUs or integrated GPUs 16x to 8x might have some difference, and the visual difference is minor enough to justify it, but the visual difference from 8x to 4x is massive and never worth it
HDMI 2.1 is for new gen tvs and monitors and consoles and the sort. It is meant to support up to 8k. WIthout a 2.1 supported port on your monitor, your ps5 will not run 4k at 120hz at the same time. Youll have to pick one or the other without a 2.1 port.
Dude, so many people just overthink absolutely everything. You have a banger monitor, so enjoy it. There's always something better around the corner and if you keep thinking about the upcoming or just released monitors that are better than yours, you'll literally never enjoy your setup. Trust me, enjoy your monitor. If it helps, it's better to even be ignorant of better monitors existing giving you piece of mind for your setup. Doesn't work for everyone but who knows.
You guys might want to emphasize that these videos are not reviews. A lot of commenters seem convinced these are reviews but they're sponsored videos (AKA ads)
I tested various display setups over the past couple of years, went the 4k path way too soon, when 980ti was barely able to drive those 2015 games in 4k at reasonable details, ditched it back to 1080p, then went double 1440p 27", then to 34" 1400p, never thinking I need more than those 75hz because I can''t tell the difference. Got a laptop with 165hz, that convinced me I can tell the difference, so I have the laptop 16" 165hz 1600p, the 34" 1440p for movies, and my primary is the Dell Gaming 24" 240hz. And I hope it will work fine for another few years, because it is the best screen I ever had, bright, great color accuracy, fast, and it cost like 220 EUR. 27" would be better, but Dell does not offer it as IPS, it is just right size, great spec, and to pay 4x more, it would really have to be a game changer to switch to that.
Yea, I'm with you on that thing about having to eat crow regarding the "I can't see a difference" thing. I have a 1440p 144 Hz monitor and a lot of games can take some tweaking to get the minimum fps up to anything over 70. And I haven't really considered that to be much of a problem. Now the other day I was playing a game that had no problem running at 144 fps. The physics engine was however written to run optimally at 60 fps so it had a built in frame rate limiter. I was testing it out at unlimited first and everything was running fine. So I tested with the limiter set to144 fps and again everything was fine. So I set it to 120 and suddenly I thought it felt choppy. It was a very weird feeling, but definitely not just a placebo effect. However after a few minutes I stopped noticing again. So yes, I can see/feel a difference when I go down in fps. However going up from 120 to 144 I can't claim to actually notice the difference. Thing is I'm way more sensitive for stutter, so back when I had a slower graphics card and a 60 Hz monitor I sometimes locked the frame rate to 30 Hz and enabled V-Sync. For me that was way better than running the game at sometimes 60 Hz and then either live with screen tearing with V-Sync disabled or horrible stutter with it enabled. But in the end everyone have to choose what they prefer and balance their expectations with what their hardware is capable of and what they can afford to spend on upgrades.
I bet it is QFHD(3840x2160) Resolution also called 4k2k. Meaning that it is exactly double the resulution of FULL HD (1920x1080). If so, you can drive the Monitor as a nativ FULL HD 144Hz Monitor without any drawbacks ... So if your just waiting on GPU prices to drop further you could still use this Monitor to future prove ...
You can currently get a 48" OLED with 4K and 120hz, which includes better pixel response time, HDMI 2.1, vastly superior brightness, and way more viewing area. It's hard to take these displays seriously when they're outclassed in performance:price by a TV that costs $300 more, including 4 years of warranty and $100 of streaming credits. When the C2 comes out, finding a C1 for under $1,000 isn't going to be impossible.
Almost bought one of those… ended up going for a 48 inch LG C1 as my main monitor… the price is almost the same, which is bonkers in my opinion… $500.00 for that monitor? Sure… $800.00? That is dangerously close to OLED territory…
That's the main issue, honestly, monitor display technology is just bad now. At least QD-OLED is coming to monitors, but it's probably going to be at ridiculous prices of upwards of $3000. E: it's actually not, surprisingly, $1400 is the asking price.
9:24 Cyberpunk's best port was the PC version, though. 9:30 Yeah, with ray-tracing on. Ray-tracing is notoriously heavy in Cyberpunk. Should've tested like DOOM Eternal.
I have the LG 27GP950, which is a 27" 4K 160hz monitor. I absolutely love it. The insane PPI makes every game look phenomenal. I highly recommend it, but you do need a beefy system for high refresh 4K.
Hey yeah I am currently on an old predator 28" 4K 60Hz monitor. I love it but it's time for an upgrade. Problem is I can't decide if it's best to go with a new 32" 4k or simply staying with the 28" size newer monitor. Pixel density is down to 110 I believe on a 32". Big difference from 150 density on our 28 inches. Whays your thoughts if money wasn't an issue?
@@TheThirdWorldCitizen yes I decided to go with the Samsung Odyssey Neo G8 and I am soo glad I did. The monitor is gorgeous and I strongly believe 32" is the sweet spot. The screen size still makes the 4k visuals seem perfect and not stretched out. This is also my first curved monitor and I definitely say I could never go back to a flat screen. I have had this monitor since it was released here in Australia and I've had no issues. Fi ally have an RTX 4090 rig and managing to get 4k visuals @240hz even on games like Warzone 2. LIFE IS GOOD 👍
@@Shadowsmoke11 I have the new Samsung Odyssey Neo G8 32" and it's perfect. My old 28" screen is my 2nd monitor and having them beside each other, I can happily admit it was a good choice to upsize
For the $800 range I got myself a Lenovo Legion Y44W-10 its a Super UltraWide monitor in may of 2021, its native resolution is 3840x1200p at 144hz but it can overclock to 4K at 60hz (at least on my 1660ti) Totally worth the money, the fact that i can either game at 43 inches or split it into 2 separate 25 inch monitors is really enjoyable.
@@bigturkey1 It is all you have to do is go into the display settings and adjust it. The option is presented of changing it from 3840x1200 to 3840x2160 On Amazon it even says that the Max screen resolution is 3840x2160
I have a Dell 32" 1440p 144hz HDR monitor and it's amazing! Of course I got it on sale locally for around $300. For all those that say 400 HDR isn't great. Coming from NO HDR to some HDR is nice! The games pop like they should. Cyberpunk looks tons better with HDR on versus without.
@@chenzyjerry Yeah HDR 400 kind of reminds me of those cheap sunglasses that say like UV 400 or something instead of actually being polarized with like 100% UVA UVB protection. Sure it's better than nothing technically but is it though?!
I still want a decent 144hz 1440p 27" ips display with a good amount of ports. I like how windows looks at 100% on 1440p but past that I would need upscaling
Honestly i think LGs ultragears are best in class for what youre looking for then. Otherwise if you want a curve, you can take a look at samsungs G5 but this one isnt IPS
So hard to spend money on these kind of monitors when the LG C2 42-inch is just around the corner... Seems all around the best Display for anything gaming...
The problem is that you need a huge office to accommodate a 48-inch screen. Then you have to stay far away from the screen because the density of pixels is not important enough. Then if you do word processing (word), the readability of the characters is a little blurry. Then there is always the problem of the reflections of the slab if you are in a bright environment. Finally, there is always the minimal probability of burning. In short the choice of the Oled is not yet perfect, especially because of the size of the slabs which remains too important. It would take 34-36 inches maximum.
I think the best new monitor is about to be the Alienware QD-OLED with Samsung! 34imch ultra wide. If they update their whole lineup with that panel it’s gonna be insane!
They need to make new gaming monitors as smart TVs too with remote controller that would be amazing, you can game and transform your gaming monitor as a TV
For my desktop setup I have 2 27 inch 1440p monitors from TUF that were about 300 bucks on Amazon (there was a sale goin on at the time), overall I am SUPER satisfied with the screen quality. I have them side by side so I can have stuff spread over both, but if I wanna watch anime or something I can turn off the second one, plug in my headset, and have a near home theater experience at my computer desk. It's great.
I'm genuinely surprised at the price of this, considering I spent 250$ on my Samsung G5 Odyssey- which is 144 hz, 1440p, 32 inches, and is curved- and also has HDR (its HDR10 but controversially I think it's fine and I don't care for it being much brighter).
Yeah I think Plouffe overvalues monitors way too much, you can buy a 1440p 144hz IPS monitor for like $200 on a good day. I have a similar monitor to yours and paid $220.
@@Harambe8 It's curved so VA panel. The one reviewed is IPS which I personally prefer. Now I have never used a curved monitor but from what I've heard it's a thing you either hate or love. The VA display probably have better contrast ratio but slower response time than the reviewed monito. Now that's all I can think of as being typical for the panel types. But there can be a lot more differences that you either have to dig into the documentation to learn about or it has to be tested to show what the actual performance is rather than what the manufacturer claims, which usually isn't even close to the truth.
@Blahorga Slisk The things I mentioned refer to Asus monitor. You are right, the best way to compare is to actually see it for yourself in person but that's typically not possible. The reason I mentioned those things is I personally dislike when people are like the oc - oh I got this cheap and it has all these features on paper hence its better. No, the price is there, usually, for a reason, especially with monitors. But then again, some people can't tell the difference between 1080p and 1440p/4k so it all depends on your specific use case.
The real smart play is still 1440p. When it's a demanding game, you play at native. If you end up with extra GPU resources, use DLDRS 2.25 to render at 4K and downscale it for that awesome antialiasing. Plus you can get refresh rates anywhere from 165hz to 240hz.
After using a 32 inch monitor for about 2 years I really don't wanna go back to 27 or 24 inches. Multiple windows are much nicer at that size, you can fit a pdf on the right of the screen without having to scale it to a size where the text is unreadable. Also it allows me to sit further away.
Was opposite for me. Went from a 22inch old 1080p to a 32inch 1440p. Was good for certain things like browsing and content consumption, but hated it for gaming. Especially trying to play FPS games. Now gone to a 27inch 1440p and love it.
Yeah 32 inch is my sweetspot. Have an 1440p 75hz for everything pc and a 4k 60hz for movie and ps4. Its so nice to work like that with 2 screens for pc
This monitor rocks!! I love how the text looks as opposed to my G7 and the colors on the screen are great. But they both have good qualities! If your in the market for one and you can get it on the cheap like I did it's definitely worth it!!
I went from 15.6inch laptop to lg32inch 1440p 32inch and i love it. For 240 euros I'm happy. Paying 800 euro for a monitor is a lot for me and the differences are not that big.
I have a Benq XR3501 (2560x1080p no sync and no HDR) for 6-7 years. Time to upgrade my monitor and i see now HDR400 4k 144hz is the base but i will try to go big and get the Neo G8 (4k 240hz HDR2000). Love the 32 inch size. For me 32 is perfect and 34is a max. I think 28 inch and lower is awesome 1440p monitor size.
Highsense u7g brother there like what 699 I think for a 55 inch 4k 120hz all the bells n whistles I have the u8g such a freaking bright tv to god. A dam beast indeed
I gotta say the 1440p 165Hz display built into my Asus Zypherus G15 has been phenomenal, it's really the first time I've bought a laptop with a built-in display that both LOOKS & RUNS fantastic for both media playback + game performance. This monitor looks nice... but until I build my next desktop; the default monitor on my G15 has been more than enough for me. Asus really seems to know how to spec their built-in displays to make the most of my 5900 & 3070. GG Asus you've kept me from straying from my default display by simply including a... GOOD DISPLAY, it's kinda genius really lol
You do realize that monitor size also depends on how far away it is from your eyes right? So if you want everything to fit within your peripheral vision just move it back. Like with my setup I have my monitor on a separate table behind my desk, where my desk is 3m off the wall.
Still running my $20's of old Samsung Ex Lease monitors I picked up from work. 2x24's of 1080P beauty. One day when I'm rich I will upgrade to some 27's of 1440. One day they will be affordable to the poorer people who don't work for LTT.
The only games we'll be playing in 4k144, would be 2D games. Unless you're fine with sacrificing all your visual settings, it's best to just get the most out of the visuals and cap it at 60, maybe 90 frames
I have the dell VA ultrawide and it with the backlight strobing it's really nice for FPS games and the black smear is not noticeable almost at all. Also get's to 550 nits so HDR looks pretty nice!
I have the 48 inch and it is pretty nice. I think right now it is on sale for $1099 at Costco. Unless you are a competitive E-Sports gamer and need more than 120 Hertz, it is future proof as long as your Laptop/computer supports HDMI 2.1!
For a more midrange system, 1440p at 27 inches is more than fine. It'll be a good few years yet before running anything beyond esports titles at 4k becomes feasible for people on a budget.
Just got this monitor two weeks ago after getting a 3080 and a PS5 because I found out the PS5 would only render 1080 on my old monitor since it doesn’t support 1440 which my previous monitor was. The 4K has looked great and even if the HDR isn’t the best I am really enjoying it since I’ve never seen it before. Overall I’m really liking the monitor even if some of the settings have been confusing and annoying.
I like how thin that is. BEEN looking into getting a new monitor for my upstairs PC since that thing is SILLY. 3090 TR4 3990x 256GB RAM, just everything. So wanted a color accurate, high refresh rate monitor.
And there I was thinking a 3960x, 64Gb, 3090 was silly. Damn. I'm also looking for good 4K panels, though I'm waiting to see what the 42" offerings are going to be this year.
i have two msi optix monitors one 1440p 32inch one 1080p 27 inch both 144hz altogether cost 500 pounds new they are great but my only regret is the colour repro isnt great but cant have everything at that price but i would defo recommend oh and no hdr
I like that the monitor stand uses the VESA mount. No need for extra mechanisms to attach the stand. But the pixel density is overkill. 1440p 27" is the same as 4K 40.5"
"I might have some REGRETS!" ? Okay, about what exactly? Why should I watch this, what is it about? Your titles are really bad anymore. I don't care about thumbnails, I read titles and I read nothing of interest here for me to watch this video. I'm trying to be helpful, so I hope you all take the criticism as it's intended. Cheers 🍻.
Why is it so difficult to get good HDR on a gaming monitor? I'd love you guys (or someone) to explain this one to me. New monitors keep coming out pushing refresh rates, response times, resolution, color, you name it. And yet in spite of all the bells and whistles, monitors are still stuck on HDR 400 for the most part which to me is a substantial disadvantage compared to TVs. Am I missing something here? The only proper HDR monitors I see are for creation, not consumption, so you lose all the other good stuff for the sake of that one aspect.
Vast majority of monitors don't have enough local dimming zones to be able to get the deep blacks and ultra high contrast ratios needed for true HDR. And to be clear, it's not just gaming monitors. The reality is unless a TV or monitor is an OLED or mini-LED (with hundreds of local dimming zones), it's not real HDR. Like another reply mentioned, there are several mini-LED gaming monitors coming out in 2022, but be prepared to spend WELL OVER $1,000 on them. I think the Viewsonic 4k mini-LED is going to cost $2k+ USD.
1) Low demand. The "True HDR" crowd already have an expensive TV for video watching and gaming, therefore do not have a reason to need HDR on a smaller work monitor. 2) Only FALD can achieve brightness of 1000nits in "HDR Sustained 10% Window" required for HDR1000 spec, and over 300nits in "SDR Sustained 100% Window" for monitor use. WRGB OLED cannot do either of this. Still, the best looking HDR gaming monitor under $1k USD is LG C2 42" OLED. Lots of good FALD HDR monitors out there but they are naturally expensive to make costing over $1k. New QD-OLED monitors hitting the market this year will be a good middle ground between the two, and capable of HDR1000.
Really stoked to see 4K high refresh rate monitors releasing at a somewhat affordable price. I'm still on 1080p@60 and I wanna upgrade to 144Hz really badly, but 1440p is just not enough of a pixel density bump (going from 24" 1080p to 27" 1440p) for my taste. Though I would really love to see a 4K 144Hz Ultrawide, but sadly that's not a thing yet
I'd recommend looking into the M27-4k-UHD-144 from LC Power, it's got 99% srgb, 90% dci-p3 and 90% Adobe rgb coverage. It's a pretty good 4k 144 monitor for only 600$.
You're not really future proofing by buying any monitor today. With local zone dimming, mini-LED and OLED all emerging and all having far superior performance to this monitor, paying $800 for an IPS monitor today is a really bad investment. Also, as already demonstrated in this video, almost nobody needs a 4K monitor at 27-28". Aside from most plebs not being able to discern between 2K and 4K, what is the point of having a monitor that can refresh at 144hz if the worlds most powerful GPU's can't run games at those frame rates. Save your money and wait for better monitor tech to drop in price and when GPU's are actually 4K 120hz ready.
32 inch is such a big upgrade from a 19 inch 900p. I got the smadt monitor m5 1080p not the 4k one and I am hally with it. It has suprisingly good sleakers and outstanding standalone capability.
I for one don't want only a nub for monitor controls. I love a dedicated source button to switch between sources. Or even better a few buttons I can customize to whatever function I want. In addition to a nub. I want both.
If you set this up right it does a lot more than you covered. That’s customize your color through pc back to the monitor. It will do 2x what is says it’ll do.
I did the same exact thing about a month ago. The only difference is I went with the 60hz model VG289Q1A. The monitors are in opposite positions. It was about $330. I didn’t need the high refresh rate because it’s not the center gaming display. I’d highly recommend it.
I have a 32" older TUF monitor, and while it's otherwise great, I really hate the rear buttons and nub. The screen is part of a triple monitor layout, and it's impossible to reach those without walking around to the back of the whole setup. =P
I feel like the HDMI cable should have been cable tested now that you have a decent cable tester at LMG.
Thats a great idea. From now on everything they unbox with any cables should be verified on their tester!
They said they would do it but until now they have not done it. Sooo
Short circuit doesn’t do testing usually
Linus did say that was the plan. They did it before recently, no idea why not here.
Short circuit isn't meant to do testing. The whole point is they just go on set, read a quick spec sheet, unbox the product, then play around with it
The reason they don’t worry about putting all the info on the front is because monitors are stored on shelves “sideways”
i was thinking the exact same thing! Thats how i've always seen them at stores.
ohh yeah 😀
never drop anisotropic filtering below 8, there's really no point, the performance gain is negligible (most of the times nonexistent) compared to the massive drop in mid range texture fidelity
No reason to drop below 16x on any modern GPU.
Clearly he has no clue what anisotropic is and anisotropy is something different.
And yes it has very low to none performance hit with better textures as result.
Only game I've ever had a performance hit with it was Avengers. But that game was weird besides that.
@@raknikmik yup, I mentioned 8x cause I know for some ancient GPUs or integrated GPUs 16x to 8x might have some difference, and the visual difference is minor enough to justify it, but the visual difference from 8x to 4x is massive and never worth it
@@Grempington That guy in the video has little clue what he is saying about the topic.
HDMI 2.1 is for new gen tvs and monitors and consoles and the sort. It is meant to support up to 8k. WIthout a 2.1 supported port on your monitor, your ps5 will not run 4k at 120hz at the same time. Youll have to pick one or the other without a 2.1 port.
Funny that sony didn’t have one on the ps5
Dude, so many people just overthink absolutely everything. You have a banger monitor, so enjoy it. There's always something better around the corner and if you keep thinking about the upcoming or just released monitors that are better than yours, you'll literally never enjoy your setup. Trust me, enjoy your monitor. If it helps, it's better to even be ignorant of better monitors existing giving you piece of mind for your setup. Doesn't work for everyone but who knows.
You guys might want to emphasize that these videos are not reviews. A lot of commenters seem convinced these are reviews but they're sponsored videos (AKA ads)
These are the most in-depth and longest "ads" I've ever seen. Paid or not paid lmao
These TUF products are so reliable! Just ask my 4 defective or DOA TUF laptops and my TUF motherboard that had a corrupted BIOS on boot!
I love how your two responses on this is bots lol
@@SlyMcfly Don't we all just love bots? So much?
Honestly I love 1440p on a 32 inch with maxed out settings.
Not too taxing on the hardware and it looks amazing for the cost to drive it.
Agreed, I have the exact same setup, and I'm totally blissed when I play.
1440p on 32” is like 1080P…. Don’t get anything over 30 inches that’s not 4k
Purchased this a few weeks back. Bloody awesome!
I tested various display setups over the past couple of years, went the 4k path way too soon, when 980ti was barely able to drive those 2015 games in 4k at reasonable details, ditched it back to 1080p, then went double 1440p 27", then to 34" 1400p, never thinking I need more than those 75hz because I can''t tell the difference. Got a laptop with 165hz, that convinced me I can tell the difference, so I have the laptop 16" 165hz 1600p, the 34" 1440p for movies, and my primary is the Dell Gaming 24" 240hz. And I hope it will work fine for another few years, because it is the best screen I ever had, bright, great color accuracy, fast, and it cost like 220 EUR. 27" would be better, but Dell does not offer it as IPS, it is just right size, great spec, and to pay 4x more, it would really have to be a game changer to switch to that.
Yea, I'm with you on that thing about having to eat crow regarding the "I can't see a difference" thing. I have a 1440p 144 Hz monitor and a lot of games can take some tweaking to get the minimum fps up to anything over 70. And I haven't really considered that to be much of a problem. Now the other day I was playing a game that had no problem running at 144 fps. The physics engine was however written to run optimally at 60 fps so it had a built in frame rate limiter. I was testing it out at unlimited first and everything was running fine. So I tested with the limiter set to144 fps and again everything was fine. So I set it to 120 and suddenly I thought it felt choppy. It was a very weird feeling, but definitely not just a placebo effect. However after a few minutes I stopped noticing again.
So yes, I can see/feel a difference when I go down in fps. However going up from 120 to 144 I can't claim to actually notice the difference. Thing is I'm way more sensitive for stutter, so back when I had a slower graphics card and a 60 Hz monitor I sometimes locked the frame rate to 30 Hz and enabled V-Sync. For me that was way better than running the game at sometimes 60 Hz and then either live with screen tearing with V-Sync disabled or horrible stutter with it enabled.
But in the end everyone have to choose what they prefer and balance their expectations with what their hardware is capable of and what they can afford to spend on upgrades.
4K is AMAZING for work.. Reading, writing etc etc... Not everyone plays games. I personally do not even consider anything that is not 4K
As someone using a 1050p 22" monitor, this looks like a nice upgrade. But I don't know if my 5600x w/ 1650 Super can handle games at 4K.
I'll be honest, I miss 16:10
Nope
It can't, that's a 1080p card at this point
I bet it is QFHD(3840x2160) Resolution also called 4k2k. Meaning that it is exactly double the resulution of FULL HD (1920x1080). If so, you can drive the Monitor as a nativ FULL HD 144Hz Monitor without any drawbacks ...
So if your just waiting on GPU prices to drop further you could still use this Monitor to future prove ...
@@Sofagamer2000 Quadruple the size of Full HD. Double both ways means four times the pixels.
You can currently get a 48" OLED with 4K and 120hz, which includes better pixel response time, HDMI 2.1, vastly superior brightness, and way more viewing area.
It's hard to take these displays seriously when they're outclassed in performance:price by a TV that costs $300 more, including 4 years of warranty and $100 of streaming credits. When the C2 comes out, finding a C1 for under $1,000 isn't going to be impossible.
i got a 55"B9 for $675 but i wouldnt use it as monitor because risk of burn in. I use samsung g9 for gaming. 32:9 is the future not 4k.
Not everyone wants to sit 3 feet from a TV
Almost bought one of those… ended up going for a 48 inch LG C1 as my main monitor… the price is almost the same, which is bonkers in my opinion… $500.00 for that monitor? Sure… $800.00? That is dangerously close to OLED territory…
you get so much more when u spend the extra for the oled tbh. i use one for my second monitor/ tv and the hdr experience is so good
That's the main issue, honestly, monitor display technology is just bad now. At least QD-OLED is coming to monitors, but it's probably going to be at ridiculous prices of upwards of $3000.
E: it's actually not, surprisingly, $1400 is the asking price.
Did the exact same thing when Best Buy had the C1 for $1100 over the holidays. Complete game changer.
Beautiful display although I only use mine for media and console gaming
I would never use OLED for gaming, such terrible burn in
9:24 Cyberpunk's best port was the PC version, though.
9:30 Yeah, with ray-tracing on. Ray-tracing is notoriously heavy in Cyberpunk. Should've tested like DOOM Eternal.
Yeah, maybe you bought your monitor too soon. Plus there’s DisplayPort 2.0 on the horizon.
Display port 2.0a you mean
@MenaceInc true, how many people are playing on a gt 730 because they thought it was wise to wait for the 3000 series
@@carlosmuro444 hmm 730 but I don't even have that have a 660gtx😤
@MenaceInc that's why future proofing isn't a thing
Current GPUs don't even support dp2.0 anyways.
I love my 32 inch 1440p ultragear.
165hz, hdr, dp 1.4...
$250 brand new. Y'all are crazy spending $800.
I have the LG 27GP950, which is a 27" 4K 160hz monitor. I absolutely love it. The insane PPI makes every game look phenomenal. I highly recommend it, but you do need a beefy system for high refresh 4K.
Hey yeah I am currently on an old predator 28" 4K 60Hz monitor. I love it but it's time for an upgrade.
Problem is I can't decide if it's best to go with a new 32" 4k or simply staying with the 28" size newer monitor.
Pixel density is down to 110 I believe on a 32". Big difference from 150 density on our 28 inches.
Whays your thoughts if money wasn't an issue?
@@5T4LKR Did you end up finding a 32in option? I just can't find a good option at 32in, I'll just go 28in 4k...
@@5T4LKR I agree. I think 27" is the best screen size for gaming and PPI on 4K. 32" is way too big and PPI suffer from it as well.
@@TheThirdWorldCitizen yes I decided to go with the Samsung Odyssey Neo G8 and I am soo glad I did.
The monitor is gorgeous and I strongly believe 32" is the sweet spot. The screen size still makes the 4k visuals seem perfect and not stretched out.
This is also my first curved monitor and I definitely say I could never go back to a flat screen.
I have had this monitor since it was released here in Australia and I've had no issues.
Fi ally have an RTX 4090 rig and managing to get 4k visuals @240hz even on games like Warzone 2.
LIFE IS GOOD 👍
@@Shadowsmoke11 I have the new Samsung Odyssey Neo G8 32" and it's perfect.
My old 28" screen is my 2nd monitor and having them beside each other, I can happily admit it was a good choice to upsize
For the $800 range I got myself a Lenovo Legion Y44W-10 its a Super UltraWide monitor in may of 2021, its native resolution is 3840x1200p at 144hz but it can overclock to 4K at 60hz (at least on my 1660ti)
Totally worth the money, the fact that i can either game at 43 inches or split it into 2 separate 25 inch monitors is really enjoyable.
that monitor doesnt do 4k. it only has a 1200p screen
@@bigturkey1 No it does, its base is at 1200p but it can overclock to 4K
@@darryljack6612 no it cant. thats not possible
@@bigturkey1 It is all you have to do is go into the display settings and adjust it. The option is presented of changing it from 3840x1200 to 3840x2160
On Amazon it even says that the Max screen resolution is 3840x2160
@@darryljack6612 you cant overclock more pixels to a panel.
Well I'll be able to buy something like this for $500, long before I can buy a $500 gpu to drive it.
I have a Dell 32" 1440p 144hz HDR monitor and it's amazing! Of course I got it on sale locally for around $300. For all those that say 400 HDR isn't great. Coming from NO HDR to some HDR is nice! The games pop like they should. Cyberpunk looks tons better with HDR on versus without.
Wow.. $300 that's insane. My Samsung of the same specs was $500
@@EliteNK Yeah I found it at Best Buy open Box but it was still wrapped new lol
IMO general windows use HDR 400 tends to hurt, since it just dims the screen so much (why? I don't know!)
@@chenzyjerry
Yeah HDR 400 kind of reminds me of those cheap sunglasses that say like UV 400 or something instead of actually being polarized with like 100% UVA UVB protection. Sure it's better than nothing technically but is it though?!
HDR's are not made the same either, got an LG 1440p 144hz ""HDR"" montitor that just turns grey/green whenever you turn on HDR.
Wow. . . Way Kool !!! I bought the 4K LG 144Hz a year ago for about $800. It's only 27 inch but it's awesome.
I still want a decent 144hz 1440p 27" ips display with a good amount of ports. I like how windows looks at 100% on 1440p but past that I would need upscaling
Honestly i think LGs ultragears are best in class for what youre looking for then. Otherwise if you want a curve, you can take a look at samsungs G5 but this one isnt IPS
Check out the Gigabyte M27Q, it's 170hz 1440p at 27", IPS, HDR, has a built-in KVM, and you can get it for like $250 on sale
Keep having Nicholas on, good job with this video!
I personally find 32" 1440p high refresh to be perfect.
what monitor do you use?
I also have a VG27AQ, it's definitely unique - I had multiple firsts. Frequent crashing, no quick source change button, terrible color profiles...
Not sure why you need Displayport for 144hz. HDMI 2.1 has a good bit more bandwidth compared to Dp 1.4
Yeah sorry guys, but for monitor review/showcases I go to hardware unboxed. for 800 to spend I need more specific comparisons.
20 degrees front, 5 degrees back... this threw me right back into my World of Tanks times...
I own this exact monitor and use it for my PS5.
Absolutely would recommend!
Flexing with the ps5 aint yah ?
this is the comment I've been looking for since getting my ps5 2 years ago. thank you
So hard to spend money on these kind of monitors when the LG C2 42-inch is just around the corner... Seems all around the best Display for anything gaming...
The problem is that you need a huge office to accommodate a 48-inch screen. Then you have to stay far away from the screen because the density of pixels is not important enough.
Then if you do word processing (word), the readability of the characters is a little blurry.
Then there is always the problem of the reflections of the slab if you are in a bright environment.
Finally, there is always the minimal probability of burning.
In short the choice of the Oled is not yet perfect, especially because of the size of the slabs which remains too important. It would take 34-36 inches maximum.
@@romainprovost7164 The C1 is 48". The C2 is 42". Not sure why you're talking about the 48 in response to a 42 comment.
@@TheKazragore Because even 42 is too big for a common desk
I think the best new monitor is about to be the Alienware QD-OLED with Samsung! 34imch ultra wide. If they update their whole lineup with that panel it’s gonna be insane!
They need to make new gaming monitors as smart TVs too with remote controller that would be amazing, you can game and transform your gaming monitor as a TV
get a benq then
several samsung monitors have netflix and a remote.
The screen door effect is NOT being able to see the individual pixels, but being able to see THE SPACE BETWEEN the pixels.
For my desktop setup I have 2 27 inch 1440p monitors from TUF that were about 300 bucks on Amazon (there was a sale goin on at the time), overall I am SUPER satisfied with the screen quality. I have them side by side so I can have stuff spread over both, but if I wanna watch anime or something I can turn off the second one, plug in my headset, and have a near home theater experience at my computer desk. It's great.
I'm genuinely surprised at the price of this, considering I spent 250$ on my Samsung G5 Odyssey- which is 144 hz, 1440p, 32 inches, and is curved- and also has HDR (its HDR10 but controversially I think it's fine and I don't care for it being much brighter).
Yeah I think Plouffe overvalues monitors way too much, you can buy a 1440p 144hz IPS monitor for like $200 on a good day. I have a similar monitor to yours and paid $220.
Probably better colors, ghosting, response time, sharper, more features, etc
@@Harambe8 It's curved so VA panel. The one reviewed is IPS which I personally prefer. Now I have never used a curved monitor but from what I've heard it's a thing you either hate or love. The VA display probably have better contrast ratio but slower response time than the reviewed monito.
Now that's all I can think of as being typical for the panel types. But there can be a lot more differences that you either have to dig into the documentation to learn about or it has to be tested to show what the actual performance is rather than what the manufacturer claims, which usually isn't even close to the truth.
Thats pretty crazy that the G5 is only $250. Insane value for arguably the best display for its price and specs.
@Blahorga Slisk The things I mentioned refer to Asus monitor. You are right, the best way to compare is to actually see it for yourself in person but that's typically not possible. The reason I mentioned those things is I personally dislike when people are like the oc - oh I got this cheap and it has all these features on paper hence its better. No, the price is there, usually, for a reason, especially with monitors. But then again, some people can't tell the difference between 1080p and 1440p/4k so it all depends on your specific use case.
The real smart play is still 1440p. When it's a demanding game, you play at native. If you end up with extra GPU resources, use DLDRS 2.25 to render at 4K and downscale it for that awesome antialiasing. Plus you can get refresh rates anywhere from 165hz to 240hz.
I think you are very much exactly 1000% right, but thats the giga-gamer brain talking not Joe´Schmo, but you are right none the less!
Me at 1080p with a 1660ti: Sure, ideally
Agreed, as long as you have the GPU power for that. That's no guarentee by far, especially not these days.
I like this way of handling reviews.
It's not a review, it's a sponsored video
I think these are gonna sit on store shelves once the 42" OLED TVs come out later this year.
After using a 32 inch monitor for about 2 years I really don't wanna go back to 27 or 24 inches. Multiple windows are much nicer at that size, you can fit a pdf on the right of the screen without having to scale it to a size where the text is unreadable. Also it allows me to sit further away.
Was opposite for me. Went from a 22inch old 1080p to a 32inch 1440p. Was good for certain things like browsing and content consumption, but hated it for gaming. Especially trying to play FPS games. Now gone to a 27inch 1440p and love it.
Just use multiple monitors
Yeah 32 inch is my sweetspot. Have an 1440p 75hz for everything pc and a 4k 60hz for movie and ps4. Its so nice to work like that with 2 screens for pc
I'm the other way -- had a 32" horizontal and 24" vertical for a couple of years, and now after moving I decided to go with 2x 27" horizontal instead
@@julius_caesar_grzfz How is using multiple monitors opposite to a 32" diagonal? You can have multiple monitors no matter the size.
When 1440p finally replaced 1080 Linus will make a video saying Asking “is 1080p” dead?”, following up with a video saying “1440 is the new 1080”
Let's not let that happen and stick with 1080p to nark him. He'd make a video about that too.
Meanwhile I'm still stuck on 1080p @ 60hz on an 11 year old TV/monitor hybrid because I can't find a new monitor I like enough to choose XD
Understandable. There's no way I'm building a Desktop, nor would I let my old monitor I can hook all my old consoles to go.
This monitor rocks!! I love how the text looks as opposed to my G7 and the colors on the screen are great. But they both have good qualities! If your in the market for one and you can get it on the cheap like I did it's definitely worth it!!
Do you still have this monitor, if so can you give us an update?
I went from 15.6inch laptop to lg32inch 1440p 32inch and i love it. For 240 euros I'm happy. Paying 800 euro for a monitor is a lot for me and the differences are not that big.
Still waiting for a very good 32”, 4k@120 zero bezel monitor for PS5 and M1 Mac Mini.
I have a Benq XR3501 (2560x1080p no sync and no HDR) for 6-7 years. Time to upgrade my monitor and i see now HDR400 4k 144hz is the base but i will try to go big and get the Neo G8 (4k 240hz HDR2000). Love the 32 inch size. For me 32 is perfect and 34is a max. I think 28 inch and lower is awesome 1440p monitor size.
Highsense u7g brother there like what 699 I think for a 55 inch 4k 120hz all the bells n whistles I have the u8g such a freaking bright tv to god. A dam beast indeed
And here I am waiting for the ASUS TUF VG279QM to get restocked in my country's stores...
2.1 is not 2.0 updated at all... sometimes I wonder how people get recommended and ... NVM
I gotta say the 1440p 165Hz display built into my Asus Zypherus G15 has been phenomenal, it's really the first time I've bought a laptop with a built-in display that both LOOKS & RUNS fantastic for both media playback + game performance. This monitor looks nice... but until I build my next desktop; the default monitor on my G15 has been more than enough for me.
Asus really seems to know how to spec their built-in displays to make the most of my 5900 & 3070. GG Asus you've kept me from straying from my default display by simply including a... GOOD DISPLAY, it's kinda genius really lol
I've got the same laptop. Love it!
You do realize that monitor size also depends on how far away it is from your eyes right? So if you want everything to fit within your peripheral vision just move it back. Like with my setup I have my monitor on a separate table behind my desk, where my desk is 3m off the wall.
Still running my $20's of old Samsung Ex Lease monitors I picked up from work. 2x24's of 1080P beauty.
One day when I'm rich I will upgrade to some 27's of 1440. One day they will be affordable to the poorer people who don't work for LTT.
The only games we'll be playing in 4k144, would be 2D games. Unless you're fine with sacrificing all your visual settings, it's best to just get the most out of the visuals and cap it at 60, maybe 90 frames
I'm using the equivalent M28U. And yes, it displays a gorgeous image.
Nicholas would make great ASMR videos by default if it was possible to drop this background music.. Good video!
I really wish more monitors had HDR 1000. It's aggravating that you have to either deal with a VA panel or get an OLED to achieve exceptional HDR.
I have the dell VA ultrawide and it with the backlight strobing it's really nice for FPS games and the black smear is not noticeable almost at all. Also get's to 550 nits so HDR looks pretty nice!
@@MaxTheCenturion I have the ridiculous 43 inch Aorus FV43U, so I'm set for HDR. I just wish we could have smaller monitors with HDR 1000.
@@KingSigy Hopefully the LG C2 42" comes out soon!
@@MaxTheCenturion I am looking forward to that.
so i know it's a pointless gimmick feature, but I would kinda like if a monitor could detect when is rotated so it auto-swaps to Landscape mode
The Studio Display actually does that, lol - not that this feature would justify the price, but as you said, it's neat
@@gracelandtoo6240 ohhh... awesome, hopefully shows up in more reasonable priced monitors. For absolute convinience
That wallpaper is nightmare fuel
Looking forward to buy this. Not for gaming buy just for general use. I just can't go back to 60Hz. Even mouse movement looks bad on 60Hz.
Next monitor I'm getting is an LG c1 oled... that way I can't complain
I have the 48 inch and it is pretty nice. I think right now it is on sale for $1099 at Costco. Unless you are a competitive E-Sports gamer and need more than 120 Hertz, it is future proof as long as your Laptop/computer supports HDMI 2.1!
@@vincarro5078 I think you meant 48 inch?
@@neondemon5137 Yes the 48 inch! Thank you!
Man he seems so wholesome
Wowzers!
Can you please test your 4k and 2k monitors with consoles? Specially interested in ps5 4k->2k downscaling for 1440p monitos
For a more midrange system, 1440p at 27 inches is more than fine. It'll be a good few years yet before running anything beyond esports titles at 4k becomes feasible for people on a budget.
High DPI is amazing. I have a 144hz 1440p 24 inch monitor and I love it. Shame it is not IPS...
Just got this monitor two weeks ago after getting a 3080 and a PS5 because I found out the PS5 would only render 1080 on my old monitor since it doesn’t support 1440 which my previous monitor was. The 4K has looked great and even if the HDR isn’t the best I am really enjoying it since I’ve never seen it before. Overall I’m really liking the monitor even if some of the settings have been confusing and annoying.
I like how thin that is. BEEN looking into getting a new monitor for my upstairs PC since that thing is SILLY. 3090 TR4 3990x 256GB RAM, just everything. So wanted a color accurate, high refresh rate monitor.
And there I was thinking a 3960x, 64Gb, 3090 was silly. Damn. I'm also looking for good 4K panels, though I'm waiting to see what the 42" offerings are going to be this year.
Watch some of Techless's yt vids. he does basically only monitors and convinced me to buy my g24f
F1 & F2 were favourite settings 1 & 2.
i have two msi optix monitors one 1440p 32inch one 1080p 27 inch both 144hz altogether cost 500 pounds new they are great but my only regret is the colour repro isnt great but cant have everything at that price but i would defo recommend oh and no hdr
just got vg28u few weeks back. its super cool so far
I'm so glad i'm happy with 1080p at 27"! =) Much cheaper for high refresh rate gaming both in terms of monitor and GPU!
😊 I've a 4k 120Hz 6.5", but not much android content for it, lol. & I've a 15.6" 1080p 144Hz 👍🏽
I like that the monitor stand uses the VESA mount. No need for extra mechanisms to attach the stand. But the pixel density is overkill.
1440p 27" is the same as 4K 40.5"
"I might have some REGRETS!" ?
Okay, about what exactly? Why should I watch this, what is it about? Your titles are really bad anymore. I don't care about thumbnails, I read titles and I read nothing of interest here for me to watch this video. I'm trying to be helpful, so I hope you all take the criticism as it's intended. Cheers 🍻.
Holds plastic bag -> Subtitles: pApEr cRuNcHeS
He loves the vertical orientation so much even the B roll is vertical 😂
I think the next appealing monitor upgrade will be 32”, 4K, 144 hz. That would be the ideal size, resolution and refresh rate for me.
If we don't get 27-28-29 inch 4K 120hz+ OLEDs soon I might have to get this one...
I got this monitor. Mine doesn't like to wake up from deep sleep when I turn my PS5 on.
Why is it so difficult to get good HDR on a gaming monitor? I'd love you guys (or someone) to explain this one to me. New monitors keep coming out pushing refresh rates, response times, resolution, color, you name it. And yet in spite of all the bells and whistles, monitors are still stuck on HDR 400 for the most part which to me is a substantial disadvantage compared to TVs. Am I missing something here? The only proper HDR monitors I see are for creation, not consumption, so you lose all the other good stuff for the sake of that one aspect.
it's expensive, there are gaming monitors with high brightness
There are three 27“ 1440p300Hz, DisplayHDR1000, 576 dimming zone monitors coming out this year from MSI, AOC, and Viewsonic.
the smaller the screen, the denser the dimmin zones, the pricier.. just look at apples XDR displays..
Vast majority of monitors don't have enough local dimming zones to be able to get the deep blacks and ultra high contrast ratios needed for true HDR. And to be clear, it's not just gaming monitors. The reality is unless a TV or monitor is an OLED or mini-LED (with hundreds of local dimming zones), it's not real HDR.
Like another reply mentioned, there are several mini-LED gaming monitors coming out in 2022, but be prepared to spend WELL OVER $1,000 on them. I think the Viewsonic 4k mini-LED is going to cost $2k+ USD.
1) Low demand. The "True HDR" crowd already have an expensive TV for video watching and gaming, therefore do not have a reason to need HDR on a smaller work monitor.
2) Only FALD can achieve brightness of 1000nits in "HDR Sustained 10% Window" required for HDR1000 spec, and over 300nits in "SDR Sustained 100% Window" for monitor use. WRGB OLED cannot do either of this. Still, the best looking HDR gaming monitor under $1k USD is LG C2 42" OLED. Lots of good FALD HDR monitors out there but they are naturally expensive to make costing over $1k. New QD-OLED monitors hitting the market this year will be a good middle ground between the two, and capable of HDR1000.
Alienware 240hz 1440p on Sale for around $800. That’s what I have love it
Really stoked to see 4K high refresh rate monitors releasing at a somewhat affordable price. I'm still on 1080p@60 and I wanna upgrade to 144Hz really badly, but 1440p is just not enough of a pixel density bump (going from 24" 1080p to 27" 1440p) for my taste.
Though I would really love to see a 4K 144Hz Ultrawide, but sadly that's not a thing yet
I'd recommend looking into the M27-4k-UHD-144 from LC Power, it's got 99% srgb, 90% dci-p3 and 90% Adobe rgb coverage. It's a pretty good 4k 144 monitor for only 600$.
Good to see some new faces, not that the old ones were bad. Great job!
You're not really future proofing by buying any monitor today. With local zone dimming, mini-LED and OLED all emerging and all having far superior performance to this monitor, paying $800 for an IPS monitor today is a really bad investment.
Also, as already demonstrated in this video, almost nobody needs a 4K monitor at 27-28". Aside from most plebs not being able to discern between 2K and 4K, what is the point of having a monitor that can refresh at 144hz if the worlds most powerful GPU's can't run games at those frame rates.
Save your money and wait for better monitor tech to drop in price and when GPU's are actually 4K 120hz ready.
Please show more ultra wide monitors, I found them si great but there is near zero test of them
32 inch is such a big upgrade from a 19 inch 900p. I got the smadt monitor m5 1080p not the 4k one and I am hally with it. It has suprisingly good sleakers and outstanding standalone capability.
Cyberpunk is not new but Graphic wise its still a big reference... and its also not ported secondary to PC...
Hdmi 2.0 is the same as 2.1 are you high ????
I for one don't want only a nub for monitor controls. I love a dedicated source button to switch between sources. Or even better a few buttons I can customize to whatever function I want. In addition to a nub. I want both.
If you set this up right it does a lot more than you covered. That’s customize your color through pc back to the monitor. It will do 2x what is says it’ll do.
He looks like he lives in the wild and gathers berries and mushroom to survive.
What's with the christmas fire log video in the background, lol
I can’t lie this is my main monitor and it’s pretty awesome
JONO! What monitor would you buy?
I have done the same thing with Asus 27AQ it rocks as a vertical monitor.
I'm so hoping that the tv on the background isn't oled.. Couldn't really tell.
I did the same exact thing about a month ago. The only difference is I went with the 60hz model VG289Q1A. The monitors are in opposite positions. It was about $330. I didn’t need the high refresh rate because it’s not the center gaming display. I’d highly recommend it.
I have a 32 inch 1440p as well and I'm totally thinking of upgrading to 4k and 28 inch seems to me like the sweet spot for my realspace L desk. :)
> doesn't want upscaling
> enables DLSS
Okay...
7:00 I like the knob on the side, because i have my mid speaker right under my monitor, wich interferes with a bottom knob.
i got like the 32" 1440p 144hz lg monitor for 250$ new.. cant get better than this
I have a 32" older TUF monitor, and while it's otherwise great, I really hate the rear buttons and nub. The screen is part of a triple monitor layout, and it's impossible to reach those without walking around to the back of the whole setup. =P
My guess is LG may have some strange patent that forbids everyone else from doing the nipple only navigation.
90% dci-p3 ist really Nice!