Gaming Monitor Recommendations

[Breeks]

Hi,

looking for suggestions on a gaming monitor. Thinking of basically :

27"
1440p
Min 144Hz refresh rate
HDR
Budget £350(ish)

Read plenty of online reviews - however a lot of the top end monitors are straying into £500 and higher territory so not willing to stretch that far.

Pondering this as a decent option : https://www.scan.co.uk/products/27-benq-ex2780q-mo...

Although it's plugging into an Nvidia RTX so the freesync option is worthless - not sure how big a deal freesync / gsync is though....?

TIA

[808 Estate]

I use a Dell IPS and cant fault it. Brilliant for adventure and RPG games.

[RedWhiteMonkey]

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07VTPKCLS?tag=pcp0f-2...

[mmm-five]

Samsung Odyssey G5 for about £280...if you don't mind a VA panel.

https://amazon.co.uk/Samsung-Odyssey-LC27G55TQWRXX...

https://www.samsung.com/uk/monitors/gaming/odyssey...

Edited by mmm-five on Thursday 26th August 14:17

[CarCrazyDad]

I wouldn't worry about HDR content at all.

If you want HDR buy a "gaming TV" instead.
Like an LG OLED

HDR400 monitors etc like most of the ones in that price range HDR is awful.

Look on RTINGS they have reviews on most and are very in depth.

[adaptive]

27" Acer XV272U QHD Gaming Monitor, IPS, 2560x1440, 144Hz, 1ms, HDR
https://www.scan.co.uk/products/27-acer-xv272u-qhd...
£335

Looks like it fits the bill?


Or from Overclockers
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/lg-27gl850-b-27-256...
GSync compatible, HDR 10 etc
just over £300 shipped

Edited by adaptive on Friday 27th August 06:57

[.:ian:.]

Got my son a ACER Nitro VG270UPbmiipx was £280 at Christmas now down to £240!

[mmm-five]

adaptive said:

27" Acer XV272U QHD Gaming Monitor, IPS, 2560x1440, 144Hz, 1ms, HDR
https://www.scan.co.uk/products/27-acer-xv272u-qhd...
£335

Looks like it fits the bill?


Or from Overclockers
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/lg-27gl850-b-27-256...
GSync compatible, HDR 10 etc
just over £300 shipped

Edited by adaptive on Friday 27th August 06:57

As with some of the other monitors mentioned, it's not 'proper' HDR, it will be HDR10/HDR400...which are both very basic HDR specs (and debatable whether they're 'proper' HDR at all) - and even VESA certification label doesn't mean it's good, just that it has been certified to meet those lower level.

But then, even the sub-50" LG OLEDs only get 600-700 nits vs the 700-800 nits of the larger screens.

You'd need HDR10+ or HDR1000 for professional HDR levels.

But as it's for gaming rather the professional video/graphic work, then I'd not be too worried

Edited by mmm-five on Friday 27th August 13:03

[Breeks]

Thanks all for your sage advice - there was a time I'd have spent weeks poring over specs and such like....but as I get older the less patience I have for such things. I'll ditch the HDR requirement, seems like a waste at this price point.

[Breeks]

Just closing this thread off.....I picked up one of these :

https://www.dell.com/en-uk/shop/dell-27-gaming-mon...

Very happy with it so far.

[Shadow R1]

Be brilliant that, good choice.

[Laplace]

Breeks said:

Just closing this thread off.....I picked up one of these :

https://www.dell.com/en-uk/shop/dell-27-gaming-mon...

Very happy with it so far.

Solid performer. Had one since June and can't really fault it.

I mostly play warzone with nvidia filters on but it was costing me a good 30-40fps. Eventually spent a bit of time dialling in the monitor settings and now I have warzone looking just as good without the fps penalty. Something i couldn't do on my previous TN panel.