railguy, on 06 November 2023 - 10:29 AM, said:
For my aging eyes--just had my birthday yesterday, I'm now "way over the hill!--I'm looking at getting a bigger computer monitor than the 27 inch monitor that I have now. I'm considering a 32 inch monitor, with my current monitor being used as a second monitor for the Dispatch window, etc. and the 32 inch for the main OR window. So, my questions are:
- What window size--1920x1080 or 2560x1440?
- What refresh rate, resolution, and response time would work best for OR?
Does anyone have recommendations of any brands to flat out avoid? I currently have an Asus monitor that has served me well, but I've also used HP and Dell monitors with good luck, also.
Thanks in advance for any recommendations.
Generally speaking, I like the color rendition of monitors with "IPS" panels over the ones using "VA" panels, you'll also notice that "IPS" based monitors cost a little more.
Asus, as you noted, is decent, Dell doesn't make their own monitors, but they do have a good reputation. LG monitors have done well for me personally.
I'd avoid brand names you've not heard of, stuff from ebay. etc...
If you're near OverlandPark, there's a Microcenter store there, and they'll have tons on display.
Resolution at 32", I would think you'd really want to be looking at 4k but this can present a problem - the higher the resolution the harder it is on your system.
So you have to somewhat be aware of what GPU hardware you have and what it's capable of - a 2560x1440 32" might be a better fit with a lower end GPU.
FPS wise, I think 60 is the sweet spot - below that, using the mouse feels laggy, above 60 is wonderful, but you're adding $$$$ to your monitor and GPU cost, for a very marginal improvement in the "smoothness of motion" category.
Above that, there are lots of people who report using TV's and those are super cheap right now as black Friday approaches.
I don't find TV's great for day to day work, but a huge TV would be quite majestic with something like open rails.