Hello overclockers! I just finished scrubbing the latest forum threads and after some search I've decided it's better if I ask this to you guys directly
I've been looking for an upgrade to my viewing experience, since i've been stuck with a display that has been serving me for perhaps the last 6 years (it has way outlasted the GTX 260 I bought together with it!). My current rig is in my signature, and I live in italy so I'm contextualizing price references in the euro area.
Many months ago I tried out a 144Hz 1080p display at a friend's house (an ASUS VG248QE for context) and while I didn't really dig the image rendition, I loved the fluidity a higher refresh rate can give. Since then, I've been gathering information about what monitors I could potentially buy, but there doesn't seem to be a whole lot of decently priced 144Hz low input lag monitors, considering I don't really want any extra frills, my ideal price point would be under 300€ (but if it's unreasonable I could extend my price range).
My current display is a 22 inch TV, the LG M227WD (Lord forgive me, I did not know what I was doing!), which I plan keeping as a second screen on my desk. I think 24'' would be a good size for a 1080p screen for me, and they appear to be the cheapest ones out there.
There's a few monitors that offer pretty much the same deal: the AOC G2460PF, the ASUS VG248QE, the BenQ ZOWIE G2460PF, and the Acer GN246HL seem all to have problems with color rendering or over sharpness. I am not sure if PCMonitors is a holy grail of information but they sure seem to do a very thorough testing. The other reviews I've found so far look pretty generic, with not a lot of methodical testing going on. Everyone puts the ASUS model on a pedestal while noticing the problems, but PCMonitors concludes the AOC is an overall better deal than the ASUS one.
All was going well, I was determined to go with the AOC monitor, which is the one whose price i've been, ahem, monitoring for the past weeks, but I didn't notice it wasn't the recommended 1080p 144Hz 24-ish inch screen on PCMonitors.
For that, this Samsung C24FG70 takes the crown, and currently I can find it online for just about the same price of the AOC G2460PF (260€, give or take some cents). It is a slightly curved 23.5'' VA monitor so I'm surprised to see it at this price range.
In conclusion, what's your opinion about this Samsung monitor? Do you have any experience with any of these monitors? I'd really like to wrap my head around this, what I look for isn't just a gaming monitor, but for a good performer all around, that I can use daily, to read, code, and game on. Thanks for reading so far! If you did, you're already my hero ^^
I've been looking for an upgrade to my viewing experience, since i've been stuck with a display that has been serving me for perhaps the last 6 years (it has way outlasted the GTX 260 I bought together with it!). My current rig is in my signature, and I live in italy so I'm contextualizing price references in the euro area.
Many months ago I tried out a 144Hz 1080p display at a friend's house (an ASUS VG248QE for context) and while I didn't really dig the image rendition, I loved the fluidity a higher refresh rate can give. Since then, I've been gathering information about what monitors I could potentially buy, but there doesn't seem to be a whole lot of decently priced 144Hz low input lag monitors, considering I don't really want any extra frills, my ideal price point would be under 300€ (but if it's unreasonable I could extend my price range).
My current display is a 22 inch TV, the LG M227WD (Lord forgive me, I did not know what I was doing!), which I plan keeping as a second screen on my desk. I think 24'' would be a good size for a 1080p screen for me, and they appear to be the cheapest ones out there.
There's a few monitors that offer pretty much the same deal: the AOC G2460PF, the ASUS VG248QE, the BenQ ZOWIE G2460PF, and the Acer GN246HL seem all to have problems with color rendering or over sharpness. I am not sure if PCMonitors is a holy grail of information but they sure seem to do a very thorough testing. The other reviews I've found so far look pretty generic, with not a lot of methodical testing going on. Everyone puts the ASUS model on a pedestal while noticing the problems, but PCMonitors concludes the AOC is an overall better deal than the ASUS one.
All was going well, I was determined to go with the AOC monitor, which is the one whose price i've been, ahem, monitoring for the past weeks, but I didn't notice it wasn't the recommended 1080p 144Hz 24-ish inch screen on PCMonitors.
For that, this Samsung C24FG70 takes the crown, and currently I can find it online for just about the same price of the AOC G2460PF (260€, give or take some cents). It is a slightly curved 23.5'' VA monitor so I'm surprised to see it at this price range.
In conclusion, what's your opinion about this Samsung monitor? Do you have any experience with any of these monitors? I'd really like to wrap my head around this, what I look for isn't just a gaming monitor, but for a good performer all around, that I can use daily, to read, code, and game on. Thanks for reading so far! If you did, you're already my hero ^^