I got a promotion at work, and after some persuading to the IT engineer, I was able to talk them into getting me an IPS panel. *my eeyyyyess hurt, I can't see the monitor from the sides, wahhhhh*. After some discussion, we settled on a pair of these babies!
I really have to say...I fucking LOVE them. Now, I wouldn't use them for really fast gaming, but they are certainly game-able, just maybe not FPS-able.
I own an LG OLED at home, which is amazing, but I attributed most of its gains to the awesome panel and OLED tech...I didn't expect this 27" to be quite as big an improvement....but oh man, was I wrong.
You remember when everybody was saying "you can't really tell a difference between 720 and 1080 at less than 42 inches anyways"? That may have been true playing 720p movie files vs 1080....but when it comes to 1080p vs 4k, the difference is absolutely staggering. I had a 1080p Acer IPS panel set up next to this and there was simply ZERO debate.
If you want to know just how awesome this monitor is, I gave up 3x1080p at 60Hz; I am now running 2x4k at 30Hz....and yes, 30Hz sucks, but for desktop stuff it's doable, and I can always disable one of them if I'm watching/playing something. It's because we have laptops instead of desktops now...but I digress. The point is, I gave up an entire extra monitor and halved my refresh rate, simply because two of these were THAT badass. The fact that they're only $300 only cements it further.
I have a feeling that, at this size, there isn't a massive qualiy difference between the "lower end" of 4k monitors, and that you're pretty much getting the same thing. In contrast with the past, where I always said colors and contrast trumped pixel count....you are adding SO many damn pixels with 4k that it ends up winning in both areas, hands down.
I really have to say...I fucking LOVE them. Now, I wouldn't use them for really fast gaming, but they are certainly game-able, just maybe not FPS-able.
I own an LG OLED at home, which is amazing, but I attributed most of its gains to the awesome panel and OLED tech...I didn't expect this 27" to be quite as big an improvement....but oh man, was I wrong.
You remember when everybody was saying "you can't really tell a difference between 720 and 1080 at less than 42 inches anyways"? That may have been true playing 720p movie files vs 1080....but when it comes to 1080p vs 4k, the difference is absolutely staggering. I had a 1080p Acer IPS panel set up next to this and there was simply ZERO debate.
If you want to know just how awesome this monitor is, I gave up 3x1080p at 60Hz; I am now running 2x4k at 30Hz....and yes, 30Hz sucks, but for desktop stuff it's doable, and I can always disable one of them if I'm watching/playing something. It's because we have laptops instead of desktops now...but I digress. The point is, I gave up an entire extra monitor and halved my refresh rate, simply because two of these were THAT badass. The fact that they're only $300 only cements it further.
I have a feeling that, at this size, there isn't a massive qualiy difference between the "lower end" of 4k monitors, and that you're pretty much getting the same thing. In contrast with the past, where I always said colors and contrast trumped pixel count....you are adding SO many damn pixels with 4k that it ends up winning in both areas, hands down.