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What resolution do I need for gaming?įor the best picture, more pixels are better. The quality of scaling varies among monitors and isn't always a sure fix when text is too tiny. When reviewing 27-inch 5K monitors, we’ve been forced to use DPI (dots per inch) scaling for any hope of reading text in our apps. If a monitor has a pixel density much greater than that, objects and text will look extremely small and potentially impossible to read.

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Windows is best at a pixel density of 90-110ppi. The second thing that can hold back a high-res monitor is your operating system's font-scaling capabilities.

Images on 4K monitors look stunning, but if your system isn’t up to the task of driving 8.3 million pixels per frame, your overall experience will suffer and that extra resolution will actually become a hindrance, particularly if you're gaming. The more pixels you have, the more processing power your graphics card needs to alter those pixels in a timely fashion. While more pixels is generally better, two things can make you second-think getting a monitor with QHD or better resolution.

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Quad HD (QHD) aka Wide Quad HD (WQHD) aka 1440p resolutionĢ560 x 1440 (typical monitor resolution) / 2048 x 1080 (official cinema resolution)įull HD (FHD) aka 1080p aka HD resolution The lower the curvature (as low as 1000R), the more curved the display is.ģ840 x 2160 (typical monitor resolution) / 4096 x 2160 (official cinema resolution) An 1800R curvature has a curved radius of 1800mm and a suggested best max viewing distance of 1.8 meters - and so on. If you do buy a curved monitor, understand curvature specs. Effective curved monitors are usually ultrawide and at least 30 inches, which both point to higher costs. However, they can be prone to glare when viewing from certain angles (light sources are coming from various angles instead of one).

Consider a curved monitor. Curved monitors are supposed to make your experience more immersive with a large field of view and are said to be less eye-straining.

For more on the difference between panel types, see the dedicated section below. IPS monitors have slightly faster response times and show color better than VA panels, but VA monitors have the best contrast out of all three panel types. TN monitors are the fastest but cheapest, due to poorer image quality when viewing from a side angle.

Panel tech: For image quality, TN < IPS < VA.

For gaming monitors, the highest response time you’ll likely see is 5ms, while the fastest gaming monitors can have a 0.5ms response time. Longer response times can mean motion blur when gaming or watching fast-paced videos.

Response times: Shorter is better, but it's not a big priority unless you’re gaming. Response time tells you how long a monitor takes to change individual pixels from black to white or, if its GTG response time, from one shade of gray to another.

If you’re not gaming, a 60 Hz refresh rate should do. Refresh rate is especially important for gamers, who'll want a monitor with at least 75 Hz (most monitors designed for gaming offer at least 120 Hz), combined with the lowest response time you can find. Bigger numbers equal better, smoother, less choppy images. This tells you the number of times your monitor updates with new information per second and is measured in hertz (Hz). For viewing from typical desktop distances, 32 inches is plenty ‘big.' It’s not hard to find a 32-inch gaming or general use monitor at 4K resolution for under $1,000. A larger monitor will have low pixel density if it's a lower resolution.

Size matters too. Pixel density has a big impact on monitor quality, and our sweet spot is 109 pixels per inch (ppi).

But you'll get sharper images with QHD and even sharper with 4K.

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1920 x 1080 (also known as 1080p, Full HD (FHD) and HD) is the minimum you need. A monitor’s resolution tells you how many pixels a monitor has in width x height format. The higher the resolution, the better the picture.Generally, gamers should prioritize fast refresh rates and low response times, professionals should prioritize color accuracy and general use users have less specific needs but will often opt for a monitor with a high-contrast VA panel.

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