1920 x 1200 PC Monitors

[Quesse]

I have a Hanns-g 28" 1920x1200 monitor.
It's nice and fast, and my only issue is the backlight is so bright i needed to turn the brightness down to the lowest.

I have two of these they are great.

I also have two Samsung 23" 2048 x 1152 (2343bwx) and they are quite nice as well but I absolutely prefer 16:10 for gaming and almost everything on my PC. 16:9 is too squashed and only good for movies.

[Hinoiri]

Hmm, my monitor's a little on the older side now, but it rocks. It's an HP LP2475w 1920x1200 IPS monitor. The colors are amazing and I've yet to see anything negative show up while gaming.

[Dhalmel]

I recommend Dell's ultra sharp series, Asus also has a Professional IPS series, but when they were first at market they had issues with BL bleed and some dead pixels, can't comment as to how they are now. As for the 2560x1440 idea, I wouldn't recommend it for a single 680, you would need to go SLI if you want a decent frame rate at high settings.


Another problem is desk space, don't go out and buy a $700 (300ish if you want to risk importing from Korea without warranty.) and put it on a small unsteady desk.

[Doki]

Had to look up the name of them again, but if you are feeling like taking a real leap of faith, some have gotten amazing results ordering a CATLEAP Q270 (27" IPS that has a 120hz refresh rate), only available in Korea. But it takes more seller research and luck than I care to deal with. They sell for the same price as the IPS monitors here that run at 60hz (usually through firmware upgrades and such). The better refresh rate would mean even less input delay issues, but again, I haven't experienced any on my Asus so meh.

and to the above poster: I run a single 2650x1440 on a GTX 680 with max settings and encounter no framerate issues at all, even with lots of craziness during FATEs.

[Dhalmel]

Had to look up the name of them again, but if you are feeling like taking a real leap of faith, some have gotten amazing results ordering a CATLEAP Q270 (27" IPS that has a 120hz refresh rate), only available in Korea. But it takes more seller research and luck than I care to deal with. They sell for the same price as the IPS monitors here that run at 60hz (usually through firmware upgrades and such). The better refresh rate would mean even less input delay issues, but again, I haven't experienced any on my Asus so meh.

and to the above poster: I run a single 2650x1440 on a GTX 680 with max settings and encounter no framerate issues at all, even with lots of craziness during FATEs.

I was talking more towards more intensive titles like BF3 and Crysis 3.

[Ilethius]

In my experience 1920x1200 screens seem to have a lot of bleedout around the edges plus there is not a lot of choice compaired to 1920x1024. Obviously the size is a great addition but its not the be all and end all, if your gaming on fps games as well as FFXIV then I would recommend a 24" 1920x1024 there is a lot of choice and prices can range from £150 - £400 UK pounds most have better colour/resolution ratio's and dark/light contrast seem to be generally better on 1920x1024 too.

You can always get a widescreen version of the 1920x1024 to make up for lost space.

[leomax]

I game on a Dell U2711 @ 2560x1440, if you plan to play at that resolution be prepared to drop some moneys on a graphics card or two for the latest games if you like high fps.

[Meatdawg]

Just a heads up, there is no 1440p 120hz monitors out at the moment. (Unless you want a Catleap which is pricey)

I am waiting for 1440p 120hz to hit mainstream before I upgrade from 1080p 120hz

[Doki]

The problem with 1440 @ 120hz is you are doubling the tax on your graphics card. While my GTX680 handles everything maxed at 2650x1440 @60hz, I am betting it would start to choke with the faster refresh.

[Rex]

OP,

I play on an iMac 27inch and my Macbook Pro.

my iMac has 2560x1440 I believe (I'm at work can't check..but I'm positive that's right) and I enjoy it.

Of course, I push my monitor back a little so I'm not turning my head all the time to make sure everyone's alive, etc.

I like having all that screen space...it really helps when you have a lot of things going on (as far as UI goes) on your screen. I'm sure when we get to that point in ARR where we have all 3 command bars out...that could get cluttered on a smaller screen. But on my iMac..if the bars are similar in size to the bar in 1.0, you could almost even lay all three out along the bottom of the screen without even stacking them. But that might be confusing. But you get my point!

However, I don't have complete control of my iMac's brightness while in Windows mode. During darker hours I do find myself dimming it as far as it lets me. Then again, I do that with any screen because since I'm around a computer for work AND play...I'm trying not to strain my eyes.