I had a 43" wasabi mango, it was ok for free! I upgraded to color calibrated monitor!   https://www.asus.com/us/Monitors/PA329Q/

7 hours ago, strider1 said:

I had a 43" wasabi mango, it was ok for free! I upgraded to color calibrated monitor!   https://www.asus.com/us/Monitors/PA329Q/

Eric, I haven't seen that monitor before. As someone who has switched from a TV to a monitor are you happy with the (presumably increased) quality? Is it significantly better than a TV? Is the smaller screen a drawback?

I'm also in the market for a UHD monitor. Pity they stop at 32". This BenQ one is on my short list. https://www.benq.eu/en-uk/monitor/designer/pd3200u.html

1 hour ago, Ray Proudfoot said:

I'm also in the market for a UHD monitor. Pity they stop at 32

This is UHD Ray, https://www.rtings.com/monitor/reviews/lg/43ud79-b

Just ordered it.

16.9 Ratio

Edited October 27, 20187 yr by ZKOKQ

14 minutes ago, ZKOKQ said:

This is UHD Ray, https://www.rtings.com/monitor/reviews/lg/43ud79-b

Just ordered it.

Too big for my desk at 43”. Something up to 36” would be ideal but as it stands the BenQ looks the best for me.

It would be interesting to hear what you think about it.

3 minutes ago, Ray Proudfoot said:

Too big for my desk at 43”. Something up to 36” would be ideal but as it stands the BenQ looks the best for me.

It would be interesting to hear what you think about it.

Will let you know Ray. I have to get a bigger desk, and also upgrade my rig as well. So in about 3 weeks all should be set up I hope.

After watching many reviews on YT, I was convinced this might be the right monitor for me. Was intending to go for a Samsung 43' UHD TV, but as this monitor is factory calibrated, I thought this might be a better option 43 is about as big as I can go.

1 hour ago, ZKOKQ said:

Will let you know Ray. I have to get a bigger desk, and also upgrade my rig as well. So in about 3 weeks all should be set up I hope.

After watching many reviews on YT, I was convinced this might be the right monitor for me. Was intending to go for a Samsung 43' UHD TV, but as this monitor is factory calibrated, I thought this might be a better option 43 is about as big as I can go.

I'm convinced monitors are higher quality than TVs. They have the added benefit of having several USB ports which can be a life saver.

Apparently the monitor above does NOT support HDR which is a deal breaker for me.

8 minutes ago, pgde said:

Apparently the monitor above does NOT support HDR which is a deal breaker for me.

Why do you need HDR? Are you using it for watching UHD Blu-rays as well as flight simming? HDR in P3D is not the same as HDR for television.

11 hours ago, Ray Proudfoot said:

Eric, I haven't seen that monitor before. As someone who has switched from a TV to a monitor are you happy with the (presumably increased) quality? Is it significantly better than a TV? Is the smaller screen a drawback?

I'm also in the market for a UHD monitor. Pity they stop at 32". This BenQ one is on my short list. https://www.benq.eu/en-uk/monitor/designer/pd3200u.html

I am into photography so I needed a monitor with a wide color gamut, specifically Adobe RGB. I am really happy with the monitor, lots of options to tweak the color, brightness, sharpness, and calibrate, etc... It's super bright, I can now sim in the middle of the day with blinds open on a sunny day. It also has the option to turn on a blue light filter for your eye health! It also has another option called scenery mode, it simulates HDR! I really wanted an HDR monitor but there are very little options in the monitor space. Especially since the HDR standards are still in flux and there are no dynamic metadata HDR monitors on the market yet. 

I am not sure about a TVs since I've been using my monitors for years as a TV(Netflix, Youtube). It depends on the TV and monitors specs. A professional monitor is going to have more options for a wider selection of color gamuts(SRGB, ADOBE, DCI-P3), + they are going to have lower input lag, etc. A really good tv is going to be in 55"+ range, too big for a desk. TVs in the 40" range are not that great with HDR and color gamut compared to the 55+. An Oled TV would be interesting! Problem is the burn-in, and you would have to set it up 5' to 10' away for viewing. Next year should be interesting for TVs with HDMI 2.1 spec and High Frame Rate(HFR)! 

The smaller screen is not a drawback, I thought it would be since I was so used to the 43". Believe it or not 32" feels plenty big for a desktop gaming!      

That monitor looks pretty decent! The color space does not look very wide. I would look at something with at least DCI-P3 support. https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1434507-REG/dell_u3219q_ultrasharp_32_4k.html

Edited October 27, 20187 yr by strider1