1440p monitor

[Django]

Looking for:

# 1440p 16:9 monitor.

# IPS or VA panel.

# 28" or 32".

# Freesync or Gsync.

# Up to £500 - might purchase more for multi monitor.

# Good for night flying - good contrast and deep blacks.

 

Q) I am undecided about a curved screen. Any suggestions of a good curvature for flight simming? 

 

Q) Will downscaling from a 4K monitor to 1440p impact image quality?

 

All your thoughts are much appreciated.

[Roosterfeet]

I bought this last year and I've been very happy with it: https://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/gigabyte-g32qc.

 

It has the usual drawbacks of VA panels but nothing I notice in-game.

 

I think the curved screen on a desktop in front of me adds a little sense of depth to what I'm viewing. Conversely, since I'm so used to the curved screen, every time I sit in front of a flat panel, they look weirdly convex.

 

If by downscaling from 4k, you mean running DCS or whatever application at 4k and using the panel's downscaling feature, I can't say I've ever done that. My gut reaction though is run at native 1440 at a higher frame rate. Native 1440 looks really nice on a 32" display. If you're talking about comparing 4k video on a 4k monitor vs. 4k video downscaled on a 1440 monitor, the 4k monitor will look noticeably sharper but personally I don't think it's worth going 4k unless you're talking about a 40+ inch panel.

 

What impressed me most while playing DCS on the new monitor was the difference in brightness on contrast vs my 10+ year old samsung. On a high brightness and contrast monitor. objects streaking past your canopy on fire and fires on the ground at night look very impressive.

 

[Django]

By "downscaling" I just mean having a native 4K monitor but running Windows and DCS etc at 1440p. Would image quality be noticeably degraded? I am not planning to run DCS at 4K with my current hardware, I just though it might be a future investment.

[Roosterfeet]

Don't know about running 1440 on a 4k monitor but running 1080 on a 1440 monitor significantly degrades image quality. As a rule of thumb, I would always try to run at native resolution. Also, windows text size on a 32 inch 4k might be an issue. I would definitely want to see what it looks like before purchasing.

[LucShep]

On 8/12/2021 at 4:16 PM, Roosterfeet said:

I think the curved screen on a desktop in front of me adds a little sense of depth to what I'm viewing. Conversely, since I'm so used to the curved screen, every time I sit in front of a flat panel, they look weirdly convex.

 

If by downscaling from 4k, you mean running DCS or whatever application at 4k and using the panel's downscaling feature, I can't say I've ever done that. My gut reaction though is run at native 1440 at a higher frame rate. Native 1440 looks really nice on a 32" display. If you're talking about comparing 4k video on a 4k monitor vs. 4k video downscaled on a 1440 monitor, the 4k monitor will look noticeably sharper but personally I don't think it's worth going 4k unless you're talking about a 40+ inch panel.

 

What impressed me most while playing DCS on the new monitor was the difference in brightness on contrast vs my 10+ year old samsung. On a high brightness and contrast monitor. objects streaking past your canopy on fire and fires on the ground at night look very impressive.

 

 

I agree in all fronts, especially with the resolution versus size of display. 

If we were talking 40'' and bigger screen sizes then I'd say 4K UHD is definitely a must and non-negotiable, but for a 28'' to a 32'' screen size I feel that 1440P is about perfect.

 

Regarding suggestions, perhaps you've seen this already but have a look at this video (at the 11:30 time mark):

 

 

 

Edited August 13, 2021 by LucShep

[Bossco82]

If I'm honest I tried running 1440p on a 4k monitor. There was a noticeable downgrade in image quality that did detract from the gaming experience. 

 

I run an ultrawide 1440p now using a monitor arm attached to my desk. If I bring the monitor forward ,ie, closer. The image quality is excellent. Something like a 35" 1140p ultrawide or a 28-32" 16:9 1440p monitor are very good choices for DCS at the moment. Its a good balance between performance with all the eye candy enabled and image quality.

[Django]

Q) Can anyone suggest best minimum and maximum screen sizes for a 1440p? I had assumed 27' or 32'.

Q) Can anyone share their experiences with different monitor curvatures?

[Hector45]

18 minutes ago, Django said:

Q) Can anyone suggest best minimum and maximum screen sizes for a 1440p? I had assumed 27' or 32'.

Q) Can anyone share their experiences with different monitor curvatures?

If you're still running a Kepler card as your signature indicates I would strongly recommend upgrading hardware first. 780Ti is not going to run a 1440p monitor in game at a reasonable fps. The 3GB frame buffer alone will kneecap you. Also like others said, downscaling resolution from native degrades the picture quality considerably.

 

If you've got your mind set on a monitor upgrade now then I'd just expect to run it downscaled to 1080p and deal with the picture quality until you upgrade your hardware.

 

Edit, curve is not really necessary unless your are going ultrawide. But if you decide to go with a 32" 16:9 I'd go for the curve, feels more emersive to me.

Edited August 15, 2021 by Hector45

[Django]

18 minutes ago, Hector45 said:

780Ti is not going to run a 1440p monitor

My next build will be I7-9700K + 1080Ti + 32GB RAM.

 

20 minutes ago, Hector45 said:

But if you decide to go with a 32" 16:9 I'd go for the curve

Can you suggest a "good" curve for flight simming e.g. 1000R, 1500R or 1800R etc?

[Hector45]

1 hour ago, Django said:

My next build will be I7-9700K + 1080Ti + 32GB RAM.

 

Can you suggest a "good" curve for flight simming e.g. 1000R, 1500R or 1800R etc?

For 32" 16:9 1800R, 1500R max. For 28" 16:9 flat or 1800R