So I'm currently using a ElectriQ 43" QLED Super UltraWide monitor that's 4 years old
Now I'm thinking of upgrading my P.C and was thinking about a new monitor, budget is £300ish and i was looking at sizes between 32-37in, would a 4k UHD make a big difference?
Am i better off sticking with what i have or is there something better within my budget?
Are you looking at another ultra-wide, or a more regulur aspect ratio?
Whats the usage case? photo editing? spreadsheets, gaming, etc?
This looks pretty solid... not curved and only HDR400 though if that matters to you...
Thing is, at your budget, if you still want ultra-wide, I think you're gonna have to spend more if you want a really noticable upgrade over what you have.
Are you looking at another ultra-wide, or a more regular aspect ratio?
What's the usage case? photo editing? spreadsheets, gaming, etc.?
Happy to switch to a normal aspect ratio monitor, main use these days is just browsing, watching videos, not really into gaming until GTA 6 eventually comes out in 2075 hence looking at 4k UHD normal ratio monitors
This looks pretty solid... not curved and only HDR400 though if that matters to you...
Cheers but that's not much better spec than what i already have
you haven't really provided any real reason to upgrade?
if we are talking just browsing and Youtube.. there's no real need IMHO, not like you want a super high refresh, don't need OLED etc etc
I game a fair bit on my PC, and am still working on a nearly 10 year old ultrawide 100hz Jobby, i would have some gains upgrading, OLED, high refresh etc etc
you haven't really provided any real reason to upgrade?
if we are talking just browsing and Youtube.. there's no real need IMHO, not like you want a super high refresh, don't need OLED etc etc
I game a fair bit on my PC, and am still working on a nearly 10 year old ultrawide 100hz Jobby, i would have some gains upgrading, OLED, high refresh etc etc
Reason for upgrade is because i want to, as much as i like my Ultra wide monitor its not the best for watching videos on as it doesn't use the whole screen and i don't really game anymore and as I'm upgrading my P.C i may as well upgrade my monitor
right, so you actually want to go to a conventional 16:9 screen to make the best of it
4k comes into its own if you start going larger screens/closer seating, the sweet spot supposedly 27" 2k.
i guess, id consider if i'm only using the monitor while sat at it, or might i use it as a screen for viewing from further away? eg i had a 40" at one point, as i used it also as the tv in my room, but it was fairly unwieldly sat up on it
not really into gaming until GTA 6 eventually comes out in 2075 hence looking at 4k UHD normal ratio monitor
It will take an absolute monster of a PC to play GTA6 in 4K btw.
The 4K monitor you linked is 60Hz refresh rate. It's a basic office productivity monitor, not particularly high spec at all.
I'd recommend OLED over IPS and something 144Hz or above refresh rate, but that takes you well over the £300 budget.
Sticking 32"+, 4K, 120Hz+ refresh rate and sub-£300 into CCLOnline gives you exactly one option, and it's not a brand I've ever heard of. You'd be better off keeping your current monitor and sticking the £300 into a better GPU for your new computer for when GTA6 does finally release.
It will take an absolute monster of a PC to play GTA6 in 4K btw.
By the time its released ill prob just by a Sony PS9000 (or whatever number their up to by the time GTA 6 is finally released) to play it on
My concern with OLED is the risk of burn in, the PC is mainly going to be used for browsing websites, Youtube, Netflix and other apps (via a 4k Firestick)
If I was in the market for a new monitor anytime soon I would be paying close attention to G-sync pulsar.
https://www.digitalfoundry.net/features/nvidia-g-sync-pulsar-is-a-motion-clarity-revelation
Little update after doubling my budget i went for this
That will be a really nice screen, although it always makes me chuckle when people ask for advice on what to get, then just randomly double the budget!
One cool thing about OLEDs is they scale down really well, perfectly, even.
So for example your playing a game that your pc struggles with at 4k, you can force it to 1440 (2k if you like) to take some strain off the graphics card, enabling you to run higher in game graphics settings - often, depending on the game, that will give you a better overall experience.
Cyberpunk is a good example of this... I run most of my games at 4k, but cyberpunk is really demanding if you want to crank the graphics settings up high.
One cool thing about OLEDs is they scale down really well, perfectly, even.
I'm a massive OLED fan (my watch, phone, tablet, 2x TVs!). But I'm confused why that would be the case? Whatever the screen tech, it's still just squeezing squares (computer output pixels) into a non 1:1 ratio of hardware squares (monitor pixels). Why would OLED do that better. Obviously the higher resolution the screen (smaller hardware squares), the better it's going to scale - but that's nothing to do with OLED or not.
One cool thing about OLEDs is they scale down really well, perfectly, even.
I'm a massive OLED fan (my watch, phone, tablet, 2x TVs!). But I'm confused why that would be the case? Whatever the screen tech, it's still just squeezing squares (computer output pixels) into a non 1:1 ratio of hardware squares (monitor pixels). Why would OLED do that better. Obviously the higher resolution the screen (smaller hardware squares), the better it's going to scale - but that's nothing to do with OLED or not.
I think it's more reduced blur/ghosting from interpolation on fast moving images when running at non-native resolutions, & OLED pixels can change colour or turn on or off basically instantly compared to LCD tech.