Hardware & Technical 120 Hz or IPS

[yeehi]

When choosing a display, you basically have a dilemma:

gorgeous colours
or
fast refresh rate (above 60 Hz)

If you prefer to have beautiful colours (and perhaps a very large display), you choose an IPS monitor.

If you would rather have rapid response on the screen, and low input lag (great for first person shooter games / space combat!) you choose a 120 Hz capable monitor, which doesn't have the beautiful colours that IPS offers.

It is actually possible to get an overclocked IPS monitor, that can run at 120 Hz, but that is an exception.

Which will you be choosing for Eliteangerous? Why?

 

[derv]

I'll be keeping my 30" IPS and possibly adding a couple of extra monitors if ED uses them properly.

 

[Davidtq]

back in the day we had CRT's capable of great colour, unbeatable viewing angles, super high resolution AND great refresh rates. Of course the good ones cost a fortune and took up so much desk space they almost needed their own office.

 

[Pyros]

Well the best is obviously 120hz and IPS, problem being that is not really available.

Now, a 30" 2560x1600 120hz IPS monitor with great quality (uniformity, controls, interfaces, design,..) for less than £500 would be a great thing. If it was real, ofc.

(actually I would like a 27" 168 ppi monitor - 3840x2400 - but I guess software support is still pretty poor)

 

[Davidtq]

Well the best is obviously 120hz and IPS, problem being that is not really available.

Now, a 30" 2560x1600 120hz IPS monitor with great quality (uniformity, controls, interfaces, design,..) for less than £500 would be a great thing. If it was real, ofc.

(actually I would like a 27" 168 ppi monitor - 3840x2400 - but I guess software support is still pretty poor)

for far too long weve been putting up with poor PPI figures on desktop monitors. The PPI on some of the next gen smart phones is incredible. I want some of that on the desktop...

 

[Pyros]

for far too long weve been putting up with poor PPI figures on desktop monitors. The PPI on some of the next gen smart phones is incredible. I want some of that on the desktop...

True, although the OS (windows) doesn't really help.

But what has happened in the past 5 years in laptops is unbelievable - 15.7" glossy displays with a circa year 1998 resolution.

 

[JazHaz]

I voted for 60 hz non IPS, though I don't know what IPS is. I'm on a full-HD laptop with NVIDIA GT-635M GPU onboard.

 

[yeehi]

I voted for 60 hz non IPS, though I don't know what IPS is. I'm on a full-HD laptop with NVIDIA GT-635M GPU onboard.

IPS stands for In Plane Switching.

Your average display is neither IPS nor capable of 120 Hz. Most laptops run at their maximum of 60 Hz. (That is 60 FPS - frames per second.)

 

[usernametaken]

60 fps non-ips, because that's what my monitor does and I'm in no position to upgrade it!

 

[derv]

60 fps non-ips, because that's what my monitor does and I'm in no position to upgrade it!

I bet you could have afforded it but dropped too much cash on the kickstarter

 

[Pyros]

I bet you could have afforded it but dropped too much cash on the kickstarter

No idea if that is the case of usernametaken but I'm currently looking for a new monitor (ongoing activity for the past couple years, although it surfaces once per quarter or so).

So, I have my eyes set (pun intended) in the Dell 2713HM.. and mulling it is a bit on the expensive side, maybe I should go with the 2412M instead, half the price and better AR (and maybe I could buy 2)... And now you remember me that with the KS investment I could have bought the 2713HM... damn

 

[Mack]

60hz, Non IPS cause that's what my lappy has (1920x1080 on a Radeon HD 7970M) , and I doubt I'll be changing it in the next 18 months.

My main (and only) TV is still a 34" CRT (yes i know... How Quaint!!) , so none of this HD rubbish, even though I do have Sky HD (watched in normal def) purely for the F1 channel.

 

[AbueloNemesis]

Not really understand this poll, I always play at 75 Hz (max of my monitor) to avoid eye fatigue.

 

[Alexander R]

I'm going to be setting up a big screen gaming area in my kitchen (lots of spare space in there, it runs the width of the house) with a sectional sofa and a 120 hz HDTV mounted to the wall, probably 40" or so and will be sat about 4 or 5 feet away max.

With this in mind I've been looking around for a nice surface for the keyboard and mouse and this looks like it takes the biscuit:

http://www.frontgate.com/mahogany-e...rnishings/27984?isCrossSell=true&strategy=257

Or a little more budget conscious :

http://www.frontgate.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/laptop-caddy/11773?redirect=y

 

[yeehi]

No idea if that is the case of usernametaken but I'm currently looking for a new monitor (ongoing activity for the past couple years, although it surfaces once per quarter or so).

How about treating yourself to a Yamakasi 300 Leonidas 30" IPS display from ebay? They are good value, for a gorgeous monitor?

Not really understand this poll, I always play at 75 Hz (max of my monitor) to avoid eye fatigue.

I guess you must be using a CRT monitor, like a big box, instead of a LCD/LED panel. CRT uses different technology which produces a flicker that is detectable by the human eye, if it is not above a certain refresh rate. Usually 75 Hz is OK, though some prefer it even higher at 85 Hz.

If you have 75 Hz, lucky you! The motion of graphics in first person shooter games will appear very smoothe and you will probably have low lag between inputting commands with a mouse and having those commands appear on the screen. Perhaps your display is quite big, too.

On the downside, the colours on your screen won't be as vivid as on an IPS display.

 

[Kerrash]

I will probably have to put up with what I have got right now, can't afford to upgrade; something recently wiped out my balance

 

[V3teran]

IPS all day long for me.

Ill take Quality of Quantity all day long.

There are some Korean Yamakasi Catleap Monitors but im waiting for a 120hz IPS from Dell.

As soon as they are available for purchase i will be one of the first inline.

 

[Jokester]

I suspect it'll be a 120Hz 30" (1600p or more, not 1080p) AMOLED screen that I'll wait for. Then I might retire my good old IPS 30" Dell.

 

[Hunt]

60fps with IPS, 27" Mac Thunderbolt display (2560 x 1440)

 

[intrepidis]

I'll be using something similar to Super AMOLED Plus, which I'll buy closer to ED launch, along with a new computer. I'll have to see what the technology is like by then... I have Super AMOLED on my phone and the colour, refresh and resolution is incredible.