Which screen should I choose?

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Hi,

I am looking to get a new monitor, 2 new monitors to be exact. I am planning on using them for gaming and watching movies/TV series.

I have done a bit of poking around, and looked up specs and reviews as much as I could, but since I am no expert, I thought I would ask the community here to help me out, choosing between the monitors below, or even suggesting another, if it's better, and within budget though.

Here are the 2 screens I am considering (both on takealot) :

Samsung S24E510C Series 5 23'' Curved Led Monitor - R2999

LG 23" Cinema Class IPS Monitor - LGE23MP57HQ - R2699

Any advice and thoughts appreciated.
Thanks
 
What is your budget? R3000?

The Samsung display you mentioned is a 24". I'd go for this over the LG. IPS is a fantastic panel, but I wouldn't choose a cheap IPS panel, so rather stick with a normal LED display, which is incidentally better for gaming as well as there is no little lag, in which case the Samsung is fine. Also, the curved display fad thing is pointless unless it's a large display, might be able to save a few bucks but going for a non-curved variant.
 
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For gaming always see if you can find the input lag specification. Manufacturers usually don't give it in the specs but it has a huge impact on gaming. Add the response time to the input lag time to get an indication of how fast something is displayed on a screen. The smaller the number the better. High-speed games where reaction time makes a difference are directly affected by the input lag.

IPS usually looks better but has a much larger input lag than TN or LED screens.
 
The LG has a 5ms response time compared to 4ms on the Samsung. But that's just response time, there is also input lag, which is usually not in the favor of the IPS panels.
 
Enigma_ said:
What is your budget? R3000?

The Samsung display you mentioned is a 24". I'd go for this over the LG. IPS is a fantastic panel, but I wouldn't choose a cheap IPS panel, so rather stick with a normal LED display, which is incidentally better for gaming as well as there is no little lag, in which case the Samsung is fine. Also, the curved display fad thing is pointless unless it's a large display, might be able to save a few bucks but going for a non-curved variant.
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Placing 2 or 3 of those curved screens next to each other does have a certain encompassing feeling though.
 
stricken said:
Placing 2 or 3 of those curved screens next to each other does have a certain encompassing feeling though.
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Yeah true I suppose, forgot about that aspect. Would be a lot easier placing two curved screens together, no more fighting with the darn things trying to get them to line up properly.
 
crysis said:
IPS or go home. TN is kuk.
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Right up until the point where you are trying to play a game but can't figure out why everyone else kills you because you don't know that what you see on your screen happened half ago.

Newer IPS panels are getting better.
 
Pox said:
Right up until the point where you are trying to play a game but can't figure out why everyone else kills you because you don't know that what you see on your screen happened half ago.

Newer IPS panels are getting better.
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Such an exaggeration. On both points.

TN belongs in the dustbin.
 
Pox said:
Right up until the point where you are trying to play a game but can't figure out why everyone else kills you because you don't know that what you see on your screen happened half ago.

Newer IPS panels are getting better.
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Yup, mine is perfect for gaming, but if you don't have the budget for a decent IPS panel, then stick with VA as cheap IPS panels are not a good idea.
 
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Chevron said:
Such an exaggeration. On both points.

TN belongs in the dustbin.
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Depends on your gaming style. Competitive fast-paced FPS you need every millisecond. If you are going to play RTS, MMORPG etc then go for the best visual quality.

btw, TVs are usually far worse than computer monitors at input lag. There are some 'high-end' TVs that have up to 3 seconds of lag. Try playing a game where you've crashed into a wall 3 seconds before you even see it on the screen.
 
Pox said:
btw, TVs are usually far worse than computer monitors at input lag. There are some 'high-end' TVs that have up to 3 seconds of lag. Try playing a game where you've crashed into a wall 3 seconds before you even see it on the screen.
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TVs have a gaming mode though.
 
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What about just getting an Ultra wide screen instead of two separate monitors ?
Something similar to THIS

[video=youtube;sS0xUNowvjo]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sS0xUNowvjo[/video]
 
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Gaming on a TV is a joke. People seem to think they're scoring by buying a large TV as a monitor, when the latency of the TV is far worse than a conventional computer monitor. Also the refresh rates of cheaper televisions are often between 30hz - 50hz, sneakily hidden in their own branded term for refresh rate, which often isn't a clear conversion to the actual refresh rate.
 
Zyraz said:
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That would make the most sense, but in terms of desktop real estate, you're only getting 2 x 17" screens effectively, on the 34" model, it's perfect, but that's out of budget in this case.
 
Enigma_ said:
Yup, mine is perfect for gaming, but if you don't have the budget for a decent IPS panel, then stick with TN as cheap IPS panels are not a good idea.
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Sorry, you are wrong. I have had many different displays to play on, and a cheap IPS display is just fine for gaming. On top of that, it doesn't look like arse when you tilt your head, and it has better colour reproduction out the box.
 
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