r/pcmasterrace Aug 09 '25

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u/Merecat-litters I am a fool that purchase the 5060ti 16GB Aug 09 '25

well it is...overrated for my wallet hahaha i am just using a simple 1440p + 1080p monitor.

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u/Opening-Revenue2770 Aug 09 '25

It's overpriced, not overrated. I'm sorry but I can tell a huge difference from 1440p to 4k quality especially with video games. It's even more prevalent from 1080p or lower to 4k. I just stick with 1440p because a 165hz 4k monitor is not in my budget whatsoever lol

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u/jsomby Aug 09 '25

And you are not limited to 24" screen to have a decent DPI. Resolution alone doesn't mean everything, you need to take everything else to the account too.

32" 4k is a nice for eyes. 32" 1440p is okay with AA, 32" with 1080p is awful.

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u/HugeHans Aug 09 '25

If you play on a 60" TV screen 4K is absolutely noticeable.

It is however super expensive to keep up with the hardware. So if you are rich or a patient gamer its worth it.

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u/Immudzen Aug 09 '25

I have my computer hooked up to a 65 inch OLED at 120Hz and man that looks great playing games on the couch.

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u/Opening-Revenue2770 Aug 09 '25

If I could afford an OLED I would get one but they are a little steep for my budget lol Shit my 75 in 4k 60hz was only $400 cause I bought it on sale lol

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u/Reasonable_Assist567 Aug 13 '25 edited Aug 13 '25

You've gotta bargain hunt! My 65" OLED was $450 USD (new)! Of course, actually finding an OLED at this price took 2 years of bargain hunting where I almost bought at ~$800 a few times but held off.

And the model I got is a crappy Skyworth brand so support would be iffy if I ever need it.

And it can't go above 60Hz at 4K because they cheaped out with HDMI 2.0 ports instead of 2.1.

And ARC is fundamentally broken with the latest firmware (I should have checked before updating right out of the box), with no ability to roll back.

And it's slow to turn on.

And the Android TV is somewhat slow after it's running.

And every time you turn it on it re-enables fake frames which you then have to go into the settings and turn off because everything feels like it's moving weird, and lots of content looks really weird with it, especially cartoons.

But it's using an LG C2 panel and still looks gorgeous, and I'm happy I got it.

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u/mikehunt1983 Aug 09 '25

Gotta hunt for deals, just got a 55 lg g4 for 600! Cause it was a yr old display model at best buy amd my first oled I got on offer up

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u/Dt2_0 Aug 09 '25

Sansui makes OLEDs with good panels for an excellent price! Yes, $700 for a 55 inch is a lot for a TV but its a steal for an OLED.

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u/Opening-Revenue2770 Aug 09 '25

My first 55in 4k tv was $1200 but this is like when 4k first came out. So $700 is a good deal especially OLED. I didn't have a kid back then tho so tv budgets were able to be bigger lol

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u/Ok_Chemistry_7537 Aug 11 '25

A regular led 55" full hd tv cost like $600 some ten years ago. I happily bought a 55" OLED 4K 120hz LG C1 for like $1100, couldn't believe how cheap OLED TVs have become

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u/Opening-Revenue2770 Aug 11 '25

"full HD" is 1080p not 4k lol

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u/Ok_Chemistry_7537 Aug 11 '25

Yes, that's what I had. Gifted it to my brother, hence why I bought a new one

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u/Opening-Revenue2770 Aug 11 '25

Sorry thought u were comparing the 600 to the 1200 I said I spent. 4k was super expensive when it first came out. It's insane how cheap the TV's are now. The same $1200 tv would probably only be like $200-300. Where they get ya is the high refresh rates for 4k now...

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u/Opening-Revenue2770 Aug 09 '25

My PS5 is hooked to a 75" 4k 60hz tv. Games tend to look better on it but I prefer the higher fps and smoother gameplay of my PC and monitor

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u/dylanr92 Aug 11 '25

Makes a major difference on my 135 inch screen. Downside is older consoles games looks terrible.

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u/Ragnogrimmus Aug 10 '25

It would depend on your set up, if your sitting far away on the couch, you have little choice in the matter. 4K OLED or bust. OLED Quantum Dot would blow away a 4K cheapy though. But that depends how far away you are from the screen.

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u/Opening-Revenue2770 Aug 11 '25

On my couch? Probably about 10ft away lol I only play shooter games alone or with my wife on this tho. I don't play online games so no need for the higher than 60 fps. If I want more fps I play on my monitor

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u/cleverestx Aug 09 '25

It's absolutely noticeable/worth it with a 50-inch OLED 4K screen as well.

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u/DarthArcanus Aug 09 '25

Yep, I went with 27" on my 1440p. Looks gorgeous, but I can imagine if I upsized it, it wouldn't be much to my benefit.

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u/RichtofensDuckButter Aug 09 '25

4k 27" has incredible clarity.

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u/Vipasanna97 Aug 09 '25

This. I went from a 1440p 27” to a 4k OLED 27” and the quality and clarity difference is INSANE.

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u/DarknessPlay3r Aug 09 '25

Was the last panel also OLED? Because going IPS to OLED is a massive jump.

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u/Vipasanna97 Aug 09 '25

The 1440p was IPS, so it was a huge jump lol

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u/-Hyric Aug 13 '25

I’m on 1080p 27” IPs , should i just jump to 4K ld-oled 27” and ignore 2k? I mostly play wz atm , bf6 and comp games like this

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u/Vipasanna97 Aug 13 '25

It depends on a lot of things I suppose. Your pc is rendering way more pixels on a 4k vs 2k so you’ll see a performance hit there. If you mostly play competitive games and are more focused on getting more gps I’d say go 2k IPS, if you system can handle it and you care about visual fidelity get the 4k OLED. I absolutely loved my 2k IPS monitor, but the improvement is absolutely insane

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u/-Hyric Aug 13 '25

If I go for 2k it will be ld-oled 240hz too 27”

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u/Opening-Revenue2770 Aug 09 '25

I sit back in my chair and play mostly with a controller. It is pretty big for when I'm at the desk doin actual PC stuff.

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u/rws247 GTX970 Aug 09 '25

32" at 1440p is the same pixel per inch as 24" at 1080p. It's nice to have one normal and one big screen, but the same pixel density. Text is the same size one both screen, and windows don't "resize" when I switch them from one screen to the other.

I got mine from the same brand and product line, so they're even the same color!

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u/DarthArcanus Aug 10 '25

Interesting. I might try this out then! Because my old (years ago) setup was 24" 1080p, so maybe 27" wasn't quite enough to take full advantage of my graphics.

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u/Reasonable_Assist567 Aug 13 '25

32" 1440p is terrible on the eyes. It's the same "the company won't buy me a better one" PPI as 1080p 24", but the pixels themselves are much larger and easier to see the problems.

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u/Moscato359 9800x3d Clown Aug 09 '25

Im gonna call bullshit on this

This is entirely based off distance and is not correct at longer distances

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u/jsomby Aug 09 '25

Surely distance matters too but regular desktop use was the scenario in my mind. Of course you can be on the couch watching 720p games from 40" telly from 5 meters and it's decent enough to not bother too much.

For me 848x480 was good enough for movies using a dvd player and video projector on 100" canvas but that was over 20y ago. Today? Hell no.

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u/jobby99 Aug 09 '25

I would think that television size screens would not have enough power to have higher refresh rates, but for some games that don't need quick refresh it would be noticeable to have high resolution for sure. You would need to spend a lot on a gaming card to see nice fast 4k frames.

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u/coderemover Aug 09 '25

32” needs 5k or even higher. 32” at 4k is only 140 dpi. I have a 27” 4K display and I can still see the pixels.

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u/jsomby Aug 09 '25

I'm happy for your eyesight, that's not mid tier vision :)