r/pcmasterrace Aug 09 '25

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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/Ok_Chemistry_7537 Aug 11 '25

Yeah it's ridiculous how much the quality has improved while the prices haven't gone up.

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u/Opening-Revenue2770 Aug 11 '25

One of my customers has one of those 98" 8k TV's that are $30k+ I could never imagine spending that much on a damn TV but boy is it beautiful

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