I'm looking into buying a new monitor and was wondering if it would be worth the extra spend on a 1600p monitor or would the 1440p monitor look just as good for gaming?

I only have a 720p monitor at the moment so either will look amazing compared to what I have , its just a minefield when you look on google.

 

I doubt you'll 'miss' the difference, as it were.

In any case, I'd opt for the 1440p one, as any 'normal' 720p HD material's pixels will be perfectly scaled by a factor of x2 (in full screen mode, obviously) i.e. no dodgy interpolation going on.

Also, isn't one of the industry standard 4K resolutions 2560x1440 anyway? If so, then a no-brainer, as it's always desirable to pixel match to the monitor's native res. As it gives a far superior image when compared to non-matching resolutions.

 

No - Ultra HD is 3860 x 2160, 4k is 4096 x 2160.

In either event though, there won't be that much difference between 1440p and 1600p - and 1600p screens are wrote a bit more expensive (I know, I have one).

But if you can afford it, more resolution is always better. Well designed games will use the extra pixels.

 

Cheers for the info.

I haven't fully researched it yet. As and when online streaming and Sky (if ever!) becomes 4K-prevalent - or any other source material for that matter - then I'm not even looking into it just yet. Plus, I like my projectors, and the prices are a for me at the moment, anyway.

But yeah, getting back to your point, I agree: get a 1600p one then.