1440p or 1600p
17 June 2014, 09:34 PM
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1440p or 1600p
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 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.
17 June 2014, 09:40 PM
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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.
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.
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17 June 2014, 10:26 PM
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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.
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.
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.
17 June 2014, 10:37 PM
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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.
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.
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