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Buying a new monitor, can I buy 4k?

  • 24-02-2021 01:14PM
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    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 36,151 ✭✭✭✭


    I am currently using a 23" monitor for my home office and it has a scratch which is annoying me.

    I am thinking of buying a new monitor , probably 27", but wondering should I stretch to buy a 4k one?

    My own laptop has a GTX 1050 graphics card, which I know is quite old at this point, and my work laptop has an Intel UHD 620.

    Can any of them handle 4k? Or should I just buy a cheaper Full HD monitor?


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 36,095 ✭✭✭✭ED E


    1440p is sweet spot for 27", 4k is silly unless you want a mahooosive monitor.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 36,151 ✭✭✭✭NIMAN


    Would you notice much difference in 1080p v 1440p?

    Only really being used for home office stuff, not gaming.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,429 ✭✭✭✭kippy


    NIMAN wrote: »
    I am currently using a 23" monitor for my home office and it has a scratch which is annoying me.

    I am thinking of buying a new monitor , probably 27", but wondering should I stretch to buy a 4k one?

    My own laptop has a GTX 1050 graphics card, which I know is quite old at this point, and my work laptop has an Intel UHD 620.

    Can any of them handle 4k? Or should I just buy a cheaper Full HD monitor?

    Are you paying for it yourself or is it a company cost?
    TBH, 4k for just home office use is overkill


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 36,151 ✭✭✭✭NIMAN


    Buying it myself (unfortunately).


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 1,711 ✭✭✭JoyPad


    NIMAN wrote: »
    Would you notice much difference in 1080p v 1440p?

    Only really being used for home office stuff, not gaming.

    I think the difference is huge.
    I used to work in an office (oh, those were the days) and had two 1440p monitors. And the odd times I had to WFH, connected to a 1080p panel, I would feel the difference in screen real estate. The 15in Macbook, while smaller, would be capable of showing more information than the 24in monitor.

    Not long after, I invested in a pair of 1440p monitors (24in) and WFH has been great since. And during the pandemic, these monitors have paid off in a big way.

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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 36,151 ✭✭✭✭NIMAN


    Another question now that you've introduced, would I be better buying a 24" 1440p monitor versus a 27" 1080p then?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 1,711 ✭✭✭JoyPad


    NIMAN wrote: »
    Another question now that you've introduced, would I be better buying a 24" 1440p monitor versus a 27" 1080p then?

    I would not buy a 27in 1080p monitor.

    I would get a 1440p monitor, 24in, 27in, even a ultrawide (if you can afford it, and have room for it). Or two 24in monitors on a desktop stand.

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