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<blockquote data-quote="francis247uk" data-source="post: 247553" data-attributes="member: 820"><p>Hi all,</p><p></p><p>I'm in the market for a good monitor, mainly for portrait play of Pinball Arcade and the soon to be released Stern Pinball Arcade.</p><p></p><p>I didn't realise that there seems to be an awful lot of choice on the market and so many factors to think about when buying a monitor:</p><p></p><p>Screen type</p><p>Response time</p><p>Refresh rate</p><p>Screen size</p><p>3D?</p><p>G-SYnc / Freesync</p><p>HDMI 1.4/2.0/Displayport Input</p><p>Swivel base (To play in portrait)</p><p></p><p>So after doing a bit of research, I think in an ideal world I would need:</p><p></p><p>IPS Screen (Better then TN Type?)</p><p>2ms or less response time (So lag isn't noticeable - essential for TPA)</p><p>60hz refersh rate minimum (what TPA physics are based off?) - although all high end ones seem to be 144hz and above?</p><p>4k (Future proof, but not sure if required for TPA? Are the TPA assets even scanned at 4k? What about Stern Pinball Arcade - might also be good in the future for Xbox Scorpio/PS4 Pro)</p><p>27 inch minimum (to get the benefit of 4k, also the bigger the better for seeing the playfield)</p><p>HDMI 2.0 and display port included in order to play 4k at 60hz?</p><p>Pivot base (to play in landscape without buying a separate accessory)</p><p>Not bothered about Gsync/Freesync - (have an ATI card)</p><p>3D - Have a 3D TV already and 3D seems to be now going to VR instead of 3D displays so not bothered</p><p></p><p></p><p>The problem is, I don't think there is a screen that matches those exact specs on the market currently - the Asus PG27AQ seems to be close, but at £680 / $813 it seems to be very expensive!</p><p></p><p>I'm also not a professional gamer and have only ever bought a couple of monitors before, so whilst those specs would be ideal, there are probably areas I could cut back on.</p><p></p><p>Does anyone have any recommendations?</p><p></p><p>Many thanks in advance</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="francis247uk, post: 247553, member: 820"] Hi all, I'm in the market for a good monitor, mainly for portrait play of Pinball Arcade and the soon to be released Stern Pinball Arcade. I didn't realise that there seems to be an awful lot of choice on the market and so many factors to think about when buying a monitor: Screen type Response time Refresh rate Screen size 3D? G-SYnc / Freesync HDMI 1.4/2.0/Displayport Input Swivel base (To play in portrait) So after doing a bit of research, I think in an ideal world I would need: IPS Screen (Better then TN Type?) 2ms or less response time (So lag isn't noticeable - essential for TPA) 60hz refersh rate minimum (what TPA physics are based off?) - although all high end ones seem to be 144hz and above? 4k (Future proof, but not sure if required for TPA? Are the TPA assets even scanned at 4k? What about Stern Pinball Arcade - might also be good in the future for Xbox Scorpio/PS4 Pro) 27 inch minimum (to get the benefit of 4k, also the bigger the better for seeing the playfield) HDMI 2.0 and display port included in order to play 4k at 60hz? Pivot base (to play in landscape without buying a separate accessory) Not bothered about Gsync/Freesync - (have an ATI card) 3D - Have a 3D TV already and 3D seems to be now going to VR instead of 3D displays so not bothered The problem is, I don't think there is a screen that matches those exact specs on the market currently - the Asus PG27AQ seems to be close, but at £680 / $813 it seems to be very expensive! I'm also not a professional gamer and have only ever bought a couple of monitors before, so whilst those specs would be ideal, there are probably areas I could cut back on. Does anyone have any recommendations? Many thanks in advance [/QUOTE]
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