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Message: <blockquote data-quote="lio" data-source="post: 248420" data-attributes="member: 3222">TN panels do funky stuff to colors if you look at them at a 90° angle.So if portrait mode is important to you stay away from TN panel screens - which then leaves you with IPS/PLS etc. and unless you are willing to spend extra with 60hz.Portrait mode played a big part in my decision which screen to buy as well but now I'm not nearly using portrait mode as much as I thought I would - but If I do I'm still amazed by the experience <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />4K on 27" is not without problems... be prepared to enable scaling in Windows. Scaling is working better and better but you might still come across occasional problems - mainly with older software that does not properly support high dpi screens (scaling works best in Windows 10 - so if you are still using Windows 7 and don't want to switch keep that in mind).TPA is probably going to stay a 60hz game forever, so there's no benefit from getting a 144+ hz screen (and usually those still come with a TN panel so they are no good for portrait mode anyway).For Pro Pinball, Visual Pinball, Pinball FX 2 etc. that's a different story... and I've heard really good things about the increased refresh rate when it comes to these games (as long as your graphics card can deliver high enough framerates). Also I still remember how off-putting 60hz was to me all those years ago when I swapped my dying 120+ hz CRT screen for my first LCD monitor (which was one of the better ones for gaming you could get back in the day... Samsung Syncmaster 254B if I remember correctly) - but eventually we all got used to (lowered our standards) 60hz even if that is not ideal.I treated myself to an LG-27MU67-B a while ago and I am really happy with it (had a DELL Ultrasharp 24" 16:10 with 1920x1200 resolution before) - found it for 399€ including a code for Tom Clancy's "The Division".This model has been discontinued but you might still be able to find it for a good price (the successor 27UD68 uses the same panel by the way).It may not win any style awards and does not have the slimest bezel but then I like my screens clean and simple and prefer understatement to "uber-gamer" esthetics.It has all the ergonimic features you could ask for (even though the monitor stand is not as sturdy as it was on my DELL) and pivots nicely (be aware that 27" in pivot mode is already quite large if you sit infront of it).The 4K Panel looks great and input lag and reaction times are low - also the internal scaling / interpolation is really good (if you need to run somthing at a resolution lower than 4K).It supports Free-Sync but I'm in the nvidia camp so that's useless to me.It's really a tough decision... sometimes I could see myself being better off with a 27" WQHD screen that supports 120/144hz (more and more of these are available with IPS panels now - some games would benefit from the higher reresh rate and I could go back to 100% scaling in Windows), other times I'm perfectly happy with 4K at 60hz on 27".(DELL recently presented a 32" 4K 120hz OLED screen with like 0,1ms response time... when screens like that come down from currently 5000$ to 500$ it will be a dream come true...)</blockquote>

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