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- Aug 27, 2003
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- Mississauga, Ontario
I wouldn't have to post this if the monitor was in stock, was supposed to get it for my birthday today, but in a way it's a blessing as maybe I should choose differently.
Before I go on, just to let you know, I currently run a 27" HP Pavillion, 1080P IPS panel, which I will keep as my second monitor, if needed, or give it to my dad for his laptop so he can watch his shows and movies.
Also, I'm running a single Radeon RX580 8Ghz
So, I was totally sold on the HP Omen 32, it is a 1440p 75Hz Freesync monitor, and I figure that would be a perfect fit for my video card, and also be the perfect size monitor for watching movies and tv shows, perhaps even be better than the IPS one I have now for deep contrast. As far as gaming, I think it may be not much different than what I have now,except higher resolution and better refresh rate, even with a VA panel.
But now that they didn't have the monitor in, I saw that 32" 4K 60Hz monitors are just a bit more money, but I don't really know what the bonus would be to get one? I mean I spend 3/4 of the time watching movies and show, the rest of the time is split between browsing and sometimes gaming.
If anyone can give me reasons as to why I would be better off with a 4K monitor when it comes to my main 32" screen, go ahead please.
That being said, if anyone has any reason to not get the Omen 32 let me also know, these same specs are also available from Asus, Acer and BenQ I think, but from my research I like the HP the best.
Lastly, would it be worth the extra cash to get the same size and res but IPS panel? It's at least $150 more for that, and really I don't even know if I want an IPS for my use. Yes, I know it's better for games but the amount I play, and the type I play (Skyrim and the like, Civ, maybe Tomb Raider etc.) I don't think an IPS would be that much better than VA, but most importantly, I've heard that movies and shows look better on a VA, and definitely I watch most of my stuff at night in darkness and I can see that blacks are never black on my screen (even though it's amazing in everything else).
Thank you for any information you may have for me.
Before I go on, just to let you know, I currently run a 27" HP Pavillion, 1080P IPS panel, which I will keep as my second monitor, if needed, or give it to my dad for his laptop so he can watch his shows and movies.
Also, I'm running a single Radeon RX580 8Ghz
So, I was totally sold on the HP Omen 32, it is a 1440p 75Hz Freesync monitor, and I figure that would be a perfect fit for my video card, and also be the perfect size monitor for watching movies and tv shows, perhaps even be better than the IPS one I have now for deep contrast. As far as gaming, I think it may be not much different than what I have now,except higher resolution and better refresh rate, even with a VA panel.
But now that they didn't have the monitor in, I saw that 32" 4K 60Hz monitors are just a bit more money, but I don't really know what the bonus would be to get one? I mean I spend 3/4 of the time watching movies and show, the rest of the time is split between browsing and sometimes gaming.
If anyone can give me reasons as to why I would be better off with a 4K monitor when it comes to my main 32" screen, go ahead please.
That being said, if anyone has any reason to not get the Omen 32 let me also know, these same specs are also available from Asus, Acer and BenQ I think, but from my research I like the HP the best.
Lastly, would it be worth the extra cash to get the same size and res but IPS panel? It's at least $150 more for that, and really I don't even know if I want an IPS for my use. Yes, I know it's better for games but the amount I play, and the type I play (Skyrim and the like, Civ, maybe Tomb Raider etc.) I don't think an IPS would be that much better than VA, but most importantly, I've heard that movies and shows look better on a VA, and definitely I watch most of my stuff at night in darkness and I can see that blacks are never black on my screen (even though it's amazing in everything else).
Thank you for any information you may have for me.