It seems to me that monitors, HDR, 4k, and TVs are in a very strange place at the moment. Essentially, if you aren't gaming on a 42in or larger TV, you're mostly out of luck when it comes to 4k and HDR. And for those like me who prefer gaming on a smaller setup, that's rather unfortunate.
When you look at the pricing breakdown of monitors and TVs currently on the market, there's a huge disparity. Size doesn't seem to matter when you consider you can find a 55in OLED LG on sale for roughly the same price of the only true 4k/HDR monitor currently on the market, the 27in Dell UP2718Q, which is $1549. The much hyped Acer and Asus 4k HDR monitors have now been delayed to 2018. They're expected to be priced closely to the Dell monitor.
So to the folks out there who still prefer gaming on a monitor, does the current landscape have you rethinking that decision? For years, the major trump card for monitors was their ridiculously low input lag. But now, TVs are catching up in that area as well. According to rtings, the LG C7 has an input lag of a mere 21 ms using game mode. Their TCL budget recommendation is even better with an input lag around 14ms. Sure, they're not going to be used in any pro gaming tournaments yet...but for 95% of gamers, they would be more than sufficient.
I love my intimate desk setup of having a 27in monitor so close...but with PS4 Pro already out and Xbox One X on the way, I'm really starting to wish I had a proper 4k/hdr setup to use them to their full potential.
When you look at the pricing breakdown of monitors and TVs currently on the market, there's a huge disparity. Size doesn't seem to matter when you consider you can find a 55in OLED LG on sale for roughly the same price of the only true 4k/HDR monitor currently on the market, the 27in Dell UP2718Q, which is $1549. The much hyped Acer and Asus 4k HDR monitors have now been delayed to 2018. They're expected to be priced closely to the Dell monitor.
So to the folks out there who still prefer gaming on a monitor, does the current landscape have you rethinking that decision? For years, the major trump card for monitors was their ridiculously low input lag. But now, TVs are catching up in that area as well. According to rtings, the LG C7 has an input lag of a mere 21 ms using game mode. Their TCL budget recommendation is even better with an input lag around 14ms. Sure, they're not going to be used in any pro gaming tournaments yet...but for 95% of gamers, they would be more than sufficient.
I love my intimate desk setup of having a 27in monitor so close...but with PS4 Pro already out and Xbox One X on the way, I'm really starting to wish I had a proper 4k/hdr setup to use them to their full potential.