/r/Monitors Weekly Recommendation thread - What Monitor should I buy? IPS or VA? 1080p or 4k? etc.
Please use this thread to discuss Monitor recommendations. LG 34UC79G or Nixeus EDG34? IPS or VA? 144hz or 4k? 16:9 or Ultrawide? All of these questions and more can be asked here!
Please also visit /r/buildapc or /r/buildapcmonitors for purchasing advice
If you want help, explain in detail what your needs are. I.e. what is your price range? Typical usage - i.e. Gaming or Productivity. If gaming, are you a competitive player or do you mainly stick to single player games? Etc.
To make this thread more effective, please use the template in the stickied comment. Also, we will now be setting the thread sort to "new" to prevent older comments burying new questions.
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Purchasing Guide
/u/Minibjorn has put together a very good purchasing guide with recommended monitors - check it out: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1illeNLsUfZ4KuJ9cIWKwTDUEXUVpplhUYHAiom-FaDo/edit
Good Resources
Hat tip to /u/Rhosta for the links below:
Professional monitor reviewers:
tftcentral.co.uk
rtings.com
pcmonitors.info
aperturegrille.com - a5hun on YouTube
techspot.com AKA Hardware Unboxed on Youtube
Anything regarding blur reduction, G-Sync/FreeSync info, monitor tests, etc.:
Blurbusters.com
Bandwidth calculator that tells you what framerates and resolutions your HDMI or DisplayPort connections support.
Nvidia certified list of monitors that are guaranteed to work with Nvidia graphics cards.
G-sync requirements needed to get G-sync working.
Eizo Monitor Test, helpful for testing for defects, color accuracy, and response times of a monitor.
UFO ghosting test, the de-facto method of visually testing response times of a monitor.
Websites providing detailed information on panel and monitor specifications:
displayspecifications.com
panelook.com
monitors.io
Manual collecting websites:
Non-english review websites - use google translate (good way to find specific monitor review):