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Would you mind linking the $300 monitor you're talking about?

sjm-lbm 7y ago
Not OP, but I've been using an older version of this monitor for about two years now: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07K3P7ZBS/ref=psdc_1292115011_t1_B079H5Z4S8 https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07K3P7ZBS/ref=psdc_1292115011_t1_... There's quite a few choices at that price point, though.
phonon 7y ago
https://smile.amazon.com/LG-32UK50T-W-Class-FreeSync-Monitor/dp/B07K3P7ZBS/ https://smile.amazon.com/LG-32UK50T-W-Class-FreeSync-Monitor...
- bsenftner 7y ago
  Speaking as a guy with six 4K monitors on my desk, get Samsung over LG. My two LG monitors are a bit soft, whereas the Samsungs are sharp as diamonds.
  - bsenftner 7y ago
    For later reader: I've figured out I need to use the Display Port, not the HDMI port, to get true crisp 4K. Now the LGs are sharp too. :)
  - thequux 7y ago
    My LG is a little over 4 years old (an LG 27MU67, sadly no longer produced), and the only complaint I have with it is that the capacitive buttons are difficult to use by feel. If I could get another monitor that's exactly the same, I'd do it in an instant.
    - aiphex 7y ago
      I have a similar LG 27UD68. The game changer for me was taking off the anti glare coating. It's amazing the relief from eye strain that I got once it came off.
  - TheOperator 7y ago
    >6 4k monitors How are you driving those by the way? 6x 4k support is an uncommon feature.
    - bsenftner 7y ago
      Two separate Nvidia cards, not SLA'ed.
qes 7y ago
There's several, just search. $300 is about the cheapest you'll find a 32" 4k though, don't expect much and it'll certainly be a TN panel with a slower refresh.
- mlyle 7y ago
  Yah, you'd probably be better served to spend $350-$450. Some of the $300 ones are VA, though, which is OK.
CPLX 7y ago
I've bought a million of the Dell P series 4k monitors for my office in various sizes, they range from 200-500 bucks or so depending on the size. Even less used or floor model. I have a few dozen and they've pretty much been bulletproof.
heelix 7y ago
https://www.microcenter.com/product/614968/lg-32qk500-c-32-qhd-75hz-hdmi-dp-freesync-led-monitor https://www.microcenter.com/product/614968/lg-32qk500-c-32-q... I've been using this one. (Typing on it right now) Has a display port I wire my mac into when coding for work and run a Linux box on it when I'm playing. It is a nice panel, for what I paid. 32" @ 2650x1440 IPS. I've got it next to an older 30" 16:10 (2650x1600) and it is comparable. I do wish I could get my hands on cheap 16:10 monitors. My old 24" dell is vertical, which really makes for a nice way to view the web.

Not OP, but I've been using an older version of this monitor for about two years now: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07K3P7ZBS/ref=psdc_1292115011_t1_B079H5Z4S8 https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07K3P7ZBS/ref=psdc_1292115011_t1_... There's quite a few choices at that price point, though.

phonon 7y ago

https://smile.amazon.com/LG-32UK50T-W-Class-FreeSync-Monitor/dp/B07K3P7ZBS/ https://smile.amazon.com/LG-32UK50T-W-Class-FreeSync-Monitor...

bsenftner 7y ago
Speaking as a guy with six 4K monitors on my desk, get Samsung over LG. My two LG monitors are a bit soft, whereas the Samsungs are sharp as diamonds.
- bsenftner 7y ago
  For later reader: I've figured out I need to use the Display Port, not the HDMI port, to get true crisp 4K. Now the LGs are sharp too. :)
- thequux 7y ago
  My LG is a little over 4 years old (an LG 27MU67, sadly no longer produced), and the only complaint I have with it is that the capacitive buttons are difficult to use by feel. If I could get another monitor that's exactly the same, I'd do it in an instant.
  - aiphex 7y ago
    I have a similar LG 27UD68. The game changer for me was taking off the anti glare coating. It's amazing the relief from eye strain that I got once it came off.
- TheOperator 7y ago
  >6 4k monitors How are you driving those by the way? 6x 4k support is an uncommon feature.
  - bsenftner 7y ago
    Two separate Nvidia cards, not SLA'ed.

qes 7y ago

There's several, just search. $300 is about the cheapest you'll find a 32" 4k though, don't expect much and it'll certainly be a TN panel with a slower refresh.

mlyle 7y ago
Yah, you'd probably be better served to spend $350-$450. Some of the $300 ones are VA, though, which is OK.

CPLX 7y ago

I've bought a million of the Dell P series 4k monitors for my office in various sizes, they range from 200-500 bucks or so depending on the size. Even less used or floor model. I have a few dozen and they've pretty much been bulletproof.

heelix 7y ago

https://www.microcenter.com/product/614968/lg-32qk500-c-32-qhd-75hz-hdmi-dp-freesync-led-monitor https://www.microcenter.com/product/614968/lg-32qk500-c-32-q... I've been using this one. (Typing on it right now) Has a display port I wire my mac into when coding for work and run a Linux box on it when I'm playing. It is a nice panel, for what I paid. 32" @ 2650x1440 IPS. I've got it next to an older 30" 16:10 (2650x1600) and it is comparable. I do wish I could get my hands on cheap 16:10 monitors. My old 24" dell is vertical, which really makes for a nice way to view the web.