Things to consider before buying a Gaming or Regular Monitor
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| Things to consider before buying a Gaming or Regular Monitor |
When it comes to buying a new computer, as much as we work with CPUs, most of the time nothing happens with monitors. In fact, there are several things to consider when buying a monitor with a CPU. Because a lot depends on the performance of your system on this monitor.
The monitor plays a very important role in the implementation of the purpose for which you buy the computer. So before choosing a monitor, it is important to see if it can meet your needs.
What is a monitor?
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| Older CRT Monitors |
Older monitors were made of CRT or cathode ray tubes, originally called cold cathode fluorescent lamps or CCFLs. The size of the monitor at that time would have been much bigger and heavier. Currently, devices such as laptops and desktop computers use flat-screen LCDs, which are basically TFT-LCDs or thin-film transistor liquid crystal displays. As a result, today's monitors are lighter in weight and look better.
Things to consider before buying a Regular Monitor
Suppose you are a graphics designer. Now think about it, what would happen if you chose the wrong monitor?
Normally when designing graphics you will see one thing on the monitor but the print output will be different. And not just graphic design, if you buy the wrong monitor for any kind of work on the PC, you will have to face some of the other problems.
So let's find out without delay what to keep in mind when buying a monitor.
Connection type:
This is one of the most important things you can do before you buy a monitor. Make sure the monitor you are about to purchase is compatible with your CPU's graphics connection port. If that is not the case, then it is almost impossible to connect the monitor to the CPU.So first notice what kind of port is used on your computer. In addition to the VGA ports we typically see, digital visual interface (DVI) and high definition multimedia interface (HDMI) port monitors are also readily available in the market. Choose the right monitor for your computer from among these.
Also, if you want to trade a separate graphics card, you can find out what kind of monitors work best with the online graphics card buying guide.
Size:
When buying a monitor, size may be one of the things we think about. Of course, it is a matter of consideration. Many people prefer large size monitors. But in my opinion, it should depend on the purpose of what you want to do with your computer setup. For example, large monitors are no doubt effective in graphics-related work.Before buying a monitor, a typical buyer is seen to fall into two types of situations. The first is that he decides in advance how many inch monitors he will buy and budgets accordingly. And the second is to buy a monitor by adjusting the budget to buy his PC. Larger monitors cost more. However, it has some additional features from small monitors.
Aspect ratio:
The size of your monitor depends on the aspect ratio. It is expressed by combining the width and height of the screen panel. Most of the monitors made in the past had a 4: 3 ratio. But today the most 18: 9 ratio monitors are seen in the market.
Monitors of this ratio are great for creating graphics, gaming, or video content. The biggest advantage of this is that it is possible to do such work on a full screen in this ratio. Also, widescreen monitors like 21: 9 are available in the market. But for this, you must count the extra money.
Resolution:
Many people confuse this with size. Keep in mind that the size and resolution of the monitor is a completely different thing. The picture also looks very perfect on a monitor with a good resolution.
Modern display devices use pixels to create images. And the total number of pixels a monitor can display is determined by its resolution.
Backlighting:
LED backlighting becomes more commonplace with today’s computer monitors. Unlike cold cathode fluorescent lamps, the LED screens are thinner, generate less heat, and warm up much faster. They also need less power and do not require mercury, unlike the CCFLs. |
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Ergonomic:
You don’t want to possess to place your beautiful new monitor on top of a stack of books to be ready to use it without hurting your neck. Many displays are really limited therein they only allow you to tilt the monitor back a couple of degrees. More advanced ones though allow you to tilt, adjust the peak, swivel left and right, and other neat things.Color display:
Of course, there is nothing to worry about. This is because almost all the monitors available in the market at present are capable of displaying 16.6 million (24 bit) colors. However, if your budget is low, you must read the specifications of the device well before buying.Things to consider before buying a Gaming Monitor
Come to the topic. Gaming monitor! A few years ago, when Road Rash or House of the Dead was played on a small CRT monitor, gamer did not have to worry about gaming monitors so much. The day has changed. One millisecond delay on the monitor or dropping a frame can cause you a match. So it's time to think about gaming monitors.
Let's find out about the gaming monitor. There are some differences between a normal monitor and a gaming monitor. As gaming monitors look like a little shiny gamer type, they also have a special focus on performance.
Refresh rate
The difference starts with the refresh rate. Refresh rate is how many times the image shown on the monitor changes every second. Frame rate is calculated with FPS- Frames per second or Hertz. Ordinary monitors are 60 Hz. In other words, they can change the image 60 times per second. |
| Monitor Refresh rate |
In this case, the gaming monitors have to be at least 120 Hz. That is, they can be refreshed at twice the speed of a normal monitor. The experience of playing games is much smoother. Nowadays good quality gaming monitors are being made at 240 Hz and even 360 Hz. So, for gaming, the more hertz, the better.
Response time
There is another thing that is deeply involved with refreshments - response time. Response time is how long it takes the monitor to show the next frame after showing the previous one. The response time of a normal monitor is between 5-10 milliseconds. On the other hand, the response time of the gaming monitor is between 1-3 milliseconds. |
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While this doesn't make much of a difference in the case of 80 Hz monitors, it's important after 120 Hz. If the response time is not less on the monitor of higher hertz, the previous frame should remain even after the new frame is moved. Behind the new frame, the previous frame looks vague like a ghost. This is called ghosting. Ghosting is a very annoying thing for competitive gaming. So the shorter the response time, the better.
V-sync
Vsync - another important feature of vertical synchronization gaming monitors. Currently, both AMD and NVIDIA have their own Vsync technology. AMD's name is Freesync and NVDIA's name is Gsync. Although the two are actually the same technology.With this technology, the refresh rate of the gaming monitor is changed as required. If a Frisink or Gisink monitor is 120 Hz, it can operate dynamically at any framerate within the 50 to 120 Hz range as needed. This means that your graphics card will supply exactly the same framerate, your monitor will set its own framerate accordingly.
In the absence of V-sync technology, half of a frame is shown and another frame is moved, showing a picture cut.
If you keep these basic specifications of the gaming monitor in mind and select it, you will get the monitor you need within the budget. Happy gaming.
Conclusion
Admittedly, buying a good quality monitor is a little expensive. Finding a very good quality monitor on a low budget can be a daunting task. For this, you can easily find a quality model in your budget by searching various internet and technology-based magazines from time to time.Buying a computer has never been easier. If you want to make a computer of the right configuration for yourself, you have to research over time.
However, it is possible to know about many devices through sales representatives in computer shops or various product guides online. But most people do not tend to research the monitor before buying it.
However, if you want the experience of using your purchased computer to be pleasant, you need to think differently about the CPU as well as the monitor.
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