Dream Monitor Ideas

[Shrek]

I don't think a 21.5" 1440p has ever been made, so he must have mistyped something somewhere.

Indeed I did

It is actually a Dell P2416D which is 2560 x 1440 and 23.8"

appologies for the confusion

 

[Vario]

The LG DualUps 28MQ780-B 28 Inch might qualify as a dream productivity monitor, running three of them would be fantastic.

https://www.amazon.com/LG-28MQ780-B-DualUp-Monitor-DCI-P3/dp/B09XTD5C7H?

 

[..0]

27" size, 3840 by 2160 resolution, flat oled with 1500nit brightness 20% window, burn in safe 10 year warranty.
1000hz refresh rate. no fans or lights on it, gorilla glass coating.
and no dream is complete with a low price tag so i can afford it, lets say 800 dollar.
and best of all only one displayport input and power cord without power brick on the cable.

 

[Chomiq]

The LG DualUps 28MQ780-B 28 Inch might qualify as a dream productivity monitor, running three of them would be fantastic.

https://www.amazon.com/LG-28MQ780-B-DualUp-Monitor-DCI-P3/dp/B09XTD5C7H?

If only it wasn't limited to 60 Hz. They go on sale frequently on LG web stores during weekends, come down to something like $400 after conversion and taxes.

 

[AleXXX666]

I have a number of displays

• 27” 4K/60Hz LG monitor for desktop productivity
• 32” 1440p/165Hz Dell gaming monitor
• 42” 1080p/60Hz Toshiba television
• 55” 4K/120Hz LG C2 OLED television

and the latter blows everything else away for gaming/media consumption.

My place is small so 65” will be the future limit for me. But that’s as good as it gets. Gaming on modern TVs is so much better than on PC monitors.

I will never buy another PC monitor for gaming.

Even my Nintendo Switch and SNES Classic consoles are hooked up to the LG C2 set. This television is also connected to the best audio system in the house. So when I want to switch to television or a movie, I stay in the same seat.

27" 4K is SH*T for productivity, I've sold my Dell 27" P-series because of scaling default 150% is actually 1440p lol and 125% is a lil bit "smallish" to see. and 100% scaling at 2160p is "destroy-my-eyes" mode to see with nose sticked inside a monitor. 2160p @ 100% is for 32" not less (hate those "non-standard" 28", 29", 30" and 31" options if any lol)

 

[Vario]

If only it wasn't limited to 60 Hz. They go on sale frequently on LG web stores during weekends, come down to something like $400 after conversion and taxes.

I like the form factor, its basically two monitors stacked without the bezel dividing it up. I'd like to see some improvements on this (such as higher refresh rate)

 

[Super Firm Tofu]

i'd love something just a tad larger than 34" 3440x1440p 21:9 ultrawide monitor... maybe at the size of 38 or 40
OLED would be nice and with 100, 120, or 144hz would suffice dont need more as i dont play e-sports titles anymore...
dont mind free sync or gsync but gsync would be nice but its expensive

reason i'd like to keep it under 4k res because with a high end gpu i can games at higher settings for longer than 4k monitor would allow me..
currently have a 3090 and it plays all the titles i have at near highest settings and over 100fps making my investment go a little further

This is exactly what I want as well. I've gotten 85-90% there with the monitor I bought a few months ago. If this was OLED, I'd buy one to use, and two as backup to last me until I'm worm food.

https://www.msi.com/Monitor/MAG401QR/Overview

I can hear the monitor snobs turning their nose up, but this has been the best gaming purchase for 'immersion' I've ever made.

 

[kilo]

16:10 monitors are closer to the Golden ratio than 16:9. That's probably why 16:9 always felt "off" for me at least.

 

[LabRat 891]

Currently:
32" 1080p VA LCD 144hz with FreeSync.

Realistically:
A. a 32+" 1440p OLED 144hz+ with FreeSync Premium Pro - for well under $600
B. a 39+" ####x1080 or ####x1440 OLED UltraWide 144hz+ with FreeSync Premium Pro - for ~$600

Unrealistically:
A. 24+" 1080p+ MicroLED w/ 240hz or better and FreeSync Premium Pro - for under $750 and available anytime soon.

Won't ever stop chasing that (CRT) dragon

 

[Space Lynx]

This is exactly what I want as well. I've gotten 85-90% there with the monitor I bought a few months ago. If this was OLED, I'd buy one to use, and two as backup to last me until I'm worm food.

https://www.msi.com/Monitor/MAG401QR/Overview

I can hear the monitor snobs turning their nose up, but this has been the best gaming purchase for 'immersion' I've ever made.

As I get older and my eyes get slightly worse, 3440x1440 at 40" would probably make things easier to read and you'd get a benefit of immersive gaming at that size. I didn't even know this form factor existed. I might try to find that next time I visit Microcenter and see if I like it.

 

[Shrek]

I guess for a programmer an E-ink unit is a dream monitor.

 

[Space Lynx]

I guess for a programmer an E-ink unit is a dream monitor.

this makes a lot of sense to me. I love my Kindle Paperwhite, The proper e-ink really is nice on the eyes.

 

[Super Firm Tofu]

As I get older and my eyes get slightly worse, 3440x1440 at 40" would probably make things easier to read and you'd get a benefit of immersive gaming at that size. I didn't even know this form factor existed. I might try to find that next time I visit Microcenter and see if I like it.

As far as I know there's only two monitors that use this panel - this MSI and an INNOCN on Amazon.

In screen height and pixel density, it's essentially identical to a 32" 2560x1440 16:9 monitor - just wider.

 

[mechtech]

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@mechtech I tried a 24" 1440p 165hz Dell TN monitor like in 2015... I forget when exactly but it was a really long time ago. It had a couple defects on it sadly, which is why I no longer have it, but it was a decent monitor, I really liked the extra crispness without the performance hit of anything higher. I would not mind whatever form factor 1440p ultra wide is but at a smaller panel form than 34"

Could be an interesting monitor for sure.

I think mine was a benq BL2420PT or something like that.

 

[damric]

This is exactly what I want as well. I've gotten 85-90% there with the monitor I bought a few months ago. If this was OLED, I'd buy one to use, and two as backup to last me until I'm worm food.

https://www.msi.com/Monitor/MAG401QR/Overview

I can hear the monitor snobs turning their nose up, but this has been the best gaming purchase for 'immersion' I've ever made.

Been looking at that exact model for a few months. I may pull the trigger soon and use my 4K Samsung for something else. What exactly are the drawbacks to this model, any?

 

[Super Firm Tofu]

Been looking at that exact model for a few months. I may pull the trigger soon and use my 4K Samsung for something else. What exactly are the drawbacks to this model, any?

Overall I don't really have many complaints. The HDMI ports are only 2.0b, so you're limited to 100Hz at 3440x1440. DisplayPort is good to 144Hz, or 155Hz if you enable overclocking in the menu.

It does also have DisplayPort over USB-C, but I haven't bought a bi-directional cable yet to try it out.

FreeSync and G-Sync work as they should and the on-screen menu is decent, and controlled by a joystick/button on the back right side.

The other issue is that for desktop use, the 37" wide screen can make things at the extreme edges require you to move your head. The Windows 11 start bar/menu being centered makes a lot of sense here. That isn't specific to this monitor though, just anything this large.

*edit*
The only disappointment is that the stand is not height adjustable. It worked out for me in my setup, but it might require a 3rd party stand or arm if you need adjustment.

 

[evernessince]

Some pretty tame dreams in this thread.

For me I'd say my dream monitor as a baseline has to be a light-field display (or some other identical or better 3-dimensional monitor technology). Current 2D monitors cannot compare to adding actual depth to the display.

 

[mechtech]

Some pretty tame dreams in this thread.

For me I'd say my dream monitor as a baseline has to be a light-field display (or some other identical or better 3-dimensional monitor technology). Current 2D monitors cannot compare to adding actual depth to the display.

It's called RL

 

[Bagerklestyne]

I'm a fan of this monitor (in the o.p) but I am waiting for Tim (Monitors unboxed) to review it to see how it stacks up vs the QD OLED's of the same size/refresh.

For me the end game is what's being offered in this range. The nice to haves for me are the 1080p switch for double the refresh (though I am only playing @ 144hz now so do I need beyond 240hz on off @ 4k, probably not,) brightness that's fully functional in my room for hdr/normal content and the as yet validated, burn in amelioration options.

I am happy with 32" but I'd be accepting of up to 40" for the same panel specs mostly because I struggle to perceive 4k pixels @ 32" on the desktop due to sub par eyesight.

What did surprise me is quite a few people prior to this review say/said WOLED is muddy for text and not very bright, looks like this might not be the case. Especially as the table I saw with specs on the cited 1300 nits of brightness for WOLED in the same test condition (maybe 10% window of white) versus 1000 nits on the QD OLEDs. Which I am going out on a limb to say that at the same brightness the WOLED's aren't working the blue led's as hard for the same image, so longer life.

Not sure which of the 7 monitors I'll pick (5x QD and 2x W OLEDs) but barring something ridiculous coming out it will be one of them that I purchase later this year.

Regarding ratios, I'd need to be able to 'destitch' real estate to act as a second screen before I would go wider than 16:9. Eg, 21:9, gaming full screen on 16:9 and the remaining 5:9 having some apps (in my case slobs, stream chat etc.) I could be sold on that then, maybe even 32:9, if not, wont stray from 16:9 and a second screen

It's called RL

Played that once, graphics are good but the gameplay is shit.

 

[cvaldes]

It's important to remember that these technologies change over time throughout the duration of their commercialization.

Today's OLED panels are better and more capable than early units.

Your LCD monitor, an E-Ink display, the numbers on your old school pocket calculator are all LCD but represent the wide swath of that type of technology.

There are cheap OLED panels that are more prone to burn-in issues. There are mitigations and various strategies to minimize these problems. Some of these can be used in some situations (like pixel shifting on televisions) but not others (like a smartwatch display). But for sure the last OLED display that rolls off a manufacturing line will be considerably different than the very first one.

So some of the criticisms of Technology X based on how it was in 2014 may no longer be valid in 2024.

Some pretty tame dreams in this thread.

For me I'd say my dream monitor as a baseline has to be a light-field display (or some other identical or better 3-dimensional monitor technology). Current 2D monitors cannot compare to adding actual depth to the display.

Well, the OP's inquiry was framed more around actual commercialized devices shipping in the not too distant future. It's reasonable to respond similarly.

And I know this will shock you but there are people here at TPU who don't follow every single display technology development that scientists are working on.

I've seen some fancy displays in the past but I have no idea how close any of those technologies are to being marketable products useful to Joe Consumer.

Remember, there were technology pundits decades ago who said that in the future there would only be a handful of mainframes on the planet, there would be no use for personal computers.

 

[Space Lynx]

@evernessince a very cool idea, and a fair post imo. the topic is dream monitors after all, that is not what I was thinking initially, that far out there, but yeah that would be pretty cool

my final answer is still something like 29.5" 2560 x 1080 Gorilla Glass Ultra 480hz WOLED LG panel. I don't play multiplayer games, but I still prefer the smoothness of high refresh for my single player games.

I wonder if there is like a 31" (or w.e size would equate to this) 2560 x 1200, so I could get the best of both worlds ultrawide and ultratall... maybe it doesn't work like that and I am just ignorant on this topic, but none the less that would be cool too.

 

[LabRat 891]

Some pretty tame dreams in this thread.

It's called RL

some of us have simply 'lowered the bar' on what qualifies as fantastic.
Too many years of having seemingly-tangible dreams, shattered.

For me I'd say my dream monitor as a baseline has to be a light-field display (or some other identical or better 3-dimensional monitor technology). Current 2D monitors cannot compare to adding actual depth to the display.

Pretty sure that's a 'more-tangible' dream v. a fully microLED Large Format Display, anytime soon/ever. I'm willing to 'settle' with an OLED
(w/ lowered brightness and all the screensaver action )

In your case, I've at least seen final product for sale of light-field / 'holographic' displays, over the last decade.
Big $$$$$ but, (demonstrated - sold as) real.

 

[Solid State Soul ( SSS )]

I want glossy monitors to be back, the glass made the image pop unlike Matt displays, we have advanced so much in glass anti reflections just look at phones glass, BRING BACK GLOSSY

 

[oxrufiioxo]

My G8 OLED comes close I cannot stand a dumb monitor and prefer something with an actual remote whenever they replace it with gen3 QDoled that would probably be fantastic but I was not going to wait. I think a 2 monitor setup is ideal 1 ultrawide and 1 standard 16x9 display I wish they would make a 4k 27 inch 240hz oled if nothing else to match the height of my ultrawide may pick up a 4k 32 inch but even on my 60 inch desk that will be a bit cramped.

Honestly if LG made a 42 inch G series oled with MLA that would also be pretty fantastic I loved using my C1 as a monitor but even my G2 and especially the G3 are worlds better.

 

[Space Lynx]

I want glossy monitors to be back, the glass made the image pop unlike Matt displays, we have advanced so much in glass anti reflections just look at phones glass, BRING BACK GLOSSY

thank you for posting. you are the only one who understands me.

and it's not even like the old days, Gorilla Glass DX or Ultra, I forget the actual name, has made it so that you get the color pop and clarity benefits of glass with even better glare handling than matte monitors. I expect most companies still won't adopt this though because of extra cost, manufacturing steps, and extra shipping costs cause well glass is heavy.

oh well, we can dream eh? I know the company Dough offers Gorilla Glass Ultra monitors, but I just don't trust them as a company, too many bad reviews I read about online. if Dough could sell them at Microcenter so I could see it in person before I buy, I might consider one. but eh

My G8 OLED comes close I cannot stand a dumb monitor and prefer something with an actual remote whenever they replace it with gen3 QDoled that would probably be fantastic but I was not going to wait. I think a 2 monitor setup is ideal 1 ultrawide and 1 standard 16x9 display I wish they would make a 4k 27 inch 240hz oled if nothing else to match the height of my ultrawide may pick up a 4k 32 inch but even on my 60 inch desk that will be a bit cramped.

Honestly if LG made a 42 inch G series oled with MLA that would also be pretty fantastic I loved using my C1 as a monitor but even my G2 and especially the G3 are worlds better.

I seen 27" 4k at the store and didn't like that format at all, 32" 4k is best and still comes in with better clarity than 27" 1440p. so the monitor in my original post that can do 240hz 4k or 480hz 1080p is up there on my list of dream monitors, but its just too pricey and not fully my dream just yet. if the price is right someday like $799 two years from now, I may go for one, but I doubt they ever get that cheap. I'm in no rush for a new high end monitor. I want to see how the market and innovations play out over the next year or two.