What display resolution are you using?

RJARRRPCGP · Apr 24, 2022

1920x1080 for the 165 Hz TN monitor that I have for my daily driver.

I have a UHD-capable Samsung monitor, but only supports the old 60 Hz standard.

bailtree · Apr 24, 2022

seeing as though games I play don't adapt well to display scaling, I'm sticking with 1080p though there is always a temptation for upgrading to 1440p+ for clearer fonts. I'm using a 1080p 55" OLED TV at the moment as a monitor. I know a lot of people couldn't stand this DPI but you get used to it.

Courier 6 · Apr 24, 2022

1920x1080 Sansung S23B550 60Hz , have a LG Flatron L192WS 75Hz too

cvaldes · Apr 25, 2022

This poll really should be multiple choice.

Not including my smartphone or tablet, I have two 1080p displays (one notebook PC, one old TV), one 1440p (2K) display, and two 2160p (4K) displays. A multiple choice poll would better represent overall display usage.

I use my 1440p display the least but I still shelled out cash for one and it sits in a room in my house; for about four months, it was my most used display. The 1080p notebook PC is never used at home but heavily used when I travel out of town.

The display that is powered on the most hours is an LG 55" OLED TV. However most of the time, it is displaying content at 1080p (OTA television broadcasts, Roku Streaming Stick, Kodi via a Raspberry Pi 4, Nintendo Switch); my gaming PC is plugged into it. Most of my mundane computing at home is done on a 27" LG 4K/60Hz LCD monitor.

joemama · Apr 25, 2022

Currently using 2560*1440, does anyone have any suggestions about if I should upgrade to a 3840*2160 or 3440*1440?

Solaris17 · Apr 25, 2022

3x 3840x2160 gigabyte M28U's my last set were 2k I upgrade like once every 5 years.

WhitetailAni · Apr 25, 2022

No option for 1280x1024?
That's what I use as my third monitor - it's used for Discord only. The extra height is really handy.
Otherwise I have 2 1080p monitors, and a random 1440x900 VGA one on the side.

cvaldes · Apr 25, 2022

joemama said:
Currently using 2560*1440, does anyone have any suggestions about if I should upgrade to a 3840*2160 or 3440*1440?

It really depends on your usage case (which you didn't bother to describe).

There's also the question of budget.

If you want to game at Ultra quality levels at 4K/120Hz, you'll need the appropriate GPU. In my case I use an RTX 3080 Ti to drive this display; most of my gaming today is done here. The build driving the 1440p monitor has an RTX 3060 Ti; this system goes largely unused these days as I've moved on from 1440p gaming.

But I don't spend all of my PC hours gaming so I end up mostly in front of a 4K/60Hz monitor that's geared to productivity, not gaming. Rather than use a powerful gaming PC, this monitor is driven by a system that has a smaller power footprint.

I generally loathe using notebook PCs as their ergonomics are atrocious.

AlwaysHope · Apr 25, 2022

I have several desktop systems here but my primary gaming rig uses 2560x1440, the rest are on 1080p.

ARF · Apr 25, 2022

cvaldes said:
This poll really should be multiple choice.

Sorry, there is an option for changing your vote. I was thinking about multiple choice but decided one to be your main and most important. Just choose the one that you like the most and is most important to you.

RealKGB said:
No option for 1280x1024?
That's what I use as my third monitor - it's used for Discord only. The extra height is really handy.
Otherwise I have 2 1080p monitors, and a random 1440x900 VGA one on the side.

1280x1024 is a CRT resolution?

Or very very old TFT LCD monitor...

WhitetailAni · Apr 25, 2022

ARF said:
1280x1024 is a CRT resolution? Or very very old TFT LCD monitor...

I have one of these:

Combined with a PowerDVI adapter that converts its single ADC port to a DVI port, power cable, and USB cable for the two USB ports on the back, it's a nice monitor. Cost me $60 in total - monitor was a lucky find at a flea market for $15, the adapter was around $45

T3RM1N4L D0GM4 · Apr 25, 2022

Samsung 34" 3440x1440 100Hz here

AusWolf · Apr 25, 2022

1920x1080, 60 Hz. I love my 24" curved Samsung VA display.
4K is not only pointless, but also needs a graphics card that I don't wish to invest in. 1440p is still expensive if you're looking for a decent curved panel, so I say no thanks for now.

cornemuse · Apr 25, 2022

Not listed: *1600x900* for my 27" samsung & acer

1280x720 for 24" sammy

cvaldes · Apr 25, 2022

AusWolf said:
4K is not only pointless, but also needs a graphics card that I don't wish to invest in.

Clearly you are not using a Mac. 4K is quite useful on Macs since Apple deprecated sub-pixel anti-aliasing years ago. My Mac mini 2018 drives my LG 27" 4K monitor with the UI elements displaying at 1980x1080.

Hell, even the wimpy Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 550 2GB card (purchased below MSRP for $65 before the Great GPU Shortage) in my daily driver Windows desktop PC can drive 4K/60Hz for mundane desktop/productivity work.

This poll should have included an "Other" category along with multiple choice.

Mr Bill · Apr 25, 2022

3840x2160 on SAMSUNG 28" IPS U28R550 4K MONITOR using DP. Works for me....

AusWolf · Apr 25, 2022

cvaldes said:
Clearly you are not using a Mac. 4K is quite useful on Macs since Apple deprecated sub-pixel anti-aliasing years ago. My Mac mini 2018 drives my LG 27" 4K monitor with the UI elements displaying at 1980x1080.

Hell, even the wimpy Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 550 2GB card (purchased below MSRP for $65 before the Great GPU Shortage) in my daily driver Windows desktop PC can drive 4K/60Hz for mundane desktop/productivity work.

This poll should have included an "Other" category along with multiple choice.

I wouldn't want to use a Mac even if I got paid for it. No offense.

With the graphics card, I meant gaming. I wasn't specific enough, sorry. :ohwell:

cvaldes · Apr 25, 2022

AusWolf said:
I wouldn't want to use a Mac even if I got paid for it. No offense.

With the graphics card, I meant gaming. I wasn't specific enough, sorry.

No offense taken. If you have no use for a Mac, that's fine. People have different usage cases. I own both Mac and Windows systems for different usages. Hell, there's even a Raspberry Pi 4 in my home although that's mostly consigned for Kodi (Linux as a desktop OS is an abject failure).

The point is that there are a wide variety of usage cases and sometimes different systems and displays are more optimal than others. That's why I find this poll defective, due to the lack of multiple choice responses. OP did not specify that this poll was intended for gaming.

One thing for sure, my Mac mini 2018 is far more energy efficient that any of the desktop Windows PCs I have ever used and I'm not even using the M1 model (whose performance-per-watt destroys the Core i7 in my unit).

AusWolf · Apr 25, 2022

cvaldes said:
No offense taken. If you have no use for a Mac, that's fine. People have different usage cases. I own both Mac and Windows systems for different usages. Hell, there's even a Raspberry Pi 4 in my home although that's mostly consigned for Kodi (Linux as a desktop OS is an abject failure).

I used to run a Raspberry Pi (I can't remember which iteration) as a homemade file server. It was slow as hell, but it didn't need much power.

cvaldes said:
The point is that there are a wide variety of usage cases and sometimes different systems and displays are more optimal than others. That's why I find this poll defective, due to the lack of multiple choice responses. OP did not specify that this poll was intended for gaming.

True. It didn't even cross my mind that the living room TV is actually 4K, though I consider 1080p my main resolution, as my desktop PC is my main platform.

mechtech · Apr 25, 2022

27" 4k LG

27-inch Class LED HDR Monitor - 27UL550-W | LG USA

Discover the 27-inch Class LED HDR Monitor that features Ergonomic Stand and UHD IPS Display. Find reviews, specs, and more for 27UL550-W.

www.lg.com

got mine for $330 CAD on sale at best buy 2.5 years ago.

Still waiting for a DP v2, 120 Hz, 10-bit true colour (no frc), maybe gloss option, 24" range, etc., etc. I'd be down for even a 3:2 ratio monitor like the surface.

RikuKawai · Apr 25, 2022

1600x1200 75Hz and 1600x1200 85Hz on my two main monitors and 1080x1920 144Hz on the monitor I just use for Discord.

Yraggul666 · Apr 25, 2022

1440p165Hz primary 1080p144Hz secondary

lawood · Apr 25, 2022

1080p 280Hz for primary

ARF · Apr 30, 2022

mechtech said:
27" 4k LG

27-inch Class LED HDR Monitor - 27UL550-W | LG USA

Discover the 27-inch Class LED HDR Monitor that features Ergonomic Stand and UHD IPS Display. Find reviews, specs, and more for 27UL550-W.

www.lg.com

got mine for $330 CAD on sale at best buy 2.5 years ago.

Still waiting for a DP v2, 120 Hz, 10-bit true colour (no frc), maybe gloss option, 24" range, etc., etc. I'd be down for even a 3:2 ratio monitor like the surface.

Normally, all display sizes must move to 4K-class. There are already 28-inch 4K for around 200 EUR (quite affordable if you ask me). That is pretty nice and a good option for the people tired of the old lower resolutions.

lawood · Apr 30, 2022

I have a 4k tv hooked up to my rig to play AAA games and the 1080p 280hz to play fast paced stuff where I want frames.
The best of both worlds.

System Name	KHR-1
Processor	Ryzen 9 5900X
Motherboard	ASRock B550 PG Velocita (UEFI-BIOS P3.40)
Memory	32 GB G.Skill RipJawsV F4-3200C16D-32GVR
Video Card(s)	Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 6750 XT
Storage	Western Digital Black SN850 1 TB NVMe SSD
Display(s)	Alienware AW3423DWF OLED-ASRock PG27Q15R2A (backup)
Case	Corsair 275R
Audio Device(s)	Technics SA-EX140 receiver with Polk VT60 speakers
Power Supply	eVGA Supernova G3 750W
Mouse	Logitech G Pro (Hero)
Software	Windows 11 Pro x64 23H2

System Name	daily driver Mac mini M2 Pro
Processor	Apple proprietary M2 Pro (6 p-cores, 4 e-cores)
Motherboard	Apple proprietary
Cooling	Apple proprietary
Memory	Apple proprietary 16GB LPDDR5 unified memory
Video Card(s)	Apple proprietary M2 Pro (16-core GPU)
Storage	Apple proprietary onboard 512GB SSD + various external HDDs
Display(s)	LG UltraFine 27UL850W (4K@60Hz IPS)
Case	Apple proprietary
Audio Device(s)	Apple proprietary
Power Supply	Apple proprietary
Mouse	Apple Magic Trackpad 2
Keyboard	Keychron K1 tenkeyless (Gateron Reds)
VR HMD	Oculus Rift S (hosted on a different PC)
Software	macOS Sonoma 14.7
Benchmark Scores	(My Windows daily driver is a Beelink Mini S12 Pro. I'm not interested in benchmarking.)

Processor	i5-9600K
Motherboard	Gigabyte Z390 Gaming X
Cooling	Scythe Mugen 5S
Memory	Micron Ballistix Sports LT 3000 8G*4
Video Card(s)	EVGA 3070 XC3 Ultra Gaming
Storage	Adata SX6000 Pro 512G, Kingston A2000 1T
Display(s)	Gigabyte M32Q
Case	Antec DF700 Flux
Audio Device(s)	Edifier C3X
Power Supply	Super Flower Leadex Gold 650W
Mouse	Razer Basilisk V2
Keyboard	Ducky ONE 2 Horizon

System Name	RogueOne
Processor	Xeon W9-3495x
Motherboard	ASUS w790E Sage SE
Cooling	SilverStone XE360-4677
Memory	128gb Gskill Zeta R5 DDR5 RDIMMs
Video Card(s)	MSI SUPRIM Liquid X 4090
Storage	1x 2TB WD SN850X \| 2x 8TB GAMMIX S70
Display(s)	Odyssey OLED G9 (G95SC)
Case	Thermaltake Core P3 Pro Snow
Audio Device(s)	Moondrop S8's on schitt Modi+ & Valhalla 2
Power Supply	Seasonic Prime TX-1600
Mouse	Lamzu Atlantis mini (White)
Keyboard	Monsgeek M3 Lavender, Akko Crystal Blues
VR HMD	Quest 3
Software	Windows 11 Pro Workstation
Benchmark Scores	I dont have time for that.

System Name	Desktop-TJ84TBK
Processor	Ryzen 5 3600
Motherboard	Asus ROG Strix B350-F Gaming
Cooling	ARCTIC Liquid Freezer II 120mm, Noctua NF-F12
Memory	B-Die 2x8GB 3200 CL14, Vengeance LPX 2x8GB 3200 CL16, OC'd to 3333 MT/s C16-16-16-32 tRC 48
Video Card(s)	PNY GTX 690
Storage	Crucial MX500 1TB, MX500 500GB, WD Blue 1TB, WD Black 2TB, WD Caviar Green 3TB, Intel Optane 16GB
Display(s)	Sceptre M25 1080p200, ASUS 1080p74, Apple Studio Display M7649 17"
Case	Rosewill CRUISER Black Gaming
Audio Device(s)	SupremeFX S1220A
Power Supply	Seasonic FOCUS GM-750
Mouse	Kensington K72369
Keyboard	Razer BlackWidow Ultimate 2013
Software	Windows 10 Home 64-bit, macOS 11.7.8
Benchmark Scores	are good

What display resolution are you using?