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    New Monitor Advice

    I am looking at upgrading my monitor and I am swaying towards the HP 2710m 27 inch LCD Monitor.
    But before I part with my hard earned cash, it has always been solid advice to get the opinions of my fellow tech minded Hexites.

    So I put out there, has anyone got this monitor or had any experience using one?
    And what would it be like for gaming with games such as Black Ops and Crysis 2?

    Thanks in advance for you advice.
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    Re: New Monitor Advice

    The only gripe i have with most HP monitors is that they are glossy, its a personal thing more than anything else so if you like it like that then ignore me but i thought it was worth pointing out!

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    Re: New Monitor Advice

    Good responce time and looks good, allthough unless you really want the extra inches I'd go for a 23 or 24" IPS screen such as this for £200: http://www.aria.co.uk/SuperSpecials/...roductId=40729 or this 1920x1200 for £268: http://www.kikatek.com/product_info....source=froogle

    EDIT: Your 5770 will have problems with Crysis 2 at decent detail settings at these resolutions.

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    Re: New Monitor Advice

    @ Biscuit... Thank you for pointing that out, it was the only con i could see so far.

    @ Skulltrail.... I will be upgrading my GPU to a HD 6970 next week so I should not have a problem there.
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    Re: New Monitor Advice

    Quote Originally Posted by Skulltrail View Post
    Good responce time and looks good, allthough unless you really want the extra inches I'd go for a 23 or 24" IPS screen such as this for £200: http://www.aria.co.uk/SuperSpecials/...roductId=40729 or this 1920x1200 for £268: http://www.kikatek.com/product_info....source=froogle

    EDIT: Your 5770 will have problems with Crysis 2 at decent detail settings at these resolutions.
    Second those recommendations, both excellent monitors.

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    Re: New Monitor Advice

    Why do you want a 27" specifically?

    You can get a 22" 1920x1080 so those 5" are just going to mean bigger pixels, not more detail.

    Are you planning to use it from a distance, or find smaller panels hard to read?

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    Re: New Monitor Advice

    Quote Originally Posted by snootyjim View Post
    Why do you want a 27" specifically?

    You can get a 22" 1920x1080 so those 5" are just going to mean bigger pixels, not more detail.

    Are you planning to use it from a distance, or find smaller panels hard to read?
    I was planning to use it from a distance, but after looking at the other two options, reducing the distance would probably be the better choice as it would save me a few quid also.

    I do like the look of the HP monitor tho as my current monitor is HP and it has been a very good bit of kit and never failed me so far.
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    Re: New Monitor Advice

    Other option, if you want to keep the distance but cut down on cash, would be a 1080p TV

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