Gaming monitor for ps5

Gaming monitor for ps5

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63 months

Sunday 30th October 2022
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Hi all, my son would like a gaming monitor for Christmas but I have no idea what I'm really looking at! I used to play my old Nintendo NES on an old black and white tv when I was his age lol! He has said he would like a 27inch monitor but all the different specs are mind blowing. I don't want to go much more than £250.
Any help will be appreciated!
Thanks!

WhisperingWasp

1,594 posts

146 months

Sunday 30th October 2022
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Hi bud.

I purchased this for my PS4 Pro as it has both 4k and HDR which seems impossible to find in a TV this size. This monitor has built-in speakers too which aren't amazing but a good alternative to using headphones all the time/when playing multiplayer on same screen. Also about 50 quid cheaper now than when I bought it.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/362910554096?epid=15034...

Hope this helps.

Steven_RW

1,755 posts

211 months

Sunday 30th October 2022
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Key point to be aware of. Ps5 only does 1080p or 4k. It doesn't use 1440p or any other resolution.

The best is to go for 4k if you can but whatever you do, don't pay extra above 1080p for a 1440p as the PS5 currently doesn't use it and you get black fat bars either side of the picture. I play my ps5 using a 3840x1600 screen but the picture it is given is just 1080p as its not quite a 4k display. Regardless I am still very happy with my ps5 shoiwng 1080p on this UW screen.

The recommendation in the post above is a good start.

Cheers

RW

craste

1,225 posts

216 months

Monday 31st October 2022
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My son had this for his Birthday last year - apparently the best monitor for the PS5 as its 4K and and can do the 120 hertz

https://www.amazon.co.uk/LG-27GN850-B-Ultragear-Ad...

mmm-five

11,517 posts

293 months

Monday 31st October 2022
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craste said:
My son had this for his Birthday last year - apparently the best monitor for the PS5 as its 4K and and can do the 120 hertz

https://www.amazon.co.uk/LG-27GN850-B-Ultragear-Ad...
That's a 1440p monitor, not 4k/2160p!

Not a bad monitor at all though, just not 4k (it's what I'm using with my gaming PC until I can get my hands on a nice 32" OLED or micro-LED 4k monitor).

Edited by mmm-five on Monday 31st October 18:32

craste

1,225 posts

216 months

Tuesday 1st November 2022
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mmm-five said:
That's a 1440p monitor, not 4k/2160p!

Not a bad monitor at all though, just not 4k (it's what I'm using with my gaming PC until I can get my hands on a nice 32" OLED or micro-LED 4k monitor).

Edited by mmm-five on Monday 31st October 18:32
You are quite right, I recall now my son needed it to be 120Hertz capable so it didn't lag when building in Fortnite - whatever that means haha.

4k Screens are still super expensive arent they!

mmm-five

11,517 posts

293 months

Tuesday 1st November 2022
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craste said:
You are quite right, I recall now my son needed it to be 120Hertz capable so it didn't lag when building in Fortnite - whatever that means haha.

4k Screens are still super expensive arent they!
Good ones are expensive...but cheap ones are available (from about £350), as long as you're happy with lower specs/performance (i.e. 60Hz, ghosting, poor response times, input lag, poor colours/contrast, poor/fake HDR).

But then, not everyone has £500-£5000 to spend on a 165Hz 4K OLED or Samsung Neo G9 wink

Supersam83

876 posts

154 months

Monday 2nd December 2024
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Any current recommendations for a budget 4k gaming monitor for the PS5?

Jasandjules

70,620 posts

238 months

Monday 2nd December 2024
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mmm-five said:
Good ones are expensive...but cheap ones are available (from about £350), as long as you're happy with lower specs/performance (i.e. 60Hz, ghosting, poor response times, input lag, poor colours/contrast, poor/fake HDR).

But then, not everyone has £500-£5000 to spend on a 165Hz 4K OLED or Samsung Neo G9 wink
I am not sure I like the idea of £350 being cheap......

mmm-five

11,517 posts

293 months

Monday 2nd December 2024
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Jasandjules said:
I am not sure I like the idea of £350 being cheap......
It's all relative.

To me it's 'cheap' considering the price of my Apple XDR/Studio Monitor or Alienware OLED, but to my relatives it's bloody expensive wink

conkerman

3,403 posts

144 months

Tuesday 3rd December 2024
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Jasandjules said:
I am not sure I like the idea of £350 being cheap......
Sadly it is a high resolution, high refresh rate monitor. I have recently bought some new monitors and For 4k and 120Hz, that is the price of entry.

I use 1440P, 32in monitors in my PC setup.

High res
High Refresh Rate
Cheap.

Pick any 2.

Guvernator

13,558 posts

174 months

Friday 6th December 2024
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I was looking at a Ps5 monitor and found the same thing. Cheap was £300'ish. Anything less and you'd need to compromise on features although it does depend how picky you are.

If you wanted good picture quality, 4K, 120hz refresh, hdmi 2.1, HDR basically all the bells and whistles with a known brand, you were looking at £500 plus as strangely enough, monitors with all those features combined haven't been out for very long. I decided I'd wait for the early adopter buzz to die down and for prices to normalise. It's not like my current Asus ROG monitor 1440p monitor is awful so I can wait.

3GGy

851 posts

191 months

Sunday 8th December 2024
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Are many PS5 games running 4k at 120hz? I'm not sure they are.

Personally, I went for 144Hz 1440p to take advantage of the performance mode a lot of muliplayers offer, but I suppose it depends what games you play.

Not sure I see the point of a 120hz 4k for the PS5.

Guvernator

13,558 posts

174 months

Sunday 8th December 2024
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Yeah you are right, the normal PS5 can't really do 4k 120fps so it's more for future proofing. I always pick fidelity over performance in games but that's just a personal choice so 4k would be essential for me.