Your dream monitor setup. IPS vs 120hz

So if you had the choice between a certain setup, which would you choose? Un-parallel picture quality from an IPS panel?

Or a 3 way monitor setup with 120hz and virtually no response time with the possibility of 3D?

This is my problem. I know both have their benefits.  The IPS panels have vibrant color but their response time isn't so great (8MS).  The 120 HZ monitors are great for rigs that can push over 120fps and have very low response time (2MS), but they are TN. 

So for gaming, what would you guys rather have.

U2711 http://accessories.us.dell.com/sna/products/Displays/productdetail.aspx?c=us&l=en&s=dhs&cs=19&sku=224-8284

or U3011


Or 3 x
ASUS VG236H 23-Inch 120 Hz 3D Ready Panel Monitor with nVidia 3D Vision Kit - Black?


3 way monitor setup in action.
http://www.amd.com/us/products/technologies/amd-eyefinity-technology/for-consumers/Pages/experience-eyefinity.aspx



Edited by Anglis - 24 May 2011 at 1:57pm

120 hz looks different then a standard 60hz TN.  The clarity is better and no motion blur.  I guess if I wasn't curious about 3D i could go with 3 dell ultra sharp 23 inches.  But that is expensive too, and like I said, I like First person games like Battlefield and I hear the 120hz low response time is great.

I also hear, if you go IPS you never go back. The 30 inch dell is like $1500, so it's the same cost as the 3 way monitor.  Hard choices!


If I wear to go 120hz 3 way..i'd probably go with two GTX 580 3GB edition.  If i went with the IPS, i'd go with two 6970's.


Edited by Anglis - 24 May 2011 at 2:18pm

lol i saw that one too. first i was like holy crap i have to get that! then i see its 3k and im like... ok... maybe not. my computer doesn't even cost that much :P

I guess it'll come down for picture quality to surround picture...I have a few weeks to think on this.

Originally posted by maxyme The human eye can't see faster than 30hz so 120 is useless. But eternity is sick Id go eyefinity because it looks awesome. But if possible a the dell ultraaharp $250 one in the middle.

I don't know who told you the human eye can't see more than 30hz, but that's pure and utter bs. I've had that convo so many times, but the human eye can register well beyond even 60 frames, so I just wanted to correct that common misconception once again.

As someone said, once you go isp you don't go back, and that's probably true. I think the same can be said for having a monitor at 120hz. I own on a 2233rz, and have gamed on the new Asus 120hz as well as the u2410. The u2410 looks leaps and bounds better than any TN panel ever could, but at the end of the day It's still a 60hz monitor, and I could never go back to gaming at 60hz. Even with the same Gcard the difference between 60hz and 120hz is very noticable and worth it for serious gamers, especially in FPS games. Also TN panels have faster response times than isp, but most people don't notice the difference, so it's not a big deal.

More often than not, if you've been gaming on 60hz monitors all your life then, you'll probably be better off going with the monitor with the prettier looking image. For anyone who has ever gamed on a old 120hz CRT, it's very painful gaming at 60hz.

I'd offer a sacrifice to the tech gods if I knew it'd get me a "True" 120hz ISP monitor. That sham of a Mitsubishi monitor doesn't count as it's not "True" 120.



Edited by Invader Mig - 30 May 2011 at 1:59pm

From what I understand what you can see depends on the individual, we are all different, study done in the 80s shows human eye can see around 81fps, depending on the person.

But there is more then just refresh rate that goes into what we see, there is a lot more going on.

Edited by DST4ME - 30 May 2011 at 6:40pm

I know the article, but at the top its says:

The human visual system does not see in terms of frames; it works with a continuous flow of light information.[citation needed] A related question is, “how many frames per second are needed for an observer to not see artifacts?” However, this question also does not have a single straight-forward answer.

I know the brain needs 24fps to record/see smooth but I don't believe that is the limit or proven to be the limit by anybody, as far as how many fps one can see.

the test showed upto 81 fps, not everybody saw that many, many seen lower yet due to perception and all the gaps the brain fills a person seeing 30 fps would report the same smoothness as somebody how saw 50 fps, its difference from person to person.

Edited by DST4ME - 30 May 2011 at 9:24pm

Hmm... why have so many people started getting IPS panels? I understand the pros and cons to both, but it seems that the IPS still benefit the productivity/design side of the house, where as the 120hz is not matched for gaming.

I have a 120Hz display, and I will never go back. The 120Hz display is much more smoother. Having 60+ FPS in games are at a serious disadvantage unless you have a 120Hz display.

I would go with the u30.

Alex your games are not going to get any smoother when they are already smooth at 60fps. sure 75fps might look a tad bit better, but its not a huge deal.

also if I wanted to go to a better refresh rate, I would not waste my money on these so called 120Hz monitors, I would go for a true 240Hz, specially for 3d.

I remember back in nov LG was talking about comeing out with a ips panel at 240hz, not that I recommend LG, but one comes out, the rest follow.

Edited by DST4ME - 31 May 2011 at 10:18pm