Dear mastodon,
My teenager did an uh-oh.
And now we need a new computer monitor.
Previously, we would search “best gaming monitors 2024”
But now I know that #enshittification is a thing, and I trust no-site.
Can you all please recommend a non- #AI generated evaluation of best value-for-money monitors website? #Reviews
Thank you, Humans 🙏!
A
@atthenius
Don't put too much emphasis on the "Gaming" label as an indication of quality.
"Gaming" typically only refers to the "Refresh rate", and a 4k monitor with a 240Hz Refresh Rate is meaningless if you don't also have a video card capable of drawing 240 4K fps (frames per second.) That's some rarified air.
"Bigger is better" is also a popular misconception. Rule-of-thumb: If you have to turn your head, IT'S TOO BIG.
@MugsysRapSheet I agree. "Gaming" is code for fast response rate and top (or next to top) resolution for games. But nothing particularly fancy-pants.
I also always think about…
human eyes on average refresh is 60 Hz, and blinks are 120Hz... (medi-mastodon, disavow me of my antiquated notions if req’d)... so 240 Hz is kinda overkill.
I'm more asking about my experience as a cross windows-osx person... who sees that osx devices invariably are easy on the eyes (at least for coding if not etal).
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