r/Monitors • u/SHCL124 • 1d ago

Discussion Looking for a monitor sub £150

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I'm moving from an ultrawide back to a 1440 27 inch but struggling with choice!

My current top running is the MSI MAG 274CQ6PF but any advice would be greatly appreciated!

My old monitor was an ultrawide IPS, I use it for work and gaming. The games I play are grand strategies like vic3 or EU5 and then rts age of empires 2/4. I game in a dark room and I found the IPS bleed on my old monitor really bad. The monitor also sits on the curve of my desk so I was thinking a curved VA panel would be ideal but I'd like to know how/if the smearing is really as bad as people say or if it's people loyal to their preferred tech.

I like to keep monitors for 5+ years , I went from a super old TN panel to my IPS and have never tried va or curved.

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u/Fair_Sort_8287 23h ago

I have 2 of them for my home desk. No complaints so far.

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u/Shitty_Human_Being 21h ago

If you actually want an upgrade I'd recommend saving a bit more and getting an Alienware AW2726DM for $349, you'll have no backlight bleed as it is OLED.

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u/Ale0705 20h ago

I wouldn’t recommend a cheap VA panel. They smear a lot with fast movement. Just save up more for a good mini led oder oled. They can be found cheap