Don’t Buy the Wrong Resolution - 1080p vs 1440p vs 4K
Summary
TLDRThis video compares three 27-inch AOC gaming monitors with varying resolutions: 1080p, 1440p, and 4K. The script explores the impact of resolution on gaming and general use, highlighting the impressive clarity of 4K despite its high cost and performance hit. It also discusses the benefits of 1440p as a balance between cost, image quality, and frame rates, especially for competitive gaming. The video is sponsored by Squarespace and provides a discount code for viewers.
Takeaways
- 🖥️ The video compares three 27-inch AOC IPS panel gaming monitors with different resolutions: 1080p, 1440p, and 4K.
- 🔍 The 4K monitor impresses with its clarity and smoothness, especially noticeable in text and graphics.
- 💻 Despite the high cost, the 4K monitor's pixel density (163 PPI) provides a noticeably sharper image compared to 1440p (109 PPI) and 1080p (82 PPI).
- 💰 High refresh rate 4K monitors are expensive, with an average price significantly higher than 1440p and 1080p monitors.
- 🕔 The 1080p monitor, while affordable, shows visible pixels at a normal viewing distance, making the image appear less cohesive.
- 📏 Pixel density is crucial; a 24-inch 1080p monitor has a higher pixel density (93 PPI) and looks better than a 27-inch 1080p.
- 🎮 For fast-paced gaming, the performance hit from upgrading to a 4K monitor can reduce frame rates significantly, affecting gameplay.
- 🤔 The 'Retina display' concept suggests that beyond a certain pixel density, additional pixels are unnoticeable to the human eye.
- 🎖️ 1440p monitors are popular as they offer a balance between resolution, frame rate, and cost.
- 🏆 For competitive gaming, especially in esports titles, the slight visual improvements of higher resolutions may not justify the frame rate loss.
- 🌐 The video is sponsored by Squarespace, which is highlighted as an easy platform for creating websites with various templates and customization options.
Q & A
What are the main differences among the three AOC monitors discussed in the video?
-The main differences among the three AOC monitors are their resolutions: one is a 1080p monitor, another is a 1440p monitor, and the third has a 4K display, all within the same 27-inch IPS panel form factor.
What is the refresh rate of the 1080p and 1440p AOC monitors mentioned in the video?
-Both the 1080p and 1440p AOC monitors technically have a refresh rate of 165 Hertz, but for the video, they were set to run at 144 Hertz.
How does the 4K monitor compare to the 1440p and 1080p monitors in terms of pixel density?
-The 4K monitor has a pixel density of 163 pixels per inch (ppi), which is higher than the 1440p monitor's 109 ppi and significantly higher than the 1080p monitor's 82 ppi.
What is the average price difference between 4K, 1440p, and 1080p monitors according to the video?
-The average price of the 10 most popular 4K monitors in Germany is about 680 euros, which is a significant price jump from 1440p monitors that average 79 euros more expensive than 1080p monitors.
What is the viewing experience like for the 1080p monitor at a normal viewing distance?
-At a normal viewing distance, the 1080p monitor's individual pixels are easily visible, making the image appear less smooth and cohesive compared to the higher resolution monitors.
What is the term 'Retina display' and what does it signify in terms of pixel density?
-The term 'Retina display' is a marketing term used by Apple to describe a display resolution that is high enough that the human eye cannot discern individual pixels. It is based on the concept that a display should have at least 57 pixels per degree of our field of view.
According to the video, which of the three monitors would qualify as a 'Retina display' at a typical viewing distance?
-The 27-inch 4K monitor would qualify as a 'Retina display' even at a typical viewing distance, while the 1440p and 1080p monitors would require a viewing distance of more than 90 centimeters to qualify.
What is the impact of upgrading from a 1080p to a 1440p monitor on gaming performance in terms of FPS?
-Upgrading from a 1080p to a 1440p monitor results in a noticeable reduction in FPS, with an average drop of about 28 FPS, depending on the game and hardware.
How does the video suggest the performance difference when upgrading from 1440p to 4K in gaming?
-The video suggests that upgrading from 1440p to 4K results in a significant performance hit, with an average FPS reduction of 47, making it less desirable for fast-paced gaming.
What is the recommendation for gamers looking for the highest refresh rates and why?
-For gamers seeking the highest refresh rates, especially above 300Hz, the recommendation is to opt for a 1080p monitor, as these typically offer the highest refresh rates available.
What is the conclusion about 1440p monitors in the context of gaming and cost?
-The conclusion is that 1440p monitors are popular because they offer a good compromise between resolution, frame rate, and cost, making them suitable for most gamers.
Outlines
🖥️ Comparing 27-inch Gaming Monitors: Resolution Impact
This paragraph introduces a comparison of three AOC 27-inch IPS panel gaming monitors with varying resolutions: 1080p, 1440p, and 4k. The narrator admits to being impressed by the clarity of the 4k display despite the high cost associated with 4k monitors. The paragraph also touches on the technical specifications of the monitors, such as refresh rates, and the subjective experience of viewing text and graphics at different resolutions. The sponsor, Squarespace, is mentioned, but the main focus remains on the visual differences between the monitors.
💰 The Cost and Pixel Density of Monitor Resolutions
The second paragraph delves into the financial aspect of choosing between 1080p, 1440p, and 4k monitors, highlighting the significant price jump from lower to higher resolutions. It discusses pixel density and how it affects the perceived sharpness of an image, using the example of a 24-inch 1080p monitor versus a 27-inch one. The 'retina display' concept is introduced, explaining the idea of a resolution beyond which the human eye cannot discern individual pixels, and how this concept applies to different monitor sizes and resolutions.
🎮 Performance and Visual Quality in Gaming Context
This paragraph examines the impact of monitor resolution on gaming performance and visual quality. It provides empirical data on FPS drops when upgrading from 1080p to 1440p and then to 4k, suggesting that the performance hit may not be worth the visual improvement for fast-paced games. The narrator discusses the diminishing returns on resolution for competitive gaming and the importance of pixel density at different viewing distances. The paragraph concludes with a recommendation for 1440p monitors as a balanced choice for gaming, considering resolution, frame rate, and cost.
Mindmap
Keywords
💡IPS Panel
💡Gaming Monitors
💡Resolution
💡Refresh Rate
💡Pixel Density
💡Retina Display
💡Field of View (FOV)
💡FPS (Frames Per Second)
💡Esports Titles
💡Sponsor
💡Pixel Perfect
Highlights
Comparison of three AOC 27-inch IPS panel gaming monitors with different resolutions: 1080p, 1440p, and 4K.
The 1080p and 1440p monitors have a refresh rate of 165Hz, but are tested at 144Hz for the video.
The 4K monitor provides an impressive display quality, especially noticeable with text and graphics.
High resolution monitors are not only useful for photo editing but also enhance the gaming experience.
The 4K monitor's text appears smoother, resembling ink rather than being visibly pixelated like on the 1440p monitor.
High refresh rate 4K monitors are expensive, with the one in the video retailing for over 900 euros.
1080p monitors offer a large screen size at an affordable price but suffer from visible pixels at normal viewing distances.
Smaller 24-inch 1080p monitors have a higher pixel density and appear sharper than their 27-inch counterparts.
27-inch 1440p monitors have a pixel density of 109 PPI, providing a clear image but not as sharp as 4K.
The term 'Retina display' refers to a resolution where individual pixels are no longer discernible to the human eye.
Apple considers a display 'Retina' at 57 pixels per degree of field of view, not strictly at 300 PPI.
24-inch 1080p monitors can qualify as 'Retina' at certain viewing distances, unlike 27-inch monitors.
4K monitors provide a significant FPS hit compared to 1080p and 1440p monitors in gaming scenarios.
Upgrading to 4K resolution may not be worth the performance loss in fast-paced games like first-person shooters.
1440p monitors are a popular choice as they offer a balance between resolution, frame rate, and cost.
For competitive esports titles, the visual difference between 1080p and 1440p is noticeable but may not impact gameplay.
1080p monitors remain the default option for the highest refresh rates in gaming monitors.
Transcripts
each of these three monitors has a
27-inch ips panel and all of them are
from aoc and being advertised as gaming
monitors but yeah as you probably have
guessed from the title of this video one
of them is a 1080p monitor one is a
1440p monitor and the other one has a 4k
display all in the same 27-inch form
factor by the way this video is not
sponsored by aoc but they were kind
enough to lend me these three monitors
which are perfect for this comparison
this video is sponsored by squarespace
though more on them later in this video
so how much of a difference does the
resolution really make when the other
specs are fairly similar i mean these
are our 144hz gaming monitors of the
same size with the same panel tag and
they even are from the same brand okay
to be fair the full hd and qhd monitors
both technically have a refresh rate of
165 hertz but for the sake of this video
we'll have them running at 144 hertz so
the designing factor really is the
resolution but does a high resolution
actually look that much better even for
things like gaming or is it only really
usable for photo editing and stuff like
that well i gotta admit that i was
genuinely impressed when i turned on the
4k monitor for the first time believe it
or not but despite that i've tested a
ton of monitors i've never actually
experienced a 27 inch 4k display and
honestly having all those pixels cramped
onto a relatively small 27 inch screen
looks amazing so yeah you'll notice
right away that everything even the text
and graphics and the plain normal file
explorer just look so much smoother i
mean take a look at the 1440p display in
comparison text by no means looks bad
here but you can clearly see that this
is text being displayed on a monitor
that has individual pixels whereas the
text on the 4k display looks much more
like ink basically now i wouldn't say
that i can clearly like see or even
count individual pixels on the 1440p
monitor at least not from a normal view
and distance but despite that there is a
certain roughness to text and other
sharp edges that clearly makes it look
worse than the 4k display but yeah text
and such looking smoother truly isn't a
big enough reason to sell a kidney for a
4k monitor at least not for most people
i assume and let's face it high refresh
rate 4k monitors are expensive the one
that i have here retails for over 900
euros which is somewhat on the expensive
side even for a 4k 144hz monitor the
average price of the 10 most popular 4k
monitors in germany right now is about
680 euros so that's still a massive 96
price jump from 4040p monitors and 1440p
monitors on average are 79
more expensive than the 1080p count
parts so with this 1080p monitor right
here we're certainly getting a lot of
screen real estate for our money and i'm
going to admit that a large but
affordable monitor like this seems
pretty appealing at first i mean for
roughly 200 bucks that's a nice and
large ips screen right here that's just
as big as the other two monitors which
both are much more expensive but as soon
as you take a closer look it's pretty
clear as to why this is so much cheaper
than the other two the individual pixels
are just huge and easily visible at a
normal viewing distance i really have to
move back quite far until the image
actually looks cohesive and smooth
i'm a bit over one meter or about four
feet away from the monitor now and only
at this distance the image actually
starts looking good but yeah there are
probably not a lot of people who sit
this far from their monitor my typical
viewing distance looks a bit more
something like this
which is about 50 to 60 centimeters away
from the screen and here the 1080p
resolution does not look good at all
here you can compare 1080p and 4k side
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tagless back to the video now i said
that the 1080p monitor doesn't look good
up close but that's not to say that
every 1080p monitor looks bad at this
viewing distance a smaller 24 inch
monitor like this with the same
resolution really looks substantially
better than its 27-inch counterpart and
that's thanks to its higher pixel
density so how sharp the image looks
really isn't a matter of the absolute
resolution but mostly a combination of
the resolution and the size of the
screen the bigger screen only has 82
pixels per inch while the smaller 24
inch panel uses 93 pixels for every inch
so if you're on a budget i'd suggest
getting a 24 inch 1080p monitor instead
1080p just isn't enough when you're
sitting close to a big 27 inch screen
now if you have a bit more money to
spend and want a larger monitor you can
also just go for a 27-inch 1440p monitor
instead despite that the display is
larger this has an even higher pixel
density of 109 ppi so is this high
enough to give us the perfect image well
i wish it was but the 27 inch 4k display
with its 163 ppi does look noticeably
better but that raises the question of
how many pixels per inch we really need
like when does the image look perfect
already and when are we starting to hit
diminishing returns territory now i
guess you've heard the term retinal
display before
what's that
well that's basically apple's marketing
speech for a display resolution that's
high enough that you can't see
individual pixels anymore so when a
display is classified as retina adding
more pixels beyond that should pretty
much be unnoticeable and it really
shouldn't add much to the image quality
so would either of these monitors
qualify as a retina display now back in
2010 when steve jobs introduced the
iphone 4 he stated that 300 ppi was this
magic number at which the human eye
basically won't notice individual pixels
anymore that seems pretty high at first
considering the 4k monitor right here
has about half of that but remember the
300 ppi number is for a phone which
typically is held up really close to the
face and therefore covers quite a large
portion of our field of view so how can
we transfer that to a monitor that
typically isn't that close in your face
well it turns out apple calls a display
retina when it has at least 57 pixels
for every degree of our field of view
this might sound a bit complicated at
first but once we've done all the math
it's actually pretty straightforward so
here are the ppd numbers for some common
display resolutions and sizes remember
the goal is to hit 57 ppd and yeah even
the 24-inch 1080p monitor manages to
qualify as a retina display so how's
that possible while the 24-inch 1080p
monitor only qualifies as a retina
display when we type in a viewing
distance above 90 centimeters which is
pretty far 60 centimeters would be far
more realistic and well at this distance
only 4k monitors qualify not even the
27-inch 1440p display i gonna have this
dock linked down below in case you want
to play around with these numbers so 4k
monitors actually make sense even with a
reasonably small 27-inch panel so why
are 4040p 27-inch monitors so popular
then well even when ignoring how much
money you can save by going with a 4040p
monitor instead of a 4k1 you just can't
ignore these numbers this is called
warzone running in 4k on a relatively
decent gaming pc with competitive low
settings and this honestly is not much
fun to play we're averaging just shy of
70 fps which isn't exactly great for a
fast paced game like warzone also tried
lowering the render resolution to 75
percent which brought me a bit closer to
100 fps but at this point you could also
just get a low res monitor instead and
save some money a 1080p monitor will of
course achieve the highest fps my fps
took a 23 hit from 1080p to 1440p which
is kind of acceptable for an upgrade
like this i mean going from about 150
fps to 115 fps is definitely noticeable
but so is the better image quality we're
getting from 1440b the 40
fps hit from the upgrade to 4k though is
just too much in my opinion the
additional sharpness and detail just
isn't that noticeable while playing fast
paced games having 40
less fps is very much noticeable though
and such an fps hit is not just
exclusive to warzone or my particular
hardware i crunched some numbers from
hardware unboxed who tested 12 games on
15 different gpus and on average the 4k
upgrade reduces the fps by 47
while going from 1080p to 1440p leads to
28 lower fps so as an easy to remember
rule of thumb planning to lose about a
quarter of your fps when upgrading from
1080p to 440b and be ready to lose half
of your fps from 1440p to 4k however
there are exceptions to this for
instance if you heavily cpu limited in
certain games you might not lose any fps
with a resolution upgrade or just very
few for example this is veteran running
in 4k with competitive settings and my
2070 super has no issues pushing close
to 300 fps in a crowded death match i
used the spike pen scenario as a
benchmark and here i got a whopping
371 fps and 4k with my somewhat dated pc
hardware both the 4040p and 1080p
numbers don't really look that much
better so there really isn't a
noteworthy fps hit with esports titles
like velerand visually though there is a
difference rounded edges for instance
like on the head of the dummy look a lot
more like they're actually round with a
high resolution monitor everything looks
less fuzzy and that's especially
noticeable between 1080p and 1440p now
better looking edges or details is
clearly not something that would win you
rounds and competitive esports titles
though take a look at what happens when
the character model is at a 50 meter
distance on the 1080p monitor it becomes
somewhat difficult to even tell the head
and torso of the dummy apart it's
clearly not as easy to see as with the
1440p or even 4k display and in my
opinion this is enough to make hitting
headshots just a bit more difficult in
this distance with the 1080p monitor
considering that upgrading to 1440p only
has a minimal impact on the framerate
it's maybe about time to move to 1440p
for games like veteran unless of course
you're looking for the absolute highest
refresh rate because only 1080p will
give you these crazy high refresh rates
above 300hz at least until the 360hz
4040p monitors arrive but even then
1080p would probably continue being the
default option for the highest refresh
rate monitors and if you're after that
i'd really suggest getting a smaller 24
inch display and 4k well there's no
doubt that this is the superior
resolution even on a 27 inch screen if a
sharp and clear looking image for
working with text consuming content or
playing slow paced cinematic games is
your number one priority then go for it
if you can also afford the hardware to
drive all these pixels of course it does
look noticeably better than 4040p that's
already true for a 27-inch monitor and
for larger monitors 4k becomes even more
important though for fast-paced games
like first-person shooters and such it's
really not worth the additional
investment 4k monitors are so much more
expensive and decent graphics cards
aren't cheap either so yeah it really
makes sense that 1440p monitors are so
popular as these really are great
compromise between resolution fps and
cost i'll leave some of my favorite
4040p monitors linked down below and in
case you're wondering if you should get
a monitor with an ips panel or with a v8
panel instead i've made a comparison
video about that as well which is linked
on screen right now
thanks for watching this next video
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