Do you want a bigger desktop at work, or bigger screen while gaming ? But I would certainly look at response-times. But that doesn't mean you will see that result in practice too.įor you, the higher resolution also has the larger screen. And after switching monitors (and resolutions), to my surprise I saw a ~10% fps increase in almost all locations ! In theory 10% less pixels means 10% higher framerates. (gt圆80 + I wrote down numbers in some locations in both games. Both games ran 60 fps in most places, but some spots had only 50 fps or less. 11% less pixels indeed means 11% more performance ! At the time I was playing mostly Guild Wars 2 and Skyrim. But I also realize, I don't need anything bigger than 27". There are 2 other benefits to my new screen (besides slightly less blurry). But in other games, 16x9 is just as good as 16x10. Maybe also in MMOs, where you have a lot of UI stuff at the bottom. Having 16x9 in stead of 16x10 is slightly less enjoyable on the desktop. Motion in games is indeed a little less blurry. So I had no other choice but to just try. And reviews of monitors always seem very subjective. It's impossible to see different monitors in shops these days. I always found the screen blurry when I moved the camera. My older Samsung 2443BW 24" has 5ms response time. My main reason was to get lower responsetimes. I am still not decided if it was worth the money. Three months ago I replaced my 24" 1920x1200 Samsung with a 27" 1920x1080 Asus screen.