1440p Is The New 1080p

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00:00 - Welcome Back to Monitors Unboxed
00:26 - 1440p Monitors Have Gotten Way Cheaper
05:21 - 1080p Is Still An Entry-Level Choice
06:44 - 1440p Is Way Better
08:29 - Gaming Benefits From 1440p
10:45 - Modern Graphics Cards Can Do 1440p
12:42 - The Monitor Market Is Improving

1440p Is The New 1080p

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Outro music by David Vonk/DaJaVo

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Monitors: 1440p is the new 1080p
GPUs: 1080p (upscaled from 720p)

[kelownatechkid]

1080p is the new 1440p the way game optimization is going.

[evila]

Monitor prices making 1440p as accessible as 1080p was.
While GPU pricing is making 720p barely attainable

[pockether]

Am convinced they let cats type in the names of these monitors bruh

[Penfolduk]

No. With games engines like UE5, 480p with AI upscaling is the new 1080p... 😂

[jshico]

"gpus are moving towards higher resolutions" yeah right

nvidia bus width would like to differ

[roller]

steam
1080p: 56%
1440p: 22%
2160p: 4%

[Boorock]

It's NOT a Monitor choice, it's a "GPU Problem" to drive 1440p ! 😰

[madfreq]

Budget 1440p monitors won't really matter as long as there is no affordable GPUs that can handle this reolution.

[BangHJL]

As much as I love the image clarity upgrade going from 1080p to 1440p, I have to disagree. Sure, GOOD 1440p monitors have become so affordable, but the thing is 1080p monitors have also become even cheaper these days. Plus affordable GPU that can run 1440p smoothly is such a rarity these days that most people still game on 1080p resolution anyway. And 1080p does NOT look good on a 1440p monitor. It's noticeably blurrier than just playing natively on a 1080p monitor. That's why I think 1080p monitors are still popular in 2024 over 1440p monitor. The GPUs are holding them back.

[tbyman]

Someday he'll have to make a '4K Is The New 1440p' video

[TheMicj]

This would be great if we all payed in dollars. The first in the list, the Dell as an example, is £244 which translates to around $320 rather than the180-200 stated here. Not such a bargain

[TheHeavik]

Things to consider when choosing a higher resolution monitor (above 1080p):
1. Viewing distance (you can't just buy a bigger and bigger screen and have it at the same distance)
2. Many new games are really poorly optimized these days
3. You'll quickly get to the point where you're barely getting 60-80 fps, so there's little benefit to having a high refresh rate. You'll have to upgrade your graphics card often.

Insane Industry

[kingplunger]

Yeah, well. For monitors this might be the case, but that doesn't matter when entry level gpu prices are above entry level monitors AND can't handle 1440p. So, for all practical purposes 1440p is NOT the new 1080p

[AlleonoriCat]

Checking the monitors listed they are consistently $100 more where I am so probably not yet. I am on M27Q which I got about 3 years ago for about $250 and it did not fall in price much

[HardyDimension]

It is about the GPU price and performance. There are many gamers who are still aiming for budget gaming nowadays.
Yes, 1440p is getting cheaper in recent years but 23.8/24" 1080p monitor is still more affordable as well as the price for the GPU to handle it.
We can start to notice some of the 1440p GPUs are becoming 1080p cards for some new single-player games as well as upcoming games this year and 2025.
Unless the gamer is focusing more on competitive games or use for work or general entertainment activities (browsing the internet, watching series/movies/animation).
Another thing is there are still quite many YouTube channels are still using 1080p for the max resolution(at least the channels that I subscribed to) as well as the series/movie/animation.

[sanahtlig]

I think the issue is that the "entry-level" GPU you're supposed to be pairing with the entry-level 1440p monitor has an MSRP of $300-$400 (RTX 4060), which can be twice the cost of the monitor.

[Pfeifenkraut]

After reading some comments, I have the distinct feeling that your point of view diverges from your viewers.

[Firitesen]

What great timing! My 1440p 180Hz monitor (XG27ACS) just came in this morning

[laloajuria]

my AOC 24G2 has been solid. bought from this channels info.