I bought this cheapo HP 27w IPS monitor as my main monitor (also for gaming) less than a year ago, I think.
https://support.hp.com/rs-en/document/c05685483 (product number: 1JJ98AA)
No complaints for the screen quality etc., but then I guess I am easily satisfied there. As long as the picture is sharp, I guess I am fine.
No idea why I'd ever think pixels are "too big", considering I don't mind playing at 1920x1080 or even lower even on my 65" TV. They are just pixels, they won't hurt my eyes physically or anything even if they are bigger.
I have two complaints (or rather features I'd like this monitor to have):
1. It has no FreeSync or G-Sync. Then again I wasn't expecting it to have for such a low price, so I use 60Hz vsync normally, just like in the good old days. Still, I have been thinking of buying yet another monitor for my new gaming laptop, probably a FreeSync monitor because I understand that is the way of the future and G-Sync is slowly "dying" for being proprietary and costing extra money for the manufacturers (or at least used to...?).
2. This is a bigger one: the stand is totally solid, so you can't move nor tilt the screen up or down. This is a bit of a bummer because the stand is quite low, and now the monitor is quite low on my desk, below my eye level. I'd like to either raise a bit, or tilt it upwards.
I thought about putting a couple of thick books, like some old bible and a quran under the monitor to raise it a bit, but I decided against it in order not to anger any religious fanatics, and I've kinda grown used to the monitor sitting low on my desk.
de_v1to: dont do it....like u said...its too big for 1080p..
4k is still somewhat expensive, so ideally go for 1440p if u want 27 inches.....or stick to 1080p 24....its still great :)
edit: i see its a 280 hz monitor....unless u absolutely need the high refresh rate...id stay clear if u are not willing to sacrifice some visual quality
Well that's interesting, a 27" 1080p monitor with a 280Hz refresh rate??? That does sound odd...
I still disagree about 27" being "too big" for 1080p. For me even my 65" OLED TV is fine for 1080p.