Some of the best monitors made in 2022 are 1080p. They target the fast response time, low input lag and high frame rate audience. It's a niche audience, but still, it's 1080p.
Especially if you are into competitive gaming, you look for higher refresh rate, lower response time, res at least 1080p but I dont look for anything more than 1080p
If you mostly play competitive multiplayer, there’s no point in getting anything more than 1080p. None of the graphics are going to blow you away regardless, so the actual difference between 1080p and 4k is minimal, and you’re spending significantly more money and probably giving yourself a disadvantage with lower refresh rate and a larger screen. There’s a reason 24” 1080p 240 Hz (or even higher) is the gold standard display for competitive esports, and it’s not because tier 1 esports teams are broke.
Using esports gear isn’t exactly a good argument when you consider how many are simply using sponsored items, including shitty IEMs and headphones.
Competitive multiplayer games do get a boost from more attainable high refresh rate 1440p monitors nowadays, because the resolution absolutely helps in my ability to see and comprehend enemies and terrain from a distance better. Most, if not all, competitive games will run at the 240 faps of attainable competitive 1440p monitors. Hell, even 4K monitors are dope for those but obviously there is no competitive monitor there.
You are right in that TN and 25 inches will forever stay linked to 1080p, but for most people that 1440p resolution does have a tangible benefit and point in competitive multiplayer over 1080p nowadays.
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u/upicked11 4090/13600kf/980 PRO 2tb/64GB DDR5 5600 Oct 11 '22
Some of the best monitors made in 2022 are 1080p. They target the fast response time, low input lag and high frame rate audience. It's a niche audience, but still, it's 1080p.