FHD vs QHD vs 4K - Monitor Resolution Comparison Between 1080p, 1440p & 2160p

[@captaincurd2681]

After ten years, i am changing my desktop double monitor, and so far, this was the best type and requirements video i have seen. Keep the good work going.

[@clintonfernandes7813]

Power consumption is definitely a factor.. Thanks for pointing it out

[@SleepyFishh]

True

[@eidos4190]

Thanks for the video. Nice and detailed explanation. It is very helpful.

[@w2best]

Glad it was helpful!

[@knofi7052]

Once again, a very good and also very comprehensive video! I agree with everything you said. There is a lot to talk about monitors. Even the panel technology is very important and should be taken into account as well. Thinking about huge monitors, e.g. 43", it's also important to think about having enough space and what is the right distance for sitting in front of such monitor. Thanks&have a good day! regards from Vienna 😊

[@w2best]

Panel tech is so true! That should have been on my list and I have in the backlog to talk about the difference between different monitor types :)

[@ekasemi]

Great! Thank you, you just helped me decide get a QHD 27" monitor for office work!

[@w2best]

That's great!!

[@webza77]

When you actually realise 4K monitors are actually 2K monitors based on the measurements for FHD & QHD. Both FHD & QHD take height measurements as their resolution yet '4k' takes the width!! Why?! Somebody explain why you need a 'more' powerful graphics card to 'utilise' a '4K' monitor?!

[@w2best]

I don't know, it's quite strange tbh. To run 4k 60hz or more you need a port and graphics card that works for it. To run games at 4k native you need a powerful GPU that can render 4k at decent framerate. But if you just want office tasks you don't need it.

[@webza77]

@@w2best Thanks for your video, it has saved me from buying expensive '4k' monitors. What I need is FHD or QHD. Good video it cleared a lot about these ambiguous specifications.

[@AmoniColeman]

i just need to know what is the difference between FHD and QHD

[@krishduayt]

qhd is way more colorful and a clearer. get qhd fs

[@w2best]

Number of pixels

[@AirrowRocket]

Very nice video for sure. I would like to have heard more detail on scaling options for a more in depth understanding.

[@w2best]

Thank you. That might come in a future video. I'm not too deeply invested in the topic yet!

[@Necev]

dude, you have my support because everything you said is very easy to understand so thank you for explanation. i'm glad i clicked on you. keep on this what are you doing.👏👍

[@w2best]

Thank you so much! 🙌🙌

[@fayyazb]

Very insightful. Thank you.

[@LilyFaust]

Great video, will recommend some friends 👌 ❤

[@alittax]

The one on the right at 2:09 looks dangerously close to the edge of the desk.

[@w2best]

I promise it's safety third in the office!! :D

[@chunqiu7898]

How about the power consumption ? When I replace my Asus ROG PG279Q with an Eizo Flexscan EV2455 because I no longer do gaming much anymore, my electricity bill dropped from 56 €/month to 42 € month.

[@andrews13]

Best explanation!

[@w2best]

Thank you!!

[@alricanderson3733]

Thank you, your info was helpful

[@w2best]

Glad you like it!

[@vardansurrname5589]

Man i dont understand is your face 2k monitor or 4k monitor))) why did you show your face then you are talking about monitors)))😅

[@Piphilosopher]

It’s the sarcasm for me 😂

[@qayyumhayde]

Ahaaa... Then you came to watch his contents for free but demanded the B-rolls. What a good life of you

[@w2best]

I don't really understand the comment can you fix the spelling, phrasing and make it clearer please? Why would you not comment in a clear way so I can reply? 😉😉😉

[@tryene143]

​@@qayyumhaydeit means you are paying for 😂😂

[@99slayer99]

Thanks for the explanation!

[@w2best]

Happy to be able to help! :)

[@sjsbh3580]

Good advice, thank you 👍

[@w2best]

Great to be able to help!

[@Juliozz3]

Thank you for this very informative video!

[@w2best]

Glad to be able to help! :)

[@orangeygames7831]

Nice video, very informative and entertaining. Do you maybe have a video comparing different panels on a monitor?

[@w2best]

Not yet but it will come soon!!

[@tperi9116]

Great video thank you ... can you please tell me your opinion ? Looking into buying a 27 dell monitor, would you buy rather 4k with 60hz , or qhd with 120hz ? Mainly for web browsing and photoshop work. Thank you :)

[@horn5536]

definitely qhd with 120hz. 60hz is really too slow

[@ptan1979]

great review bro

[@w2best]

thank you!! :)

[@malan3809]

Great information ❤

[@guptaanmol184]

+1, love the use case by use case recommendations!

[@savi8128]

How will be a 32inch with 1080p for trading purpose ?

[@w2best]

32 inch with 1080p is never a good idea. Especially not for numbers. Don't do anything less than qhd in that size.

[@SpearChuckUngawa]

I have a 6 GB NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti GPU. I wanna drop one monitor and add a 32" 4k/UHD IPS 60hz. My second is a WACOM 22" 1280x1024 60hz drawing monitor. Will the GPU support the two? Does my i7 CPU and 32GB RAM contribute to the mix?

[@mohammadgholamzadeh4752]

Hi. I want to know which panel is easier on eyes: IPS or VA ?

[@rudy1999]

IPS

[@jeffersonmp4]

Great video! I have a question, hope you can help me. I want to buy a 27" 4k 144Hz monitor mainly for productivity work programing and watching videos Not for gaming. i want to be able to enjoy the high resolution and high refresh rate of this panel. But I don't know if my laptop would be able to handle it. Currently I have a gigabyte aero 15 oled laptop with a dGPU gtx 1660 Ti that already works well with its own 4k 60hz display. So do you think my laptop would work with the monitor? Or do I need a more powerful laptop?

[@w2best]

It will work no problem!

[@creativitydad5781]

Quite helpful. Thank you.

[@w2best]

Glad I could help!!

[@atron_]

Very Informative 🎉

[@w2best]

Glad to be able to help!

[@fcemonster]

Hi what do you think about using a 2018 Macbook Pro 15" with 1440p IPS Monitor or 4K is a must?

[@w2best]

I have used Macbooks with 1440p a lot and never had issues, but people say there are issues with scaling. Even in this video there are comments saying it. I guess I would try before finalizing a purchase.

[@_Digitalguy]

For Mac users I would say that scaling can be an issue much more that with Windows. Macs don't scale very well 1440p screens, and if you run them natevely things may look a bit too small... I wouldn't go below 4k with a Mac (unless is a small 22in monitor which could be ok at 1080p)

[@w2best]

Oh particularly for 1440p? I need to read more about that. Currently I use 4k only for my main monitor.

[@_Digitalguy]

​@@w2best Yeah because they don't offer suitable highdpi (=retina) scaling for those resolutions. You can scale lower than 1440p but then you are not getting the sharpness that your monitor could provide. Or you can scale it natively but then things will look too small. Or you can pick one of the retina scalings but things will look too large... With 4k and 5k monitors instead you can get suitable retina scaling

[@_Digitalguy]

@@w2best What Macs generally do is cut in half the native resolution to give you retina scaling. 4k cut in half is 1080p scaling which is fine on anything from 22 to 27in. 1440p cut in half is 1280X720... which is too big on a desktop monitor. So you can scale at 1080p but then lose the 1440p sharpness or you can use 720 retina but then things look too big... Maybe some people are ok with 1440p native, but for me it's too small

[@Tiber234]

Your last point was .....on point I was on the horns of a dilema when I was looking for a new monitor Id decided on the brand (Asus Proart so the primary decision was 32 or 34) a visit to my local Currys store instantly solved the issue seeing them side by side told me that the 32 was the one for me - didnt need the extra width as I was already operating a x2monitor set up , the extra height of the 32 was the difference for me.

[@javiermp81]

I work in home office and do a lot of video conferences using my work laptop (Lenovo with no dedicated GPU). Other than that my work is basically creating presentations. Will I run into performance issues with a 4k 27” monitor? Is it better to stick to 27” QHD?

[@w2best]

no it's gonna be completely fine :)

[@g_mag]

As always I always click like on your videos before even watching them. Thats how sure I am about the effort you put on those videos. I have the Matebook 14 AMD 2020 (the one you used to have) and I am currently looking for a home monitor for office use. I am looking for a 27 inch qhd. The reason is that if I go for a 4K one and I use the hdmi 1.4b my laptop supports I will have 4k @ 30 Hz displayed on the monitor whereas if I go with the 2K one I will get 60 Hz. Is that reasoning correct? Is there any difference in fluidity and animations for office ues? I am affraid that since I got use to my 2K 60 Hz panel on my laptop it will feel a bit choppy going to a 30 Hz refresh rate. What is your opinion? Thanks!

[@w2best]

Thank you so much!! 😊 I don't like the 30hz experience. I would go 2k 60. I will make a video on refresh rate and that aspect i will include!

[@g_mag]

@@w2best Do you think a 27 inch qhd on native scaling is sufficient for office use or should I go for a 27 inch 4K with 150% scaling? 32 inch is out of the question as it is too big for me

[@AdamJRichardson]

What's the purpose of the strip light you have above your monitor? Doesn't it wash out the image or cause glare?

[@w2best]

I use it instead of a regular desk lamp. It brightens the desk, i get less strain in the eyes and less reflections when using it.

[@Promises291]

*Thanks for the great informative review👍🤩* *What microphone did you use for this video?*

[@w2best]

Thank you! I use this Boya BY-MM1

[@whateverrrrrr123]

Hi nice vid, what should I buy as second monitor to match my Dell xps 4k

[@w2best]

Thank you!

[@sp9082]

This really helped me, thanks.. I have learned a lot from your earlier videos as well. My question is: my primary use case is work from home (programming and edit text documents). If I extend my laptop screen to the monitor, can extended screen adjust to 27" inch 1080P and can we read text clear? Or do we need to go to a 27" inch 1440P? I need your advice, and I really appreciate your insights on this. Will be waiting for your reply. Thanks

[@w2best]

No there's no way to get a proper sharp image with 27" full HD. You should really step up to QHD the least. Full HD is totally fine in a laptop screen around 14" but even there I really prefer a bit higher res.

[@sp9082]

@@w2best thanks for your time and advice.. have a nice day

[@Brkchey]

I think anything above 24" should be QHD and anything above 27" should be UHD or you will have either blur or see annoying pixels

[@susan1986]

@@Brkchey what if laptop does not support UHD? My laptop supports up to QHD and if I connect it to 27" UHD monitor, is that mean I will see QHD images? I can see the pixel on my FHD 23.8" monitor and looking for other options. what do you suggest me? 23.8" QHD or 27" UHD?

[@Brkchey]

@@susan1986 definitely go for UHD. There are settings on high res monitors to make lower res inputs look better. Forgot the name for it, but for future use go for UHD.

[@susan1986]

Very informative video. Last year I bought a FHD 23.8" monitor but unfortunately, I can see the pixels. I'm searching better options for my home setup. 27" seems very good but I think I should go for 4K for this size in order not to see the pixels. However, my laptop supports up to 2k not 4k. In this case, even if I buy 27" 4K monitor, I will see 2K and the pixels, right? what do you suggest me? 23.8" QHD or 27" UHD to see the text better?

[@w2best]

How come your laptop only supports 2k? What is the reason for that? I would go QHD 27" or 25". But 4K should be an option as well, I can't see why it wouldn't work!

[@susan1986]

Asus IT guys said the graphic card supports only 2k. Even if I buy 27" 4k, I will get 2k quality on 27" monitor. I am really confused. I'm not sure if TV is different but when I watch a FHD movie on my 49" UHD TV, I do not have any problem about the quality of the movie. It does not make sense@@w2best

[@SVT_Maverick]

What’s the best monitor for an Xbox series S?

[@wearetheborg]

27 inch qhd curved monitor? you recommend it?

[@w2best]

If qhd ultra wide - no it's too small. If curved 16:9 it's probably solid :)

[@seeniabdulkadar3665]

Is 27 inch qhd good for content consumption.. And normal browsing and KZbin

[@w2best]

Yes it's the best imo.

[@cheesywaffle6761]

Whats the best for ps5, qhd or full hd

[@w2best]

I would go 4k every day! Anything else is just wasted potential!

[@Andreas_Lindholm]

Vilken 21:9 monitor arbetar du med hemma?

[@w2best]

Huawei mateview 34 soundbar! Har en review av den på kanalen.

[@Andreas_Lindholm]

@@w2best Ser att det är en VA pandel... hörde att man "bör" ha IPS för hemarbete... men tycker du denna funkar bra ändå?

[@mrxcs]

Can you compare gaming on a 1440P monitor vs playing on 4k monitor (using DLSS with a lower resolution).

[@w2best]

I believe I should do that quite soon! It's in my backlog!

[@mrxcs]

@@w2best Also native 1440P monitor vs 1080P monitor (with Virtual 4k > DLSS Quality @1440P)

[@viveksuryavanshi6165]

great vid.. need your suggestion. I am planning LG 2k 24 monitor for my mac setup. would text clarity be okay ? i am currently using a 21.5 1080p. also, i heard bad things about 4k scaling with mac.

[@oscar_sheen]

2k on a 24 inch would be okay. Not as good as QHD on a 24 inch. IF you go to a 27 inch I would HAVE to have a QHD or a 4k.

[@viveksuryavanshi6165]

@@oscar_sheen 2k is QHD only right.. i am planning LG 24 inch QHD panel for macbook air M2. would that be okay ?

[@oscar_sheen]

@@viveksuryavanshi6165 2k is not QHD. QHD is better than 2k. 2k on a 24 inch would not look as sharp as your M2 laptop's monitor. 2k is slightly better than an ordinary 1080p monitor.

[@w2best]

2K for 24 works fine! 27 inch I would def go higher res!

[@patrick.771]

Do you know if windows scaling works great with 27 inch 4k monitors? I don’t want to have tiny text and I‘m also not sure if Lightroom and premiere pro work well with scaling. A 27 inch 4k without scaling would be a nightmare 😊 (The Lightroom sliders are already smaller than I would like them to be) On my 24 inch full HD I can see every pixel which sucks. So maybe 27 inch QHD would be not enough (?)

[@w2best]

I've never had any problem with scaling on 4k with Mac or Windows, but I know a lot of people do.

[@selvaraj6619]

Thanks for the detailed explanation on many aspects. It was very helpful, but I think we did not talk about the response time and VA/ IPS panels in it? Will a 10ms response time monitor suffice every day office use with documents and software? Also IPS is better than VA?

[@w2best]

There will be a monitor type video coming up but it's quite far. I think 10ms is not a problem for office work but will be a big problem if gaming. I would go for IPS for the viewing angles in almost every case. However a high refresh rate monitor for gaming could benefit from va.

[@doc_verma]

where did u get that scarf from?

[@w2best]

You're the first person ever asking this! I got it in a tiny store outside cape town, I've worn it all every day since, and wish I could get more somewhere 😊

[@doc_verma]

@@w2best its very common in Nepal, India. 100% cotton, Quite comfortable and useful in summer. I thought u bought it here or u must have some friend from this region. :)

[@w2best]

@@doc_verma thank you! It actually has a label! Shukamania it says

[@ashleyornellas1198]

I have an i7-11700 and rtx 3060 I am curious if I can run QHD at 144 hz with high frame rates.

[@w2best]

I would say you can for sure.

[@ashleyornellas1198]

@@w2best Thanks.

[@ChineseQueen]

the answer is simple: if you can't afford an at least 3500€ PC (High-End) you shouldn't go for 4K

[@w2best]

I don't agree with that if you do office work. But for graphic intense work or gaming you're totally right.

[@ChineseQueen]

@@w2best in my case I spoke about gaming only.

[@w2best]

@@ChineseQueen Then i fully agree. Also since you can't get higher refresh rate 4k at any decent price...

[@ChineseQueen]

@@w2best well, DLSS 3.0 gives you 140+ FPS in 4K.

[@juanbarrera426]

I got 7950k 4090 build deciding what monitor to get lol

[@noyep]

Hi! Very nice video! Very detailed👌🏻. I have a question, for gaming and movies, is a laptop Dell Alienware m15 R6 too much or is it amazing?? It has a 15.6” QHD 240 Hz screen, intel core i7-11800H processor, 16GB DDR4 RAM, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 6GB GDDR6

[@w2best]

It's a great machine i believe although 260hz imo is always overkill...

[@Samadarsi]

led oled which is better ?

[@w2best]

Oled!! But pricey.

[@adm.5680]

muy completo informe.. me ayudaste mucho. gracias!!!!

[@FJaypewpew]

I want to see if 120hz oled vs 1440p 144/165 hz is a big difference since oled has that super fast response time

[@w2best]

I don't have Oled at alla so I can't tell you that right now. :(

[@suryaj4928]

in my country, i will not be able to return an online purchase and there are not a lot of hardware shops where i can even test the monitors.

[@w2best]

What country is that? Our consumer laws are very strong which is nice.

[@suryaj4928]

@@w2best india

[@suryaj4928]

@@w2best india

[@codingclub8577]

gamchaa lapete ho UP/Bihar se ho kya??

[@gekikupala]

Hi! I like your reviews and tutorials, because they are very professional and up to point. I connect my laptop to Samsung U28R550UQR 28" 4K 1 bilion colours monitor via PD and it's perfect fit. BTW, can You tell me the name of the wallpaper on 4K monitor or even better could You link this wallpaper here?

[@w2best]

The wallpaper is just a standard one from apple. Should be included on all Mac i believe. :)

[@heyheysaturday2492]

I got LG 32 ultra gear 750g never go back to 27inch Acer predetor

[@oddienieurseig3249]

Hello, nice video, i would like to buy a monitor soon, but i don't know which is the best between à Qhd 144hz/165hz, and à 4k with 144hz I have already a monitor with 240fps, FHD for my pc, it's for a seconde one so, my pc is build with a rtx 3060ti/ryzen 5600x/Motherboard:Asus b550 gaming f-wifi and more I would like to know if my pc is strong to take a nice 4k monitor or not, i do a lot of video watching, film, movie and more, so not just only for gaming Thank you very much 😊

[@cmoneytheman]

4k never been a big jump pics and vids for years shown this,4k is a medium jump now 5k from 1440p is a big jump

[@thomaspinkowish2610]

Hi Great video and informative. I use laptops 95% of the time. I am thinking of a HP ENVY 17T-CR000 with a 17.3" UHD 4k (3840x2160) IPS, edge-to-edge glass microedge,low blue light 400 nits screen. I am concerned about glare. The other components would be Intel® Core™ i7-1255U (up to 4.7 GHz, 12 MB L3 cache, 10 cores, 12 threads) + NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 2050 Laptop GPU (4 GB) 32 GB DDR4-3200 MHz RAM (2 x 16 GB) Thanks.

[@iangathogo9750]

Rtx2050?

[@shammishafi09]

Really really hard to decide::: I have 4060ti GPU 1. Which one is better for gaming FHD vs QHD vs 4K? 2. is FHD with 240HZ better than QHD/4K with 60 HZ 3. Is 4k monitor eye straining? 4. Is UHD means 4K? 5. Is HDR10 better than HDR400? Many thanks in advance!!!!!

[@w2best]

Do either 4k 60 or qhd more than 60.

[@onod32]

It depends your budget. Not everyone can afford 4K monitor

[@w2best]

If you get the one I have it's 400 dollars. Pretty decent! ;)

[@Shubham89453]

@@w2best I don't even have $400. Is FHD good with with 24 inch monitor with a Mac Air M1?

[@w2best]

@@Shubham89453 You should still be able to get a QHD either 24 or 27" on that budget :)

[@FieldMargery]

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[@Keivz]

You touched on it but I think it’s important to highlight and might be worth an extra video but upscaling and downscaling can effect your decision on which resolution you go with especially if you are just a content consumer. 1440p is easier to run than 4K and 1440p looks better on a 1440p monitor than 1440p on a 4K monitor. Meanwhile 4K looks better than 1440p when downscaled on a 1440p monitor. So for less demanding games there’s still an option to bump the resolution up. The question is, how much better does 4K on a 4K monitor look than 4K on a 1440p monitor (of the same size)?! $300 better? I dunno. Haven’t tested the two on the same monitor size myself.

[@PayneWewton]

Effect? It's affect.

[@YoungMerle-f6v]

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[@foehammer8659]

4K doesn't mean 4 x 1080p. It is 4x the size, but that's NOT what 4k means. 4K is short for 4096 pixels, or "4 thousand", which was the original theater resolution. 3860px is just a easier to produce version and matches the 16:9 panel shape of the 720p & 1080p. And this 3860 got branded as "UHD", which is technically different than 4K!. But due to marketing, companies ran with the "4K" nomenclature. Seriously though, get it right.....

[@w2best]

I dont have to get it right because you could provide such a great explanation! 😊

[@TimothyWilson-l3y]

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[@preetsingh2768]

Waste of time

[@renegadecruzr6220]

OMG, what a very excellent and comprehensive video. Thank you. While I could ask Dell, I’m looking for an independent answer. QUESTION: With a Dell Alienware x17 R2 Gaming LAPTOP with: • PROCESSOR: 12th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-12900HK (24 MB cache, 14 cores, 20 threads, up to 5.00 GHz Turbo). I can also get the exact same processor, but with only the “H” (not “HK”). • Graphics Card: NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 3080 Ti, 16 GB GDDR6 • Display: 17.3", QHD 2560x1440, 165Hz, Non-Touch, 3ms, Advanced Optimus, ComfortView Plus, NVIDIA G-SYNC Could I still get full use of an external UHD (4K) monitor? Could I still get full use of a Wide (bowed) UHD (4K) monitor like you displayed in your video? I especially like how you get 3 screens within 1 wide screen, or one really wide screen for video editing. Unfortunately, when I select the UHD display option at Dell’s website, the website restricts all the hardware and software options to lesser ones. Seems very dumb.

[@w2best]

Oh yes with that machine you can pretty much blast anything you want! Sky is the limit! Thank you! I'm glad you like the video! :D

[@Jessiekim]