Getting Back into Xbox - some Qs

Steve Kelly

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Hi folks,

Hope you're all well!

I've been on a gaming hiatus for a few years now (due to the distraction of getting into photography), and now I want back in.
I'm pretty much exclusively an Xbox/COD kind of gamer.
I need to buy/upgrade kit, and have some questions if I may...

New Monitor - I'm due an upgrade. This new monitor will be used for Xbox(X) gaming, photo editing & for connecting laptop when working from home.
After a bit of research, it looks like most decent gaming-friendly monitor also have good colour gamut specs too, which is good and covers my two key needs.
I also need the new monitor to have a USB-C port (for display & power), and this is where I am struggling to find a monitor that meets all this and my other requirements.
And I am looking to see if there are areas that can be compromised. So the gaming/Xbox related questions thereon are:

Oh, and for some context & perspective - I love playing COD - I would say my skill level at my peak could be described as 'pretty good' - and I like to take any advantage I can get (good headset, pro controller, etc)... onto the monitor questions...

- Refresh rate - Do I really need to go above 60 Hz? is there any/much advantage to using say 120 or 144 Hz monitors? I've watched some vids, but wondering real world, is it a game-changer from a gaming perspective.

- Response Time - is 5ms (GTG) ok? Going from 1ms (gaming spec) to 5ms does open up a lot more monitor choices

...these are the main questions really.

For reference, and/or in case anyone has any recommendations, here are my key requirements for a monitor:
  • Size: 27"
  • Res: 2560 x 1440
  • Panel: IPS
  • Ports: HDMI 2.0 + USB-C (that supports charging)
  • Colour Gamut: 99+% sRGB

Nice-to-haves:
  • 120+ Hz refresh
  • 1ms response
  • Freesync 2
  • HDR10+
  • True 10-Bit colour

Thanks much.
Steve (old COD tag = Madskellz)
 
Well well well.
Look who it is!
 
...Mate! How you doing?
Which FPS are we favouring these days?

To be honest, I'm more into BBQ these days. I often dabble in the occasional FPS (BF4) but I'm mostly into single player games.
I have heard good things about the most recent call of duty. But my COD days are well and truly behind me.
 
Well I decided on an LG 27UL850 - not a specialist monitor for either gaming or image-editing, but seems to be a decent enough all-rounder, and has USB-C w/ power delivery.
60Hz should be enough for console gaming for a while. Guess I'll need to avoid cross-platform though!

When I get a delivery date for it, I'll order the rest of kit.
I'm gonna go Xbox One X, Elite 2 controller and Arctis 9X - considered the A50s, but I think 9X will suit my needs more.

Most excited for COD MW & MW remastered.

Hope to see some of you online once I'm set up!
Cheers.
 

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