G73JH and 24" or 27" external monitor question

Hi guys, recently ive been looking into 24" and 27" monitors to purchase for my G73JH and Im mainly going to be gaming (battlefield 3) on it and have my original laptop set up as browsing and whatnot.

But im not sure which one to purchase or even how to use the HDMI ports.
Ive searched around the forum and still havent gotten a clue which monitor to get.. Will the 27" screen work?

Can someone please enlighten/educate me on this?

Much appreciated.

 

It doesn't really matter what monitor you pick so long as you pick a 1080 resolution. I have a 27 inch Dell IPS monitor that pulls a 2560 1440 resolution. And I would not suggest getting one of those as that type of resolution will more then likely destroy your Asus laptop GPU when attempting to play battlefield 3 on it, or at least SEVERELY dampen it.

 

Hi Darkloki

thanks for the fast reply!

So you are saying that I can get a 27 inch monitor but its resolution has to be 1080p to be able to play battlefield 3 ? and not get a resolution of 2560 1440 resolution cuz that would screw up my GPU?

 

Your GPU doesn't have the performance required to drive BF3 at 2560x1440, that simple., After that, any monitor that has either HDMi in or DVI in (using a HDMI to DVI adapter) will do.

 

Hi Tijo, So what size monitor should i get?

I am confused...

does that mean i cannot get the 27inch?

 

What he's saying and what I'm saying is basically there are tons of 27-30 whatever inch monitors out there. It ISN'T ABOUT THE SIZE OF THE MONITOR THAT IS THE ISSUE/PROBLEM. Simply, it is the resolution that will be your culprit. What I'm saying and I think everyone will agree with me on is that you should go with any monitor of your picking that you like that runs a standard 1920 1080 resolution, that is all, any higher and you're bound to see problems when running your games unless you enjoy or don't have a problem scaling back from native, which is generally a no no.

 

Exactly, monitor size and resolution are two completely independent things. What you want is either a 24" monitor with a 1920x1080 resolution or a 27" monitor with a 1920x1080 resolution. Now, depending on how far you'll be sitting from the monitor one of those two sizes will be better suited.

 

Thanks so much, now i understand!

If you guys were here I'd buy you both some beers!

Thank you guys so much! =)

 

BTW , you should also check that your G73 isn't 1600*900.

Else, having a 24" or 27" whatever @ 1920*1080 , you'll also notice a performance loss ...

If your G73 is already 1920*1080 , you won't see any change , just the size.

Also , i just bought myself a 24" for my G74 , mother of god , low settings hurts way much on a 24" than on a 17". Especially Alliasing which looks ugly if disable . And i'm forced to do it if i don't want a huge performance impact !

And darkloki is absolutly right , on a 2560 1440 monitor , i'm sure BF3 will run at something like 20IPS on very low with a GTX 460 ... unplayable. As other said , size doesn't matter , only resolution. That's why i can play BF3 @60 FPS on my wall with a huge projector at 1440*900 and beeing around 45 on 1920*1080 on a 17"

 

Tsk, tsk Catzoo, IPS (french) is FPS in english, you should know better with the time you spent in gaming Asus

 

@ Catzoo

thanks for the reply

I think my resolution is at 1920 x 1080

So if i get a 24" or 27" at 1920x1080 resolution that means i will get performance loss is that what you are saying? Would that mean I cannot play games at high settings? So does that mean I should not purchase a larger monitor?

I am confused again.

my G73JH specs is

cpu i7-740qm
ATI HD 5870 vram 1gb
1tb hdd
8g ram

Thanks for all the advices btw it is much appreciated

 

I've got my G73JH hooked up to a 27" Samsung SyncMaster P2770HD, and I use a separate Razer mouse and keyboard when I play on the big screen. I specifically choose this one because it runs at the same 1920x1080 resolution and functions as a TV. Before this I had a 22" Samsung at 1680x1050 resolution so I didn't like having to adjust the resolution every time I made the switch. The size is nice as you get to experience all those details on a bigger screen, but gives me a headache every now and then.

Hers an image of my setup with Battlefield 3 in the background:

 

What Catzoo is saying is that if and only if you have the version of the JH with the 1600x900 lcd will you see a difference in performance. Given your RAM specs, if you didn't upgrade your RAM, you have a version with a 1920x1080 panel which mean that performance will be exactly the same.

 

Hey guys, thanks to all your input I went out and purchased a 27" Samsung SA350 and it is looking real nice.

connected through HDMI and there was another cable thing which i wasnt sure what it was.. think it was the D-Sub cables.. Just got off two rounds of battlefield 3 and it was amazing.

The only problem i have now is that there are no speakers on this monitor so I'm probably going to go look for a new speaker system.

Looked around the forums and people said you could connect speakers to HDMI?

so does that mean i would have to use the D-sub connecters for my G73Jh to link with the monitor and HDMI(not sure if it is the one in the monitor or G73) to link with the speakers?

If i buy some good speakers such as for surround sound, do i just plug the speakers into the Samsung monitor or the Asus G73JH

 

Ahaha sorry for that IPS / FPS , even manage to tell both in a single post xD

Sorry that i also confuse you , glad you found a cool screen ! How's Battlefield 3 on 1920 with a GTX 460 ? Is it good enough ? I have a GTX 560 ( wich is near similar ) , and i really think it's not enough for me.


Please take some time to post your setup here :

http://forum.notebookreview.com/asu...9-g74sx-external-monitor-show-ur-setup-2.html

I'll soon do new pics of my new setup

 

hey man =)
I actually got the ATI 5870HD and i gotta say its pretty decent as this is my first purchase of such a monitor... haha it still amazes me how big it is

now im looking for good cheap gaming speakers~ you got any recommendation?

 

You might want to ask that in accessories and post your budget as well, that way, you'll get suggestions from non Asus owners.

 

Hi guys,

I just hooked up an Iiyama e2473HDS-monitor to my Asus G73JW, but I'm having performance issues while playing Battlefield 3. I can't play it on 1920x1080 resolution on the external monitor, because the game gets all laggy. Playing it on a 1920x1080 resolution on the G73 monitor (without the external one) isn't a problem, that way the game runs perfectly fine.

Since the external monitor is capable of a 1920x1080 resolution, shouldn't it be able to play bf3 on that resolution without any lagging or other performance issues?

Does anyone know what might be the problem?

Thanks in advance.

 

Are you sure that your laptop screen is disabled ?

Maybe having two screen @ 1920 for the GPU is way too much ...

BTW , did you check your control panel ? dunno if you have an Nvidia or ATI card , but on my Nvidia card , i have a " Dual screen performance " or " single screen performance " , and you must select single screen perf.

If the resolution is exactly the same , you should not experience any difference from your laptop screen to external screen.

How are you connected ? VGA ? DVI / HDMI ? ( i got nearly the same screen as you , 2475 )

 

I've switched to "single display performance mode" in the nvidia control panel, and that solved my problem! Everything is running smooth now on my 24 inch, and bf3 looks amazing.

Thank you for your help, Catzoo

 

You're welcome !

Feel free to share your setup on the topic wich is mentionned a few post before to share your happyness