1440p TV at 40-inch (or similar) for DCS?

Hi folks,

Last year I "upgraded" to a 27inch 1440p capable monitor, from a 1080p capable one of the same physcial size.

However, I'm learning that this wasn't really much of an upgrade, and has not helped me in DCS much at all.

I mostly fly Within Visual Range-only aircraft, so visual spotting of aircraft is paramount. Unfortunatley, the move to 1440p means I have about halved the range at which I can make out aircraft in the sky. It's a massive dis-advantage in combat, despite DCS generally looking much sexier at 1440p when compared to 1080p.

The primary solution that has been suggested to me (besides VR) is to go for a significantly increased screen size. So, to make the jump worthwhile I figure I need 39 or 40 inch as a minimum, to compensate for the higher resolution.

35inch+ monitors tend to be super expensive, and it looks like I could possibly get a 40-inch (or so) sized TV for the same prcie as a 27 to 32 inch monitor.

Here's the crunch though, I don't really ahve the CPU+GPU power to run DCS in 4k, so I want to stick with 1440p. However, it seems that there aren't any TVs on the market that are at 1440p (or 2k, or QHD). Everything seems to be either 1080 OR 4k. I understand that running in 1440p on a 4k TV can be a bad experience, so I need a TV that will run 1440p as native. Also, I'd ideally like something capable of more than 60Hz, but it doesn't ened to be more tahn 100Hz. I currently cap my framerate at 75Hz in any case.

I don't really have the desk space/ cash for a massive 50+ inch TV... and I only sit 75 or so cm from my current monitor.

I don't mind looking fro older models, if that's the only way to get 1400p as native resolution.

I am also aware ofthe input lag problem, so something with 20ms or quicker would be best I suppose.

So, the TLDR question:

Is there a 40inch TV out there that will allow 1440p as native resolution, with low input lag good for gaming and a refresh rate of between 60 and, say 120Hz ?

I think you're out of luck. 1440p native stops around 32" for widescreen and I've seen 35" ultrawide.

I think you're out of luck. 1440p native stops around 32" for widescreen and I've seen 35" ultrawide.

Damn.

I've heard that trying to run 1440p on a 4k TV is a bad idea.

Know if there is any truth to this?

I run a 50" Sony 4k UHD TV @1440p/60Hz via HDMI 2.0 on my racing rig. No problems at all.

I run a 50" Sony 4k UHD TV @1440p/60Hz via HDMI 2.0 on my racing rig. No problems at all.

Nice. this is good news.

I'm not sure I want to be stuck with 60Hz, but AFAIKT there's no real alternative. 60Hz is probably fine for stutter free, smooth flight simming in any case. I don't play any twitch/reaction based games like competitive First Person Shooting...

Something to watch out for with 60Hz is something we experienced in the racing community. Blackouts from over G seem to happen more suddenly with a 60Hz monitor vs 120Hz. The lower hz monitor seems to fail to show the correct gradation of the black out sequence, mostly in the Multiplayer environment.

I have a 40 in, 60Hz, 1080p TV and experience this. I found out that the game is producing the proper effect when I was streaming, so it was not the software. The stream showed the correct blackout, but the monitor showed a much less effect (less blackout) until the game registered that a full blackout had occurred.

Once you get used to what you see, it is workable, but it is indeed different from what the monitors/TVs with higher Hz see.