Prime Day is the perfect day to make the jump to 4K.

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Prime Day is the perfect day to make the jump to 4K.

Forget 1440p, all the cool kids game in 4K” It's certainly much more feasible these days, thanks in part to upscaling technology from Nvidia and AMD. Just as importantly, 4K gaming monitors are getting cheaper and cheaper.

Let's start with Samsung's Odyssey G70B, or G7 for short, which, unusually for Samung, is an IPS model and probably doesn't actually use a Samsung LCD panel.

In any case, at 28 inches, 144 Hz, and 400 nits, it meets all the important criteria and is available on Amazon for only $400. I'd rather put my money toward this end of the 4K segment, as I like it an inch larger than the 27” alternative.

That said, the 32“ is my favorite 4K form factor, so I would replace it with LG's 32” 4K Ultragear for $525 on Amazon if possible. Again, we're talking 144Hz and 400 nits here, but for my money, the 32-inch category makes better use of every pixel, and LG makes top-of-the-line IPS panels; on a 27- or 28-inch monitor, 4K is definitely overkill.

Of course, if you want the ultimate 32-inch 4K experience, you need OLED. Of course, for the ultimate 32-inch 4K experience, you need OLEDs. In our experience, the best one is the Asus RoG Swift PG32UCDM; at $1,300 from Newegg, it's not cheap, but it's an absolutely fantastic 4K machine.

That said, I'm quite resistant to the idea of spending that much on a mere 32-inch screen when you can buy a monstrous 4K OLED for similar money. How about the LG C3 Evo in 65” epci trim for only $70 more?

You can get it on Amazon for $1,370. It's last year's model, but it supports 120Hz and adaptive refresh and uses the latest LG WOLED technology on a huge scale. It's too big to be a pure PC monitor.”

Now, these are the best deals on 4K gaming monitors for Prime Day this year. Personally, I'm very torn between one of these or an ultrawide OLED alternative. Elementary question.

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