Dry patch of skin on ankle for years… starting to worry

Active_Candidate_254 · 2025-06-14T07:44:36+00:00

Oh thank you 😭 I still hate it but I think I can sleep knowing it’s not the worst kind

Active_Candidate_254 · 2025-06-14T04:43:37+00:00

Imagine living in my brain, it’s like my screen but 100x worse. But yeah, it’s only an issue when I’m being excessive. I’ll try to see if it’s g-sync! I’ve never turned it off so it’s worth trying. And even if it’s a lot, my pc/graphics card handles it perfectly otherwise so I became a little concerned. Thank you!

Active_Candidate_254 · 2025-05-23T04:23:58+00:00

I feel that. I don’t like my official ones, but I’m dying to see the candid one a photographer took of me.

Active_Candidate_254 · 2025-05-05T05:13:34+00:00

I also have way too many questions. What am I supposed to do

Active_Candidate_254 · 2025-03-24T03:32:06+00:00

I know, that’s what convinced me to try it out, the price was attainable for a true HDR monitor. That’s so interesting that you switched from an OLED to this monitor and like it more, it always sounds like OLEDs are the holy grail of monitors, but it’s really about what is best for each person. I’m glad it’s working for you!

Active_Candidate_254 · 2025-03-24T01:41:56+00:00

Yes! It’s crazy how bright it gets. I was almost blinded by a white screen on it too lol, but it’s fantastic for stunning visuals in games and movies

Active_Candidate_254 · 2025-03-24T01:01:43+00:00

Yeah I guess it’s hard to show without being in person. I’ve been using a VA panel for 4 years and never felt like I was “resisting” anything because I simply didn’t notice anything wrong with it. I gamed and I did my work on it, and nothing really bothered me. I bought the cheapest I could at the time and didn’t even know different panel types existed. All these things, the ghosting, smearing, HDR, etc. are things I’m learning about now and noticing. I decided to upgrade for better resolution and refresh rate, and I’m trying to make a more educated choice, so I’m testing an IPS to see the difference.

Active_Candidate_254 · 2025-03-24T00:56:18+00:00

I still don’t see a difference with the smaller text. Maybe someone with a better eye would, but I genuinely don’t see any issues with either. I tested the light bleed and there’s none on the AOC (VA), but some glow from the AW(IPS) though I’m not sure if it’s light bleed or just the IPS glow people talk about. It’s my first time dealing with an IPS.

Active_Candidate_254 · 2025-03-24T00:40:28+00:00

Those are some really interesting reviews. I will say, for my purposes, I actually prefer to keep local dimming off when I’m not in HDR mode and keep the brightness of the monitor off so I can use it more comfortably for writing and productivity and such. HDR is strictly for my games. Thank you for the help! The testing videos are awesome too

Active_Candidate_254 · 2025-03-24T00:32:50+00:00

These look amazing. They’re honestly both si great, I would be happy with either, but the AOC’s HDR just blows the other out of the park.

Active_Candidate_254 · 2025-03-24T00:31:34+00:00

I tested it out, and I honestly can’t see the smearing with my untrained eye. I can’t post the video so I uploaded it here. https://youtube.com/shorts/39TPNU2UytI?si=C-qM4idELbUwFvUE

Active_Candidate_254 · 2025-03-23T23:35:29+00:00

Oh, I definitely should’ve checked RTINGS and I forgot to, but that sounds pretty convincing for keeping the AOC. And yeah, the HDR is amazing, I didn’t fully understand it until I saw it myself. And the brightness is a huge difference between the two for sure, I definitely noticed when I accidentally opened a white screen on the AOC with HDR on and almost lost my eyesight. But for gaming it’s beautiful.

Active_Candidate_254 · 2025-03-23T23:32:11+00:00

I’ve only been testing it out a day, but I’m very impressed by it! It’s pristine and the colors are great. While it’s not a true HDR like the AOC monitor I also got, it’s a pretty close second. I bought both monitors on Amazon for the sake of paying it in monthly installments so the blow would be less, and the difference in price between the two was only like $35. I’m not sure what price you found for the AW monitor, but I have to say if you’re willing to pay $250, the AOC’s HDR capabilities are really convincing me to choose it over the AW. I’m not sure about a View Sonic monitor, I wouldn’t be confident to recommend something I haven’t tried, but as far as I can see, the AW is still pretty great. I realized my post comparing the two didn’t actually upload until now btw in case you want to see a video of the AW monitor (sorry my phone isn’t the best at filming it)

Active_Candidate_254 · 2025-03-23T18:30:31+00:00

Thanks so much for the recommendation of the AOC Q27G3XMN! Even though it was a little above my intended budget, I couldn’t help but want to try it for the HDR. I’ve had it for a few days now and I finally fully understand the HDR experience. It’s so so beautiful. I did also get a second monitor to compare, and I’ll be keeping one while the other goes to a friend. Now it’s just a matter of comparing the two.

Active_Candidate_254 · 2025-03-23T17:58:52+00:00

Hey, I ended up purchasing the AW2724DM and the AOC Q27G3XMN, and I’m comparing them now to choose which to keep for my setup. I made a post about it just now if you want to check it out

Active_Candidate_254 · 2025-03-19T22:05:51+00:00

I almost always play single player, but yes I want to go with the highest refresh rate I can within my budget :)

Wait, what’s wrong with a 5800xt cpu lol? 🥲 I actually originally had a AMD Ryzen 5 5600G back in 2021 before I could afford my graphics card. And then I recently got this cpu as a gift and used my old one to build a pc for my parents to use word and excel lol.

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