I've noticed something strange with my monitors. My 27-inch 1440p monitor looks incredible when I'm gaming, but for everything else—like watching YouTube videos, using Wallpaper Engine, and Netflix—it looks blurrier compared to my 24-inch 1080p Samsung monitor. I've tried adjusting cables and using both DisplayPort and HDMI, but the 1080p monitor still seems sharper for non-gaming content. I currently have the 1080p monitor connected via HDMI and the 1440p one via DisplayPort, and scaling is set to 100%. Here are the links to my monitors: [1440p monitor](https://www.koorui.net/productinfo25.html), the 1080p one is Samsung. Any insights on why this is happening?
4 Answers
Have you confirmed that the resolution and refresh rate for your 1440p monitor are set correctly in the Nvidia Control Panel? That can really affect picture quality.
A lot of your YouTube and Netflix content is probably in 1080p, which is why it looks sharper on the 1080p monitor. Since the content isn't native to 1440p, it's having to upscale, and that messes with the sharpness.
You're likely upscaling 1080p content to 1440p, which can lead to blurriness because it's not a perfect pixel match. YouTube videos often don’t have a 1440p option. You might want to try watching 720p content, which is a better fit for upscaling to 1440p. For Wallpaper Engine, ensure you're using wallpapers that are specifically 1440p—those should look much better.
I thought that might be the case with YouTube and Netflix. But I download 2k and 4k wallpapers for Wallpaper Engine, yet they still look better on my 1080p monitor.
You're trying to watch 1080p content on a 27-inch screen, which can make it look pretty poor—larger screens tend to expose the weaknesses in lower resolution content more.
Yeah, everything’s set to the right resolution on both monitors!