TN=poor color reproduction and horrible viewing angles
IPS=seems to have a greater potential for uneven backlight, which can be very distracting
G-SYNC=all kinds of awesome
 
I'd say to go for the G-SYNC monitor. If you're already using vsync, it'll give you even better performance and smoother gameplay. The color won't be as nice as it could be, but that's forgivable when it comes to gaming.
 

Yes I definitely plan to calibrate the display to as good as I can get it. And some people claim that once you properly calibrated it, it can be pretty close to IPS aside from viewing angles which I'm not too worried about. My current 1080p monitor is TN and served me fine for a few years. Im liking the sound of gsync even more :)

 
ASUS PG278Q
 

I have recently ventured into the idea of getting a 1440p monitor as well. I was looking into the QNIX QX2710.

RainStryke
I have recently ventured into the idea of getting a 1440p monitor as well. I was looking into the QNIX QX2710.

I did a butt-load of research on that monitor and it seems that many are complaining about flicker problems and a few other issues. If you are going to try a Korean monitor, I would strongly suggest the Crossover 2795. A better panel than the 2710 and I have had it for about a year with zero issues. Overclocks to 100Hz pretty easy but I have mine on 96Hz to play it safe. Looks great, lighting is pretty uniform and colors look great. I paid less than $300 for the pixel perfect edition and I have zero dead pixels too.

mike406

WackyWRZ
Dell S2716DG - can be had for about $500 ($450 AMZ open box).  If you're lucky enough to catch one of the coupon codes that Dell outlet often has you can get one for under $300...

This was most likely the monitor I was going for. 

 
I've got two of them (refurb) and had no issues with either one.  I think you'd be happy!

Gsync or bust.
 
It's a game changer.

Nice! Glad to hear that you're able to calibrate it to be at least pretty close to what you had before. I think I will make it my next monitor. Thanks!

I was lucky and had no dead pixels out of the box on either of mine - maybe because they were refurb.  For all the stigma of how "OMG TN is so terrible" - this monitor really doesn't show it!  Also - not sure where you bought from but Newegg has it on sale for $479 - if you paid more maybe you can get a price match?  http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824260333&ignorebbr=1
 

Anyone know of a good model 1440p monitor with glossy screen?  I like glossy because on my Acer 236.bid, the colors realy pop...and with IPS screen they stay consistent no matter what the angle...
 
Thanks
 

The Crossover 2795 is pretty much a thunderbolt display without a few of the features. Not sure if they offer it in glossy but I had mine overclocked to 100Hz in about 5 minutes.

I haven't tried g-sync, so I can't tell what it's like not to have it. I'll take the word of those who say it's awesome, and look forward to trying it.
 
I recently went through this same thinking, and decided to skip 1440p and go straight to 4K. My reason is that with a lot of the 1440p monitors being larger than 24", in the end the pixel per inch resolution can be not all that much better than 1080p at 24". A 4K monitor at 28" or so, however, is far more dense. I've had this 4K monitor for several weeks now, and now that I'm used to the extremely fine resolution, I can't stand looking at my normal 24" 1080p monitor anymore.
 
Of course if you did decide to go 4K you'd have to have a suitably beefy video card. Thank heavens the 1080s were just released. 
 
ps: I ended up getting the Monoprice 28" CrystalPro 4K on sale for $350, and it looks phenomenal

mike406
Well being that I got my first ever GSYNC monitor, I can say that I can never go back now. Everything is so dang smooth.

Did you end up getting your replacement??  I was really skeptical about spending the extra money on g-sync / 144Hz myself but it's totally worth the cost.

agent8

RainStryke
I have recently ventured into the idea of getting a 1440p monitor as well. I was looking into the QNIX QX2710.

I did a butt-load of research on that monitor and it seems that many are complaining about flicker problems and a few other issues. If you are going to try a Korean monitor, I would strongly suggest the Crossover 2795. A better panel than the 2710 and I have had it for about a year with zero issues. Overclocks to 100Hz pretty easy but I have mine on 96Hz to play it safe. Looks great, lighting is pretty uniform and colors look great. I paid less than $300 for the pixel perfect edition and I have zero dead pixels too.

I remember now. Thanks for that information. That will probably be the route I take when I do.

WackyWRZ

mike406
Well being that I got my first ever GSYNC monitor, I can say that I can never go back now. Everything is so dang smooth.

Did you end up getting your replacement??  I was really skeptical about spending the extra money on g-sync / 144Hz myself but it's totally worth the cost.

After looking at it closely with a racing heartrate haha, I can happily say I don't see any obvious dead pixels and the screen is completely uniform.  I went ahead and downloaded the icc profile as well. Also I'm curious as to what your brightness/contrast and RGB settings are if you've changed those any.
 
Edit: I noticed in the NVIDIA Control Panel it says that this display doesn't support HDCP. Does yours say this too? Nevermind I looked up some reviews and it's not HDCP compliant over display port but is over HDMI. Not really a dealbreaker I bought this for gaming over anything else, I'll just have to use my TV for Netflix. What's strange is that the TFT review says it is HDCP compliant...strange
 

bubshoe
xb271u is my opinion!

 
I considered this one too, but the price was just out of my range.