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 </p></div> </div><p>A computer screen can be glass or plastic depending on the design. In older monitors, the screen is a key part of the display. In newer monitors the actual display is inside the monitor and the screen itself is merely for protection.</p><p><h2>
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 </h2> </p><p>A CRT monitor works in a similar manner to an old-fashioned television. It has a glass screen coated in dots of red, green or blue phosophor. The monitor aims an electron beam across the inside of the screen, covering the whole screen, one row at a time. Depending on the image, the electron beam varies in strength, depending on which dot it is passing over. This happens fast enough that the user appears to see a solid image with some dots illuminated and others not, thus creating the picture.</p><p><h2>
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 </h2> </p><p>An LCD monitor also breaks the picture down into dots and recreates it. However, it works by shining light through two sheets (usually plastic) with a layer of liquid crystal between them. The sheets are polarized in a perpendicular manner, meaning that the light which passes through the inside sheet cannot pass through the outside sheet without manipulation. This manipulation comes from the individual crystals which, in response to an electrical charge, can change the direction of the light passing through and, in turn, cause it to pass through the outside sheet and become visible. The actual outside of the monitor can be glass or plastic and is simply a transparent protective layer to prevent damage to the polarized sheets. An LED screen is simply a version of an LCD screen that uses LEDs to shine the light through the polarized sheets and crystals.</p></article></div>||||I|||| * Shop
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 A computer screen can be glass or plastic depending on the design. In older monitors, the screen is a key part of the display. In newer monitors the actual display is inside the monitor and the screen itself is merely for protection.

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 A CRT monitor works in a similar manner to an old-fashioned television. It has a glass screen coated in dots of red, green or blue phosophor. The monitor aims an electron beam across the inside of the screen, covering the whole screen, one row at a time. Depending on the image, the electron beam varies in strength, depending on which dot it is passing over. This happens fast enough that the user appears to see a solid image with some dots illuminated and others not, thus creating the picture.

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    A computer screen can be glass or plastic depending on the design. In older monitors, the screen is a key part of the display. In newer monitors the actual display is inside the monitor and the screen itself is merely for protection.  
 Cathode Ray Tube
   A CRT monitor works in a similar manner to an old-fashioned television. It has a glass screen coated in dots of red, green or blue phosophor. The monitor aims an electron beam across the inside of the screen, covering the whole screen, one row at a time. Depending on the image, the electron beam varies in strength, depending on which dot it is passing over. This happens fast enough that the user appears to see a solid image with some dots illuminated and others not, thus creating the picture.  
 LCD Screen
   An LCD monitor also breaks the picture down into dots and recreates it. However, it works by shining light through two sheets (usually plastic) with a layer of liquid crystal between them. The sheets are polarized in a perpendicular manner, meaning that the light which passes through the inside sheet cannot pass through the outside sheet without manipulation. This manipulation comes from the individual crystals which, in response to an electrical charge, can change the direction of the light passing through and, in turn, cause it to pass through the outside sheet and become visible. The actual outside of the monitor can be glass or plastic and is simply a transparent protective layer to prevent damage to the polarized sheets. An LED screen is simply a version of an LCD screen that uses LEDs to shine the light through the polarized sheets and crystals.
What Material Is a Computer Screen Made From?
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https://www.forbes.com/sites/willyshih/2018/05/15/how-did-they-make-my-big-screen-tv/?sh=3ba83fa61003
How Did They Make My Big-Screen TV? A Peek Inside China's Massive BOE Gen 10.5 Factory
2018-05-15
Willy Shih
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<p>One of today’s modern technological wonders is the flat-panel liquid crystal display (LCD) screen, which is the key component we find inside televisions, computer monitors, smartphones, and an ever-proliferating range of gadgets that display information electronically.What most people don’t realize is how complex and sophisticated the manufacturing process is.  The entire world’s supply is made within two time zones in East Asia.  Unless, of course, the factory proposed by Foxconn for Wisconsin actually gets built.</p>
<p>Last week I had the opportunity to tour BOE Technology Group’s Gen 10.5 factory in Hefei, the capital of China’s Anhui Province.This was the third factory, or “fab” that Beijing-based BOE built in Hefei alone, and in terms of capability, it is now the most advanced in the world.BOE has a total of 12 fabs in Beijing, Chongqing, and several other major cities across China; this particular factory was named Fab 9.</p>
<p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thin-film-transistor_liquid-crystal_display">Liquid crystal display</a> (LCD) screens are manufactured by assembling a sandwich of two thin sheets of glass.On one of the sheets are transistor “cells” formed by first depositing a layer of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indium_tin_oxide">indium tin oxide</a> (ITO), an unusual metal alloy that you can actually see through.That’s how you can get electrical signals to the middle of a screen.Then you deposit a layer of silicon, followed by a process that builds millions of precisely shaped transistor parts.This patterning step is repeated to build up tiny little cells, one for each dot (known as a pixel) on the screen.Each step has to be precisely aligned to the previous one within a few microns.Remember, the average human hair is 40 microns in diameter.</p>
<p>On the other sheet of glass, you make an array of millions of red, green, and blue dots in a black matrix, called a color filter array (CFA).Then you drop tiny amounts of liquid crystal material into the cells on the first sheet and glue the two sheets together.You have to align the two sheets so the colored dots sit right on top of the cells, and you can’t be off by more than a few microns in each direction anywhere on the sheet.The sandwich is next covered with special sheets of polarizing film, and the sheets are cut into individual “panels” – a term that is used to describe the subassembly that actually goes into a TV.</p>
<p>For the sake of efficiency, you would like to make as many panels on a sheet as possible, within the practical limitations of how big a sheet you can handle at a time.The first modern LCD Fabs built in the early 1990s made sheets the size of a single notebook computer screen, and the size grew over time. A Gen 5 sheet, from around 2003, is 1100 x 1300 mm, while a Gen 10.5 sheet is 2940 x 3370 mm (9.6 x 11 ft).The sheets of glass are only 0.5 - 0.7 mm thick or sometimes even thinner, so as you can imagine they are extremely fragile and can really only be handled by robots.The Hefei Gen 10.5 fab is designed to produce the panels for either eight 65 inch or six 75 inch TVs on a single mother glass.If you wanted to make 110 inch TVs, you could make two of them at a time.</p>
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<p>The fab is enormous, 1.3 km from one end to the other, divided into three large buildings connected by bridges.LCD fabs are multi-story affairs.The main equipment floor is sandwiched between a ground floor that is filled with chemical pipelines, power distribution, and air handling equipment, and a third floor that also has a lot of air handling and other mechanical equipment.The main equipment floor has to provide a very stable environment with no vibrations, so an LCD fab typically uses far more structural steel in its construction than a typical skyscraper.I visited a Gen 5 fab in Taiwan in 2003, and the plant manager there told me they used three times as much structural steel as Taipei 101, which was the world’s tallest building from 2004- 2010.Since the equipment floor is usually one or two stories up, there are large loading docks on the outside of the building.When they bring the manufacturing equipment in, they load it onto a platform and hoist it with a crane on the outside of the building.That’s one way to recognize an LCD fab from the outside – loading docks on high floors that just open to the outdoors.</p>
<p>LCD fabs have to maintain strict standards of cleanliness inside.Any dust particles in the air could cause defects in the finished displays – tiny dark spots or uneven intensities on your screen.That means the air is passed through elaborate filtration systems and pushed downwards from the ceiling constantly.Workers have to wear special clean room protective clothing and scrub before entering to minimize dust particles or other contamination.People are the largest source of particles, from shedding dead skin cells, dust from cosmetic powders, or smoke particles exhaled from the lungs of workers who smoke.Clean rooms are rated by the number of particles per cubic meter of air.A class 100 cleanroom has less than 100 particles less than 0.3 microns in diameter per cubic meter of air, Class 10 has less than 10 particles, and so on. Fab 9 has hundeds of thousands of square meters of Class 100 cleanroom, and many critical areas like photolithography are Class 10.In comparison, the air in Harvard Square in Cambridge, MA is roughly Class 8,000,000, and probably gets substantially worse when an MBTA bus passes through.</p>
<p>Since most display manufacturing has to be done in a cleanroom and handling the glass requires such precision, the factory is heavily automated.As you watch the glass come in, it is placed into giant cassettes by robot handlers, and the cassettes are moved around throughout the factory.At each step, robots lift a piece of glass out of the cassette, and position it for the processing machines.Some of the machines, like the ones that deposit silicon or ITO, orient the glass vertically, and put them inside an enormous vacuum chamber where all the air is first pumped out before they can go to work.And then they somehow manage to deposit micrometer thin layers that are extremely uniform.It is a miracle that any of this stuff actually works.</p>
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<p>It obviously costs a lot to equip and run such a fab.Including all of the specialized production tools, press reports say BOE spent RMB 46 billion (US$6.95 billion).  Even though you don’t see a lot of people on the floor, it takes thousands of engineers to keep the place running.</p>
<p>The Hefei Gen 10.5 is one of the most sophisticated manufacturing plants in the world.<a href="https://asia.nikkei.com/Business/China-s-BOE-fires-up-next-gen-LCD-plant">On opening day for the fab, BOE shipped panels to Sony, Samsung Electronics, LG Electronics, Vizio, and Haier</a>.So if you have a new 65 or 75-inch TV, there is some chance the LCD panel came from here.</p></div></div>||||I|||| Subscribe To Newsletters
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 A robot glass handler inside BOE's Gen 10.5 Fab in Hefei, Anhui Province, China

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 One of today’s modern technological wonders is the flat-panel liquid crystal display (LCD) screen, which is the key component we find inside televisions, computer monitors, smartphones, and an ever-proliferating range of gadgets that display information electronically. What most people don’t realize is how complex and sophisticated the manufacturing process is. The entire world’s supply is made within two time zones in East Asia. Unless, of course, the factory proposed by Foxconn for Wisconsin actually gets built.

 Last week I had the opportunity to tour BOE Technology Group’s Gen 10.5 factory in Hefei, the capital of China’s Anhui Province. This was the third factory, or “fab” that Beijing-based BOE built in Hefei alone, and in terms of capability, it is now the most advanced in the world. BOE has a total of 12 fabs in Beijing, Chongqing, and several other major cities across China; this particular factory was named Fab 9.

 Liquid crystal display (LCD) screens are manufactured by assembling a sandwich of two thin sheets of glass. On one of the sheets are transistor “cells” formed by first depositing a layer of indium tin oxide (ITO), an unusual metal alloy that you can actually see through. That’s how you can get electrical signals to the middle of a screen. Then you deposit a layer of silicon, followed by a process that builds millions of precisely shaped transistor parts. This patterning step is repeated to build up tiny little cells, one for each dot (known as a pixel) on the screen. Each step has to be precisely aligned to the previous one within a few microns. Remember, the average human hair is 40 microns in diameter.

 On the other sheet of glass, you make an array of millions of red, green, and blue dots in a black matrix, called a color filter array (CFA). This is how you produce the colors when you shine light through it. Then you drop tiny amounts of liquid crystal material into the cells on the first sheet and glue the two sheets together. You have to align the two sheets so the colored dots sit right on top of the cells, and you can’t be off by more than a few microns in each direction anywhere on the sheet. The sandwich is next covered with special sheets of polarizing film, and the sheets are cut into individual “panels” – a term that is used to describe the subassembly that actually goes into a TV.

 For the sake of efficiency, you would like to make as many panels on a sheet as possible, within the practical limitations of how big a sheet you can handle at a time. The first modern LCD Fabs built in the early 1990s made sheets the size of a single notebook computer screen, and the size grew over time. A Gen 5 sheet, from around 2003, is 1100 x 1300 mm, while a Gen 10.5 sheet is 2940 x 3370 mm (9.6 x 11 ft). The sheets of glass are only 0.5 - 0.7 mm thick or sometimes even thinner, so as you can imagine they are extremely fragile and can really only be handled by robots. The Hefei Gen 10.5 fab is designed to produce the panels for either eight 65 inch or six 75 inch TVs on a single mother glass. If you wanted to make 110 inch TVs, you could make two of them at a time.

 BOE's Gen 10.5 Fab in Hefei, Anhui Province, China

 (c) 2018 BOE, used with permission

 The fab is enormous, 1.3 km from one end to the other, divided into three large buildings connected by bridges. LCD fabs are multi-story affairs. The main equipment floor is sandwiched between a ground floor that is filled with chemical pipelines, power distribution, and air handling equipment, and a third floor that also has a lot of air handling and other mechanical equipment. The main equipment floor has to provide a very stable environment with no vibrations, so an LCD fab typically uses far more structural steel in its construction than a typical skyscraper. I visited a Gen 5 fab in Taiwan in 2003, and the plant manager there told me they used three times as much structural steel as Taipei 101, which was the world’s tallest building from 2004- 2010. Since the equipment floor is usually one or two stories up, there are large loading docks on the outside of the building. When they bring the manufacturing equipment in, they load it onto a platform and hoist it with a crane on the outside of the building. That’s one way to recognize an LCD fab from the outside – loading docks on high floors that just open to the outdoors.

 LCD fabs have to maintain strict standards of cleanliness inside. Any dust particles in the air could cause defects in the finished displays – tiny dark spots or uneven intensities on your screen. That means the air is passed through elaborate filtration systems and pushed downwards from the ceiling constantly. Workers have to wear special clean room protective clothing and scrub before entering to minimize dust particles or other contamination. People are the largest source of particles, from shedding dead skin cells, dust from cosmetic powders, or smoke particles exhaled from the lungs of workers who smoke. Clean rooms are rated by the number of particles per cubic meter of air. A class 100 cleanroom has less than 100 particles less than 0.3 microns in diameter per cubic meter of air, Class 10 has less than 10 particles, and so on. Fab 9 has hundeds of thousands of square meters of Class 100 cleanroom, and many critical areas like photolithography are Class 10. In comparison, the air in Harvard Square in Cambridge, MA is roughly Class 8,000,000, and probably gets substantially worse when an MBTA bus passes through.

 Since most display manufacturing has to be done in a cleanroom and handling the glass requires such precision, the factory is heavily automated. As you watch the glass come in, it is placed into giant cassettes by robot handlers, and the cassettes are moved around throughout the factory. At each step, robots lift a piece of glass out of the cassette, and position it for the processing machines. Some of the machines, like the ones that deposit silicon or ITO, orient the glass vertically, and put them inside an enormous vacuum chamber where all the air is first pumped out before they can go to work. And then they somehow manage to deposit micrometer thin layers that are extremely uniform. It is a miracle that any of this stuff actually works.

 A 65 inch LCD panel being tested inside the clean room at BOE's Gen 10.5 Fab in Hefei, Anhui ... [+] Province, China

 (c) 2018 BOE, used with permission

 It obviously costs a lot to equip and run such a fab. Including all of the specialized production tools, press reports say BOE spent RMB 46 billion (US$6.95 billion). Even though you don’t see a lot of people on the floor, it takes thousands of engineers to keep the place running.

 The Hefei Gen 10.5 is one of the most sophisticated manufacturing plants in the world. On opening day for the fab, BOE shipped panels to Sony, Samsung Electronics, LG Electronics, Vizio, and Haier. So if you have a new 65 or 75-inch TV, there is some chance the LCD panel came from here.

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One of today’s modern technological wonders is the flat-panel liquid crystal display (LCD) screen, which is the key component we find inside televisions, computer monitors, smartphones, and an ever-proliferating range of gadgets that display information electronically.What most people don’t realize is how complex and sophisticated the manufacturing process is.  The entire world’s supply is made within two time zones in East Asia.  Unless, of course, the factory proposed by Foxconn for Wisconsin actually gets built.
Last week I had the opportunity to tour BOE Technology Group’s Gen 10.5 factory in Hefei, the capital of China’s Anhui Province.This was the third factory, or “fab” that Beijing-based BOE built in Hefei alone, and in terms of capability, it is now the most advanced in the world.BOE has a total of 12 fabs in Beijing, Chongqing, and several other major cities across China; this particular factory was named Fab 9.
 Liquid crystal display (LCD) screens are manufactured by assembling a sandwich of two thin sheets of glass.On one of the sheets are transistor “cells” formed by first depositing a layer of indium tin oxide (ITO), an unusual metal alloy that you can actually see through.That’s how you can get electrical signals to the middle of a screen.Then you deposit a layer of silicon, followed by a process that builds millions of precisely shaped transistor parts.This patterning step is repeated to build up tiny little cells, one for each dot (known as a pixel) on the screen.Each step has to be precisely aligned to the previous one within a few microns.Remember, the average human hair is 40 microns in diameter.
On the other sheet of glass, you make an array of millions of red, green, and blue dots in a black matrix, called a color filter array (CFA).Then you drop tiny amounts of liquid crystal material into the cells on the first sheet and glue the two sheets together.You have to align the two sheets so the colored dots sit right on top of the cells, and you can’t be off by more than a few microns in each direction anywhere on the sheet.The sandwich is next covered with special sheets of polarizing film, and the sheets are cut into individual “panels” – a term that is used to describe the subassembly that actually goes into a TV.
For the sake of efficiency, you would like to make as many panels on a sheet as possible, within the practical limitations of how big a sheet you can handle at a time.The first modern LCD Fabs built in the early 1990s made sheets the size of a single notebook computer screen, and the size grew over time. A Gen 5 sheet, from around 2003, is 1100 x 1300 mm, while a Gen 10.5 sheet is 2940 x 3370 mm (9.6 x 11 ft).The sheets of glass are only 0.5 - 0.7 mm thick or sometimes even thinner, so as you can imagine they are extremely fragile and can really only be handled by robots.The Hefei Gen 10.5 fab is designed to produce the panels for either eight 65 inch or six 75 inch TVs on a single mother glass.If you wanted to make 110 inch TVs, you could make two of them at a time.
The fab is enormous, 1.3 km from one end to the other, divided into three large buildings connected by bridges.LCD fabs are multi-story affairs.The main equipment floor is sandwiched between a ground floor that is filled with chemical pipelines, power distribution, and air handling equipment, and a third floor that also has a lot of air handling and other mechanical equipment.The main equipment floor has to provide a very stable environment with no vibrations, so an LCD fab typically uses far more structural steel in its construction than a typical skyscraper.I visited a Gen 5 fab in Taiwan in 2003, and the plant manager there told me they used three times as much structural steel as Taipei 101, which was the world’s tallest building from 2004- 2010.Since the equipment floor is usually one or two stories up, there are large loading docks on the outside of the building.When they bring the manufacturing equipment in, they load it onto a platform and hoist it with a crane on the outside of the building.That’s one way to recognize an LCD fab from the outside – loading docks on high floors that just open to the outdoors.
LCD fabs have to maintain strict standards of cleanliness inside.Any dust particles in the air could cause defects in the finished displays – tiny dark spots or uneven intensities on your screen.That means the air is passed through elaborate filtration systems and pushed downwards from the ceiling constantly.Workers have to wear special clean room protective clothing and scrub before entering to minimize dust particles or other contamination.People are the largest source of particles, from shedding dead skin cells, dust from cosmetic powders, or smoke particles exhaled from the lungs of workers who smoke.Clean rooms are rated by the number of particles per cubic meter of air.A class 100 cleanroom has less than 100 particles less than 0.3 microns in diameter per cubic meter of air, Class 10 has less than 10 particles, and so on. Fab 9 has hundeds of thousands of square meters of Class 100 cleanroom, and many critical areas like photolithography are Class 10.In comparison, the air in Harvard Square in Cambridge, MA is roughly Class 8,000,000, and probably gets substantially worse when an MBTA bus passes through.
Since most display manufacturing has to be done in a cleanroom and handling the glass requires such precision, the factory is heavily automated.As you watch the glass come in, it is placed into giant cassettes by robot handlers, and the cassettes are moved around throughout the factory.At each step, robots lift a piece of glass out of the cassette, and position it for the processing machines.Some of the machines, like the ones that deposit silicon or ITO, orient the glass vertically, and put them inside an enormous vacuum chamber where all the air is first pumped out before they can go to work.And then they somehow manage to deposit micrometer thin layers that are extremely uniform.It is a miracle that any of this stuff actually works.
 (c) 2018 BOE, used with permission
 
It obviously costs a lot to equip and run such a fab.Including all of the specialized production tools, press reports say BOE spent RMB 46 billion (US$6.95 billion).  Even though you don’t see a lot of people on the floor, it takes thousands of engineers to keep the place running.
The Hefei Gen 10.5 is one of the most sophisticated manufacturing plants in the world.On opening day for the fab, BOE shipped panels to Sony, Samsung Electronics, LG Electronics, Vizio, and Haier.So if you have a new 65 or 75-inch TV, there is some chance the LCD panel came from here.
How Did They Make My Big-Screen TV? A Peek Inside China's Massive BOE Gen 10.5 Factory
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The 7 Best Monitors - Winter 2023: Reviews
2023-01-23
Nicholas Di Giovanni
<div><div>
 <p></p><div>
 <p>It can be hard to choose the best PC monitor for your needs, as they vary significantly in price, size, and performance. There are different types of monitors depending on the desired use and budget, and there's no catch-all monitor that is perfect for everyone. However, you can narrow down the options by knowing what your budget is and how you're going to use the monitor, like if you need something for work or gaming, or possibly both if you use the same monitor.</p>
<p>We've bought and tested over 260 monitors, and below you'll find our picks for the best computer monitors available to buy. If you have a more specific usage in mind, check out our recommendations for the <a href="/monitor/reviews/best/by-usage/gaming">best gaming monitors</a>, the <a href="/monitor/reviews/best/by-usage/business-office">best office monitors</a>, and the <a href="/monitor/reviews/best/by-usage/multimedia">best multimedia monitors</a>.</p>
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 <ol>
 <li>
 <a></a>
 <h2>Best Monitor</h2>
 
 
 <div>
 
<p>
 Size
 
 
 
 34"
 
</p>
 
<p>
 Pixel Type
 
 
 
 QD-OLED
 
</p>
 
<p>
 Max Refresh Rate
 
 
 
 175 Hz
 
</p>
 
<p>
 Variable Refresh Rate
 
 
 
 Yes
 
</p>
 
<p>
 Native Resolution
 
 
 
 3440 x 1440
 
</p>
 
<p>
 HDR10
 
 
 
 Yes
 
</p>
 
 </div>
 <div>
 <p>The best monitor we've tested is the Dell Alienware AW3423DW. It's an excellent monitor that's versatile for a wide range of uses, and its ultrawide format is great for multitasking or an immersive gaming experience. It uses panel technology known as QD-OLED, which delivers incredibly deep blacks with no distracting blooming around bright objects, making it an excellent choice for dark room viewing. It also has much brighter colors than most comparable displays, so game and video content look incredibly vivid and realistic. There's a similar variant, the <a href="/monitor/reviews/dell/alienware-aw3423dwf">Dell Alienware AW3423DWF</a>, that costs less, but it doesn't get as bright in HDR.</p>
<p>The AW3423DW has a near-instantaneous response time, so motion is incredibly clear, with no noticeable blur behind fast-moving objects. It makes it an excellent choice for gamers, watching videos, or even scrolling through the web and long documents. Unfortunately, like all monitors, it isn't without its flaws. There are text clarity and color fringing issues, but there are workarounds. Also, the black levels raise when there's ambient light, meaning it doesn't deliver the same perfect blacks in bright rooms, but at least there isn't any distracting glare from strong reflections.</p>
 </div>
 <p><a href="/monitor/reviews/dell/alienware-aw3423dw">See our review</a></p>
 </li>
 <li>
 <a></a>
 <h2>Best Mid-Range Monitor</h2>
 
 
 <div>
 
<p>
 Size
 
 
 
 32"
 
</p>
 
<p>
 Pixel Type
 
 
 
 IPS
 
</p>
 
<p>
 Max Refresh Rate
 
 
 
 144 Hz
 
</p>
 
<p>
 Variable Refresh Rate
 
 
 
 Yes
 
</p>
 
<p>
 Native Resolution
 
 
 
 3840 x 2160
 
</p>
 
<p>
 HDR10
 
 
 
 Yes
 
</p>
 
 </div>
 <div>
 <p>If you don't want to spend tons of money on a high-end monitor, check out the Gigabyte M32U. It's a different type of monitor than the <a href="/monitor/reviews/dell/alienware-aw3423dw">Dell Alienware AW3423DW</a>, so while it doesn't deliver the same perfect black levels, it still offers sharp images thanks to its 4k resolution, and its 32-inch screen is big enough for multitasking. It has an impressive combination of features for both gamers and office users. It has a USB hub that features three USB-A ports and a USB-C port, and it has a KVM switch that lets you control two devices with the same keyboard and mouse, which is great for productivity.</p>
<p>It has amazing accuracy before calibration, meaning you won't have to get it calibrated if your work requires accurate colors. It displays a wide range of colors in SDR, including decent coverage of the Adobe RGB color space used by some editors. It also gets bright enough to fight glare in a well-lit room, and the reflection handling is good. If you prefer something smaller, check out the <a href="/monitor/reviews/gigabyte/m28u">Gigabyte M28U</a>, which is similar but has a few differences and doesn't get as bright.</p>
 </div>
 <p><a href="/monitor/reviews/gigabyte/m32u">See our review</a></p>
 </li>
 <li>
 <a></a>
 <h2>Best Budget Monitor</h2>
 
 
 <div>
 
<p>
 Size
 
 
 
 27"
 
</p>
 
<p>
 Pixel Type
 
 
 
 IPS
 
</p>
 
<p>
 Max Refresh Rate
 
 
 
 60 Hz
 
</p>
 
<p>
 Variable Refresh Rate
 
 
 
 Yes
 
</p>
 
<p>
 Native Resolution
 
 
 
 3840 x 2160
 
</p>
 
<p>
 HDR10
 
 
 
 Yes
 
</p>
 
 </div>
 <div>
 <p>If you're on a budget and need something simple, look into the Dell S2721QS. While it has the same 4k resolution and a smaller screen than the <a href="/monitor/reviews/gigabyte/m32u">Gigabyte M32U</a>, it's more of a basic monitor meant for people who want a high-resolution display without many extra perks. It looks great in a bright room thanks to its high peak brightness and very good reflection handling, so you don't have to worry about glare if your workspace has a ton of lights. It also has great ergonomics and wide viewing angles, so you can easily place it in an ideal viewing position or share your screen with someone else.</p>
<p>It has decent accuracy before calibration and a fantastic SDR color gamut, meaning it's also a good choice for content creators working on a budget. However, as it's a budget-friendly display, it's limited in features because it doesn't have a USB hub, so if you want that, you'll have to spend a bit more on the <a href="/monitor/reviews/dell/s2722qc">Dell S2722QC</a>, or you'll have to sacrifice on resolution with a 1440p monitor like the <a href="/monitor/reviews/gigabyte/m27q">Gigabyte M27Q</a>. Still, if you don't need those extra features, you'll be happy with the sharp text that this monitor delivers.</p>
 </div>
 <p><a href="/monitor/reviews/dell/s2721qs">See our review</a></p>
 </li>
 <li>
 <a></a>
 <h2>Best Cheap Monitor</h2>
 
 
 <div>
 
<p>
 Size
 
 
 
 24"
 
</p>
 
<p>
 Pixel Type
 
 
 
 IPS
 
</p>
 
<p>
 Max Refresh Rate
 
 
 
 75 Hz
 
</p>
 
<p>
 Variable Refresh Rate
 
 
 
 FreeSync
 
</p>
 
<p>
 Native Resolution
 
 
 
 1920 x 1080
 
</p>
 
<p>
 HDR10
 
 
 
 No
 
</p>
 
 </div>
 <div>
 <p>If you just want a simple and cheap monitor, the ASUS VG246H is a good alternative to the <a href="/monitor/reviews/dell/s2721qs">Dell S2721QS</a>. As you go down in price categories, you'll have to sacrifice the size and resolution, which is the case with the ASUS. It has a smaller 24-inch screen and 1080p resolution compared to the 4k screen of the Dell, but it still offers good office performance at a low cost. It has decent text clarity, so you won't have issues reading text, and despite its low cost, it also has amazing accuracy before calibration, so images look life-like without any calibration.</p>
<p>Another advantage this monitor has over other cheap models is that the ergonomics are simply remarkable, and you can adjust the screen in a variety of ways, including rotating it into portrait mode to use it vertically. It also has wide viewing angles that make the image remain consistent from the sides, which is important if you need to share your screen with someone else. While it's limited in gaming features as it has a 75Hz refresh rate, you'll have to spend more on cheap gaming monitors like the <a href="/monitor/reviews/hp/x24ih">HP X24ih</a>, so the ASUS still offers the best value as a cheap overall option.</p>
 </div>
 <p><a href="/monitor/reviews/asus/vg246h">See our review</a></p>
 </li>
 <li>
 <a></a>
 <h2>Best Gaming Monitor</h2>
 
 
 <div>
 
<p>
 Size
 
 
 
 32"
 
</p>
 
<p>
 Pixel Type
 
 
 
 VA
 
</p>
 
<p>
 Max Refresh Rate
 
 
 
 240 Hz
 
</p>
 
<p>
 Variable Refresh Rate
 
 
 
 Yes
 
</p>
 
<p>
 Native Resolution
 
 
 
 3840 x 2160
 
</p>
 
<p>
 HDR10
 
 
 
 Yes
 
</p>
 
 </div>
 <div>
 <p>If you're a dedicated gamer looking for the best PC monitor for your gaming setup, check out the Samsung LS32BG852NNXGO. It's a fantastic high-end gaming monitor thanks to its fast 240Hz refresh rate, delivering crystal-clear motion with almost no noticeable blur behind fast-moving objects. It also has incredibly low input lag, meaning your actions appear on-screen instantly. It has a great selection of gaming features, including FreeSync and G-SYNC variable refresh rate (VRR) technology, ensuring a smooth, nearly tear-free gaming experience from almost any source.</p>
<p>While the <a href="/monitor/reviews/dell/alienware-aw3423dw">Dell Alienware AW3423DW</a> is also a fantastic gaming monitor, this one is more versatile for different types of gamers as it has a 4k screen with HDMI 2.1 bandwidth, allowing you to play 4k @ 120Hz games from the Xbox Series X and PS5. It doesn't deliver the same perfect black levels as the Dell either, but at least the Mini LED local dimming feature helps it display deep blacks, and highlights pop in HDR. If you don't think you're going to take advantage of the 240Hz refresh rate, the <a href="/monitor/reviews/samsung/odyssey-neo-g7-s32bg75">Samsung Odyssey Neo G7 S32BG75</a> is a very similar model with a lower 165Hz refresh rate instead, so choose whichever your graphics card can take advantage of.</p>
 </div>
 <p><a href="/monitor/reviews/samsung/odyssey-neo-g8-s32bg85">See our review</a></p>
 </li>
 <li>
 <a></a>
 <h2>Best Mid-Range Gaming Monitor</h2>
 
 
 <div>
 
<p>
 Size
 
 
 
 27"
 
</p>
 
<p>
 Pixel Type
 
 
 
 IPS
 
</p>
 
<p>
 Max Refresh Rate
 
 
 
 240 Hz
 
</p>
 
<p>
 Variable Refresh Rate
 
 
 
 Yes
 
</p>
 
<p>
 Native Resolution
 
 
 
 2560 x 1440
 
</p>
 
<p>
 HDR10
 
 
 
 Yes
 
</p>
 
 </div>
 <div>
 <p>If you want a cheaper gaming monitor that still delivers excellent performance, consider the Gigabyte M27Q X. It has the same 240Hz refresh rate as the Samsung Odyssey Neo G8 S32B85, but instead of a 4k resolution, it has a 1440p resolution. It means that images don't look as sharp, but it's also easier for your graphics card to reach its max 240Hz refresh rate. It has native FreeSync VRR and G-SYNC compatibility to reduce screen tearing, and it supports Low Framerate Compensation for the VRR to continue working with low frame rates. It also has a fast response time, especially with high-frame-rate signals.</p>
<p>While it doesn't support HDMI 2.1 bandwidth like the Samsung, and you can't use it for 4k @ 120Hz gaming from the PS5 and Xbox Series X, it still downscales 4k @ 60Hz signals from the consoles. It results in a sharper image than a native 1440p signal. While its max 240Hz refresh rate is great for gaming, if you want to save money on a 1440p gaming monitor with a 180Hz refresh rate instead, the <a href="/monitor/reviews/lg/27gp850-b">LG 27GP850-B</a> is another great choice. However, it doesn't have as many extra features as the Gigabyte.</p>
 </div>
 <p><a href="/monitor/reviews/gigabyte/m27q-x">See our review</a></p>
 </li>
 <li>
 <a></a>
 <h2>Best Budget Gaming Monitor</h2>
 
 
 <div>
 
<p>
 Size
 
 
 
 24"
 
</p>
 
<p>
 Pixel Type
 
 
 
 IPS
 
</p>
 
<p>
 Max Refresh Rate
 
 
 
 240 Hz
 
</p>
 
<p>
 Variable Refresh Rate
 
 
 
 Yes
 
</p>
 
<p>
 Native Resolution
 
 
 
 1920 x 1080
 
</p>
 
<p>
 HDR10
 
 
 
 Yes
 
</p>
 
 </div>
 <div>
 <p>If you're getting into PC gaming and prefer something in the budget category, check out the ViewSonic XG2431. It's different from the <a href="/monitor/reviews/gigabyte/m27q-x">Gigabyte M27Q X</a> because it has a smaller screen and lower resolution, which is what you have to expect for a budget-friendly display. However, this is good if you have limited desk space, and it even has the same 240Hz refresh rate as the Gigabyte, which is great for even competitive gamers as you can play games at a high frame rate.</p>
<p>What makes this monitor better than other budget-friendly displays is that it has remarkable motion handling across its entire refresh rate range. It also has a customizable backlight strobing feature where you can adjust the flicker to your liking, which is a neat feature that even more expensive options don't have, and this helps further improve motion clarity. It also has low input lag for a responsive feel, and like most other gaming monitors, it has native FreeSync support and G-SYNC compatibility to reduce screen tearing. Lastly, it has a few extra features like two USB ports to charge your devices and an ergonomic stand that makes it easy to adjust.</p>
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 <p><a href="/monitor/reviews/viewsonic/xg2431">See our review</a></p>
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 Jan 23, 2023:
 Replaced the LG 27GP850-B and the HP X24ih with the Gigabyte M27Q X and the ASUS VG246H because the LG and HP are harder to find; updated Notable Mentions on changes.
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 Dec 15, 2022:
 Replaced the Gigabyte M28U and the LG 32GP850-B with the Gigabyte M32U and the LG 27GP850-B for consistency with other articles; added the ASUS ROG Swift PG279QM to the Notable Mentions.
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 Nov 17, 2022:
 Restructured the order of the products for a better flow and added the LG 32GP850-B as the 'Best Mid-Range Gaming Monitor'; updated Notable Mentions for accuracy.
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 Oct 18, 2022:
 Restructured the article with a few gaming-specific picks. Added the Samsung Odyssey Neo G8 S32BG85 as the 'Best Gaming Monitor' and the ViewSonic XG2431 as the 'Best Budget Gaming Monitor'. Replaced the Dell S2722DGM with the Dell S2721QS as the 'Best Budget PC Monitor', as it's significantly cheaper.
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<p>If you would prefer to make your own decision, here is the list of all of our monitor reviews. Be careful not to get too caught up in the details. Most monitors are good enough to please most people, and the things we fault monitors on are often not noticeable unless you really look for them.</p>
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 The 7 Best Monitors - Winter 2023 Reviews

 Updated Jan 23, 2023 at 02:59 pm
 By Nicholas Di Giovanni

 It can be hard to choose the best PC monitor for your needs, as they vary significantly in price, size, and performance. There are different types of monitors depending on the desired use and budget, and there's no catch-all monitor that is perfect for everyone. However, you can narrow down the options by knowing what your budget is and how you're going to use the monitor, like if you need something for work or gaming, or possibly both if you use the same monitor.

 We've bought and tested over 260 monitors, and below you'll find our picks for the best computer monitors available to buy. If you have a more specific usage in mind, check out our recommendations for the best gaming monitors, the best office monitors, and the best multimedia monitors.


 1. Best Monitor

 Dell Alienware AW3423DW
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 Mixed Usage
 8.7
 Office
 8.1
 Gaming
 8.7
 Media Consumption
 9.3
 Media Creation
 9.0
 HDR
 9.3
 Size
 34"
 Pixel Type
 QD-OLED
 Max Refresh Rate
 175 Hz
 Variable Refresh Rate
 Yes
 Native Resolution
 3440 x 1440
 HDR10
 Yes
 See all our test results

 The best monitor we've tested is the Dell Alienware AW3423DW. It's an excellent monitor that's versatile for a wide range of uses, and its ultrawide format is great for multitasking or an immersive gaming experience. It uses panel technology known as QD-OLED, which delivers incredibly deep blacks with no distracting blooming around bright objects, making it an excellent choice for dark room viewing. It also has much brighter colors than most comparable displays, so game and video content look incredibly vivid and realistic. There's a similar variant, the Dell Alienware AW3423DWF, that costs less, but it doesn't get as bright in HDR.

 The AW3423DW has a near-instantaneous response time, so motion is incredibly clear, with no noticeable blur behind fast-moving objects. It makes it an excellent choice for gamers, watching videos, or even scrolling through the web and long documents. Unfortunately, like all monitors, it isn't without its flaws. There are text clarity and color fringing issues, but there are workarounds. Also, the black levels raise when there's ambient light, meaning it doesn't deliver the same perfect blacks in bright rooms, but at least there isn't any distracting glare from strong reflections.

 See our review

 2. Best Mid-Range Monitor

 Gigabyte M32U
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 Mixed Usage
 8.1
 Office
 8.3
 Gaming
 8.6
 Media Consumption
 7.6
 Media Creation
 8.4
 HDR
 6.7
 Size
 32"
 Pixel Type
 IPS
 Max Refresh Rate
 144 Hz
 Variable Refresh Rate
 Yes
 Native Resolution
 3840 x 2160
 HDR10
 Yes
 See all our test results

 If you don't want to spend tons of money on a high-end monitor, check out the Gigabyte M32U. It's a different type of monitor than the Dell Alienware AW3423DW, so while it doesn't deliver the same perfect black levels, it still offers sharp images thanks to its 4k resolution, and its 32-inch screen is big enough for multitasking. It has an impressive combination of features for both gamers and office users. It has a USB hub that features three USB-A ports and a USB-C port, and it has a KVM switch that lets you control two devices with the same keyboard and mouse, which is great for productivity.

 It has amazing accuracy before calibration, meaning you won't have to get it calibrated if your work requires accurate colors. It displays a wide range of colors in SDR, including decent coverage of the Adobe RGB color space used by some editors. It also gets bright enough to fight glare in a well-lit room, and the reflection handling is good. If you prefer something smaller, check out the Gigabyte M28U, which is similar but has a few differences and doesn't get as bright.

 See our review

 3. Best Budget Monitor

 Dell S2721QS
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 Mixed Usage
 7.7
 Office
 8.7
 Gaming
 7.1
 Media Consumption
 7.6
 Media Creation
 8.4
 HDR
 6.4
 Size
 27"
 Pixel Type
 IPS
 Max Refresh Rate
 60 Hz
 Variable Refresh Rate
 Yes
 Native Resolution
 3840 x 2160
 HDR10
 Yes
 See all our test results

 If you're on a budget and need something simple, look into the Dell S2721QS. While it has the same 4k resolution and a smaller screen than the Gigabyte M32U, it's more of a basic monitor meant for people who want a high-resolution display without many extra perks. It looks great in a bright room thanks to its high peak brightness and very good reflection handling, so you don't have to worry about glare if your workspace has a ton of lights. It also has great ergonomics and wide viewing angles, so you can easily place it in an ideal viewing position or share your screen with someone else.

 It has decent accuracy before calibration and a fantastic SDR color gamut, meaning it's also a good choice for content creators working on a budget. However, as it's a budget-friendly display, it's limited in features because it doesn't have a USB hub, so if you want that, you'll have to spend a bit more on the Dell S2722QC, or you'll have to sacrifice on resolution with a 1440p monitor like the Gigabyte M27Q. Still, if you don't need those extra features, you'll be happy with the sharp text that this monitor delivers.

 See our review

 4. Best Cheap Monitor

 ASUS VG246H
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 Mixed Usage
 7.4
 Office
 7.7
 Gaming
 7.8
 Multimedia
 7.1
 Media Creation
 7.3
 HDR Gaming
 5.4
 Size 24"
 Pixel Type
 IPS
 Max Refresh Rate
 75 Hz
 Variable Refresh Rate
 FreeSync
 Native Resolution 1920 x 1080
 HDR10 No
 See all our test results

 If you just want a simple and cheap monitor, the ASUS VG246H is a good alternative to the Dell S2721QS. As you go down in price categories, you'll have to sacrifice the size and resolution, which is the case with the ASUS. It has a smaller 24-inch screen and 1080p resolution compared to the 4k screen of the Dell, but it still offers good office performance at a low cost. It has decent text clarity, so you won't have issues reading text, and despite its low cost, it also has amazing accuracy before calibration, so images look life-like without any calibration.

 Another advantage this monitor has over other cheap models is that the ergonomics are simply remarkable, and you can adjust the screen in a variety of ways, including rotating it into portrait mode to use it vertically. It also has wide viewing angles that make the image remain consistent from the sides, which is important if you need to share your screen with someone else. While it's limited in gaming features as it has a 75Hz refresh rate, you'll have to spend more on cheap gaming monitors like the HP X24ih, so the ASUS still offers the best value as a cheap overall option.

 See our review

 5. Best Gaming Monitor

 Samsung LS32BG852NNXGO
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 Mixed Usage
 8.5
 Office
 8.4
 Gaming
 9.0
 Media Consumption
 8.3
 Media Creation
 8.3
 HDR
 8.0
 Size
 32"
 Pixel Type
 VA
 Max Refresh Rate
 240 Hz
 Variable Refresh Rate
 Yes
 Native Resolution
 3840 x 2160
 HDR10
 Yes
 See all our test results

 If you're a dedicated gamer looking for the best PC monitor for your gaming setup, check out the Samsung LS32BG852NNXGO. It's a fantastic high-end gaming monitor thanks to its fast 240Hz refresh rate, delivering crystal-clear motion with almost no noticeable blur behind fast-moving objects. It also has incredibly low input lag, meaning your actions appear on-screen instantly. It has a great selection of gaming features, including FreeSync and G-SYNC variable refresh rate (VRR) technology, ensuring a smooth, nearly tear-free gaming experience from almost any source.

 While the Dell Alienware AW3423DW is also a fantastic gaming monitor, this one is more versatile for different types of gamers as it has a 4k screen with HDMI 2.1 bandwidth, allowing you to play 4k @ 120Hz games from the Xbox Series X and PS5. It doesn't deliver the same perfect black levels as the Dell either, but at least the Mini LED local dimming feature helps it display deep blacks, and highlights pop in HDR. If you don't think you're going to take advantage of the 240Hz refresh rate, the Samsung Odyssey Neo G7 S32BG75 is a very similar model with a lower 165Hz refresh rate instead, so choose whichever your graphics card can take advantage of.

 See our review

 6. Best Mid-Range Gaming Monitor

 Gigabyte M27Q X
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 Amazon.com
 SEARCH
 BestBuy.com
 Mixed Usage
 7.9
 Office
 7.9
 Gaming
 8.6
 Media Consumption
 7.6
 Media Creation
 8.1
 HDR
 6.4
 Size
 27"
 Pixel Type
 IPS
 Max Refresh Rate
 240 Hz
 Variable Refresh Rate
 Yes
 Native Resolution
 2560 x 1440
 HDR10
 Yes
 See all our test results

 If you want a cheaper gaming monitor that still delivers excellent performance, consider the Gigabyte M27Q X . It has the same 240Hz refresh rate as the Samsung Odyssey Neo G8 S32B85, but instead of a 4k resolution, it has a 1440p resolution. It means that images don't look as sharp, but it's also easier for your graphics card to reach its max 240Hz refresh rate. It has native FreeSync VRR and G-SYNC compatibility to reduce screen tearing, and it supports Low Framerate Compensation for the VRR to continue working with low frame rates. It also has a fast response time, especially with high-frame-rate signals.

 While it doesn't support HDMI 2.1 bandwidth like the Samsung, and you can't use it for 4k @ 120Hz gaming from the PS5 and Xbox Series X, it still downscales 4k @ 60Hz signals from the consoles. It results in a sharper image than a native 1440p signal. While its max 240Hz refresh rate is great for gaming, if you want to save money on a 1440p gaming monitor with a 180Hz refresh rate instead, the LG 27GP850-B is another great choice. However, it doesn't have as many extra features as the Gigabyte.

 See our review

 7. Best Budget Gaming Monitor

 ViewSonic XG2431
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 Amazon.com
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 Mixed Usage
 7.6
 Office
 7.6
 Gaming
 8.4
 Media Consumption
 7.1
 Media Creation
 7.6
 HDR
 6.0
 Size
 24"
 Pixel Type
 IPS
 Max Refresh Rate
 240 Hz
 Variable Refresh Rate
 Yes
 Native Resolution
 1920 x 1080
 HDR10
 Yes
 See all our test results

 If you're getting into PC gaming and prefer something in the budget category, check out the ViewSonic XG2431. It's different from the Gigabyte M27Q X because it has a smaller screen and lower resolution, which is what you have to expect for a budget-friendly display. However, this is good if you have limited desk space, and it even has the same 240Hz refresh rate as the Gigabyte, which is great for even competitive gamers as you can play games at a high frame rate.

 What makes this monitor better than other budget-friendly displays is that it has remarkable motion handling across its entire refresh rate range. It also has a customizable backlight strobing feature where you can adjust the flicker to your liking, which is a neat feature that even more expensive options don't have, and this helps further improve motion clarity. It also has low input lag for a responsive feel, and like most other gaming monitors, it has native FreeSync support and G-SYNC compatibility to reduce screen tearing. Lastly, it has a few extra features like two USB ports to charge your devices and an ergonomic stand that makes it easy to adjust.

 See our review

 Notable Mentions

 * ASUS ROG Swift PG279QM: The ASUS ROG Swift PG279QM is a great gaming monitor with native G-SYNC support, which is great if you want something similar to the Gigabyte M27Q X and have an NVIDIA graphics card. However, it costs more for little difference in performance. See our review
 * Dell U2723QE: The Dell U2723QE is a 4k monitor like the Gigabyte M32U with a focus on photo editors because it has fantastic accuracy and a massive USB hub; it isn't as versatile for other uses. Get this if you need its features; otherwise, the Gigabyte is the better choice. See our review
 * Acer Nitro XF243Y Pbmiiprx: The Acer Nitro XF243Y Pbmiiprx is a cheaper gaming option than the ViewSonic XG2431 with a lower refresh rate if that's what you're looking for, but it can be harder to find. See our review
 * Dell Alienware AW2723DF: The Dell Alienware AW2723DF is comparable to the Gigabyte M27Q X because it has a 1440p resolution with a 240Hz native refresh rate that you can overclock to 280Hz. However, it costs more than the Gigabyte and isn't worth spending more on. See our review

 Recent Updates

 1. Jan 23, 2023: Replaced the LG 27GP850-B and the HP X24ih with the Gigabyte M27Q X and the ASUS VG246H because the LG and HP are harder to find; updated Notable Mentions on changes.

 2. Dec 15, 2022: Replaced the Gigabyte M28U and the LG 32GP850-B with the Gigabyte M32U and the LG 27GP850-B for consistency with other articles; added the ASUS ROG Swift PG279QM to the Notable Mentions.

 3. Nov 17, 2022: Restructured the order of the products for a better flow and added the LG 32GP850-B as the 'Best Mid-Range Gaming Monitor'; updated Notable Mentions for accuracy.

 4. Oct 18, 2022: Restructured the article with a few gaming-specific picks. Added the Samsung Odyssey Neo G8 S32BG85 as the 'Best Gaming Monitor' and the ViewSonic XG2431 as the 'Best Budget Gaming Monitor'. Replaced the Dell S2722DGM with the Dell S2721QS as the 'Best Budget PC Monitor', as it's significantly cheaper.

 5. Sep 14, 2022: Restructured the article from a by-usage structure to an overall best of list.

 All Reviews

 Our recommendations are based on what we think are the best computer monitors currently available. They are adapted to be valid for most people, in each price range. Rating is based on our review, factoring in price and feedback from our visitors.

 If you would prefer to make your own decision, here is the list of all of our monitor reviews. Be careful not to get too caught up in the details. Most monitors are good enough to please most people, and the things we fault monitors on are often not noticeable unless you really look for them.

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 Discussions

It can be hard to choose the best PC monitor for your needs, as they vary significantly in price, size, and performance. There are different types of monitors depending on the desired use and budget, and there's no catch-all monitor that is perfect for everyone. However, you can narrow down the options by knowing what your budget is and how you're going to use the monitor, like if you need something for work or gaming, or possibly both if you use the same monitor.
We've bought and tested over 260 monitors, and below you'll find our picks for the best computer monitors available to buy. If you have a more specific usage in mind, check out our recommendations for the best gaming monitors, the best office monitors, and the best multimedia monitors.
 
  
 
 
 
  
 Best Monitor
 
 
 
 
 Size
 
 
 
 34"
 
 
 Pixel Type
 
 
 
 QD-OLED
 
 
 Max Refresh Rate
 
 
 
 175 Hz
 
 
 Variable Refresh Rate
 
 
 
 Yes
 
 
 Native Resolution
 
 
 
 3440 x 1440
 
 
 HDR10
 
 
 
 Yes
 
 
 
 
 The best monitor we've tested is the Dell Alienware AW3423DW. It's an excellent monitor that's versatile for a wide range of uses, and its ultrawide format is great for multitasking or an immersive gaming experience. It uses panel technology known as QD-OLED, which delivers incredibly deep blacks with no distracting blooming around bright objects, making it an excellent choice for dark room viewing. It also has much brighter colors than most comparable displays, so game and video content look incredibly vivid and realistic. There's a similar variant, the Dell Alienware AW3423DWF, that costs less, but it doesn't get as bright in HDR.
The AW3423DW has a near-instantaneous response time, so motion is incredibly clear, with no noticeable blur behind fast-moving objects. It makes it an excellent choice for gamers, watching videos, or even scrolling through the web and long documents. Unfortunately, like all monitors, it isn't without its flaws. There are text clarity and color fringing issues, but there are workarounds. Also, the black levels raise when there's ambient light, meaning it doesn't deliver the same perfect blacks in bright rooms, but at least there isn't any distracting glare from strong reflections.
 
  See our review 
 
 
  
 Best Mid-Range Monitor
 
 
 
 
 Size
 
 
 
 32"
 
 
 Pixel Type
 
 
 
 IPS
 
 
 Max Refresh Rate
 
 
 
 144 Hz
 
 
 Variable Refresh Rate
 
 
 
 Yes
 
 
 Native Resolution
 
 
 
 3840 x 2160
 
 
 HDR10
 
 
 
 Yes
 
 
 
 
 If you don't want to spend tons of money on a high-end monitor, check out the Gigabyte M32U. It's a different type of monitor than the Dell Alienware AW3423DW, so while it doesn't deliver the same perfect black levels, it still offers sharp images thanks to its 4k resolution, and its 32-inch screen is big enough for multitasking. It has an impressive combination of features for both gamers and office users. It has a USB hub that features three USB-A ports and a USB-C port, and it has a KVM switch that lets you control two devices with the same keyboard and mouse, which is great for productivity.
It has amazing accuracy before calibration, meaning you won't have to get it calibrated if your work requires accurate colors. It displays a wide range of colors in SDR, including decent coverage of the Adobe RGB color space used by some editors. It also gets bright enough to fight glare in a well-lit room, and the reflection handling is good. If you prefer something smaller, check out the Gigabyte M28U, which is similar but has a few differences and doesn't get as bright.
 
  See our review 
 
 
  
 Best Budget Monitor
 
 
 
 
 Size
 
 
 
 27"
 
 
 Pixel Type
 
 
 
 IPS
 
 
 Max Refresh Rate
 
 
 
 60 Hz
 
 
 Variable Refresh Rate
 
 
 
 Yes
 
 
 Native Resolution
 
 
 
 3840 x 2160
 
 
 HDR10
 
 
 
 Yes
 
 
 
 
 If you're on a budget and need something simple, look into the Dell S2721QS. While it has the same 4k resolution and a smaller screen than the Gigabyte M32U, it's more of a basic monitor meant for people who want a high-resolution display without many extra perks. It looks great in a bright room thanks to its high peak brightness and very good reflection handling, so you don't have to worry about glare if your workspace has a ton of lights. It also has great ergonomics and wide viewing angles, so you can easily place it in an ideal viewing position or share your screen with someone else.
It has decent accuracy before calibration and a fantastic SDR color gamut, meaning it's also a good choice for content creators working on a budget. However, as it's a budget-friendly display, it's limited in features because it doesn't have a USB hub, so if you want that, you'll have to spend a bit more on the Dell S2722QC, or you'll have to sacrifice on resolution with a 1440p monitor like the Gigabyte M27Q. Still, if you don't need those extra features, you'll be happy with the sharp text that this monitor delivers.
 
  See our review 
 
 
  
 Best Cheap Monitor
 
 
 
 
 Size
 
 
 
 24"
 
 
 Pixel Type
 
 
 
 IPS
 
 
 Max Refresh Rate
 
 
 
 75 Hz
 
 
 Variable Refresh Rate
 
 
 
 FreeSync
 
 
 Native Resolution
 
 
 
 1920 x 1080
 
 
 HDR10
 
 
 
 No
 
 
 
 
 If you just want a simple and cheap monitor, the ASUS VG246H is a good alternative to the Dell S2721QS. As you go down in price categories, you'll have to sacrifice the size and resolution, which is the case with the ASUS. It has a smaller 24-inch screen and 1080p resolution compared to the 4k screen of the Dell, but it still offers good office performance at a low cost. It has decent text clarity, so you won't have issues reading text, and despite its low cost, it also has amazing accuracy before calibration, so images look life-like without any calibration.
Another advantage this monitor has over other cheap models is that the ergonomics are simply remarkable, and you can adjust the screen in a variety of ways, including rotating it into portrait mode to use it vertically. It also has wide viewing angles that make the image remain consistent from the sides, which is important if you need to share your screen with someone else. While it's limited in gaming features as it has a 75Hz refresh rate, you'll have to spend more on cheap gaming monitors like the HP X24ih, so the ASUS still offers the best value as a cheap overall option.
 
  See our review 
 
 
  
 Best Gaming Monitor
 
 
 
 
 Size
 
 
 
 32"
 
 
 Pixel Type
 
 
 
 VA
 
 
 Max Refresh Rate
 
 
 
 240 Hz
 
 
 Variable Refresh Rate
 
 
 
 Yes
 
 
 Native Resolution
 
 
 
 3840 x 2160
 
 
 HDR10
 
 
 
 Yes
 
 
 
 
 If you're a dedicated gamer looking for the best PC monitor for your gaming setup, check out the Samsung LS32BG852NNXGO. It's a fantastic high-end gaming monitor thanks to its fast 240Hz refresh rate, delivering crystal-clear motion with almost no noticeable blur behind fast-moving objects. It also has incredibly low input lag, meaning your actions appear on-screen instantly. It has a great selection of gaming features, including FreeSync and G-SYNC variable refresh rate (VRR) technology, ensuring a smooth, nearly tear-free gaming experience from almost any source.
While the Dell Alienware AW3423DW is also a fantastic gaming monitor, this one is more versatile for different types of gamers as it has a 4k screen with HDMI 2.1 bandwidth, allowing you to play 4k @ 120Hz games from the Xbox Series X and PS5. It doesn't deliver the same perfect black levels as the Dell either, but at least the Mini LED local dimming feature helps it display deep blacks, and highlights pop in HDR. If you don't think you're going to take advantage of the 240Hz refresh rate, the Samsung Odyssey Neo G7 S32BG75 is a very similar model with a lower 165Hz refresh rate instead, so choose whichever your graphics card can take advantage of.
 
  See our review 
 
 
  
 Best Mid-Range Gaming Monitor
 
 
 
 
 Size
 
 
 
 27"
 
 
 Pixel Type
 
 
 
 IPS
 
 
 Max Refresh Rate
 
 
 
 240 Hz
 
 
 Variable Refresh Rate
 
 
 
 Yes
 
 
 Native Resolution
 
 
 
 2560 x 1440
 
 
 HDR10
 
 
 
 Yes
 
 
 
 
 If you want a cheaper gaming monitor that still delivers excellent performance, consider the Gigabyte M27Q X. It has the same 240Hz refresh rate as the Samsung Odyssey Neo G8 S32B85, but instead of a 4k resolution, it has a 1440p resolution. It means that images don't look as sharp, but it's also easier for your graphics card to reach its max 240Hz refresh rate. It has native FreeSync VRR and G-SYNC compatibility to reduce screen tearing, and it supports Low Framerate Compensation for the VRR to continue working with low frame rates. It also has a fast response time, especially with high-frame-rate signals.
While it doesn't support HDMI 2.1 bandwidth like the Samsung, and you can't use it for 4k @ 120Hz gaming from the PS5 and Xbox Series X, it still downscales 4k @ 60Hz signals from the consoles. It results in a sharper image than a native 1440p signal. While its max 240Hz refresh rate is great for gaming, if you want to save money on a 1440p gaming monitor with a 180Hz refresh rate instead, the LG 27GP850-B is another great choice. However, it doesn't have as many extra features as the Gigabyte.
 
  See our review 
 
 
  
 Best Budget Gaming Monitor
 
 
 
 
 Size
 
 
 
 24"
 
 
 Pixel Type
 
 
 
 IPS
 
 
 Max Refresh Rate
 
 
 
 240 Hz
 
 
 Variable Refresh Rate
 
 
 
 Yes
 
 
 Native Resolution
 
 
 
 1920 x 1080
 
 
 HDR10
 
 
 
 Yes
 
 
 
 
 If you're getting into PC gaming and prefer something in the budget category, check out the ViewSonic XG2431. It's different from the Gigabyte M27Q X because it has a smaller screen and lower resolution, which is what you have to expect for a budget-friendly display. However, this is good if you have limited desk space, and it even has the same 240Hz refresh rate as the Gigabyte, which is great for even competitive gamers as you can play games at a high frame rate.
What makes this monitor better than other budget-friendly displays is that it has remarkable motion handling across its entire refresh rate range. It also has a customizable backlight strobing feature where you can adjust the flicker to your liking, which is a neat feature that even more expensive options don't have, and this helps further improve motion clarity. It also has low input lag for a responsive feel, and like most other gaming monitors, it has native FreeSync support and G-SYNC compatibility to reduce screen tearing. Lastly, it has a few extra features like two USB ports to charge your devices and an ergonomic stand that makes it easy to adjust.
 
  See our review 
 
 
  
 Recent Updates
 
 
 
 Jan 23, 2023:
 Replaced the LG 27GP850-B and the HP X24ih with the Gigabyte M27Q X and the ASUS VG246H because the LG and HP are harder to find; updated Notable Mentions on changes.
 
 
 
 
 Dec 15, 2022:
 Replaced the Gigabyte M28U and the LG 32GP850-B with the Gigabyte M32U and the LG 27GP850-B for consistency with other articles; added the ASUS ROG Swift PG279QM to the Notable Mentions.
 
 
 
 
 Nov 17, 2022:
 Restructured the order of the products for a better flow and added the LG 32GP850-B as the 'Best Mid-Range Gaming Monitor'; updated Notable Mentions for accuracy.
 
 
 
 
 Oct 18, 2022:
 Restructured the article with a few gaming-specific picks. Added the Samsung Odyssey Neo G8 S32BG85 as the 'Best Gaming Monitor' and the ViewSonic XG2431 as the 'Best Budget Gaming Monitor'. Replaced the Dell S2722DGM with the Dell S2721QS as the 'Best Budget PC Monitor', as it's significantly cheaper.
 
 
 
 
 Sep 14, 2022:
 Restructured the article from a by-usage structure to an overall best of list.
 
 
 
  
 All Reviews
Our recommendations are based on what we think are the best computer monitors currently available. They are adapted to be valid for most people, in each price range. Rating is based on our review, factoring in price and feedback from our visitors.
If you would prefer to make your own decision, here is the list of all of our monitor reviews. Be careful not to get too caught up in the details. Most monitors are good enough to please most people, and the things we fault monitors on are often not noticeable unless you really look for them.
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https://www.rtings.com/monitor/reviews/best/monitors
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 1. Best Buy
 2. Computers & Tablets
 3. Monitors
 Monitors
 Save up to $1,000 on select Samsung Odyssey gaming monitors.
 Shop these monitors
 Recycle any monitor and save 10% on any new Samsung monitor.
 In store only. Terms and conditions apply.
 Monitor Top Deals.
 Unlock exclusive deals when you become a Plus or Total member.
 Exclusions, terms and conditions apply.
 Join Today
 Shop Monitors
 All Monitors
 4K Ultra HD Monitors
 Gaming Monitors
 Ultrawide Monitors
 Curved Monitors
 LCD Monitors
 LED Monitors
 OLED Monitors
 IPS Monitors
 Smart Monitors
 Monitor & Screen Accessories
 Find the right monitor for you.
 Monitor Buying Guide
 Shop by type
 Shop all
 All monitors
 Browse our full selection to find your ideal monitor.
 Top-rated monitors
 Our highest-rated monitors, as reviewed by customers.
 Monitors less than $200
 Affordable monitors ideal for everyday tasks.
 Gaming monitors
 Fast refresh rates and response times offer clear images with minimal blurring.
 Latest technology
 See all your computer content in the greatest detail with a 4K Ultra HD or curved monitor.
 Large-screen monitors
 With plenty of room to easily view two windows at the same time, movies and games are more compelling.
 Thoughts on this ad?
 Shop by brand
 Shop all
 HP
 Dell
 Samsung
 LG
 ASUS
 Acer
 Apple
 AOC
 Shop by screen size
 Less than 22.9"
 23"–26.9"
 27"–32.9"
 33" or more
 Portable monitors for work and school.
 Shop portable monitors
 Monitor accessories
 Shop all
 Dual-monitor accessories
 Monitor and video cables
 Monitor mounts and stands
 Webcams
 Privacy screens
 Cleaning equipment and kits
 Sponsored
 Related Categories
 Desktops
 Printers
 Computer Speakers
 Mice & Keyboards
 Protection & Services
 Geek Squad® Services
 * Product Replacement
 * All Computer & Tablet Services
 * Geek Squad Tech Tips
 Antivirus Software
 Recycling
 Sponsored
 Learn about monitors
 Learn about display types and more.
 Monitor Buying Guide
 Free next-day shipping
 on thousands of items.
 Ready in one hour
 with Store or Curbside Pickup.
 Same-day delivery.
 Buying a monitor.
 How to use a computer monitor.
 Elevate your viewing experience with a monitor for your electronic devices. No matter what you need to display, a good monitor should be able to connect with your preferred technology so you can make things bigger, brighter and easier to access. Many people choose to pair their desktop computers with a PC monitor. Some desktops come as all-in-one computers that provide small monitors with your desktop tower, but you can still connect this setup to a second monitor so you can have two computer screens to spread out files, games and more. Devices with smaller screens like tablets and laptops can especially benefit from an additional monitor screen. Large computer monitors can be helpful for video editing, livestreaming and PC gaming. And don’t worry, if you love the hands-on capabilities of your tablet, you can still use your fingers directly with a touch-screen monitor. But how do you connect your favorite devices to your new monitor screen? Many computer monitors require device-compatible monitor cables, but if you want to ditch the cords, you can also find several options for wireless monitors. Whether you’re looking for an LED monitor or an LCD display, Best Buy has a variety of options so you can find a good monitor for your specific needs.
 What’s a good monitor for you?
 Finding the best monitor for you will depend on how you want to use it. If you plan on using your desktop monitor for watching or creating videos, 4K monitors offer high resolutions so you can get all the visual details you need. You may also benefit from an ultrawide monitor if you want to make your viewing experience feel more like a movie theater. Gaming monitors are an obvious choice for anyone who enjoys playing PC or console video games. But an IPS monitor can also enhance your gaming experience with top-notch color performance and extra viewing angles. Another aspect you’ll want to consider when choosing a new screen is monitor size. Measuring the area where you’ll be using it can help you understand if you’ll need a 27-inch monitor, 32-inch monitor or another dimension. If you want to be able to take your PC setup with you, a portable computer monitor can help you travel with ease. But if you’ll mainly be using your monitor to work at home, curved monitors can help block out distractions and make staring at a screen easier on your eyes. If you want more information, you can check out our discover and learn center for other tips on upgrading your home office.
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