Monitor Buying Guide - What You NEED to Know! [2024] 

Once you've covered the picture part: It would be a "Sound" idea to test a couple of "Monitors" as well... 😉

Ugh... I'm screening you lot.

Are you some kind of multimillion dollar company cuz your name sounds like that

bro with 5 monitors on a desk XD. insta like and subscribe

Skibidi

For editing my videos what monitor would you recommend? I’m new to editing and buying a monitor 😊

could u pls recommend me a cheapish monitor like 200 ish 144hz ive been using a tv w my pc for like 2 years😂

@@Bldzera try looking for something used in your local area with offerup i just got a 32 inch 165hz 1440p for $140 just make sure that its in good condition

Honestly, I wish we could get monitors with no stand or speakers for a discount. Monitor speakers never sound good, even on $2000+ monitors (or $4000+ TVs for that matter as well). I have my own sound equipment, and VESA mount.

​@@BldzeraPixio has a 1440p 144hz TN monitor for ~$170. XGaming has a 1440p 165hz IPS monitor for around the same price. Optimum tech tried the Pixio along with the Koorui mentioned. I tried the XGaming and it wasn't bad, great for the price even. Has pseudo HDR (aka HDR400) and I measured about 6ms instead of their advertised 1ms @165hz.

to the desk too! thanks for this

Which monitor did you end up getting?

@@fuwa1490 BenQ EX2780Q. Very pleased with the picture quality and sound. The included stand wasn't adjustable, but even if it was I'd still go with the arm instead.

​@@ashwanibhola3766Is a particular monitor arm that is good

@@ashwanibhola3766 what monitor arm did you get?

@@fabuloso5938 I went with one from MountUp that was around $35.

Thanks! Really appreciate the nice feedback (especially after reading some not so nice comments!)

In the specific case you are talking about, the notable difference between 144 and 165hz is not made by the 21 extra hertz you are getting from the monitor, but from the game itself, the online shooter games are very light games and can render +400fps (all depends on your graphic card), so depending on your monitor, you will be able to show all those frames per second... playing RDR2 at 1440p and ultra graphics with a 4090 will give you around 100-110fps... so no matter if your monitor is 300hz, the game is not sending all those 300 frames to your monitor to show them, and that's why you notice a reduction in the fluidity of movement between RDR2 and Fortnite or any other shooter game. If you want the same fluidity at RDR2, reduce the graphics settings of the game until the it renders +144 fps, so your 144hz monitor can show every frame of the game. Does it worth it? no... I don't think so, RDR2 is a movie like game, you enjoy it appreciating all the views and details... but you can try it, to prove this point, changing the settings even to minimum, just to match or surpass your monitor refresh rate to get a smoother motion.

thanks buddy!

@@MotivationalDose_23 you should get 1440p

Hey Jay, I’m in the same situation. What monitor did you end up going with?

thank you!

Woyld i be able to plus laptop with hdmi cable into that unit?

@@kishdogg1594you can do that with any monitor

Thanks, they should sponsor you for helping their business $

@@anotheryoutuberperson38 Sounds good. I'm waiting for the check.

@@kishdogg1594 Yes

Which games?

From what I can remember, Deus Ex, Grim Dawn, Diablo 2 & 3, Tropico 6. All this on my 27 inch Lg monitor. For some reason it doesn't happen on my 55" TV, which I now use as a monitor. Yes, I know I can adjust the resolution, but that makes having a 4K monitor a moot point. @@IwinMahWay

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Assuming you're in the uk, the MSI Optix MAG274QRF QD is a great buy at your price point. Excellent colours, 1440p (qhd), 27inch, 165hz and good response for gaming, its £422 on amazon. I'm not too familiar with many of the models at your pricepoint but there seems to be some good reviews around the Gigabyte G34WQC which is ultrawide and qhd 144hz for £384 on currys. Do your due diligence tho and look up some reviews for colour accuracy tests and response times. I chose the msi model because I know its good from monitors/hardware unboxed. Also, if you'd like to find some of your own models to choose from, I use ukpcpartpicker, click on builder in the top left, scroll down and click choose a monitor, then on the left set the max price to £430, set the min screen size to 27inch, set the resolution to 2560x1440 (QHD) and 3440x1440 (QHD ultrawide), set the minimum refresh rate to 120hz and click every panel type except for TN, PLS, PVA and AHVA. Then, sort by lowest price or highest reviews or whatever you at the top of the list. Note, the website is setup different on mobile so try do this on a computer. Its possible on mobile but the sorting and setting up is in a different spot so these instructions wont work as well. Also if you're not in the uk, you can change the location on the website to represent your countries' stores and pricing in the top right. Hope this helps!

@@jai2628 super helpful man i appreciate that so much. i ended up buying the gigabyte monitor before i saw this comment so thank you for the reassurance!

@@Geeoorrgeee Im sure youll love it! Enjoy!!

that's the monitor o top of my list right now ... do let us know how it works out please...thanks ...and good luck :)

LG C1 77" OLED

aw3423dw, but I'm constantly on the look out for something else! ;)

ROG PG42UQ 4K OLED

Alienware AW3418DW. To be honest, I'm not convinced about the ultrawide as much as I was once was. I'm thinking going for a 16:9 or even better 16:10. I work from home, and I have aspirations to stream, or record on RU-vid, and the format is still not really shared by most. So I need something around 32 to 34, probably OLED or Mini LED, QLED, 120hz min, HDR. Currently using a 3080ti, so kind of pushing my luck, and I have second screen which is a 43inch 4k Samsung TV, only 60hz though.

LG c2 42"

miniled is about the BACKLIGHT. It goes with both VA and IPS panels. MiniLED is mostly a marketing gimmick. I rather see a company invest in some dead stable wide gamut edge LEDs than spraying junk quality mini-LEDs over the entire surface, making dirty screen effect appearing to happen just in a matter of months. The contrast of IPS is junk, whether it is with local dimming by miniled or not. The problem with LEDs is they age based on hours-on. So if you adapt the backlight locally, ageing of the backlight will differ between parts of the screen. I doubt your screen has a calibration mode to realign the brightness of all miniLEDs every month. And even if it is possible, the weakest LED of the bunch will limit the overall brightness output.