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Abasic 24in LCD monitor costs
around £100. It will be fine fortypical
Windows work but is likely to have poor
viewingangles, so you’ll need to sit straight
on forthe best picture quality.Its colour
accuracy maynot be very good, either.
02
AVGA input lets you use the monitor
with any PC, but the quality maynot
be as good as it is over DVIorHDMI. Both
are digital connections and require a
compatible graphics card but theyavoid the
need fordigital-to-analogue or analogue-to-
digital conversions, which can reduce image
quality.Adigital connection achieves the
best picture automatically,soyou won’t have
to adjust clock or phase settings as you do
with analogue connections.
Choosinga... Display
Many DVIand allHDMIconnections
support HDCP,whichlets you watch
protected video content, such as Blu-ray
movies. DisplayPort is becoming more
popular,but you’ll need agraphics card with
aDisplayPort output (mini or full-size) to
use this input on your monitor.
03
Alarger monitor will be easier on the
eyeand mayhaveahigher resolution.
Most monitors have aresolution of at least
1,920x1,080 (1080p), which provides lots of
room forworking with multiple windows at
the same time.For even higher resolutions,
you’ll need alarger display. Some 27in and
30in screens have 2,560x1,600 or even 4K
resolutions. You’ll need agraphics card with
adual-link DVIoutput and adual-link DVI
cable or either HDMI or DisplayPort to usea
monitor at these resolutions.
04
If you want better picture quality,
look foramonitor with ahigh
contrast ratio.The higher the ratio,the
whiter thewhites andthe blacker the blacks.
You’ll also be able to see more fine detail in
images with high contrast levels. Viewing
angles are important, as wider angles mean
you don’t have to sit directly in front of the
monitor to get the best picture.Wider
viewing angles also allow more people to
view the screen at the same time.
Fast response times reduce ghosting,
but don’t be dazzled by the numbers. A
response time of 25ms or quicker is fine
forall applications.
DISPLAYS
LG 34GK950F
★★★★★
£1,150•www.overclockers.co.uk
IIYAMAG-MasterBlack
HawkG2530HSU-B1
★★★★★
£130•www.box.co.uk
EIZOColorEdgeCG279X
★★★★★
£1,699•www.wexphotovideo.com
ACERNitroVG270UP
★★★★★
£370•uk-store.acer.com
LG’s curved
ultrawide monitor
is as versatile as it
is vibrant. HDR is supported (if only to the DisplayHDR 400 standard),
colours are accurate, andbothAMD FreeSync and Nvidia G-Sync can
smooth out games.
Afine alternative monitor to the AOCG2460VQ6,
also with a75Hz refresh rateaswell as FreeSync
support fortear-free gaming on AMD graphics cards.
The slim-bezel design is good forthe money, too.
Agreat all-round gaming
monitor without the premium
price.BothFreeSync and
G-Sync are supported, and the IPS panel combines a144Hz refresh
ratewithvibrant colours, highaccuracy and the kind of
responsiveness you’d normally only get from aTNpanel.
SCREENSIZE34in•RESOLUTION3,440x1,440•REFRESHRATE144Hz•SCREENTECHNOLOGY
IPS•VIDEOINPUTSHDMI,DisplayPort•WARRANTYThree yearscollectand return•DETAILS
http://www.lg.com•FULLREVIEWJun2019
SCREENSIZE24in•RESOLUTION1,920x1,080•SCREENTECHNOLOGYTN•VIDEOINPUTS
HDMI,DisplayPort, VGA•WARRANTYTwoyears onsite•DETAILSwww.iiyama.com•
PARTCODEG2530HSU-B1•FULLREVIEWMar2019
SCREENSIZE27in•RESOLUTION2,560x1,440•SCREENTECHNOLOGYIPS•REFRESHRATE
60Hz•VIDEOINPUTSVGA, HDMI,DisplayPort, DVI, USB Type-C•WARRANTYFive yearsRTB•
DETAILSwww.eizoglobal.cpm•FULLREVIEWJun2019
SCREENSIZE27in•RESOLUTION2,560x1,440•SCREENTECHNOLOGYIPS•REFRESHRATE
144Hz•VIDEOINPUTSHDMI,DisplayPort•WARRANTYTwoyears RTB•DETAILSwww.acer.
com•FULLREVIEWDec2019
This professional-quality
monitor benefits from
automatic calibration,
ensuring practically perfect colour accuracy
and wide coverage of the sRGB, DCI-P and Adobe RGB gamuts.
It’s aworthwhileinvestment forediting photos and videos.
AOC CQ32G1
★★★★★
£340•www.box.co.uk
SCREENSIZE31.5in•RESOLUTION2,560x1,440•SCREENTECHNOLOGYVA•REFRESHRATE
144Hz•VIDEOINPUTSHDMI,DisplayPort•WARRANTYOneyearrepair andreplace•DETAILS
eu.aoc.com•FULLREVIEWNov2019
AOChas ahabit of
making great-value,
large-screened VA monito
andthe CQ32G1 is another to add to the list.A 144 Hzgamingdisplay
first and foremost, it’s as fast and good-looking as it needs to be,and
supports both AMD FreeSync and, unofficially,NvidiaG-Sync.
IIYAMAProLiteXUB2792UHSU
★★★★★
£380•www.amzn.to/2TTlMac
If you don’t need all the bells
and whistles of acurved
ultrawide,the ProLite
XUB2792UHSU nails the basics at avery
attractive price.4Ksharpness, high brightness and
full sRGB colour gamut coverage add up to asuperb monitor.
SCREENSIZE27in•RESOLUTION3,840x2,160•SCREENTECHNOLOGYIPS•REFRESHRATE
60Hz•VIDEOINPUTSDisplayPort, HDMI,DVI•WARRANTYThree yearsonsite•DETAILS
http://www.iiyama.com•FULLREVIEWNov2019
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