54 MAY2020|COMPUTERSHOPPER|ISSUE387
01
Abasic24inLCDmonitorcosts
around£100.Itwillbefinefortypical
Windows work but is likely to have poor
viewing angles, so you’ll need to sit straight
on forthe bestpicture 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,which lets 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 thewhitesand theblacker 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
LG34GK950F
★★★★★
£1,000•www.overclockers.co.uk
LENOVO
ThinkVisionM14
★★★★★
£205•www.ebuyer.com
EIZOColorEdgeCG279X
★★★★★
£1,692•www.wexphotovideo.com
ACERNitroVG270UP
★★★★★
£350•uk-store.acer.com
LG’scurved
ultrawidemonitor
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.
With the ThinkVision M14, portable USB Type-C
monitors finally reach maturity.It’s razor-thin, has an
adjustable hinge instead of afixed angle,and its IPS
panel is leagues ahead of the competition.
Agreat all-round gaming
monitor without the premium
price.BothFreeSync and
G-Sync are supported, and the IPS panel combines a144Hz refresh
ratewithvibrant colours,high accuracy and the kind of
responsiveness you’d normally only get from aTNpanel.
SCREENSIZE34in•RESOLUTION3,440x1,440•REFRESHRATE144Hz•SCREENTECHNOLOGY
IPS•VIDEOINPUTSHDMI,DisplayPort•WARRANTYThreeyears collectand return•DETAILS
http://www.lg.com•FULLREVIEWJun2019
SCREENSIZE14in•RESOLUTION1,920x1,080•SCREENTECHNOLOGYIPS•VIDEOINPUTS
USB Type-C•WARRANTYThreeyears RTB•DETAILSwww.lenovo.com•PARTCODE
D18140FX0•FULLREVIEWMar 2020
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•FULLREVIEWDec 2019
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 aworthwhile investment forediting photos and videos.
AOC CQ32G1
★★★★★
£310•www.ballicom.co.uk
SCREENSIZE31.5in•RESOLUTION2,560x1,440•SCREENTECHNOLOGYVA•REFRESHRATE
144Hz•VIDEOINPUTSHDMI,DisplayPort•WARRANTYOneyearrepair andreplace•DETAILS
eu.aoc.com•FULLREVIEWNov2019
AOChasahabitof
making great-value,
large-screened VA monitors,
and the CQ32G1 is another to add to the list. A144Hz gaming display
first andforemost, it’s as fast and good-looking as it needs to be,and
supports both AMD FreeSync and, unofficially,Nvidia G-Sync.
IIYAMAProLiteXUB2792UHSU
★★★★★
£380•www.scan.co.uk
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•WARRANTYThreeyears onsite•DETAILS
http://www.iiyama.com•FULLREVIEWNov2019
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