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AOC AGON AG271QX vs Acer Predator XB271HU abmiprz vs Acer Predator XB271H

 vs AOC U2879VF vs Samsung U28E590D vs LG 29UM68 vs Gigabyte M32UC vs AOC G2770PQU vs ASUS ROG SWIFT PG258Q vs AOC AGON AG241QG vs BenQ Zowie XL2540 vs AOC G2460PG vs LG 34UC79G-B vs Asus ROG Swift PG248Q vs ViewSonic XG2700-4K vs Acer Predator XB252Q bmiprz vs Acer XF270HU abmiidprzx vs Alienware AW2518H vs Dell S2417DG vs ASUS MG279Q vs BenQ XL2411Z

Specs

Size

27

Resolution

2560 x 1440

Adaptive Sync

FreeSync

For gaming

Yes

Refresh Rate

144

Refresh rate

-

For photo editing

-

Size

27

Resolution

2560 x 1440

Adaptive Sync

G-Sync

For gaming

Yes

Refresh Rate

-

Refresh rate

144

For photo editing

-

Size

327

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Adaptive Sync

G-Sync

For gaming

Yes

Refresh Rate

-

Refresh rate

144

For photo editing

-

Size

28

Resolution

3840 × 2160 (4K)

Adaptive Sync

FreeSync

For gaming

-

Refresh Rate

60

Refresh rate

-

For photo editing

-

Size

28

Resolution

3840 × 2160 (4K)

Adaptive Sync

FreeSync

For gaming

-

Refresh Rate

60

Refresh rate

-

For photo editing

-

Size

29

Resolution

2560 x 1080

Adaptive Sync

FreeSync

For gaming

Yes

Refresh Rate

75

Refresh rate

-

For photo editing

-

Size

32

Resolution

3840 x 2160

Adaptive Sync

FreeSync

For gaming

Yes

Refresh Rate

-

Refresh rate

144

For photo editing

-

Size

27

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Adaptive Sync

-

For gaming

Yes

Refresh Rate

144

Refresh rate

-

For photo editing

-

Size

25

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Adaptive Sync

G-Sync

For gaming

Yes

Refresh Rate

240

Refresh rate

-

For photo editing

-

Size

24

Resolution

2560 x 1440

Adaptive Sync

G-Sync

For gaming

Yes

Refresh Rate

144

Refresh rate

-

For photo editing

-

Size

-

Resolution

-

Adaptive Sync

-

For gaming

-

Refresh Rate

-

Refresh rate

-

For photo editing

-

Size

24

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Adaptive Sync

G-Sync

For gaming

Yes

Refresh Rate

144

Refresh rate

-

For photo editing

-

Size

34

Resolution

2560 x 1080

Adaptive Sync

FreeSync

For gaming

-

Refresh Rate

75

Refresh rate

-

For photo editing

-

Size

24

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Adaptive Sync

G-Sync

For gaming

Yes

Refresh Rate

165

Refresh rate

-

For photo editing

-

Size

27

Resolution

3840 × 2160 (4K)

Adaptive Sync

FreeSync

For gaming

Yes

Refresh Rate

60

Refresh rate

-

For photo editing

Yes

Size

25

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Adaptive Sync

G-Sync

For gaming

Yes

Refresh Rate

240

Refresh rate

-

For photo editing

-

Size

27

Resolution

2560 x 1440

Adaptive Sync

FreeSync

For gaming

Yes

Refresh Rate

-

Refresh rate

144

For photo editing

-

Size

25

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Adaptive Sync

G-Sync

For gaming

Yes

Refresh Rate

240

Refresh rate

-

For photo editing

-

Size

24

Resolution

2560 x 1440

Adaptive Sync

G-Sync

For gaming

Yes

Refresh Rate

165

Refresh rate

-

For photo editing

-

Size

27

Resolution

2560 x 1440

Adaptive Sync

FreeSync

For gaming

Yes

Refresh Rate

144

Refresh rate

-

For photo editing

-

Size

-

Resolution

-

Adaptive Sync

-

For gaming

-

Refresh Rate

-

Refresh rate

-

For photo editing

-

Pros + Cons

Pro
 Good for gaming

The AOC AGON AG271QX is an excellent choice for gamers at this price point because it offers high responsiveness and fantastic motion handling capabilities while keeping its picture quality to very high standards.
Comment

Con
 Requires high-end hardware

This QHD monitor will put more strain on your graphics card compared to a regular FHD monitor simply because it has 42% more pixels to run. Some user tests revealed that running a game at the QHD resolution causes 30-40% FPS drop, compared to the FHD resolution.
Comment

Pro
 Fair picture quality

Featuring decent contrast ratio, high peak brightness, exceptional color accuracy, and excellent gamma response, the AOC AG271QX offers better picture quality than the majority of other gaming monitors in this price range. While the monitor's dark scenes are not the top-notch, it does an outstanding job of reproducing images with vivid and consistent colors as well as some beautiful intermediate tones. Dark scenes look good thanks to the monitor's contrast ratio of 1040:1. Colors pop and appear luminous because of the monitor's peak brightness of 350 nits. Color inaccuracies are virtually unnoticeable to the human eye thanks to the average color error dE of 1.31. Mid-tones look lifelike because of the monitor's near-perfect gamma of 2.18. Additionally, this QHD monitor displays sharper and more saturated scenes compared to its 27-inch FHD competitors, because it has 42% higher pixel density.
Comment

Pro
 Features FreeSync

FreeSync eliminates stutter and vertical tearing as it allows the monitor to adjust its refresh rate to match the framerate of your graphics card. The AOC AG271QX supports FreeSync in the 48-144 Hz range. FreeSync works only with AMD's Radeon graphics cards.
Comment

Pro
 Adjustable stand

Adjustability-wise, the AOC AG271QX has everything sorted as the monitor offers tilt, swivel, height, and even pivot adjustments which you can use to get the best viewing angles out of this panel.
Comment

Pro
 Well-handled motion

This monitor doesn't have any problems with ghosting or motion blur since they're kept under control by the aid of the panel's fast pixel response time and high native refresh rate. As the monitor's pixels can change their colors fast enough to eliminate even the tiniest trails from fast-moving objects, the AOC AG271QX doesn't suffer from motion blur and ghosting. Such rapid color transition is possible because of the monitor's full pixel response time of 1 ms. Additionally, the overall motion looks smooth and fluid because of the display's 144 Hz refresh rate, which ensure that the image updates every seven milliseconds.
Comment

Pro
 Decent responsiveness

The AOC AG271QX offers responsive and lag-free gaming experience as its input lag of 5.2 ms is on par with the majority of competitors in its price range. Input lag corresponds to the delay needed by a monitor to process a single frame generated by a computer's graphics card. It can have a substantial impact on the overall gaming experience.
Comment

Pro
 Can fight glare

The AOC AG271QX does an excellent job in bright rooms, where the monitor's peak brightness of 350 nits allows it can deal with glare and heavy reflections.
Comment

Pro
 Has a metal stand

Unlike many other gaming monitors that are built purely from plastics, the AOC AG271QX does have some eye-catching and rigid metal parts. For example, the entire stand of the monitor is made from aluminum, which is an infrequent feature at the given price point.
Comment

Pro
 Has a headset hanger

One neat feature of the AOC AG271QX is a headset hanger which is situated near the monitor’s audio output.
Comment

Con
 Unintuitive OSD menu

The monitor's on-screen display menu is messy and unintuitive.
Comment

Con
 Bad for cable management

The AOC AG271QX does not have any cable-management related features that are usually offered even by some lower-grade monitors.
Comment

Con
 Needs a brief calibration

To get the most from the monitor's picture quality, you'll need to do a short calibration procedure. The procedure is well-documented, and all the key parameters and ICC profiles are available on the Internet.
Comment

Con
 Has an external PSU

Finding the right place for the monitor's power supply brick might cause you some inconvenience, especially if you are going to mount the monitor on a wall.
Comment

Pro
 Excellent for gaming

Armed with a 165 Hz TN panel, the Acer XB271HU offers decent overall picture quality and exceptionally responsive gaming experience, totally free of display lag or motion handling problems, which makes this monitor one of the best choices for gamers in this price range.
Comment

Con
 Requires a beefy computer

The Acer XB271HU produces noticeably higher strain on your graphics card than a regular FHD monitor because it has 42% more pixels. It could be a huge deal breaker for those with lower-end computers. It is advised to research if your gaming rig will be able to deal with the extra pixels in your favorite titles if you go from an FHD monitor to a QHD one.
Comment

Pro
 Good picture quality

The Acer XB271HU offers decent overall picture quality for a gaming monitor at this price point because its brightness, contrast ratio, and gamma response are all on par with what its competitors offer. The Acer XB271HU displays adequately-looking images, with mediocre blacks, saturated mid-tones, and bright and vibrant colors. The dark scenes look average, with blacks that are neither too flat, nor too deep, because the monitor's contrast ratio is limited to 1000:1. Intermediate tones appear life-like, thanks to the monitors near-ideal gamma of 2.19. Colors look vivid as the monitor's panel can get quite luminous with its brightness peaking at 350 nits. Additionally, the XB271HU can reproduce more saturated and sharper images than the 1080p competitors of the same size because it features 42% higher pixel density than a regular 27-inch FHD panel.
Comment

Pro
 Motion appears smooth

The Acer XB271HU has one of the best motion control toolsets in its price range, as it manages to display clear and flawless motion without even the slightest trace of motion blur or ghosting thanks to its excellent pixel response time, full ULBM support, and high native refresh rate. The monitor naturally eliminates motion blur because its pixels need only one millisecond to change their color as the panel's full pixel response time is only 1 ms. Such rapid pixel transition keeps on-screen objects from leaving traces. Acer's ULMB feature eliminates the artificial effect of ghosting as it strobes the monitor's backlight and makes it behave like a CRT display. The motion looks smooth and fluid thanks to the monitor's high refresh rate of 165 Hz, which allows it to update its image up to 165 times every second.
Comment

Pro
 Decent responsiveness

The monitor offers lag-free gaming experience because of its fantastically low input lag of 4.6 ms, which makes it one of the most responsive gaming monitors in this price range. Monitor's input lag is a delay between your video card producing a frame and the fame being fully processed by the monitor.
Comment

Con
 Power-on button gets stuck

The power-on button of this monitor sometimes gets stuck.
Comment

Pro
 Adjustable stand

Adjusting the monitor to get the best possible viewing angle is not a problem with the Acer XB271HU.
Comment

Pro
 Flicker-free

The Acer XB271HU doesn’t flicker because it uses a DC signal to dim its backlight. Such approach is beneficial as monitor flickering can cause eye strain.
Comment

Pro
 Excellent value for money

Priced below $500, the Acer XB271HU offers a massive 27-inch QHD panel, full ULMB support, and G-Sync. You'll be hard-pressed to find a matching competitor for this monitor in this price range.
Comment

Pro
 Features a USB hub

You can use this monitor to charge external peripheral devices or connect them to your computer because the monitor has a USB 3.0 hub, which consists of four downstream USB ports and a single upstream port.
Comment

Pro
 Supports G-Sync

G-Sync eliminates stutter and screen tearing because it allows your monitor to synchronize its refresh rate to match the framerate of your video card. The Acer XB271HU supports G-Sync in the 20-165 Hz range.
Comment

Con
 Complicated OSD

The Acer XB271HU has a very unintuitive on-screen display menu, which may cause a lot of confusion until you get used to it.
Comment

Pro
 Great for gaming

The Acer Predator XB271H is one of the fastest gaming monitors in its price range; it offers responsive and lag-free gaming experience at a stunning 170 Hz refresh rate.
Comment

Con
 Unintuitive OSD

The OSD menu of the Acer XB271H is very unintuitive.
Comment

Pro
 Adequate picture quality

Even though the monitor's picture quality doesn't excel in any aspect, it still performs similarly to the majority of gaming monitors in this price range. The monitor displays average-looking images with mediocre dark scenes and reasonably luminous colors. The dark scenes look average as the monitor's native contrast ratio of 1000:1 is not high enough to make its blacks appear natural. However, the colors look vivid thanks to the monitor's peak brightness of 300 nits.
Comment

Pro
 Supports G-Sync

G-Sync eliminates stutter and vertical screen tearing as it allows the monitor to synchronize its refresh rate to the framerate of your video card. The Acer Predator XB271H supports G-Sync in the 20-170 Hz range.
Comment

Pro
 Handles motion very well

The Acer Predator XB271H makes the motion appear clear and free of artificial motion blur and ghosting effects, as the monitor combines fast full pixel response time with Acer's ULMB feature and the panel's high refresh rate. Motion blur is eliminated as each panel's pixel can change its color fast enough to prevent the fast-moving objects from leaving traces. It is possible because of the monitor's full pixel response time of 1 ms. Ghosting is reduced to a minimum by the aid of Acer's ULMB feature, which strobes the monitor's backlights and makes it behave like CRT monitors. Finally, as the monitor's high native refresh rate ensures smooth and fluid motion by updating the monitor's image 144 times a second.
Comment

Pro
 Lag-free

The Acer Predator XB271H has an amazingly low input lag of only 4.6 ms, which makes it one of the most responsive gaming monitors in its price range. The input lag of a monitor shows how much time it needs to process a frame generated by a computer's graphics card.
Comment

Pro
 Can be overclocked

You can increase the monitor's native refresh rate from 144 Hz to 170 Hz using the overclocking feature in the monitor's OSD menu.
Comment

Pro
 Works without flickering

The backlight of this monitor doesn't flicker as the Acer XB271H uses a DC signal to dim its backlight. Backlight flickering is one of the main causes of eye fatigue while working with monitors.
Comment

Pro
 Has a USB 3.0 hub

You can charge external USB devices or connect them to your computer using four of the monitor's downstream USB 3.0 ports.
Comment

Pro
 Ergonomic stand

Getting the best possible viewing angles is not a problem with this monitor because it supports the necessary ergonomic adjustments including tilt, swivel, height, and even pivot.
Comment

Pro
 Doesn’t put much pressure on a computer

Compared to the QHD monitors present in this price range, the Acer XB271H puts noticeably less strain on your computer because it has fewer pixels for your GPU to run.
Comment

Pro
 Fast response time, great for gaming

With a response time of just 1ms, the AOC U2879VF is one of the fastest monitors on the market. Ideal for fast-paced gaming situations such as first person shooters.
Comment

Pro
 Great value for the money

The AOC U2879VF is a cheap Ultra HD display with good image quality, the price/quality ratio of this display is quite high.
Comment

Pro
 Extremely sharp

The AOC U2879VF uses a 4K-display with a resolution of 2160 x 3840 pixels, which is four times the amount of pixels of a Full HD display. This results in an extremely sharp image and overall great image quality. In terms of pixel density (measured in pixels per inch), this display measures at 163 ppi. For comparison - a Full HD display of the same size will only achieve half of that - 81.5 pixels per inch.
Comment

Pro
 Excellent grayscales in sRGB preset, great for graphical work

When using the sRGB preset - which is particularly useful for graphical editing - the grayscale error readings of the U2879VF are quite low for a relatively inexpensive panel. The error measures was 0.93 Delta E - that's only a tad worse than specific graphical displays which retail for a much larger price. For comparison, a standard 28" TN panel measures at 1.60 Delta E. (Lower is better.)
Comment

Pro
 Excellent screen uniformity

The AOC U2879VF has excellent screen uniformity, both in terms of luminance and color. In fact, this panel scores extremely well with a luminance deviation of 6.32 percent - which is better than most displays with IPS panels. No backlight bleeding or hotspots are present.
Comment

Pro
 Support for MHL allows you to quickly connect a media device

This monitor supports MHL - short for Mobile High-Definition Link - which allows you to connect an Android smartphone or tablet to the U2879VF monitor.
Comment

Pro
 Thin bezel makes it ideal for multi-screen setups

The bezel of this display measures a thin 17 mm, which doesn't only result in a smaller build, but it makes the U2879VF also more suitable for multi-display setups.
Comment

Con
 Maximum refresh rate limited to 75 Hz, less ideal for fast-paced action

The maximum supported refresh rate of this monitor is 75 Hz or 75 frames per second which is a tad faster than non-Freesync monitors, but is not as good as 120 or 144 Hz displays. Especially fast-paced games benefit from a higher refresh rate, for a more fluid gaming experience.
Comment

Con
 Red is slightly under-saturated

The display suffers from a slight under-saturation of the red color, which is a caveat for some graphical applications. This also can't be fixed through software, it's a hardware limitation of the panel.
Comment

Con
 Doesn't offer support for VESA mounts

The design of this display is proprietary and there is no support for the universal VESA standard. As a result, wall-mounting this display isn't possible, and alternative stands aren't compatible as well.
Comment

Con
 4K resolution doesn't scale well with all software

Due to the native 4K resolution and the relatively small 28 inch screen size, text can be hard to read in Windows and other non-gaming environments, such as Adobe's software. Not everything scales well in 4K (yet).
Comment

Con
 Disappointing input lag

The absolute input lag measured on this display is quite high at 87 ms. Although this won't disturb casual players, it's definitely not ideal for fast-paced gaming situations - despite a fast response time.
Comment

Pro
 Excellent response time for gamers

This screen offers an excellent response time of only 1 ms, compared to the 5 ms (or more) of other monitors in this price range. Input lag measures at 15 ms, which is second only to dedicated gaming monitors with 10 ms response times.
Comment

Pro
 Great picture quality

The Samsung uses a 10-bit color display panel, resulting fantastic picture quality. It can reproduce more than a billion colors, compared to the 16 million colors of 8-bit panels. The color saturation and accuracy easily compete with more expensive screens, although they are not precise enough for photo-centric work. Contrast levels are average, but the monitor is brighter than other monitors in its price group.
Comment

Pro
 Comfortable on eyes even after prolonged use

This monitor offers a flicker-free backlight, which reduces strain on your eyes. It also includes a setting that reduces the amount of blue light in the screen, making the picture look softer and facilitates nighttime use.
Comment

Pro
 Elegant and minimal look

This monitor is finished in a black plastic with metallic look borders and looks elegant and minimal.
Comment

Pro
 Good colors

The screen’s 10-bit panel covers 97% of the sRGB color spectrum which is a respectable result for a budget monitor. For professional use, you will have to look for something more accurate. Color saturation and accuracy is excellent and can compete with higher priced models.
Comment

Pro
 Compact, stable and aesthetically pleasing stand

The stand takes little place and has a metallic finish and is quite stable, even if at first this doesn’t seem to be the case
Comment

Pro
 Suitable for watching in bright setting

The brightness measures up to 300 nits after calibration and the matte screen reduces glare, making it easy to view the screen in bright conditions
Comment

Pro
 Multiple inputs (and the option to watch them simultaneously)

This screen's connectivity consists of two HDMI 2.0 ports and one DisplayPort 1.2., which is enough for most users. Samsung offers picture-in-picture and picture-by-picture modes. Meaning that you can view two inputs side by side or one can be scaled down to a small window that you can place on one of the corners.
Comment

Pro
 Good contrast ratio

It delivers a standard contrast ratio of 1:1000, although when properly calibrated, the contrast ratio goes down slightly.
Comment

Con
 Poor viewing angles

It uses a TN panel which generally has terrible viewing angles. Color shifting occurs at 40 degrees. And even though Samsung’s proprietary “MagicAngle” helps to improve it, there are plenty of other monitors offering better viewing angles.
Comment

Con
 Accessible navigation joystick

Navigation is done with a joystick in the left bottom side of the screen and is easily accessible.
Comment

Con
 Limited flexibility

The monitor does not offer much flexibility options as it only can be slightly tilted, but you cannot change the height or swivel it at any direction. There is a Vesa mount in the back so you can attach it to a more flexible stand or wall mount.
Comment

Con
 Very limited screen position control

The monitor can only be tilted by 20 degrees, and no swivel or height changing is available, so is very limited regarding screen position control.
Comment

Con
 Cheap plastic on the back

The plastic on the back of the screen feels a bit cheap.
Comment

Con
 Extremely limited Freesync range (54-64hz)

The Freesync feature is almost useless as the range is actually 54-64hz instead of at least 40-60hz. And no, even using CRU won't help, as any modification to the freesync range will result into the monitor turning complete white (stuck) eventually after awhile.
Comment

Con
 No USB ports

There are no USB ports found on this screen, so there is no possibility to watch media from external storage directly or use the screen as an USB hub.
Comment

Pro
 Aspect ratio is ideal for movies, offers greater field of view in games

The LG 29UM68 is a display with a rather unique 21:9 aspect ratio, which is ultra-wide. The difference with a regular 16:9 display is that there are added pixels on both sides, which increases workspace. It's also ideal to watch movies as most recent movies are filmed in a widescreen aspect ratio. Some games also offer support for 21:9 monitors and will allow you to have a greater field of view.
Comment

Pro
 Good value for the money

The LG 29UM68 is relatively inexpensive compared to other 21:9 displays and is a great budget choice if you're specifically looking for an ultra-wide display.
Comment

Pro
 Provides great image quality and color reproduction

The IPS-panel used in LG's monitor offers great image quality, especially compared to the more common TN-panels. Contrast is great with a 1000:1 ratio (better blacks), luminosity is excellent, images are vibrant and the color reproduction is great as well. These attributes are all due to the fact that an IPS panel was used.
Comment

Pro
 Picture-in-picture mode easily displays two inputs at once

Because of the wide aspect ratio, LG offers a built-in picture-in-picture mode (referred to as Split Screen) to display two inputs at once.
Comment

Pro
 No noticeable backlight bleeding

The monitor doesn't allow any light of the backlight to get through, which results in no noticeable backlight bleeding: that means dark areas remain dark as intended.
Comment

Pro
 Looks great from every angle

The LG 29UM68 uses has great viewing angles, both vertically and horizontally. Color shifting (distortion of colors when viewed at a wide angle) doesn't occur.
Comment

Con
 Slow response time

The response time for the screen is limited at 5 ms, which is significantly slower than some other monitors. This makes the LG 29UM68 less ideal for gaming situations that require quick input.
Comment

Con
 Refresh rate limited to 75Hz, not great for fast-paced action

The maximum supported refresh rate of this monitor is 75 Hz or 75 frames per second which is a tad faster than non-Freesync monitors, but is not as good as 120 or 144 Hz displays. Especially fast-paced games benefit from a higher refresh rate, as it offers a more fluid gaming experience.
Comment

Pro
 KVM Functionality

Use the dedicated KVM button to easily switch between devices.
Comment

Pro
 Fast response time

With a response time of just 1ms, the AOC G2770PQU is one of the fastest monitors on the market. Ideal for fast-paced gaming situations such as first person shooters.
Comment

Pro
 Different display modes

You can use 27 inch screen size of the monitor and adjust it accordingly. The monitor features built-in options to change the monitor view and switch between nine different screen sizes and aspect ratios.
Comment

Pro
 Fast 144Hz refresh rate

This display features a very fast refresh rate of 144Hz (144 times per second). This allows for extremely fluent gameplay and is a major improvement over regular 60Hz displays.
Comment

Con
 No FreeSync or GSync support

The monitor does not support AMD's FreeSync nor NVIDIA's GSync for adaptive refresh rates without stuttering and screen tearing.
Comment

Con
 Expensive for a 1080p display

The price tag of the G2770 is on the higher end, especially for larger monitors with a 1080p resolution and no FreeSync capability.
Comment

Pro
 Excellent for gaming

Being one of the fastest and most responsive panels ever made, the Asus ROG Swift PG258Q offers lag-free gaming experience with near-perfectly handled motion. The monitor feels responsive because of its small input lag, that ensures that the PG258Q can process a frame generated by your graphics card in almost no time since it's input lag is measured at around 4.6 milliseconds. The motion appears flawless, as the panel of the Asus PG258Q runs at the native refresh rate of 240 Hz, which, combined with the monitor's full pixel response time of 1 millisecond, leaves no room for artificial ghosting or motion blur effects.
Comment

Con
 Expensive

The Asus ROG Swift PG258Q costs a bit too much for a 24.5-inch FHD monitor.
Comment

Pro
 Fast and responsive

In its price range, the AOC AG241QG is one of the fastest and most responsive monitors available on the market. It offers lag-free experience because it's input lag of 5.1 ms is so small, that even the professional gamers will fail to feel it. Input lag corresponds to the delay, the monitor takes to process a frame generated by a computer's GPU. Even the fastest scenes appear smoothly as the monitor's 165 Hz panel can switch the color of each individual monitor's pixel within a single millisecond thanks to the monitor's full pixel response time of 1 ms.
Comment

Con
 Unintuitive OSD menu

The monitor's OSD menu does look a bit awkward compared to the better thought-through options that the competitors, like BenQ, ASUS, and Acer offer.
Comment

Pro
 Lightning-fast gaming experience

Being among the fastest gaming monitors available on the market, the BenQ Zowie XL2540 has enough juice to offers fluid and lag-free gaming experience. The BenQ Zowie XL2540 feels like the extension of your eyes thanks to the monitor's low input lag, that is measured at 3.6 milliseconds. Only a handful of monitors on the market can perform on par with this monitor regarding the responsiveness.
Comment

Pro
 Superb color accuracy and picture reproduction

ViewSonic takes color accuracy seriously with this monitor, as it is comes calibrated out of the box. The monitor uses a 10-bit panel and can display 99% of the sRGB color range. On top of that, it has almost no issues with screen uniformity, color accuracy and gamut. This makes it great for editing photos, videos and other types of work that require accurate colors.
Comment

Pro
 Excellent input lag, decent pixel response time

Input lag is almost non-existent on this screen, at only 9.9ms if the “Extreme” input mode is selected. This makes this monitor among the fastest in the market. Since it uses a slower IPS panel (compared to TN panels), the pixel response time measures just 5ms, which isn’t the best, but is good for most situations.
Comment

Pro
 Plenty of input options

ViewSonic has equipped this monitor with very generous input options. It has three HDMI 2.0, one DisplayPort and one DisplayPort mini. It also has four USB 3.0 ports, two of which are on the right side of the monitor for easy access.
Comment

Pro
 Allows you to view from four inputs at once

If needed, the monitor allows you to view from four inputs at once, or to show them picture-on-picture.
Comment

Pro
 Easily adjustable

Its height, swivel, tilt and orientation can all be freely adjusted, and is attachable to a VESA compatible wall mount or stand.
Comment

Con
 Gaming presets do not bring any real improvements to the visual quality

Although there are a lot of gaming presets to choose on the monitor, they are either too bright or dark and do not bring any real improvements on the visual qualities.
Comment

Pro
 Supports G-Sync

The monitor doesn't suffer from screen tearing and stutter because G-Sync allows it to synchronize its refresh rate to match the framerate of your graphics card. This feature works only with the Nvidia video cards that are newer than the GTX 650Ti.
Comment

Pro
 Lightning-fast

The Alienware AW2518H is one of a few monitors that manage to combine a lightning-fast 240 Hz panel, with the sub-five-millisecond input lag, which makes it one of the most responsive monitors available on the market. It offers lag-free gaming experience, as its input lag that is measured at only 4.75 milliseconds, is too small to be perceived, even by highly skilled, professional gamers. Additionally, the AW2518H offers flawless motion control, which ensures that no trails of motion blur or ghosting are visible. This is achieved by combining a lightning-fast one millisecond full pixel response time, with the 240 Hz panel, which also supports the ULMB feature.
Comment

Pro
 Excellent for fast-paced gaming

When it comes to fast-paced FPS, the Dell S2417DG performs on par with the best monitors in its price range as it offers smooth and lag-free gaming experience. The monitor feels highly responsive because of its low input lag that is measured at only 4.5 milliseconds. The motion is handled perfectly and is free from artificial effects of motion blur and ghosting because of the S2417DG's fast, 1 ms full pixel response time, 165 Hz panel, and the ULMB feature, which makes the monitor behave like a CRT panel.
Comment

Con
 Has issues with ULMB

For some reason, the monitor's ULMB feature noticeably decreases the panel's brightness.
Comment

Pro
 Excellent for fast-paced gaming

Regarding its gaming capabilities, the performs on par with the best monitors available in this price range, as its 27-inch QHD panel offers smooth and lag-free gaming experience even in the fastest games. The ASUS MG279Q feels as responsive thanks to its small input lag, that is measured at only 4.05 ms, which means that the monitor needs a tiny bit more than four milliseconds to process a frame generated by your computer. Its 165 Hz panel displays motion flawlessly, without even the tiniest trace of motion blur or ghosting present.
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 Not good for dark rooms

You can observe some minor traces of IPS glow when the monitor is placed in a dark room. Such events occur when the panel can't absorb the 100% of light emitted by the backlight diodes.
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 Fast response time

With a response time of just 1ms, the BenQ XL2411Z is one of the fastest monitors on the market. Ideal for fast-paced gaming situations such as first person shooters.
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 Fast 144Hz refresh rate

The BenQ XL2411Z features a very fast refresh rate of 144Hz (144 times per second). This allows for extremely fluent gameplay and is a major improvement over regular 60Hz displays.
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 ZeroFlicker technology

The XL2411Z monitor uses ZeroFlicker technology to eliminate flickering in intensive gaming situations which reduces eye fatigue.
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 Hook for headphones

The monitor features a special hook on the back of the display to store a headset, keeping it out of the view and saving desk space.
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 Blur reduction

BenQ uses its own blur reduction technology to sharpen images of games using excessive motion blur by using backlight flickering to make fast-paced games appear sharper.
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 Support for NVIDIA's 3D Vision 2

This BenQ display offers support for playing games in 3D with NVIDIA 3D Vision 2.
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 Display Mode and Smart Scaling

You can use 24 inch screen size of the monitor and adjust it accordingly. The monitor features built-in options to change the monitor view and switch between seven different screen sizes.
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 Rotatable, tiltable and adjustable in height

You can easily adjust the height of the monitor, and you can also rotate it and switch between landscape and portrait mode.
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 Expensive

With a retail price of $269, the XL2411Z is more expensive that other similar 144Hz 24 inch displays.
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 No FreeSync or GSync support

The monitor does not support AMD's FreeSync nor NVIDIA's GSync for adaptive refresh rates without stuttering and screen tearing.
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 No built-in speakers

There are no small speakers built-in for normal use, speakers or headphones are necessary.
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