QOTW: Which PC monitor(s) do you use?

by Parm Mann on 11 July 2014, 16:30

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It has been truly interesting to hear about your component choices over the past couple of weeks. We've seen a huge amount of diversity when it comes to PC chassis, while the majority appear to be sticking to CPU coolers from a select few brands.

Let's now move away from the desktop itself and talk about the external component that arguably matters most: the monitor. The HEXUS labs have recently been upgraded with lovely-looking Philips Brilliance 288P6LJEB/00 4K panels, and we've experienced our fair share of displays over the past decade. 30in Dell screens were a past favourite among certain members of the team, while I personally still favour two 1080p panels in a side-by-side formation for productivity.

But let's hear it from you, the readers. Whether it's for work or for play, which PC monitor do you use and how would you rate it going by your own experience? We'd be interested to know why you chose it, whether or not you'd recommend it to friends, and how much longer you anticipate keeping it until the next upgrade. As always, sound off using the comments facility below.



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Using a pair of Hanns.G HS233 monitors. The image quality is passable, but I mainly bought them for their 120hz refresh rates. Always keep an eye out for a third going anywhere, but they were discontinued a while back, and thus are rare.
Dell 3007fpw
9/10

Would be nice to have 120Hz for desktop work but it's something I can live without. otherwise, they are awesome.
Got a deal for £300 on an AOC Q2770PQU, 2560x1440. As a display monitor, after calibration it's a lovely screen. One review I saw before buying mentioned that although it's got a competitive grey-to-grey of 5ms, they reckon there's an input lag of 13ms. I haven't noticed this being a problem in the games I play, and I don't know what range of input lag is deemed acceptable by the most strict standards. To my uneducated senses, it seems sharp enough.

The only problem I had with it at first is that, aside from console gaming to friends' huge TVs, I've never played on a screen this large before, or at a resolution higher than 1080p. No doubt this will seem funny to a lot of you, but I found it a bit overwhelming at first, as my eyes couldn't take it all in. I've now learned to sit back from the screen and it's a lot more comfortable. It's great being able to use several windows of an app at once, and I can finally read magazines on Zinio without touching the mouse. Very happy.
dell p2414h, it's an IPS (albeit the ‘cheaper’ version) panel, every input I'll ever need and it's 24 inch 1080p. Brightness, colour etc are all as good as I need after calibration and it looks fairly nice to which is always a bonus :)

I'm toying with getting a second as they've come down since I bought mine but I also keep looking at 4k screens but keep getting put off as they're not quite at the price/performance/features I want yet, not to mention windows and it's programs aren't quite ready for 4k :(.
Sony 32“ Full HD Bravia LCD. 7/10 Love the size and comparative monitors of that size are outside my budget. Has 4 HDMI inputs which is more than most monitors have :)

Philips 221E Full HD 8/10 Clarity is above average.

Fujitsu 17” LCD 1440X900 max resolution. It's resolution is not the best but its clarity beats everything else I got. Fine lines are not fuzzy on the edges. Have put it right next to the Philips and dragged the same spreadsheet to be on both. The Fujitsu's sharpness is visibly superior. 9/10. I would love this one in full HD.