5 Monitors Worth Checking Out for 2022
There are too many monitors out there. It’s just the truth. It’s hard to tell which ones are worth using and which ones are just taking up a spot in stores, hoping you’ll pay its price without checking its features. That’s why we’re here. We’ve tested a suite of monitors to find the very best ones. All of the monitors on this list are worth your time and money.
If you need some more budget monitors, you can also check out our list of best monitor under $200. And because shopping for a monitor can be a confusing endeavor, we’ve got some guidance that should help you make some sense of it all in our monitor-buying guide and gaming monitor buying guide.
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Although it’s part of HP’s Omen gaming line, this has become one of my favorite overall monitors of the past 12 months. HP’s 27-inch 2,560×1,440 27i features a wide color gamut (98% P3), a gaming-friendly 165Hz refresh rate with Nvidia G-Sync (over DisplayPort) and an elegant design that should pass muster with less gaming-oriented family members; it’s got some simple gaming lighting, but also a useful task light shining down beneath the bottom bezel.
And because of the unique port arrangement — on the sides of a diamond in the back — it’s a lot easier to maneuver cables than the typical recessed, bottom-accessed design. I’ve been using it for