People who don’t play PC games only need simple monitors. That’s because outside of PC gaming, content rarely exceeds 30 frames per second. The same is true for virtually all other aspects of a monitor’s performance. Nobody cares about the difference between 5ms response time and 1ms response time, unless you’ve got the niche needs …
A dual monitor setups have plenty of appeal. But for all the advantages, there are still issues. You end up with a pair of bezels between each screen. And unless both monitors are identically sized and calibrated, their side-by-side presentation suffers further. To top it off, you’ve got twice as many cables to manage, and …
Monitors are getting better. As the old saying goes, a rising tide raises all boats. Features that used to be reserved for top-shelf components eventually find their way to mid-range monitors. Sometime later, those features make their way down to entry level monitors. And the bar for what makes a good computer monitor continues to …
If you’ve ever looked inside the options menu for a PC game, then you’ve probably come across the term V-sync. Many of the options settings inside PC games are obvious about what they do, like those for resolution size and texture quality. But some of those options, like V-sync, may seem all but inscrutable. That …
When it comes to monitors, every additional feature you get is tagged on the price. That’s why choosing the right monitor is a matter of knowing what you’re buying, and what features you can do without. If you don’t know what you’re doing, it’s easy to end up spending an extra $50 or $100 on …