Budget 22" monitor recommendations

Infidelus · 31 Aug 2022 at 09:09

I've been mostly working from home for the last couple of years. Work provide me with one 22" monitor but I need a second monitor so I don't have to spend all my life alt-tabbing. I'm currently using a very old (probably somewhere in the early noughties) Sony (19" 4x3) as a secondary but I'd like to switch it for a 1080 (that will probably also use less power). I don't need anything fancy, and would like to keep it under £100 if possible.

Old Man · 1 Sep 2022 at 13:44

My old faithful monitor for work and gaming, which has been 100% perfect without any problems is the
Asus VN247H and you can pick up a refurbished one easily enough for under £100.

Screen size: 23.6in.
Native resolution: 1920×1080.
Aspect Ratio: 16:9.
Refresh Rate: 60Hz.
Pixel density: 93.34ppi.
Panel type: TN matt.
Response time (GtG): 1ms.

Infidelus · 2 Sep 2022 at 22:43

Thanks. I did have a quick search around but haven't spotted anywhere there's stock for this monitor. That said, I'd rather have a new monitor, but appreciate the response nevertheless.

Old Man · 3 Sep 2022 at 19:46

Infidelus said:
Thanks. I did have a quick search around but haven't spotted anywhere there's stock for this monitor. That said, I'd rather have a new monitor, but appreciate the response nevertheless.

NP..

A very good alternative (modern) would be the Acer K273; price is around £140.

27"
Maximum Resolution. (Full HD)1920 x 1080@75 Hz.
Aspect Ratio. 16:9.
Contrast Ratio. 1,000:1.
Response Time. 1 ms VRB.
Colour Supported. 16.7 Million.
Adaptive Contrast Management (ACM) 100,000,000:1.
Brightness. 250 cd/m²

radderfire · 3 Sep 2022 at 19:58

Dell 22 Monitor - SE2222H
£99

I don't own one but it's something I would consider. In general, Dell make good monitors.

Infidelus · 6 Sep 2022 at 19:06

Thanks. I will take a look.

Infidelus · 6 Sep 2022 at 21:26

I had a look at the Dell SE2222H. There are a number of reviews that say the screen flickers intermittently so I think I'm going to pass on that one.

The Acer K273's a bit too big for what I want and, more importantly, more than I want to spend, though the rest of the specs look quite reasonable.

After a little looking around, I have found an LG 22MP410-B that's within my original budget and, while it's clearly not going to knock my socks off, looks like it ought to do the job as it's only for work use.

Thanks both for the replies.