Budget High nits

[Dave42]

I’m looking to buy a monitor for wfh. My laptop is 500nits and I’d like the monitor to be at least as bright
I’d like it to be 27” or greater and ideally 16:10. What is the. Cheapest ‘bright’ monitor?

 

[mahius]

16:10 is just not a thing these days... heck OCUK doesn't even stock any from what I can tell. (technically such a monitor does exist online, but being rare it costs 4 figures...)

As for brightness, this AOC miniLED is 27" 16:9 though and should do the job, brightness in nits is up to 1000, i.e. double the laptop and has good HDR for around £230ish.

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/aoc-27-q27g3xmn-bk-fast-va-mini-led-2560x1440-1ms-2-hdmi-dp-ha-mon-aoc-04676.html

Was the aspect ratio wider for increased productivity? Have you considered ultrawides?
This Asus barely beats your laptop in brightness, but for just under £300 for an ultrawide VA, it's not too shabby.

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If you want brighter, OLEDs can be an option, getting surprisingly affordable now, though might not be to your budget.

Philips Evnia 34" 34M2C6500/00 3440x1440 QD-OLED 175Hz 1ms FreeSync Curved Ultrawide Gaming Monitor

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Though I guess OLED is less ideal for work due to burn-in. Maybe just stick to the cheaper AOC or Asus Ultrawide? Does most of what you want minus the rare 16:10 aspect ratio.

At my previous workplace, we all had ultrawide 1080p monitors. Felt like having 2 monitors side by side and was very useful. Brand new 1080p ultrawides are increasingly rare though, being replaced by the 1440p ultrawides like I've suggested. Not necessarily a bad thing since it can provide more productivity being at a higher resolution able to display more.