My current monitor is an Acer TN that's nearly 10 years old and was the cheapest available at the time.
Compared to a Dell Ultrasharp from the same era (I use one at work), it's awful. The viewing angles are terrible, the colours are all over the place, it's mildly painful to look at regardless of adjustment and the thing gives off a buzzing noise unless you set brightness to maximum.
So is there a similar gulf between cheap and mid range monitors these days, or has panel and backlight tech got to the point where doing a reasonable job is so inexpensive that you can't really go wrong?
I'm leaning toward a bog standard 1440p60 27" panel, and am wondering whether to get the cheapest IPS with the connections I need, or if there's a benefit in chucking another £50-£100 at a more respectable brand? Frustratingly, professional reviews of budget monitors seem few and far between.
Compared to a Dell Ultrasharp from the same era (I use one at work), it's awful. The viewing angles are terrible, the colours are all over the place, it's mildly painful to look at regardless of adjustment and the thing gives off a buzzing noise unless you set brightness to maximum.
So is there a similar gulf between cheap and mid range monitors these days, or has panel and backlight tech got to the point where doing a reasonable job is so inexpensive that you can't really go wrong?
I'm leaning toward a bog standard 1440p60 27" panel, and am wondering whether to get the cheapest IPS with the connections I need, or if there's a benefit in chucking another £50-£100 at a more respectable brand? Frustratingly, professional reviews of budget monitors seem few and far between.
