It sits at a good height for the average desktop, and we were able to keep it perfectly vertical for gaming, which is the best way to take advantage of the 1800R curvature. This is one of the highest contrast monitors we’ve tested, and our tweaks made the picture very rich and textural with no need for the dynamic contrast feature.

NXPower (UK) Ltd t/as CyberPowerPC UK FRN:671126 are authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority. Designed for a range of applications be it digital image work, gaming or CCTV monitoring, these LCD monitors can handle it all due to the low refresh rates, good colour reproduction and excellent contrast / brightness capabilities. Included in the box you've also got DisplayPort and HDMI cables, and a two-piece power cable with a substantial brick half way. If the manufacturer does not provide such information, the diagonal is calculated from the width and height of the screen.The FreeSync Premium technology ensures FreeSync compatibility of the gaming monitor with an AMD graphics card.

Despite having a VA panel, it's a decent choice for office use as it has fairly wide viewing angles and it gets bright enough to combat glare. With a pedigree stretching back to the late-1960s, AOC has been manufacturing high-quality, high-performance display technologies for decades. The most widely used panels are those with 6, 8, and 10 bits for each of the RGB components of the pixel. We were also able to run Nvidia G-Sync on it without certification (see How to Run G-Sync on a FreeSync Monitor). The LG has a much quicker response time, it has better ergonomics, and the uniformity is better too.With 2560 x 1440 resolution, Quad HD (QHD) offers superior picture quality and sharp imagery that reveals the finest details. Forget graphical frills: this mode rewires the monitor in favour of raw response time, giving the ultimate edge in hair trigger stand offs.