Gaming monitor articles

TechSpot's best gaming monitors cover 4K, 1440p, ultrawide, esports and HDR models, with top recommendations in each category based on refresh rate, display size, and budget considerations.

It's been 3 months since we started our OLED burn-in test using an MSI 32" 4K QD-OLED as a productivity monitor. In today's update we're going to talk burn in, firmware updates, and general usage.

The BenQ Zowie XL2586X is a beastly esports gaming monitor packing a 540Hz refresh rate and BenQ's latest backlight strobing tech called DyAc 2. If you want the ultimate in motion clarity this is it.

For PC gamers not using the latest high-end GPUs, 1440p gaming monitors provide an excellent compromise for playing at high refresh rates without going 4K, which requires a ton more horsepower.

Are you thinking of jumping into the OLED gaming ecosystem with a brand new 32-inch 4K fast refresh monitor but aren't sure whether to choose a QD-OLED or WOLED panel?

If you're in the market for a high-end display, it simply makes sense to go 4K these days. Some of the best HDR monitors are 4K models, but there are also excellent affordable options available.

The LG 32GS95UE is the first 32-inch 4K 240Hz WOLED gaming monitor to hit the market, and it's set to bring serious competition to the 4K 240Hz QD-OLED monitors we've been examining recently.

We have purposefully been using a 4K OLED monitor in ways that will cause permanent burn-in. This is not how you should be using an OLED monitor, but we're taking one for the team.

The Dell Alienware AW3225QF uses one of the latest 32-inch 4K 240Hz QD-OLED panels, which brings with it 0.03ms response times, per pixel local dimming, true HDR, and adaptive sync support.

The hotly anticipated MSI MPG 321URX is finally available. This is the company's take on a 32-inch 4K 240Hz QD-OLED gaming monitor, using new third-gen QD-OLED panels from Samsung.

The Asus ROG Swift PG32UCDM is one of the highly anticipated gaming displays to launch in 2024, sporting a larger 32-inch 4K panel at 240Hz, plus the per-pixel local dimming functionality of OLED.

The AOC 24G4 is a solid entry-level 1080p gaming monitor that improves upon its popular predecessor in notable areas. It's also slightly faster and slightly cheaper at just $150 in some markets.

The Samsung Odyssey OLED G9 features a 49-inch 5120 x 1440 resolution panel, the equivalent of two 27-inch 2560 x 1440 monitors stitched together into a big super-ultrawide with a 32:9 aspect ratio.

The upcoming MSI MPG 321URX is a new gaming monitor packing the long-awaited 32-inch 4K 240Hz QD-OLED panel. In this hands-on preview, we check out its key features and then some.

Have you been researching your next monitor purchase and ran into terms like G-Sync, FreeSync, and VRR? Do you want to know how G-Sync compares to FreeSync, and if your GPU will take full advantage of your monitor?

To wrap up our monitor recommendations for the year, we're revisiting the best monitors available at each price point ranging from $100 to over $1,000 in $100 increments.