BEST BUDGET MONITORS
Get a great screen for under £375
Picking a monitor to compliment your Mac or MacBook is incredibly important. You may be spending hours in front of it, so you want something that offers bright colours without causing eye strain, while high resolutions and larger screen sizes can give you more space to work on, and have multiple apps open at once. Buying a new monitor doesn’t have to be expensive, and there are some brilliant screens out there for less than £375. However, when buying a budget monitor, you want to avoid going for something that offers poor image quality, so in this guide we’ll take you through some of the best monitors out there that combine excellent visuals with unbeatable value.
When looking for monitors, you may notice some superaffordable screens from obscure brands you’ve never heard of. While many of these are perfectly fine, they can also be a gamble, as their build quality may be lacking, and their after sales support nonexistent. We’ll show you that you can find affordable monitors from well-known manufacturers such as AOC, Dell, and Acer, giving you more peace of mind when you buy.
Group test
Reviewed by Matt Hanson
ON TEST…
> Acer K273 BI
> AOC 24G2
> BenQ Zowie XL2411K
> Dell C1422H
> Dell C2423H
> Dell P2422HE
How we tested
We tested each of these monitors in a brightly-lit office, and connected them up to Apple’s new Mac Studio. As well as testing the resolution, screen size, and colour accuracy, we also checked to see how reflective the screens were. Then, we considered the range of ports and features each monitor has to offer.