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The best mod­ern games place a sig­nif­i­cant empha­sis on graph­ics, we have learned this both from VR games and from reg­u­lar games of var­i­ous gen­res — from rpg and sim­u­la­tors to shoot­ers. So for an excit­ing expe­ri­ence, gamers need a high-qual­i­ty mon­i­tor with high res­o­lu­tion and good col­or repro­duc­tion. For­tu­nate­ly, there are many mon­i­tors avail­able on the mar­ket today that meet the require­ments of the most avid gamers.

Let’s take a look at a few mon­i­tors that can real­ly change the way you think about gam­ing.

1. Mon­i­tor AOC 35″ AG352UCG

This mon­i­tor is right­ful­ly con­sid­ered one of the best screens for gam­ing. It is an ultra-wide curved dis­play that allows you to almost immerse your­self in the gam­ing atmos­phere, cap­tur­ing every detail in the game world. The matrix of this mon­i­tor is cre­at­ed using the lat­est ver­ti­cal sync tech­nol­o­gy, which avoids dis­tor­tion, while still mak­ing the image real­is­tic. Col­or ren­der­ing takes into account both the sat­u­ra­tion of brighter col­ors and the depth of blacks. The diag­o­nal of the mon­i­tor is 35 inch­es, and the max­i­mum res­o­lu­tion is 3440x1440 pix­els. The response time is 4ms and the refresh rate is 100Hz. Like any real gam­ing device, the AOC mon­i­tor is equipped with LED back­light­ing, which helps when play­ing in a dark room and com­ple­ments the unique look of a gam­ing set-up. The view­ing angle hor­i­zon­tal­ly and ver­ti­cal­ly is 178°. The mon­i­tor has built-in speak­ers and HDMI and Dis­play­Port ports. It also has a 3.5mm audio out­put and a USB 3.0 port. The device weighs 11.8kg, so before pur­chas­ing, you will have to take care of a decent place for the AOC screen. The mon­i­tor will be an ide­al choice for gamers and those who work with graph­ic edi­tors. Thanks to its large diag­o­nal, this mon­i­tor can even replace a dual mon­i­tor set­up.

2. Mon­i­tor LG 34″ 34UC99‑W

LG has long estab­lished itself as a man­u­fac­tur­er of high-qual­i­ty equip­ment, espe­cial­ly TVs and, of course, mon­i­tors. There­fore, it will not sur­prise any­one that the 34-inch screen of the LG 34UC99‑W deserves a place of hon­or among gam­ing mon­i­tors. First of all, it com­bines the two main require­ments of gamers — rich col­ors and a curved screen. The IPS matrix of LG’s own pro­duc­tion pro­vides high image qual­i­ty, smooth pic­ture change and a wide view­ing angle: 178 degrees hor­i­zon­tal­ly and ver­ti­cal­ly. The refresh rate is 75Hz and the mon­i­tor res­o­lu­tion is 3440x1440. The screen has two inputs: HDMI and Dis­play­Port, and two out­puts: audio and USB 3.0. In addi­tion, the mon­i­tor is equipped with built-in speak­ers and good sound. The response time is slight­ly slow­er than the AOC — 5ms, but it’s still enough for great games. The mon­i­tor has a styl­ish appear­ance, its body is made of white plas­tic. The stand pro­vides con­ve­nient height and tilt adjust­ments so you can always enjoy the best pic­ture qual­i­ty. This mon­i­tor does an excel­lent job with both gam­ing and work tasks: it is often cho­sen for graph­ics and video pro­cess­ing. But of course, it will be a great choice for gamers.

3. Mon­i­tor Sam­sung 27″ C27F591FDI

Sam­sung has tak­en care of all gamers by cre­at­ing its own unique series of curved mon­i­tors at a very afford­able price. The res­o­lu­tion of this mod­el is Full HD, which, it should be not­ed, is still the stan­dard for most games and the most pre­ferred res­o­lu­tion. The screen diag­o­nal is 27 inch­es — it is not too big to take up much space, but large enough to eas­i­ly view all the details and ele­ments of the game world. The col­or repro­duc­tion and con­trast of this mon­i­tor will make com­peti­tors jeal­ous: the image qual­i­ty is on top. The screen has a very thin frame, and the con­trol is per­formed using the joy­stick on the back of the case. Due to its design, this mon­i­tor does not look bulky. Spe­cial tech­nol­o­gy is designed to reduce blue light and screen flick­er, thanks to which Sam­sung reduces eye strain, and you can spend more time play­ing your favorite game. The mon­i­tor has VGA, HDMI and Dis­Play ports and an audio input. In addi­tion, it has an audio out­put; The view­ing angle hor­i­zon­tal­ly and ver­ti­cal­ly is 178 degrees, and the response time is only 4ms. Sam­sung is the per­fect addi­tion to your gam­ing col­lec­tion.

4. Mon­i­tor BenQ 27″ Zowie XL2735

If you’re into esports, then you’ll need a pow­er­ful mon­i­tor designed specif­i­cal­ly for gam­ing. This is exact­ly what BenQ Zowie is with a screen diag­o­nal of 27 inch­es. The mon­i­tor has an amaz­ing fre­quen­cy that will give you an edge over oth­er play­ers: 144Hz. The game­play becomes smooth when using this mon­i­tor, and what can we say about the image. The Col­or Vibrance fea­ture gives you the abil­i­ty to choose from 20 lev­els of set­tings, each designed for a dif­fer­ent pur­pose. You can cal­i­brate your mon­i­tor the way you want! Con­ve­nience extends to the mon­i­tor body: the angle of incli­na­tion can be changed with one fin­ger. Spe­cial Flick­er-Free tech­nol­o­gy reduces screen blue light to pre­vent eye fatigue. The dis­play res­o­lu­tion is 2560x1440, and the response time is 1ms.

The mon­i­tor has HDMI, Dis­play­Port and DVI‑D out­puts, as well as audio and USB 3.0 inputs. In addi­tion, the design of the mon­i­tor is com­plete­ly unique: the screen is equipped with spe­cial shields that pre­vent glare and dis­trac­tion, so you can ful­ly focus on the game. Zowie XL2735 is a mon­i­tor for true eSports cham­pi­ons!

5. Mon­i­tor BenQ 31.5″ EX3200R

The uni­ver­sal mon­i­tor from BenQ has a curved screen and a diag­o­nal of 31.5 inch­es. It is suit­able for both watch­ing movies and excit­ing games. The screen res­o­lu­tion is 1920x1080 pix­els, which is the most com­mon res­o­lu­tion. The mon­i­tor’s 3000:1 con­trast ratio ensures pic­ture depth and clar­i­ty. AMD’s FreeSync™ tech­nol­o­gy is used to ensure smooth images. The refresh rate is 144Hz. The mon­i­tor has a durable and thin body made of high-qual­i­ty plas­tic in black and sil­ver. The stand allows you to adjust the height of the screen, pro­vid­ing you with a com­fort­able gam­ing expe­ri­ence. The mon­i­tor also fea­tures WLED back­light­ing to add a unique touch to your gam­ing rig. The mon­i­tor fea­tures high-qual­i­ty col­or repro­duc­tion and high con­trast, and the view­ing angle is 178 degrees hor­i­zon­tal­ly and ver­ti­cal­ly. The response time is 4ms, and the mon­i­tor itself is equipped with HDMI and Dis­play­Port inputs and a 3.5mm audio out­put. BenQ EX3200R is an excel­lent choice for home gam­ing.

6. Mon­i­tor DELL 27″ S2716DG

Reli­a­bil­i­ty and qual­i­ty are syn­ony­mous with this mon­i­tor. Dell has a diag­o­nal of 27 inch­es, so it is ide­al for gam­ing at home. The res­o­lu­tion of the mon­i­tor is 2560x1440, and the fre­quen­cy is 144Hz. The spe­cial coat­ing of the mon­i­tor ensures that there are no glare, so it is con­ve­nient to use it in any room, regard­less of the light­ing. The mon­i­tor is also wall-mount­able, how­ev­er, most users still pre­fer to use a stand. By the way, the mon­i­tor stand com­ple­ments its appear­ance, in addi­tion to pro­vid­ing a con­ve­nient cable open­ing that pre­vents tan­gles. The mon­i­tor has a neat and con­cise plas­tic body with the thinnest pos­si­ble bezels, which allows it to look mod­ern, while focus­ing your atten­tion on what is hap­pen­ing in the game. You can adjust the angle and height of the mon­i­tor. The view­ing angle is 170 degrees hor­i­zon­tal­ly and 160 degrees ver­ti­cal­ly. Dell is an incred­i­bly com­fort­able and styl­ish screen with a beau­ti­ful image.

7. Mon­i­tor LG 38″ 38WK95C‑W

A real gam­ing mon­i­tor is LG’s ultra-wide 38-inch screen with a 21:9 aspect ratio and a res­o­lu­tion of 3840x1600 pix­els. The mon­i­tor has a con­trast ratio of 1000:1 and a fre­quen­cy of 75Hz with the pos­si­bil­i­ty of over­clock­ing. In addi­tion, the mon­i­tor is equipped with HDR 10, which pro­vides even more per­fect images and the high­est clar­i­ty with 99% cov­er­age of the sRGB col­or space.

The screen bezels are spe­cial­ly designed to be thin to cre­ate the effect of a deep­er pic­ture, almost lim­it­less. The mon­i­tor set­tings allow you to cal­i­brate it to your lik­ing and select sin­gle or mul­ti-mon­i­tor mode. Com­fort­able ergonom­ic stand pro­vides sta­bil­i­ty to the mon­i­tor and allows you to adjust the height and rota­tion. The mon­i­tor is con­nect­ed via an HDMI port, while the case has a Dis­play­Port out­put. The mon­i­tor is suit­able not only for games, but also for work tasks, espe­cial­ly for graph­ics. Its unique col­or ren­di­tion will allow any frame to play with bright juicy shades.