Monitor Buying Guide

Choosing the Right Monitor: Double-Checking All Factors

Let&#;s say you just decided on a particular monitor and are satisfied enough with its basic specifications that you&#;re ready to order it at scale for your entire organization (or a particular department within it). But no matter how you slice it, this will be a significant budgetary commitment&#;so you can&#;t pull the trigger on the purchase right away before taking another look at each of the following factors. The meticulousness will be worth it in the long run; trust us on this.

Resolution and Image Quality

If purchasing standard-sized monitors (between 15" and 27") for a business in which all or most computer users perform daily duties using typical CMS and CRM applications or cloud-based platforms and don&#;t require high-echelon graphics, products with standard resolution capabilities are all you need: x 768 is the bare minimum; x and x are more ideal.

Those numbers presume users will not be working directly with video, graphic design content for publishing layouts or infographics, digital animation for video game design, 3D visualizations, or medical imagery. For those situations, not only will larger monitors be necessary (30" and up) but a greater resolution is also required&#; x , x , and in some cases even x .

Finally, be sure the connected devices can support your desired resolutions.

Video Format

4K Ultra HD has been all the rage for a reason during the past several years: Using 8 million pixels (as opposed to the 2 million required in standard or &#;Full&#; HD) creates a remarkably clear image with colors much more true to life than those seen in all lesser video formats. When employed in a monitor alongside HDR for better contrast, the final result is remarkable. It's also reasonable to choose 4K or HDR alone, though monitors that feature one often feature the other.

If your business needs to regularly showcase visuals in 4K, HDR, QHD, or another similarly high-level format, keep in mind that you will need a monitor large enough to showcase them in a way that truly makes a difference: at least 40" wide, or much bigger (55" and up) for digital signage displays. Smaller displays and standard computer monitors can certainly run 4K videos, but the full impact won't be visible.

Performance Specifications

How monitor manufacturers choose to identify monitor performance, apart from resolution, brightness, aspect ratio, size, and so on, varies case by case, so it&#;s essential to know all of the major pertinent metrics.

Some will only list the dot pitch in the product specs, and while this is certainly worth knowing (low dot pitch = higher image quality), it may not give you enough of an idea of day-to-day performance. If possible, locate the response time and refresh rates instead. Since the low-end figure for this spec is 10 milliseconds, a monitor with a response time of 5ms is considered fairly strong, while 2ms or 1ms is quite remarkable. Refresh rate, a measurement of similar capabilities, goes in the opposite direction&#;higher is better. For standard monitors and PCs, 60 hertz is perfectly fine, but dealing with high-performance graphics in gaming, video, animation, and 3D machining can require at least twice that rate: 144Hz or even 240Hz.

Need Additional Assistance?

This guide is not intended to be a comprehensive resource, and there are a number of factors not covered that may impact your situation. If you need help finding the right displays to meet your company&#;s needs, we are here to help.

Ready to choose the right monitor for your workspace? Or are you conducting research for your company&#;s site-wide monitor refresh project? Connection is here to help. Contact an Account Manager at 1.800.800. to get all your monitor-related questions answered.

Let&#;s say you just decided on a particular monitor and are satisfied enough with its basic specifications that you&#;re ready to order it at scale for your entire organization (or a particular department within it). But no matter how you slice it, this will be a significant budgetary commitment&#;so you can&#;t pull the trigger on the purchase right away before taking another look at each of the following factors. The meticulousness will be worth it in the long run; trust us on this.If purchasing standard-sized monitors (between 15" and 27") for a business in which all or most computer users perform daily duties using typical CMS and CRM applications or cloud-based platforms and don&#;t require high-echelon graphics, products with standard resolution capabilities are all you need: x 768 is the bare minimum; x and x are more ideal.Those numbers presume users will not be working directly with video, graphic design content for publishing layouts or infographics, digital animation for video game design, 3D visualizations, or medical imagery. For those situations, not only will larger monitors be necessary (30" and up) but a greater resolution is also required&#; x , x , and in some cases even x . Dot pitch must also be considered: Monitors should measure no more than 0.28 millimeters by this metric, and lower (something around 0.2 mm or less) is better.Finally, be sure the connected devices can support your desired resolutions.4K Ultra HD has been all the rage for a reason during the past several years: Using 8 million pixels (as opposed to the 2 million required in standard or &#;Full&#; HD) creates a remarkably clear image with colors much more true to life than those seen in all lesser video formats. When employed in a monitor alongside HDR for better contrast, the final result is remarkable. It's also reasonable to choose 4K or HDR alone, though monitors that feature one often feature the other.If your business needs to regularly showcase visuals in 4K, HDR, QHD, or another similarly high-level format, keep in mind that you will need a monitor large enough to showcase them in a way that truly makes a difference: at least 40" wide, or much bigger (55" and up) for digital signage displays. Smaller displays and standard computer monitors can certainly run 4K videos, but the full impact won't be visible.How monitor manufacturers choose to identify monitor performance, apart from resolution, brightness, aspect ratio, size, and so on, varies case by case, so it&#;s essential to know all of the major pertinent metrics.Some will only list the dot pitch in the product specs, and while this is certainly worth knowing (low dot pitch = higher image quality), it may not give you enough of an idea of day-to-day performance. If possible, locate the response time and refresh rates instead. Since the low-end figure for this spec is 10 milliseconds, a monitor with a response time of 5ms is considered fairly strong, while 2ms or 1ms is quite remarkable. Refresh rate, a measurement of similar capabilities, goes in the opposite direction&#;higher is better. For standard monitors and PCs, 60 hertz is perfectly fine, but dealing with high-performance graphics in gaming, video, animation, and 3D machining can require at least twice that rate: 144Hz or even 240Hz.This guide is not intended to be a comprehensive resource, and there are a number of factors not covered that may impact your situation. If you need help finding the right displays to meet your company&#;s needs, we are here to help.Ready to choose the right monitor for your workspace? Or are you conducting research for your company&#;s site-wide monitor refresh project? Connection is here to help. Contact an Account Manager at 1.800.800. to get all your monitor-related questions answered.

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