A monitor is an essential part of every PC because it takes care of it it interprets the signal it receives from the graphics card and converts it into visible elements with whom we can communicate. That is its function, but not all monitors are able to perform it at the same level, nor do they offer the same functions.

Cheap monitor it will work without problems, but will offer poor color renderingit will have very limited viewing angles, will use largely outdated connectors, won’t allow adjustments to improve ergonomics, and will lack advanced features that ultimately represent important added value.

Whenever I talk about this topic, I am reminded of a conversation I had with a friend years ago. When I replaced my old Sony 15 inch LCD monitor with ASUS with VA panel I had a visit from a lifelong friend who wanted to see my new computer and was very surprised by the monitor, mostly because of the color representation and the fact that it didn’t darken when viewed from the sides. I had to explain the differences between the different panels that the monitor can be mounted on and it didn’t take long to get an IPS monitor.

all monitors they do the same but they are not the same, It is clear. It’s a lesson some have learned the hard way and others have always understood, although we’ve had to settle for economic models more than once for budgetary reasons. My first big leap in this regard was to a 1080p VA panel ASUS monitor that I used for accompany the GeForce GTX 970.

I did the last monitor refresh in 2019. Taking advantage of the Christmas campaign that Amazon opened, I managed to get an ASUS ROG Strix XG32VQ 31.5″ with QHD resolution and Adaptive Sync, which means it is G-Sync compatible. This monitor is height adjustable, can be rotated and tilted, uses a curved VA panelhas Refresh rate of 144 Hz and reproduction of 125% of the sRGB color spaceall spiced up with a 4ms response time.

I thought it was a good buy then, and today I can confirm that this was one of the best technology purchases I have ever made. if it gave me a fantastic user experience and still works as well as day one despite all the hard work I put into it (10+ hours of use per day, almost every day). It’s true that today you can find high-end monitors and for less than this one cost me back then, but there’s still no need to change it. Now it’s your turn, what monitor are you using?