[Review] Top 5 Best PC Monitors for Windows 7 and Windows 10

Is your computer workspace insufficient?

Too many applications, software and apps.

But you only have an 32” LCD screen to see all these multimedia and apps.

Whew!

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Now you are thinking of buying a new screen bigger in size, probably 42” or 80”.

But that is not a smart solution! Better go for dual or multiple monitor setup.

In this way, you can place the important applications like office, photoshop on one monitor and the remaining videos, games and images on the other.

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But there is a catch? You need to have a powerful CPU and memory!

These days all computer are equipped with i3, i5, i7 processors and 16GB RAM has become the norm.

Do you know you can even connect your VGA and LCD monitors to your computer, though they are from different era?

There are cheap and best computer monitors available in US and India, whose setup is not much of a headache.

Dell S2240M CFGKT-IPS-LED 21.5-Inch Screen LED-lit Monitor

This model ships in dual versions – 21.5 inches and 23 inches.

There are about 383 customer reviews and 84 answered questions about this product on Amazon.

Out of these, 265 reviews (which is about 70%) have given 5 star rating. It has the Amazon Best Sellers Rank of #40 in the category of Electronics > Computers & Accessories > Monitors.

Diagonally viewable size of  23” with 20.05″ horizontal and 11.28″ vertical.

Supports a maximum resolution of 1920 x 1080 (at 60 Hz). Aspect ratio is 16:9. Maximum viewing angle of 178° vertical & horizontal (typical).

Currently the price is $157.99 with a discount of $62 or 28%.

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Features

This monitor doesn’t have audio, HDMI port and VESA compatible mounts. Glossy finish. DVI and VGA connections. No USB ports.

From the customer reviews section, we can say that, the image quality of the monitor is good. The color and saturation levels are fine in Auto. The viewing angles, contrast, clock & phase, sharpness, gamma and black levels are good.

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It also has some cons. The monitor is not much suitable for gaming. It has very limited inputs, compared to the Dell UltraSharp U2312HM which has an DisplayPort.

This is useful as a Mac display. Good output resolution and pixel quality. Color render that a Mac display outputs.  Good IPS display.

Since this doesn’t have a DVI cable, you need to shed $10 more for buying it.

The pros can be summarized as low price, thin bezel, IPS, LED, tilt adjustment, superb picture, excellent brightness, good colors.

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The bad things can be summarized as that the glossy finish on the screen is highly reflective, causing lot of glare.

Height is a bit low. The glossy base is a fingerprint & dust magnet.

Asus VS247H-P 23.6-Inch Full-HD LED-Lit LCD Monitor

This model ships in five versions – 21.5 inch, 23 inch, 23.6 inch, 24 inch, 27 inch .

There are about 3907 customer reviews and 578 answered questions about this product on Amazon.

Out of these, 2624 reviews (which is about 67%) have given 5 star rating. It has the Amazon Best Sellers Rank of #4 in the category of Electronics > Computers & Accessories > Monitors.

This monitor has full HD displays, 2ms response times, LED backlit, built-in power adaptors, 50,000,000 : 1 ASUS Smart Contrast Ratio, advanced connectivity, splendid video intelligence technology, ASUS rapid replacement service etc.

The product dimensions for 23.6 inch monitor are – 22.1 x 16.1 x 7.8 inches ; 9.7 pounds.

The price of this item is $156.76 which has a discount of 20% i.e $38.23.

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It comes with VGA, DVI cables and a power cable.

The monitor can be woken up with key presses instead of pressing the monitor buttons.

Though the description of the product page says it’s an IPS panel monitor, but the specs on the ASUS site, it is NOT.

The customer reviews section says that the monitor does not come with speakers.

But it has a headphone jack present beside video ports on the rear.

There is no ghosting phenomenon or any kind of lag. Another user says that the colors are great after calibration.

The monitor also comes with a 3 year warranty from ASUS which makes it more worthier.

The monitor has its share of cons. An user had a back light bleed, for which he had turn the economy mode on.

Certain users complained that the product warranty is not fulfilled or was very difficult to obtain.

But ASUS support team was quick to respond with answers and provided solutions on the same page.

HP Pavilion 20xi 20-Inch Screen LED-lit Monitor

This model ships in three sizes – 20 inch, 22 inch and 23 inches.

There are about 231 customer reviews and 38 answered questions about this product on Amazon.

Out of these, 150 reviews (which is about 65%) have given 5 star rating. It has the Amazon Best Sellers Rank of #1094 in the category of Computers & Accessories.

The 20″ monitor has IPS with LED backlighting, 1600 x 900 native resolution, 250 nits brightness, dynamic contrast ratio of 10,000,000: 1, response time of 7 ms, horizontal and vertical viewing angles of 178° , VGA, DVI-D, HDCP input connectors etc.

The monitor is not VESA compliant. Regarding the exterior and backside of the monitor, the stand is silver both front and back.

The back of the screen is black. The front of the screen has a silver strip along the bottom and narrow black edges on the sides and top.

The price is $119.

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The pros of this product are that it’s environment friendly. It includes mercury-free LED backlighting, arsenic-free display glass, recyclable plastics and packaging.

The customer reviews say that, it is thin and light, stable base, anti-glare coating is very thick, and it reflects no light at all.

The power supply is 12V 3. 33A, so you can run this monitor from standard 12V power supply.

But there are some 1 star reviews also. An user complains that the monitor developed “green tint” after usage for 6 months.

Another user complains that, after 3 month usage it developed narrow non-moving horizontal red lines from the left side of the screen.

When it goes to “SLEEP” mode, you need to remove the power cable connecting the computer and plug-in back, instead of switching on the power buttons on the monitor.

Dell P2314H YDPKC 23-Inch Screen LED-Lit Monitor

This model ships in a single version – 23 inches.

There are about 47 customer reviews and 26 answered questions about this product on Amazon.

Out of these, 33 reviews (which is about 70%) have given 5 star rating. It has the Amazon Best Sellers Rank of #46 in the category of Electronics > Computers & Accessories > Monitors.

The price is $176.66 with a discount of $73.33 i.e 29%.

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This monitor has impressive flexible viewing and connectivity options, good screen clarity, environment conscious and reliable.

The multiple connectivity options support a comprehensive range of analog and digital connectivity ports and cables like

• VGA
• DisplayPort
• DVI-D (excluding DVI-D cables)
• USB

It is better to turn off the “Image Enhance” feature which comes on by default.

After this calibrate both color and clear type text (on Windows) and you should get excellent picture quality.

ViewSonic VA2246M-LED 22-Inch LED-Lit LCD Monitor, Full HD 1080p, DVI/VGA, Speakers, VESA

This model ships in three versions – 22 inches, 24 inches and 27 inches.

There are about 521 customer reviews and 55 answered questions about this product on Amazon.

Out of these, 291 reviews (which is about 56%) have given 5 star rating. It has the Amazon Best Sellers Rank of #11 in the category of Electronics > Computers & Accessories > Monitors.

The price is $117 with a 39% discount as per to date. 

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The product dimensions for the 22 inch monitor are 7.8 x 20.1 x 14.4 inches ; 7.7 pounds. The key features of this monitor are –

• 22″ (21.5″ viewable) widescreen LED backlit monitor; great value for small office, home office applications, corporations, government and education

• Up to 50%* power savings over a traditional CCFL 22″ monitor

• 1920×1080 resolution with 16:9 aspect ratio for perfect image reproduction

• Connectivity options include DVI (with HDCP) and VGA inputs

• Multimedia enriched with integrated stereo speakers

• 100 x 100mm VESA compliant for wall mount or monitor stands

• Industry-leading pixel performance guarantee and 3-year limited warranty

The advantage with this particular type of monitor is about 50% less power consumption compared to a traditional CCFL monitor, environmentally friendly mercury-free backlight, low EMI (Electro Magnetic Interference).

How to Make them as Dual Monitors?

You can use different stands and software options available in Windows 8, 8.1 and 7 to connect two different monitors of the above.

Most of the times you connect monitors and projectors with DVI, VGA, or HDMI cables. Some devices even have the option to connect wirelessly.

You plug in most monitors and projectors with cables that match an available DVI, VGA, or HDMI port on your PC. If your PC has only one DVI port that’s already in use, some PC makers include custom monitor cables that split the signal from one DVI port to two monitors.