How to Buy a Gaming Monitor
Buying a monitor for gaming can be tricky. Manufacturers and retailers will try and pull you in various directions with features you may or may not need. Let’s take a look at some of the most important questions to ask and features to be aware of when buying a monitor.
What Sort of Games Do You Play? Do You Need a High Refresh Rate? What Should the Native Resolution Be? What Kind of Panel Is Right for You? What About Curved and Ultrawide Monitors? How Important Is VRR? How Should You Balance Your Monitor Budget?
What you’re using your display for should guide any purchasing decision you make. Consider what you’re used to playing and what you’re looking forward to playing in the future. Take a look at your Steam history, wishlist, games you’ve spent the most time in, and the capabilities of your computer, and make an informed decision.
You probably fit some sort of profile, for example:
Many gamers dabble in all of the above, but even if that sounds like you it’s easy to eliminate some of your options based on your level of interest. Let’s take a look at some of these factors in more detail.
A monitor’s refresh rate, measured in hertz (Hz), is a measure of how many times the display updates in a second. This commonly starts at 60Hz, with high refresh rate monitors venturing into 240Hz, 360Hz, or even 500Hz territory. A higher refresh rate can potentially give you the edge in competitive multiplayer games, since you’ll receive more feedback about what’s happening on-screen.
High refresh rate monitors offer benefits like smooth motion, low latency, and a generally more pleasant gaming experience, with one caveat. To make use of a monitor that updates (for example) 240 times per second, you’ll need enough frames to match. If
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