How to Choose a Monitor for Photo Editing
You have spent two grand on a camera, another five hundred on lenses, and you are editing the results on a laptop screen that makes every sunset look like it…
Monitor Setups
Best Gaming Monitors That Double for Work
It’s 11pm, you’ve just clutched a ranked match, and tomorrow morning you need to stare at spreadsheets on the same screen for eight hours. The monitor that made enemies glow…
4K vs 1440p vs 1080p: Which Resolution for Productivity?
You have spent the last hour reading monitor reviews, your browser has seventeen tabs open, and you still cannot decide whether 4K is overkill for spreadsheets or whether 1080p is…
Best Monitors for Video Editing on a Budget
Five budget monitors for video editing compared, including 4K IPS, factory-calibrated and USB-C options from ASUS, MSI, Dell, LG and BenQ.
Monitor Brightness and Contrast: What Settings to Use
You’ve just plugged in a new monitor, the factory settings have brightness cranked to 100 and contrast somewhere around 75, and after half an hour of spreadsheets your eyes feel…
Monitor Refresh Rates Explained: 60Hz vs 144Hz vs 240Hz
You’ve just spent £400 on a monitor, plugged it in, and everything looks… fine. Not amazing. Not the silky-smooth experience everyone on Reddit raves about. Then someone asks what refresh…
Panel Types Explained: IPS vs VA vs TN
You’re squinting at monitor specs in Currys, trying to work out whether the £150 difference between two screens is actually worth it, and there it is: “IPS panel.” The one…
USB-C Monitors: Everything You Need to Know
You’ve just unboxed your new laptop, and it’s got two USB-C ports. No HDMI. No DisplayPort. Just two identical oval sockets staring back at you. Now you’re wondering whether your…