Best 4K Gaming Monitors for PC 2019: 144 Hz to Budget

[wolfman_pt]

Just missing 2 of the best monitors (that several reviewers tested) on the list from Gigabyte M28U and M32U.


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[Geezer760]

Just wait for the Holodeck.

 

[toffty]

I dragged me feet but I finally got a LG C2 42"
Amazing monitor - absolute black (OLED), 120 refresh, VRR (sync+freesync) - for half the price of many of these.
I switched from a LG 38GL950G-B 38" ultrawide 3860x1600 for reference.

 

[Hugsun]

I have to be honest here. This article doesn't read like a sincere list of recommendations.
Why is the "Best Overall" not the same as the "Best 144Hz" even though they are both 144hz?
"The Asus ROG Swift PG32UQ impressed with a zone-dimming edge-lit backlight." This sounds like strange marketing material or something. Everyone seems to think that edge lit HDR is practically worthless.
Giving it points for an excellent HDR contrast is thus hurting your credibility.
Many of the monitors here have very similar specifications and are only differentiated by a few of them. The descriptions are so fluffy that it's very hard to discern the relevant differences.
Finally, listing response times claimed by manufacturers. They have been known to be a worthless metric due to the lack of standardized procedures. Manufacturers employ unusable overdrive settings and testing in 60 degree C hot rooms to cook the numbers. You do your own response time testing and should thus report that. Although you should stop rounding them to the nearest integer. If all your values are the same because of rounding, you need more precision.

I'm sorry for coming down so hard and hope you can receive this criticism as constructive. I wish you all the best and think that better reporting is good for everyone.