Should I buy a refurbished monitor or new?

[Xanderizzle]

I have been eyeing 2 different monitors that can produce a 144hz refresh rate. The two monitors are the ASUS MG248Q and the AOC G2460PF. The Asus monitor is about $200~ (REFURBISHED) while the AOC monitor is $210~ (BRAND NEW). Which one should I buy? The reason I am posting this is that I am skeptical of buying refurbished products since I have never bought a refurbished product before.


AOC G2460PF: https://www.amazon.com/AOC-G2460PF-24-Inch-Gaming-Monitor/dp/B01BV1XBEI/ref=s9u_simh_gw_i2?_encoding=UTF8&fpl=fresh&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_s=&pf_rd_r=BBC6MSS37P0RT24KX7C4&pf_rd_t=36701&pf_rd_p=1cded295-23b4-40b1-8da6-7c1c9eb81d33&pf_rd_i=desktop

ASUS MG248Q: http://www.ebay.com/itm/ASUS-MG248Q-Black-24-TN-Widescreen-LCD-LED-Monitor-144Hz-1ms-GTG-Adaptive-Syn-/302118990715?hash=item4657b1f37b:g:O04AAOSwA3dYEKuj

 

[timeconsumer]

The warranty on refurbished tends to only be about 60 or 90 days in most cases. It appears the Manufacturer warranty on the AOC is 3 years. You will want to do some research and see exactly what is covered and if you think it is worth the $10 difference.

FWIW both monitors use good panels (from AUO) and have been reviewed well.

 

[Xanderizzle]

I have been researching and I like the ASUS monitor more, but it being refurbished kind of scares me. The AOC one is good too as I have seen from some reviews, but some say that it tends to fail after a couple of months by either flickering or having dead pixels. Personally, I just want to have your guys' opinions on whether to buy the better but refurbished monitor or the new but OK monitor.