[SOLVED] What is the best 24 inch IPS monitor for around $100 right now?

[everymanalion]

Mostly office work with some VERY light league of legends on the side as well as movies and music. Will be paired with a 16 gig, i5-13400 system. I had the samsung t350 and am returning it as the build quality was HORRID. I am looking at the LG on sale from best buy for $89 and the dell S2421NX for $89 but notice an MSI for $99 with 1ms response time and 100hz and a few others, what is the best $100 and under IPS 24 inch monitor new right now brand and quality wise i am not looking at? thanks.

 

[Eximo]

LG is usually a good option:

Some 75Hz IPS displays

Amazon.de : LG FHD (1920 x 1080) 24 Inch Computer Monitor, IPS, AMD FreeSync, 3-Side Borderless Design, 75Hz, 5ms, Reader Mode, Smart Energy Saving, OnScreen Control, HDMI, D-Sub, 24MP400-B, Black

Amazon.de : LG 24MP60G-B 24" Full HD (1920 x 1080) IPS Monitor with AMD FreeSync and 1ms MBR Response Time, and 3-Side Virtually Borderless Design - Black

$110 for 165Hz (best to run these monitors at 144hz), also available at Best Buy.

Amazon.com

 

[everymanalion]

LG is usually a good option:

Some 75Hz IPS displays

Amazon.de : LG FHD (1920 x 1080) 24 Inch Computer Monitor, IPS, AMD FreeSync, 3-Side Borderless Design, 75Hz, 5ms, Reader Mode, Smart Energy Saving, OnScreen Control, HDMI, D-Sub, 24MP400-B, Black

Amazon.de : LG 24MP60G-B 24" Full HD (1920 x 1080) IPS Monitor with AMD FreeSync and 1ms MBR Response Time, and 3-Side Virtually Borderless Design - Black

$110 for 165Hz (best to run these monitors at 144hz), also available at Best Buy.

Amazon.com

do you think the asus is worth the extra $20 over the other ones you listed? which would you go with for my use case out of these? thanks

 

[punkncat]

Important to note here...what graphics card are you using, if any?

Many of the less expensive models are typically only going to be V-Sync or quite common Free Sync. If you are using an Nvidia card you will want to look at least at the G-Sync compatible models that well may be out of your price range.

If no graphics card it shouldn't matter as much as the integrated graphics should work fine on V-Sync.
Keep in mind that at this price level it is going to be difficult to find anything with a good build quality. This is pretty much the basement on monitors of nearly any type at this point.

 

[Eximo]

It really depends on the level of gaming you do. If you want high refresh rate for low settings in CS2 or Fortnite, then I would lean towards the 100Hz+ monitors. If you really only game casually.

75Hz is decent for for normal use and gaming. Not like 60hz gaming wasn't the norm a decade ago.

I like that second more expensive LG since it has DisplayPort and HDMI. I like the ASUS for its refresh rate. I doubt the ASUS would be ideal for general use, but I might be surprised. After all, cheap business monitors are rarely that good and I use them all the time.

I tend to draw the line at a height adjust, but that almost always adds $30-50 to the price tag.

One big hurdle to low end monitors is that they rarely get reviews and the models change constantly. These are all price optimized. As you can imagine, being sold for $100, that means they probably cost $50 to make and then get shipped over by boat in a shipping container at some per unit cost.

 

[everymanalion]

Important to note here...what graphics card are you using, if any?

Many of the less expensive models are typically only going to be V-Sync or quite common Free Sync. If you are using an Nvidia card you will want to look at least at the G-Sync compatible models that well may be out of your price range.

If no graphics card it shouldn't matter as much as the integrated graphics should work fine on V-Sync.
Keep in mind that at this price level it is going to be difficult to find anything with a good build quality. This is pretty much the basement on monitors of nearly any type at this point.

As of right now I wont be using a dedicated GPU but if some deals pop up on slickdeals for a desktop i might jump on one, I just am concerned with 24 inches, IPS and the most slim bezels/form factor/response time etc for the $100ish range of monitors. Gaming is an after thought but might happen sometimes.

 

[everymanalion]

thank you for the in depth replies, do prebuilts without GPUs such as these usually come with display ports or just HDMI out? do you usually need a dedicated GPU for the display port to run at 165hz because I know on the asus if over HDMI it only runs at 144hz

HP Essential Desktop 12th gen Intel Core i5, 16 GB; 1 TB HDD ; 512 GB SSD​

 

[punkncat]

For static screen integrated graphics watching web pages and You Tube, pick the one with the features and look you like best. Many of the lesser expensive monitors will be Free Sync, so it leaves you in a nice place for an AMD card which are also less expensive to boot. Beyond that, having a "good" monitor for your use case can be very much dependent on what you are playing as well. If you do a lot of single player games then framerate tends not to matter nearly as much as eye candy. If you are going to play competitive online games it is almost always better to go with high framerate at the expense of eye candy.

I saw your repost just before posting my reply. That prebuilt is not going to be a good candidate for a graphics card unless both small enough and efficient enough to run inside that system. Where I have no specific experience with that exact build, I would also venture to say that a standard power supply isn't going to fit either. Otherwise, as above.

Edit- I found this system on WalMart and it is indicating there is a HDD in this unit? Something that would absolutely make this a better user experience would be to at least update to an SSD. IDK if the motherboard has the connection for an M.2, but either of those would make this FEEL much better, smoother experience even on the desktop. Convert the HDD to bulk storage.

lol, edit 2, it appears that it has an SSD and a HDD already? I didn't notice that. If you picked this system for $399, it is actually pretty well spec for a work or web browsing for that price.

 

[everymanalion]

For static screen integrated graphics watching web pages and You Tube, pick the one with the features and look you like best. Many of the lesser expensive monitors will be Free Sync, so it leaves you in a nice place for an AMD card which are also less expensive to boot. Beyond that, having a "good" monitor for your use case can be very much dependent on what you are playing as well. If you do a lot of single player games then framerate tends not to matter nearly as much as eye candy. If you are going to play competitive online games it is almost always better to go with high framerate at the expense of eye candy.

I saw your repost just before posting my reply. That prebuilt is not going to be a good candidate for a graphics card unless both small enough and efficient enough to run inside that system. Where I have no specific experience with that exact build, I would also venture to say that a standard power supply isn't going to fit either. Otherwise, as above.

Edit- I found this system on WalMart and it is indicating there is a HDD in this unit? Something that would absolutely make this a better user experience would be to at least update to an SSD. IDK if the motherboard has the connection for an M.2, but either of those would make this FEEL much better, smoother experience even on the desktop. Convert the HDD to bulk storage.

If you are looking at the correct one it has a 512 NVMe and a 1tb HDD in it and thank you for the info!

 

[punkncat]

You are welcome, and good luck with your search.