The 4 Best 24-25 Inch Monitors - Summer 2022 Reviews

The best 24-25 inch monitor we've tested is the Dell Alienware AW2521HF. It's a versatile 25-inch monitor designed for gaming but with a great selection of features for other uses, including a built-in USB hub. It's a great gaming monitor with low input lag and a fast refresh rate, resulting in crystal clear motion thanks to its exceptionally fast response time. It has excellent ergonomics, ensuring you can easily place it in an ideal viewing position. It looks great in most viewing environments, has great peak brightness in SDR, and includes impressive reflection handling, so glare isn't an issue.

It also has good accuracy out of the box and a wide horizontal viewing angle, so the image looks accurate even if you're sharing the screen with someone sitting beside you. For gamers, it supports FreeSync variable refresh rate technology and is also certified to work with NVIDIA's G-SYNC Compatible mode. If you want something with HDR support, check out the ASUS TUF Gaming VG259QM, but the Dell is a bit better overall, as HDR adds almost nothing to the ASUS.

The Acer Nitro XF243Y Pbmiiprx is the best budget 24-inch monitor that we've tested. It's a versatile 1080p monitor that delivers an amazingly smooth gaming experience. It has a 165Hz refresh rate and exceptional response times, resulting in clear images with very little blur behind fast-moving objects, but it's not quite as clear as the Dell Alienware AW2521HF. It also has native FreeSync support and G-SYNC compatibility, which helps reduce screen tearing.

It has wide viewing angles and excellent ergonomics, so you can easily place the screen in an optimal viewing position. It handles reflections well and gets pretty bright, enough to overcome glare in most lighting conditions. There's also a pair of speakers built-in.

The best cheap 24-inch monitor we've tested is the ASUS VG246H. It's a decent monitor for most uses and works well for office use. It has good visibility in bright rooms, with very good reflection handling and decent peak brightness. It also has fantastic ergonomics, meaning you can easily adjust it to an ideal viewing position. The image remains accurate at an angle, so it's also a good choice if you often have to share your screen with someone else.

Out of the box, this monitor has excellent accuracy, meaning it's also a good choice for work that requires accurate colors or media creators. It has a flicker-free backlight, which helps reduce eye strain. It has excellent gray uniformity and good gradient handling, with almost no noticeable dirty screen effect and very little banding in areas of similar color. It's not as versatile as the Dell Alienware AW2521HF, though, and it's much worse for gaming.

The best 24-inch gaming monitor for competitive esports gamers that we've tested is the ASUS VG248QG. The TN panel used by this display isn't as versatile as the IPS panel used in the Dell Alienware AW2521HF, so colors look worse overall, and it has much worse viewing angles, but it delivers outstanding motion clarity. This monitor is best-suited for esports players, as there's no distracting blur behind fast-moving objects and very little overshoot in most modes.

Like the Dell, it also has a few great gaming features. It supports both FreeSync and G-SYNC Compatible variable refresh rates, which helps reduce screen tearing. It also has low input lag, ensuring your actions are in-sync with what you see on the screen, giving you a competitive edge.