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The 4 Best 24-25 Inch Monitors - Winter 2024 Reviews

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Best 24-25 Inch Monitors

Although 24-inch and 25-inch monitors aren't the most popular sizes, some models are still available. These monitors tend to have lower resolutions and high refresh rates, making them ideal for competitive gaming. They don't tend to cost much either, but there are some high-end options with premium gaming features, so you can find something for any budget. It's important to consider its response time and input lag if you want the best gaming experience, but most have low enough input lag for a responsive feel anyway. You'll also want to consider your graphics card and whether the monitor supports its variable refresh rate (VRR) format, but most monitors work with any type of graphics card.

If you want a monitor for office work, this size isn't as ideal because it doesn't offer a ton of screen space. They don't tend to offer many productivity features either, but they're fine enough to work with if that's what you want. Still, these displays are good if you have limited desk space or even if you want to buy two to place side-by-side.

We've bought and tested more than 300 monitors, and below are our recommendations for the best 24-inch monitors and the best 25-inch monitors to purchase, including the best 24-inch gaming monitors. Check our recommendations for the best monitors under $200 and the best budget and cheap monitors, or if you want something bigger, the best 27-inch monitors.


  1. Best 24-25 Inch Monitor

    The best 25-inch monitor we've tested is the Dell Alienware AW2523HF. It has gaming-focused features, like its fast 360Hz refresh rate that's ideal for competitive gaming. It also has FreeSync VRR support with G-SYNC compatibility to reduce screen tearing with AMD and NVIDIA graphics cards. While its 1080p resolution may seem low and doesn't deliver the sharpest detail, this is what you have to expect for something in this size range, and the low resolution requires less bandwidth from your graphics card, making it easier to maintain high frame rates.

    It delivers fantastic motion handling with high refresh rates thanks to its quick response time, and it also has a great 60Hz response time, ideal for gaming at lower refresh rates. Despite being focused on gaming, it's still good if you want to use it for work as it gets bright enough to fight glare and has great reflection handling, so visibility isn't a problem in well-lit rooms. It also has wide viewing angles and impressive ergonomics, making it easy to share your screen with someone next to you, like a coworker or friend.

    See our review

  2. Best Budget 24-25 Inch Monitor

    If you find the Dell Alienware AW2523HF out of your price range and you don't need something with such a high refresh rate, you can also consider a budget option like the ViewSonic XG2431. Although it has a lower 240Hz refresh rate than the Dell, it's still high enough for most gamers, and the monitor is versatile for other uses. It provides impressive gaming performance and has an incredible response time, making motion look smooth with minimal blur.

    Unlike the Dell, it has a unique backlight strobing feature to reduce persistence blur that many budget monitors don't have. You can customize its pulse width and phase, letting you fine-tune the backlight strobing to something you prefer, but unfortunately, it doesn't work at the same time as VRR. Speaking of which, it has FreeSync support with G-SYNC compatibility to reduce screen tearing. Besides that, it's still good for office work or content creation as it has great color accuracy and gets bright enough to fight glare, but with a 1080p resolution, text isn't the sharpest.

    See our review

  3. Best Cheap 24-25 Inch Monitor

    If you're looking for the best 24-inch monitor and you need something simple and cheap, there are plenty of options that you can get from different retailers, but most don't offer anything special. If you want at least decent performance, consider something like the ASUS VG246H. It doesn't have many gaming features like the ViewSonic XG2431, as it's limited to a 75Hz refresh rate, but it's at least good for office work.

    It offers outstanding ergonomics, including swivel adjustment up to 90 degrees in either direction, meaning it's incredibly easy to adjust, which is ideal even if you want to buy two of them to place side-by-side. It also has wide viewing angles that keep the image consistent from the sides, so you can easily share your screen with someone else. It even has good reflection handling that's useful if you want to use it in a room with a few lights, but it doesn't get bright enough to fight glare in really bright rooms. Despite its low price, it has a color-accurate sRGB mode, so images look life-like without calibration.

    See our review

  4. Best 24-25 Inch Gaming Monitor

    While both the Dell Alienware AW2523HF and the ViewSonic XG2431 are impressive for gaming, if you're a competitive gamer and want something with a higher refresh rate, you can also consider the high-end Dell Alienware AW2524H. It's only something to get if you're going to take full advantage of its incredibly high 500Hz refresh rate, but it has a few extra perks for competitive gaming. Besides the refresh rate, one big difference from the AW2523HF is that it has native G-SYNC support, which makes it fully compatible with NVIDIA graphics cards.

    This means it has features only native G-SYNC monitors have, like variable overdrive and NVIDIA Reflex Latency Analyzer. This measures the latency of your entire setup, making it easier to identify which sources cause the most delay. In terms of its gaming performance, it has incredible motion handling across a wide refresh rate range as there isn't much blur trail with fast-moving objects. It even has a backlight strobing feature to try to reduce persistence blur, but it doesn't work at the same time as VRR.

    See our review

Notable Mentions

  • ASUS ROG Swift Pro PG248QP: The ASUS ROG Swift Pro PG248QP is a high-end monitor for competitive gaming with a higher refresh rate than the Dell Alienware AW2524H. However, it tends to cost more and has worse picture quality, so it's worth getting the Dell. See our review
  • Acer Nitro XF243Y Pbmiiprx: The Acer Nitro XF243Y Pbmiiprx is a cheap monitor with more gaming features than the ASUS VG246H, which is ideal if you're a gamer, but it's harder to find at times. See our review

Recent Updates

  1. Jan 31, 2024: Replaced the Acer Predator X25 bmiiprzx with the ASUS ROG Swift Pro PG248QP in the Notable Mentions because the ASUS has a higher refresh rate and is easier to find.

  2. Nov 16, 2023: Moved the Acer Nitro XF243Y Pbmiiprx to Notable Mentions because it's hard to find.

  3. Sep 22, 2023: Verified that the monitors are still available to purchase, and changed the order of the categories to reflect how people are looking for 24-25 inch monitors; removed the Dell UltraSharp U2520D from the Notable Mentions because it's hard to find.

  4. Jul 31, 2023: Renamed the Acer Nitro XF243Y Pbmiiprx as the 'Best Cheap 24-Inch Gaming Monitor' because it's a gaming-focused monitor, and added the ASUS VG246H as 'Best Cheap 24-Inch Monitor'.

  5. Jun 06, 2023: Replaced the Acer Predator X25 bmiiprzx with the Dell Alienware AW2524H and renamed it to 'Best 24-25 Inch Gaming Monitor' because it has a higher refresh rate.

All Reviews

Our recommendations are based on what we think are the best 24 and 25-inch monitors currently available, including the best 24-inch gaming monitors. They are adapted to be valid for most people in each price range. Rating is based on our review, factoring in price and feedback from our visitors.

If you would prefer to make your own decision, here is the list of all of our reviews of 24-25 inch monitors. Be careful not to get too caught up in the details. Most monitors are good enough to please most people, and the things we fault monitors on are often not noticeable unless you really look for them.