The 6 Best Office Monitors - Fall 2020
Reviews

The best office monitor that we've tested so far is the Dell UltraSharp U2720Q. It's a 27 inch screen with a 4k resolution that delivers sharp images and text. It's well-built and its professional-looking design fits well in any office setting. The stand allows for a wide range of adjustments so you can place it however you like, and its IPS panel's wide viewing angles make it easy to share your work with coworkers. Visibility shouldn't be an issue in most rooms; however, it may struggle to overcome glare in well-lit environments.

It comes with decent out-of-the-box color accuracy. It covers the entire sRGB color space and it has great coverage of Adobe RGB. It supports HDR10 and it can display a wide color gamut, but its peak brightness isn't quite high enough to deliver a satisfying HDR experience. Although the refresh rate is limited to 60Hz and there's no VRR support, it has good response time and low input lag, making it a good option for some casual gaming on the side.

There's a generous number of ports, including 3 USB 3.0 and two USB-C ports. One of the USB-C ports supports DisplayPort Alt mode, which allows you to display an image from a compatible device and charge it at the same time with the same cable, and the other can be used to charge your mobile devices even when the monitor is turned off. Overall, it's a great and versatile monitor that most people should be satisfied with.

The best monitor for home office setups with an ultrawide screen is the Dell U3818DW. It has a unique 3840x1600 resolution that's great for multitasking and opening multiple windows at once. Like most Dell monitors, it has a fairly good stand that has a wide swivel range, but being an ultrawide, it can't rotate into portrait mode.

This is a very good monitor for almost any type of use. The IPS screen offers great viewing angles, perfect for when you need to share your screen with a coworker. It has outstanding out-of-the-box color accuracy, one of the best we've seen so far, and it has good coverage of the Adobe RGB color space used in photo editing. It can get decently bright, and it has great reflection handling, so you shouldn't have any issues placing it in a bright office environment. It also delivers an immersive gaming experience with great motion handling and a low input lag, but sadly it has a limiting 60Hz refresh rate and no VRR support.

Unfortunately, as is the case with most IPS panels, it has a low contrast ratio and disappointing black uniformity. Luckily, it has some good extra features to help with your workflow, like Picture-in-Picture mode, which allows you to display two sources at once and work with them both. Overall, this is a reliable ultrawide monitor for office use.

The best monitor for home office setups with accurate colors is the Acer Predator X27. Although designed mainly to be a gaming monitor, it is very versatile and a great choice for photo and video editors.

It has near-perfect coverage of the Adobe RGB color space used in photo editing, and it covers almost all of the sRGB color space used in most content. HDR content looks great on it thanks to its great color gamut and outstanding peak brightness, so highlights pop the way they should. You shouldn't have any issues placing it in a bright environment as it has good peak brightness in SDR, decent reflection handling, and it comes with blinders to help reduce glare. It also has wide viewing angles if you need to share your screen with coworkers. It has built-in speakers and a USB hub if you want to charge your devices while working.

Unfortunately, it has disappointing out-of-the-box color accuracy, so you'll need to get it calibrated to get the full use of it. It also doesn't perform well in dark rooms since it has a low contrast ratio and bad uniformity. However, if you also want to game with it, the response time is outstanding, it has a low input lag, and native G-SYNC support. Overall, this is the most accurate work monitor we've tested so far.

The best monitor for MacBook that we've reviewed so far is the ASUS TUF VG27AQ. Although it's primarily designed for gaming, it's also well-suited for work. There's plenty of screen space for multitasking with its 27 inch screen and 1440p resolution, and the resulting 109 PPI pixel density shouldn't cause any scaling issues with macOS. It's well-built, it has excellent ergonomics, and its IPS panel has wide viewing angles. Its peak brightness is good and it handles reflections decently well, but visibility can still be an issue in very bright rooms.

Out-of-the-box, it has decent color accuracy. It has an excellent SDR color gamut, but it can't display a wide color gamut despite having HDR support. Its fast response time and 165Hz refresh rate make scrolling through documents look incredibly smooth, and its low input lag makes the whole desktop experience feel responsive. There's VRR support if you want to use it for some gaming, as well as an optional Black Frame Insertion feature that can help improve motion clarity.

Unfortunately, there's aren't any USB ports on this monitor. There's a pair of integrated speakers if you don't have dedicated ones, and the backlight is flicker-free, which can be helpful in reducing eye strain on long work days. There's some gamer-centric design on the back and on the stand, but it's fairly subtle and won't stick out like a sore thumb in a professional office setting. All in all, even though the lack of USB-C connectivity is disappointing, most people should be happy with this monitor's overall performance and versatility.