The 6 Best Multimedia Monitors - Fall 2019
Reviews

The LG 27UK650-W is the best multimedia monitor that we've tested so far. The 27", 4k screen delivers a more immersive multimedia experience. This monitor supports HDR, although it has limited performance, as it can't get very bright in HDR and lacks a local dimming feature. It also has wide viewing angles, great for watching the latest trending videos with your friends.

Fast action scenes look great thanks to the fast response time, and it has outstanding gradient performance, so movies look their best with no noticeable banding or other issues. It has a good selection of inputs, so you can easily connect your PC and a console or two, or even a media streaming device if you want to access premium streaming channels that aren't available on PC.

Unfortunately, is monitor doesn't look as good in a dark room, as it can't produce true blacks and has mediocre black uniformity. Overall, though, it's a very good monitor that should please most people.

If you enjoy watching movies at night on your computer, the Samsung CHG70 is the best dark room monitor for multimedia that we've tested so far. This monitor delivers good overall dark room performance. It has a very good native contrast ratio, delivering relatively deep blacks, but it has poor black uniformity, so you might see some backlight bleed in dark scenes.

If you love watching fast-paced action movies, this monitor shouldn't disappoint. It has an excellent response time, so fast-moving objects have very little blur, and it has an optional black frame insertion feature to reduce persistence blur. It still delivers a great experience during the day, and it gets bright enough to overcome most glare and has very good reflection handling.

Unfortunately, this monitor has narrow viewing angles, so it isn't the best for watching videos with other people. Overall, though, this is the best monitor to watch movies at night.

If you want a budget monitor for watching videos but don't want to break the bank, the Dell U2518D is the best budget media monitor that we've reviewed so far. It's a 25", 1440p IPS monitor with wide viewing angles and a great design.

It delivers good overall picture quality but is best suited for a bright room. It has excellent gradient handling, which ensures that areas of similar color are displayed perfectly when watching movies. It has an excellent fast response time with little motion blur and is free of PWM-dimming. It has very good input lag, but some people might find it a bit too high for gaming.

Unfortunately, while it does support HDR, there is little benefit to this as it only has decent HDR peak brightness and lacks the wide color gamut necessary for HDR content to stand out. Overall, though, it's a very versatile monitor that should please most people, regardless of your use.