The 5 Best Monitors For MacBook Pro - Fall 2021 Reviews

The best monitor for MacBook Pro we've tested is the ASUS ProArt Display PA278CV. It's a great 27 inch monitor designed for media creators. It has great connectivity, with a USB-C port that supports DisplayPort Alt Mode and can deliver up to 65W of power back to your MacBook. While that's not enough to keep a high-end MacBook fully charged, it helps. The built-in USB-A ports on the monitor are great for connecting legacy devices without a bunch of messy dongles and adapters, and they free up your limited USB-C ports for other things.

It has fantastic ergonomics, so you can easily adjust it to the perfect position without buying a separate mount. The IPS panel delivers wide viewing angles, and glare isn't an issue thanks to the good reflection handling and great peak brightness. It has impressive gradient handling, an amazing SDR color gamut, and excellent gray uniformity. It's also factory calibrated, great if accurate colors are important to you.

Unfortunately, the IPS panel comes with a few downsides, as it's not as well-suited for a dark room. The low contrast ratio and just mediocre black uniformity result in grayish-looking blacks, and there's no local dimming feature to improve them. Overall, though, it's a great monitor that should please most people.

The LG 34GP83A-B is the best ultrawide monitor for MacBook Pro. This 34 inch model is great for multitasking as its 21:9 aspect ratio gives you plenty of space for side-by-side windows. The screen is slightly curved to bring the sides closer for a more immersive and comfortable viewing experience. It has decent viewing angles, and it provides good visibility in bright settings.

Because this is a gaming monitor, it has a fast response time, high refresh rate, and low input lag. This means it feels noticeably smoother and more responsive than a typical 60Hz display, like when moving the mouse cursor, dragging windows, or scrolling quickly through a document. It has full sRGB coverage and supports a wide color gamut for HDR content. Unfortunately, the overall HDR experience is okay at best because it has a low contrast ratio and doesn't get bright enough for true HDR.

Although it has a USB hub, it has no USB-C input, which means you'll need an adapter or a dock. Overall, while the lack of USB-C connectivity might disappoint some, this is still a good monitor that should please most people.

The Gigabyte M27Q is the best monitor for MacBook Pro in the budget category that we've tested. Although it's primarily a gaming monitor, it's packed with features that make it a great choice for productivity. It has a large, high-resolution screen, wide viewing angles, and it gets impressively bright, more than enough to overcome glare in well-lit settings. However, it has a low contrast ratio that makes blacks appear gray in the dark and no local dimming to improve the black level.

It has full sRGB and Adobe RGB coverage, making it a fantastic choice for content creators. It also supports a wide color gamut, with decent peak brightness in HDR. Its gaming performance is excellent, and it supports VRR, which means it can double as your gaming monitor. There are two USB 3.0 ports and a USB-C port on the back. You can use the USB-C port to connect your MacBook and use the built-in USB ports, but sadly, although it supports power delivery, it's way too low to charge your laptop.

It has a Picture-in-Picture mode that lets you display two input signals simultaneously, and its built-in KVM lets you control both source devices with one set of peripherals. It also has a blue light filter and a flicker-free backlight to help reduce eye strain. All in all, this is a feature-rich and versatile monitor that's easy on the wallet.