{"id":7027,"date":"2024-06-24T22:27:53","date_gmt":"2024-06-24T22:27:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/advisorator.com\/members\/?page_id=7027"},"modified":"2026-09-15T13:49:52","modified_gmt":"2026-09-15T13:49:52","slug":"how-to-pick-a-computer-monitor","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/advisorator.com\/members\/advisorator-guides\/how-to-pick-a-computer-monitor\/","title":{"rendered":"How to pick a computer monitor"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='memberful-global-teaser-content'>\n<div class=\"wp-block-newsletterglue-metadata ngl-metadata\" style=\"padding-top:10px;padding-bottom:10px;padding-left:20px;padding-right:20px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;color:#666666;text-align:center;font-size:12px\" data-padding=\"10px,10px,20px,20px\" data-margin=\"0px,0px\">\n<div class=\"ngl-metadata-issue\">By Matthew S. Smith<\/div>\n<div class=\"ngl-metadata-sep\">|<\/div>\n<div class=\"ngl-metadata-date\" data-date-format=\"F j, Y\">June 24, 2024<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/advisorator.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/dell-u2724de-1-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6972\" srcset=\"https:\/\/advisorator.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/dell-u2724de-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/advisorator.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/dell-u2724de-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/advisorator.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/dell-u2724de-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/advisorator.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/dell-u2724de-1-100x67.jpg 100w, https:\/\/advisorator.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/dell-u2724de-1-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/advisorator.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/dell-u2724de-1-200x133.jpg 200w, https:\/\/advisorator.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/dell-u2724de-1-450x300.jpg 450w, https:\/\/advisorator.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/dell-u2724de-1-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/advisorator.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/dell-u2724de-1-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/advisorator.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/dell-u2724de-1.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Photo credit: Matthew S. Smith<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"wp-block-ub-table-of-contents-block ub_table-of-contents\" id=\"ub_table-of-contents-bc144a03-b4d9-477f-95fb-0a01f31ae084\" data-linktodivider=\"false\" data-showtext=\"show\" data-hidetext=\"hide\" data-scrolltype=\"auto\" data-enablesmoothscroll=\"false\" data-initiallyhideonmobile=\"false\" data-initiallyshow=\"true\">\n<div class=\"ub_table-of-contents-header-container\" style=\"background-color: #587a6c; color: #FFFFFF; \">\n<div class=\"ub_table-of-contents-header\" style=\"text-align: left; \">\n<div class=\"ub_table-of-contents-title\" style=\"color: #FFFFFF; \">In this guide:<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"ub_table-of-contents-extra-container\" style=\"\">\n<div class=\"ub_table-of-contents-container ub_table-of-contents-1-column \">\n<ul style=\"\">\n<li style=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/advisorator.com\/members\/advisorator-guides\/how-to-pick-a-computer-monitor\/#0-the-most-important-monitor-features\" style=\"\">The most important monitor features<\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/advisorator.com\/members\/advisorator-guides\/how-to-pick-a-computer-monitor\/#1-other-factors-to-consider\" style=\"\">Other factors to consider<\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/advisorator.com\/members\/advisorator-guides\/how-to-pick-a-computer-monitor\/#2-matthew%E2%80%99s-monitor-picks\" style=\"\">Matthew\u2019s monitor picks<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Note from Jared: <strong>This guide was written by Matthew S. Smith<\/strong>, a fellow tech journalist and an expert in the realm of computer monitors. Matthew\u2019s reviewed hundreds of monitors at sites like PCWorld, USA Today Reviewed, and Digital Trends, and I\u2019ve asked him to explain what you should look for when buying a monitor yourself.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n        .memberful-global-teaser-content > :last-child{\n            -webkit-mask-image: linear-gradient(180deg, #000 0%, transparent);\n            mask-image: linear-gradient(180deg, #000 0%, transparent);\n        }\n    <\/style>\n<div class='memberful-global-marketing-content'>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f0f0f0;padding: 20px 20px\">\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center\">Hold up!<\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">This article is for <a href=\"https:\/\/advisorator.com\/members\/subscribe-to-advisorator\/\">Advisorator&#8217;s paying members<\/a> only. 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