How to choose the best monitor?

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World Gamer Day: How to choose the best monitor?

August 29 is celebrated internationally as World Video Game Day or Gamer Day, an industry that is growing more and more around the world.

Luis Pablo Flores*

August 29, 2024

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Image quality on gaming monitors should be accurate and dynamic, with improved color reproduction and the ability to reduce blurry images for optimal performance. (Photo: Shutterstock)

Definitely, the gaming requires more specific and special attention than a monitor that is only used for traditional work. To elevate gaming, you need displays that offer the best visual experience. Gamers need monitors with the latest technology available and that support the best color quality, brightness, and the most demanding image details.

Nowadays, high-performance features such as HDMI 2.1 connectivity, compatibility with the latest generation graphics cards and higher refresh rates are required for a gaming session. gaming superior. Also, elements such as artificial intelligence or screen curvature should be sought, features that can offer a more immersive experience in the game.

“Superior gaming requires HDMI 2.1 connectivity, support for next-generation graphics cards, and higher refresh rates.”

Luis Pablo Flores, entertainment manager at LG Electronics

For example, there are already monitors on the market gamers that offer 240 Hz, due to the demand of today’s games, which increasingly require a hardware better able to move them, giving fluidity to the image. When victory depends on the immediate reaction to what is on the screen, this becomes an essential element. The high-speed refresh rate will ensure that you can play and win instantly with any scenario.

Curved monitors

This is optional, but it definitely makes a difference, as it allows you to enjoy video games in a more immersive way. A curved monitor offers features such as:

• A greater immersion, due to the illusion of being in three dimensions.
• Its concave shape offers images without distortion, due to its appearance of depth.
• It adapts better to the human eye, resulting in less eye fatigue.
• The field of view goes beyond 130°, making shooting games and racing games especially stimulating.

Image quality

The monitor should be equipped with a wider range of colors and improved reproduction, bringing the game to life. Also, the quality should be dynamic with more realistic precision than usual and the ability to reduce blurry images, to achieve the accuracy that a good monitor can provide. gamer required to play at a high level.

And as a plus for TV users, they already have features gamers For those video game fans. When you connect the console, it displays an optimization menu where you can configure your preferences for speed, sharpness and frequency to enjoy your favorite video game to the fullest.

*Entertainment Manager, LG Electronics