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The Best Budget Monitors

Updated Dec 10, 2022
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Whether you’re replacing an old monitor that came with your desktop computer or buying a new one to attach to a laptop now that you’re working from home, you don’t need to spend a lot of money to get a decent monitor. ViewSonic’s VA2456-MHD is the best display you can buy for less than $150: It looks nice, it’s well built, it has the ports you need to connect it to just about anything, and it comes with a generous three-year warranty.

ViewSonic VA2456-MHD, the best budget monitor

ViewSonic VA2456-MHD

The best budget monitor
The VA2456-MHD is an affordable and reasonably color-accurate monitor with great contrast that pairs well with any laptop or desktop. Its main flaw is a basic stand that only tilts the monitor up and down, but that’s typical of almost all inexpensive monitors.
We recommend
Acer CB242Y bir , a cheap monitor with a great stand

Acer CB242Y bir

A cheap monitor with a great stand
The CB242Y is the only monitor we found in this price range with a great stand that allows it to tilt, swivel, and pivot 90 degrees. But its display quality isn’t quite as good as that of the VA2456-MHD, and it doesn’t have a DisplayPort.
Another good choice
Asus VA24DCP, for macbooks and other usb-c laptops

Asus VA24DCP

For MacBooks and other USB-C laptops
This monitor costs more than our other picks, but it is the cheapest one we found with a USB-C port that will charge most 13-inch laptops with no other cables or power adapters required.
A better upgrade
Acer CB272U smiiprx, spend more money, get more screen

Acer CB272U smiiprx

Spend more money, get more screen
A larger version of the Acer CB242Y, this model has the same basic design and adjustable stand, and it lacks a USB-C port and USB hub. A 27-inch 2560×1440 monitor can fit lots more information on the screen at once than a 24-inch 1080p monitor can, but it costs more.
Another good choice

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