These are the best top 5 monitors under $150 that you can buy for gaming and productivity. They are great for the 2020 holiday season, perfect for a personal upgrade or a carefully selected gift for a significant other.
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Our best pick for gaming and productivity: Philips 272E1GSJ 27″ 144.99$
144Hz refresh rate, 1ms response time and color accuracy – Perfect for anyone !
Philips made this monitor primarily for gaming due to its high refresh rate of 144Hz and 1ms response time. But, whenever you are not gaming, you will be able to appreciate the spectacular color accuracy as it has 121.9% sRGB and 101.5% of the NTSC color gamut.
The design of the 272E1GSJ is conservative and has slim side bezels but a huge bottom one. It has nothing that makes it stand out which might be considered a positive aspect depending on your setup. Philips made this monitor VESA compatible and has HDMI, DisplayPort and Audio Out for connectivity. Philips also provides a low blue light, reading and flicker free modes.
I believe that this is the best monitor for gaming and productivity under 150$ out there. The high refresh rate of 144Hz and the 27″ screen make this an awesome deal.
BenQ GW2480 24″ 119.99$
Ultra slim bezel, adaptive brightness, included speakers
This BenQ monitor is a sleek 24 inch monitor perfect for anyone in a budget. The GW2480 boasts a 1920×1080 resolution at 60Hz, 250 nits of brightness, integrated speakers, thin bezels (except for the bottom) and much more.
BenQ implemented their new patented eye care technology that adapts the brightness of the display automatically to reduce blue light and prevent eye straining, useful for cramming in late night work sessions.
This 24 inch IPS monitor also pairs flawlessly with any clean workspace due to the integrated cable management system and VESA stand capability.
Coming at 119.99$ at the time of writing this article, this monitor is great considering the price point at where it stands. The downsides are that the stand is not height adjustable, the refresh rate is decent but low, slow response time of 5ms and the limited amount of ports: only HDMI and VGA.
Dell SE2719H 27″ 149.99$
Small form factor, thin bezel and clean design
The Dell SE2719H is an elegant and modern IPS monitor that fits any office / workspace due to its design, small bezels and small stand, resulting in more valuable desk space. Consequently, the screen to bezel ratio is high and the weight of the monitor is light.
This 27 inch monitor has an HDMI and VGA port for input. I can not understand why Dell ships this monitor with a VGA cable but not HDMI, even though everyone already has an HDMI cable, it surely is frustrating. Moreover, it has not height adjustment but the screen itself is able to tilt up and down.
As reflected in its price, this is a fairly basic, no-frills monitor. The only connections (other than the power cord connection), as shown in the description photo, are HDMI and VGA. It has no built-in speakers.
This is a one of the top best monitors for productivity under $150 due to the industrial design of the monitor, making it look good in an office. Without embarrassing you from crazy RGB and aggressive design.
Philips 276E9QDSB 27″ 145.89$
Color accurate, FreeSync, 4 year warranty
Philips made this complete monitor, perfect for photographers, content creators, video editors and anyone who values color accuracy as it has 124% sRGB and 93% NTSC color gamut coverage. The panel is a Full HD 1920×1080 LCD screen with 75Hz refresh rate and narrow borders.
The 276E9QDSB has HDMI, DVI-D, VGA and audio out connectivity and a 4 year warranty. Beware that even though the monitor does comply with VESA mounting standards (75×75) in some cases it has limited mobility and it comes with no speakers.
Acer KB27HL 27″ 139.99$
75Hz, 1ms response time and FreeSync
The KB272HL features a 27 inch Full HD LED screen with AMD FreeSync, 75Hz refresh paired with small bezels on the sides. It also has a 1ms response time meaning that it should handle gaming on a budget (but up to 75Hz) and an ergonomic stand that tilts from -5 to 20 degrees. The monitor is also VESA compatible and comes with low blue light mode for reducing headaches and eye strain.
Color saturation and brightness is fine but the overall sharpness and picture quality is lacking. Although the picture quality is fine for most, don´t get too excited about color and image quality. If you can find this monitor for a good deal, buy it, but don´t expect too much given the price point.
The best 5 monitors under 150$ for December 2020
These are the best deals that I could find on Amazon in December 2020, the best monitors for this price range are constantly changing so you might find the mentioned monitors for less or more. If you are looking for a gaming monitor in this price range, check out our Best 1080p Gaming Monitor Under $150.
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