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Updated 2026-11-13

Monitors compared on the official specification table, not the brochure claim.

Official refresh rate, official resolution, official typical brightness and official panel size. PanelPick reads official ASUS, BenQ and LG specification tables and ranks gaming, ultrawide and productivity monitors with the weights printed on every page. 3 categories, 450 products, 33 head-to-heads.

450 products compared 584 official manufacturer sources cited Rankings never paid for

How it works

1. The official specification table

Every scored figure comes from an official ASUS, BenQ or LG specification table, linked on the product card. If a figure is not published we show "Not listed" and score it at the category minimum, so an unpublished number never outranks a published one. Peak HDR brightness is not scored; we use the official typical or SDR typical figure when the table lists one. Megapixels are computed from the official resolution and labelled computed.

2. Different jobs, different weights

Gaming monitors are scored on official refresh rate, official resolution (as computed megapixels), official typical brightness and official panel size. Ultrawide monitors use the same four official fields, with size weighted more heavily because the point of an ultrawide is the extra screen. Productivity and creator monitors swap refresh rate for official USB-C power-delivery wattage when the table lists it. Color variants with identical scored specs are consolidated onto one page.

3. Match the panel to the desk

A high official refresh rate is not automatically the right monitor for photo editing, and a large official size is not automatically right for a small desk. Official aspect ratio, official ports and official stand adjustments help you match the install. Use a VESA mount or the official stand as the maker directs, and give an OLED panel the official pixel-care settings. Then check the price on Amazon. Commissions never change the order.