Best Gaming Monitors for PS5

QD-OLED changes what a dark scene looks like, and that is the whole case for this one. Blacks are actually black rather than the grey haze an LCD leaves behind, so a corridor in a horror game has depth instead of murk, and colour holds toward the edges of the panel where a VA screen starts to shift. We noticed the difference most in games built on shadow and contrast, less so in bright, cartoon-coloured ones.

The rest of the package is sensible rather than flashy: 1440p across 27 inches, 180Hz, a 0.03ms response, and a matte, glare-free finish that keeps a window reflection from washing out the picture. The stand is compact enough for a shallow desk, which is not true of the 32- and 34-inch options here.

Inputs are the catch. There's one HDMI and one DisplayPort, so a PS5 and a computer can't both stay connected without an HDMI switcher or a second screen for the PC. On a console-only desk that's a non-issue, and it's the price of the best-looking picture in this group.

HDMI VRR is the line that matters on this one. FreeSync on a cheap gaming monitor's spec sheet often means DisplayPort only, which leaves a PS5 without variable refresh; here it's listed for HDMI alongside FreeSync Premium, on a 240Hz fast IPS panel with a 0.5ms response.

The catch is resolution. 1920 x 1080 across 27 inches lands at about 82 pixels per inch, and the softness shows in menu text and fine detail well before it shows in motion — during play the refresh rate and clean panning do the heavy lifting. We rate it as the budget answer rather than the good answer, and it beats a 60Hz office panel at the same size without much argument.

Two HDMI inputs, a 300-nit matte panel and a three-year warranty round it out, and the whole thing stays readable in a bright room where an OLED would rather you drew the curtains. The stand is light and wobbles when you type, so a VESA arm is the upgrade that fixes the one flimsy part.

A 1000R curve on a 32-inch panel is the most opinionated thing about this monitor. From arm's length the edges bend toward you enough that the picture surrounds rather than sits in front, which suits racing and third-person games and feels strange the first time you open a spreadsheet. We came around to it: it's a reason to choose this over a flat 27-inch, not a gimmick.

Behind the curve is good value — 2560 x 1440 at 180Hz, two HDMI inputs plus DisplayPort, and a VA panel rated at 3000:1 contrast. The extra depth in shadows is the visible gain over the IPS options here, though colour shifts if you sit well off-centre, which matters more on a shared desk than a solo one.

This is the pick for someone who wants the biggest 1440p picture for the money and plays with the lights low. The stand tilts without rising, so a VESA arm is the fix on a tall desk, and the curve rewards sitting centred rather than off to one side.

The 240Hz on this panel is more than a PS5 can use — the console stops at 120 — so what you're really buying is a curved 27-inch VA screen with serious contrast for very little money. Its 4000:1 rating is the deepest of the LCDs here, and the 1500R curve is gentler than the 1000R panels, which makes it easier to live with at a desk you also work at.

Where it falls short is the connection. One HDMI 2.0 and one DisplayPort will serve a console on its own, but not a console plus a PC without a switcher, and 1080p across 27 inches is the usual soft compromise at about 82 pixels per inch. We see it as a console-only desk monitor with a better picture than its price suggests.

What we didn't expect at this price is four video inputs: two HDMI and two DisplayPort, all rated to 180Hz. For a desk shared by a PS5, a PC and a work laptop, everything stays plugged in and you change sources from the menu instead of reaching behind the screen for a cable.

The picture is the usual budget trade. At 27 inches, 1080p is coarse up close — text shows visible edges and fine detail in menus softens — but from controller distance 180Hz keeps panning clean and the matte finish handles a lamp or a window without washing out. Colours need a pass through the on-screen menu before they stop looking cool, which is normal at this end of the range.

This is the monitor for the desk where several devices need a home and the budget is the binding constraint. Nothing else here gives you that many inputs at the low end, and 180Hz is more than the console needs but enough for a PC later.

A PS5 sends a 16:9 picture, so on this 21:9 panel the game sits in the middle with black bars either side. At a 34-inch diagonal, that 16:9 area works out to roughly the height and shape of a 27-inch monitor, which is a useful way to picture what you actually get during console sessions: a very good 1440p screen, plus all that extra width sitting dark.

As a computer display it's the strongest in this group — 3440 x 1440 at 180Hz, 1ms, FreeSync Premium and VESA AdaptiveSync, 95% DCI-P3 and DisplayHDR 400, with a 1500R curve that keeps the far edges in view. The dedicated console mode is a real setting rather than a marketing line, and the matte 400-nit panel stays readable in daylight.

Build is where the extra money goes: a height-adjustable stand with tilt, USB ports on the back, and a three-year warranty — the sort of fittings the budget picks leave out. It also carries a dedicated low blue light mode that doesn't wreck colour, which matters on a screen this bright.

Our advice is specific. It makes sense when the desk is a PC first and a PS5 second and you want one screen for both; you're paying for the width and giving up a third of it during console play. If the console is the only source, a 27- or 32-inch 16:9 panel puts the same money into picture instead of empty edges.