Please Help me Choose a Monitor for my new Computer

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I’m building a Linux computer from scratch and have purchased everything but the monitor. I have ~250 USD that I could spend. I’m looking for a large DisplayPort compatible tiltable flat monitor. Computer is fairly powerful, so anything up to 4K is an option. I intend on using it for libreOffice, Blender, Unity3D, GIMP, etc. In Blender, I do modeling, geometry nodes, a little animation, and texturing.

Here’s a few that I have found:
https://www.amazon.com/Sceptre-Monitor-DisplayPort-Speakers-U275W-UPT/dp/B098HQ8YRX/ (4K 27")
https://www.newegg.com/acer-v287k-bmiipx-28-uhd/p/N82E16824011455 (4K 28")
https://www.amazon.com/LG-32UL500-W-Display-FreeSync-Compatibility/dp/B088G1PKKN/ (4K 32", but a little pricey)
https://www.amazon.com/Acer-EB321HQU-Cbidpx-Monitor-Display/dp/B07X6KJKNZ/ (1440p 31.5", but no tilt)
Any suggestions?

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I recently bought an LG and I was pretty happy with the colors.

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What is most important to you- size, color accuracy, or refresh rate? Monitors are pretty much a “pick two of three deal” unless you have 600+ dollars to spare

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Probably size and color accuracy.

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That’s a hard combination to get for 250… that said, I have a LG FHD 27" that has reasonably good color for the price:

It has NTSC 72% (CIE1931) and 1000:1 contrast ratio, which is pretty great for the price, and 27" is a great size for a general purpose monitor

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I know it is. :laughing: I’ve been looking for a few days now.

I have a couple of questions regarding the one you listed. Does it look pixelated up close? I’m on a 1080p 17" laptop at the moment and don’t know how well 1080p scales. How long has it lasted? I’m trying to future-proof this computer in every way I can, so I want the components to last a while.

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I don’t use it up close very often- I have it as the main monitor on my desk, maybe 2 feet at most from my eyes, and I don’t see any pixelation. I’ve had it for… I think three years, and it’s lasted fine this whole time. It’s definitely not my dream monitor or anything (that honor belongs to a ViewSonic VP3481a), but it gets the job done

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Hmm… That’s interesting. I didn’t know that 1080p would work on a 27" monitor, or that it works well for general work. Does this one seem like a good choice? https://www.amazon.com/ViewSonic-VA2715-2K-MHD-Adaptive-Ultra-Thin-DisplayPort/dp/B09TYWCRD7/ DisplayPort was one of my basic requirements for the monitor, making the 1080p variant not very useful. (the GPU I got has 3 DisplayPort connections and only 1 HDMI, which I plan to use elsewhere)