As you all know I am an avid gamer! But I have been after a gaming monitor now for some months, but when it comes down to what I want I am at the bottom of the pile.

I decided to make a short list for my favourite 24 inch monitors, within a modest budget (yes I know, no top of the range, newly released models for me!), the three that have caught my eye to compare are:-

ViewSonic VX2460H-LED

Samsung S24B300HL

BenQ GL2450HM

Now I am a firm Samsung lover so getting me to choose anything else will be a great task in itself! I have read some great things about BenQ especially with their blisteringly fast XL2420TX model which was co-designed alongside top counter strike players (I would hands down want to own this specific monitor as I am quite into my fps gaming, but I couldn’t justify taking nearly £400 out of family funds!)

Specs Compared:

So even looking hard into the specs of each of these monitors there isn’t a great deal between them; so for me price would be a factor and usually in this instance I would happily spend an extra £18 to get a Samsung. I would have felt that it was worth it but, as this particular model is now discontinued on the Samsung website I would be more than happy try the BenQ GL2450HM.

There are numerous positive reviews for the GL2450HM, for which my main use would be movies and fps gaming, the response time and crispness of the picture makes for an in depth feel to some already immersive gaming.

I am sure if the wife take’s a hint from this blog post; Father’s day could enrich my gaming life! Of course I will still dream over the unobtainable (on my budget!) Samsung S27B970D!

Update: Only five years on I got myself a pair of ASUS VG248QE 24 inch monitors. Going dual screen make life a lot easier – no matter if your gaming or creating content you always have a free screen to do some quick searches. I think over the time I have had the dual set up I have saved countless hours!