Best 1080p 144hz monitors under $250 CAD

[Bing Chilling]

Looking for good monitors with little to no ghosting
thin bezels and preferably 24 inch or 27 inch

so far i'v been looking at these three

MSI
https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B083K17XLH

AOC
https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B08FJHMTZJ

Asus
https://www.amazon.ca/Asus-VG248QG-G-Sync-Compatible-Monitor/dp/B07TNM8L6S



im not sure what one to go with
but if you have suggestions or recommendations for other monitors
i'd love to hear them. Thanks!!

[Bing Chilling]

is there really no one that is good with monitors here ?
i hate to comment on my own thing like this
but... lol any help is appreciated

[Magma Dragoon]

It's easier to find people who keep up with CPUs and GPUs because it's pretty common to upgrade every few years. Monitors have a much longer lifespan, I could have told you what was good a year ago when I was shopping around, but it's likely those products have been discontinued and superceded.

Hardware Unboxed for roundup videos
Rtings for looking at individual units and side x side comparisons
pcmonitor.info for long form writeups

[r.linder]

Opt for AOC 24G2 if available, it's IPS and not iffy VA.

[Sinister80s]

I have the MSI Optix G271 (same at G241 that you linked, but bigger). Its very good at 144hz and its IPS. Mine does have some backlight bleed on the top left but that could happen with any monitor.

Its very good for the price.

[Guydodge]

hardware unboxed has some very good vids on budget monitors

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q_Ghei_bhLE

[OnetapX]

Nice

[Bing Chilling]

Escrito originalmente por SinisterPiggy:

I have the MSI Optix G271 (same at G241 that you linked, but bigger). Its very good at 144hz and its IPS. Mine does have some backlight bleed on the top left but that could happen with any monitor.

Its very good for the price.

Escrito originalmente por Escorve:

Opt for AOC 24G2 if available, it's IPS and not iffy VA.

i picked up the OPTIX G241 (the IPS version) for 250 cad after taxes

tbh so far it's been really good
i had a few people recommend me this monitor saying it was the best for the price.

the AOC one that was linked here originally
apparently had super bad ghosting according to the amazon reviews
and a people on r/monitors told me to avoid it and spend a little extra for a
good monitor

happy with the msi g241
only had it for a day now so we'll see how it goes
but the difference from a dynex 2009 1080p tv to this is
insane, knocked over 100ms of my response time on human benchmark
and is super noticeable in games. the IPS panel looks crazy good and free sync is always nice
i'd have to buy a display port cable to use "G-sync" but honestly freesync seems good enough to me, some reviews were saying dead pixels, mine didn't come with any (thankfully)
and the backlight bleed doesn't seem to be noticeable at all. so thats good

anyways yeah it's good so far, massive upgrade, and that monitor can do 144hz with HDMI
so i didn't need to use displayport

[fruit bat]

AOC G2460F best 144hz monitor and it's one of the cheapest
1 ms response time, VA pannel, comes with all cables included (including display port)
and it's really good quality

[Bing Chilling]

Escrito originalmente por fruit bat:

AOC G2460F best 144hz monitor and it's one of the cheapest
1 ms response time, VA pannel, comes with all cables included (including display port)
and it's really good quality

yeah but apparently it has a ton of ghosting
look at the amazon reviews
also i already bought an IPS OPTIX G241
honestly a great buy

[r.linder]

Escrito originalmente por 7-Eleven Attendant:

Escrito originalmente por fruit bat:

AOC G2460F best 144hz monitor and it's one of the cheapest
1 ms response time, VA pannel, comes with all cables included (including display port)
and it's really good quality

yeah but apparently it has a ton of ghosting
look at the amazon reviews
also i already bought an IPS OPTIX G241
honestly a great buy

Yes, most VA panels have more noticeable ghosting, because despite the advertisement, the response time is not actually 1ms. I'm pretty sure a monitor with "true" 1ms response time doesn't even exist.

The advertised response time figure is always misleading because what they don't tell you is that it's the response time when the display is a solid color going to another solid color, or grey picture to another grey picture... AKA nothing like average use or gaming which is full of color and actions like moving the mouse or panning a camera in a game.
So while the advertised response time might be 1ms, the response time of VA for gaming is around 8 to 9ms on average, while the average for TN is 5ms and the average for IPS is 6.

Doesn't seem like much, but I have an XG248Q (1080p 24" 240Hz TN) and XG27VQ (1080p 27" 144Hz VA) and the difference is pretty huge despite them having the exact same retail value. The XG27VQ has much more noticeable ghosting, so despite the picture being more colorful, fast paced titles are just ruined.

[Bing Chilling]

Escrito originalmente por Escorve:

Escrito originalmente por 7-Eleven Attendant:

yeah but apparently it has a ton of ghosting
look at the amazon reviews
also i already bought an IPS OPTIX G241
honestly a great buy

Yes, most VA panels have more noticeable ghosting, because despite the advertisement, the response time is not actually 1ms. I'm pretty sure a monitor with "true" 1ms response time doesn't even exist.

The advertised response time figure is always misleading because what they don't tell you is that it's the response time when the display is a solid color going to another solid color, or grey picture to another grey picture... AKA nothing like average use or gaming which is full of color and actions like moving the mouse or panning a camera in a game.
So while the advertised response time might be 1ms, the response time of VA for gaming is around 8 to 9ms on average, while the average for TN is 5ms and the average for IPS is 6.

Doesn't seem like much, but I have an XG248Q (1080p 24" 240Hz TN) and XG27VQ (1080p 27" 144Hz VA) and the difference is pretty huge despite them having the exact same retail value. The XG27VQ has much more noticeable ghosting, so despite the picture being more colorful, fast paced titles are just ruined.

yeah idk
i went with the MSI one cause a bunch of people told me that it was the best
and without comparing them side by side
im totally happy with the monitor i got
anything would have been a massive upgrade over what i was using


thanks for the insite though i really appreciate it though
i wish i could compare then all in person but for 250 CAD i think i got a good monitor