Hey, my name is Matt Johnson, and you've just bought
or built a new computer for video editing and you need a new monitor.
The monitor needs to be color accurate
because you don't want your videos to be too cool or too warm,
and most importantly, it can't be too expensive.
Heck, if you didn't have a budget, you could just go out and buy
an Apple Pro Display XDR for a cool $5,000.
Don't forget the extra thousand for a stand.
But that's kind of crazy.
So let's drop a zero off that price.
Today, I have six budget screen recommendations
for you at a variety of sizes, resolutions and refresh rates
and a variety of prices between 239 and $500.
Also, incidentally, I will link to all these video monitors
I recommend down in the video description to save you time.
Now, let's start off with the most affordable
option coming in at $239 at the time of making this video.
You have the Asus Pro Art Pay, a 20 47 KV monitor.
It's nothing fancy at 24 inches and ten ATP at 75 hertz,
but where it does shine is that it covers 100% of the SA rugby color space
, which means it's capable of displaying very accurate colors.
The only con of this monitor that I was able to find
is that some reviewers had issues with the color uniformity of the display,
so I would definitely recommend purchasing a color calibration tool,
which I will link to down in the video description.
In fact, I would really recommend buying one of these tools regardless
because they can really help
make sure that your monitor stays color accurate over time.
And even if the manufacturer claims that the monitor has been color calibrated
from the factory, you can't always trace it back to monitors
now as an alternative to the 24-7 CV.
Asus also makes a 248 cuvee monitor
that is very similar, with the only real difference being that it is a 1920 by 2216
by ten monitor instead of just being 1920 by 86 by nine.
Like the one we just talked about, this second monitor has a ton of great reviews,
but it's also sold out
basically everywhere, which is why I recommend it the first one.
So if you happen to see this monitor come back in stock.
This is also a great choice.
And from what I've seen, it retails for around the same price,
if not a little bit cheaper than the first option.
Moving on, let's get away from Asus and go up a bit in price.
The next monitor that I'm going to recommend for you
is the ViewSonic VP 2468.
Similar to the Asus, it is a 24 inch ten HP monitor
with 100% Zigbee coverage at 60 Hertz.
That comes in at a bit higher price of $279 at the time of making this video.
What makes this monitor different, though, is that it includes
support for hardware color calibration using a built in 14 bit 3D LUT.
If you're not sure what that means, in short,
if you want to ensure that this monitor is as color accurate as possible
when you buy a color calibration tool and use it with this monitor,
this calibration will be saved on a chip in the monitor itself
and not just in your computer software.
This can result in a higher quality color calibration that is more color accurate,
and it's honestly something that you usually see on much higher
end monitors and not something on monitors that are under 300 bucks.
So I think it's really great.
If I had to pick a 24 inch monitor for video editing,
this is the one that I would go for over the Asus.
Let's jump up in size now to 27 inches, and the next monitor
I'm going to recommend for you is the one that I would go for
if you wanted to both edit video and do some gaming as well.
Surprisingly, Gigabyte has come out with a rather impressive all around
monitor called the M2 seven Q and a $319 at the time of making this video.
This gives you a 2560 by 1440 ppi resolution screen
that covers 100% of the Zigbee color space
and 92% of the DCI P3 color space,
meaning it should be very color accurate for video editing.
But where this monitor excels for gaming is that it has AMD FreeSync premium
with a 170 hertz refresh rate, which is incredibly fast,
and if you have the graphics card
to handle, it should make your games play like butter.
If you want a well-rounded monitor, that's going to give you a good mix
of resolution and color accuracy while also being excellent for gaming.
This would be my top pick
out of all the monitors that I recommend in this video.
Moving on, we have one more 1440 ppi monitor
to talk about before we get to 4K resolution screens,
and we're back to Asus with their Pro Art PR 278 Cuvee display,
very similar to the 24 inch pro art display
that we talked about at the start of this video.
It covers 100% of the Zigbee color space and refreshes at 75 hertz.
But as I said, you get a nice bump up to 2560 by 1440 ppi
resolution now at $319 at the time of making this video.
I don't necessarily think that this monitor
is better than the gigabyte monitor that I just recommended.
But if that monitor is out of stock or if you're.
Extremely anti gaming for some reason.
And you're like,
I don't even want a monitor that has the capability of gaming,
which honestly, that ASIS monitor can still be gamed on.
So this is a dumb argument.
But regardless, if you don't want the gigabyte,
the Aces Pro art is pretty good as well, and it's the same price.
All right.
Are you ready for 4K?
We finally made it to 4K monitors.
And guess what?
I have another well-rounded monitor for you that excels not only at video
editing, but can also be good for gaming, too.
This monitor is the LG UltraFine
27 UK 650 Dash W, which gives you a 30 840 by 2160
4K display that covers 99% of the Zigbee color space.
Close enough to 100, I think.
Also, this monitor refreshes at 60 hertz and comes in at $429
at the time of making this video.
Where are the gaming features, Matt?
It's only 60 hertz. It sounds kind of dull.
Well, just like the Gigabyte monitor, this LG supports AMD FreeSync.
So if you have the right graphics card, you should be able
to get much smoother gameplay without screen tearing
if you need a 4K monitor that is also color accurate.
This LG is one of the most affordable options that I've been able to find
and having that bit of gaming capability on the side is a plus as well.
Lastly, we've made it to the final monitor.
And guess what?
We're back to Asus again, this time with another pro art display.
This final monitor is the Asus Pro Art Pay 279 KV,
which comes in right at $500 at the time of making this video.
Yes, it's expensive, which is why I included that lag.
But if you cannot find the LG, this pro art is another great option, with a 30 840
by 21 6075 hertz display that covers 100% of the Zigbee color space.
This monitor should work very well, but keep in mind
if you want to do any gaming, I'd probably go for the LG over it.
And that is the full list of budget video editing monitors that I recommend.
All these monitors are linked below,
and I really hope this video has been helpful to you
if you've been trying to find a quality video editing monitor for under 500 bucks.
Lastly, as I said earlier, I really would recommend buying a color
calibration tool, regardless of which one of these monitors you buy.
This is going to result in a more color accurate screen that can really help
you make sure that your colors look their best in your videos.
I'm willing to that tool below.
Also, if you're interested in
building your own video editing PC to go with this monitor,
I would highly recommend watching my video editing PC build guides.
They cover everything from budget to high end builds,
and they're not difficult to put together.
I have an entire guide walking you through the entire process.
All those videos are linked below as well.
With that, thank you so much for watching and have a great day.