New monitor for work from home and gaming.
Hi all,
I've had my two monitors for about 8 and 10 years now and I believe it's time for something new. Completely out of the loop here and any help is much appreciated!
Setup:
- Linux PC, EndeavourOS (if it makes any difference)
- GPU: AMD 7900XTX
Usage:
- Work from home 2 - 3 days a week, 8 - 10 hours a day.
- Need to read and write a lot of documentation, code, mails, tickets. Basically I'm reading the whole day.
- Content on the screen is rather static for longer periods of time.
- My home office is a well lit (sun light) room, sometimes even too bright so I have to close the blinds and turn on a lamp.
- Gaming a few evenings per week, 2 - 4 hours. On weekends this can be more.
- Always gaming with lights on, eye strain in the dark is too much.
- I'm playing various games but nothing on a high comp level. From fast paced shooters to cozy city builders, I play everything.
Requirements:
- 4k - will be mostly playing on 2k but 4k where my GPU can handle it.
- Refresh rate 120hz or more.
- Budget is relatively high, willing to pay for quality but also happy with good midrange for a low(er) price. (Then I can get two of them, hehe)
- Colors: I like black being black. However, oversaturation in colors is weird to look at, I prefer more natural tones.
- I don't even know what exactly HDR, VRR, Pulsar etc. do. So if it has that, good, otherwise I probably can live without it.
- Bezel: Smallest possible bezel there is, love monitors with small bezels!
- Technology: OLED, Mini-LED, IPS; whatever you think could fit my usage the best.
Hope you can make sense out of these points. I swear I've tried to read up on monitors but I'd like to hear from people that may have a similar usage / requirements as I do.
Thanks in advance!
Posted Feb 19, 2026, 10:08 PM UTC
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