I am writing this review specifically for one major reason. Tech reviewers on YouTube and elsewhere are wont to tell you that a 27" 1440p monitor is now the "sweet spot" and should now be the standard monitor size for work and gaming. A few will tell you they can't use anything less than a 32" monitor. Well, I have a 32" monitor and I've tried a 27" monitor too. Actually I recently bought two 27" monitors, but I quickly returned them. My 32" monitor is in one of my bedrooms, and I use it every now and then.
Is a 24" monitor big enough for work and play? YES. Plenty! Some folks use a 13" laptop for all their computer tasks. The biggest laptop in the world at this moment is the Acer Predator 21X, which has a curved 21" screen. So, everyone who uses a laptop for their computer tasks (and there a many, very many people who work this way), do so on computer screens less then a 24" monitor. As far as I know, there are no monitors at my place of work bigger than 24". In one Gadget Review article, Lawrence Bonk wrote, "Professional gamers nearly always use 24-inch monitors instead of larger monitors."
Before I go further, let me quickly say that a 24" 1080p monitor may very well be the perfect size for any type of task you perform on a computer. It has plenty of screen real estate, and it is not overwhelming. Monitors of this size are cheaper too. A 24" monitor doesn't have much of the wasted spaces I found on my 27" 1440p monitors.
This 24" HP monitor has two built-in speakers (thank you, HP!). Yes, I often connect my PC via Bluetooth to my JBL Partybox 310, but I love that I have an option of using the speakers in my monitor.
I did not like how texts appeared on my 27" 1440p monitors. Because of the higher pixel density, the texts were smaller than they appeared on this HP monitor, forcing me to scale up text and picture sizes on the 27" monitors. Without even tweaking the settings on this 24" monitor, pictures and texts were just right. I also played some videos on both the 27" 1440p monitor and this 24" 1080p monitor. And frankly, the quality was either practically the same on both or even better on this 24" 1080p monitor.
I don't game. I use my computer for everyday, ordinary tasks (emails, study, paying bills, shopping, VoIP calls, video calls, video conferencing, work-related tasks, web surfing, playing music, and watching videos and movies). I can report confidently that not only is this 24" monitor adequate for these tasks, I also prefer this monitor to the 27" 1440p monitor (which I have already returned).
Presently, I use two of this 24" monitors in an "Extend these displays," dual monitor setup. I love it, but just one monitor would have been adequate for my needs. Some bloggers are adamant that having three monitors is the best for productivity, but I found that to be counterproductive. Not only does a three-monitor setup require more desk space, it also becomes a distraction. I kept asking myself, "What should I display on the third monitor?" The third monitor was totally dispensable.
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