As promised we are now rolling out our new and highly demanded ‘top 3 recommended monitors’ feature. Given the range of PC Monitors available in the monitor shop we can understand how confusing it is – especially if you get conflicting advice from elsewhere about a particular panel. You need to decide on a screen size, a manufacturer, a particular aesthetic than appeals to you, connectivity, stand adjustability, panel type, price and many other factors and it can be a pretty overwhelming task. That’s why, in response to our recent poll, we are now rolling out the new recommended monitors feature for each manufacturer. If you can’t decide on a manufacturer you may want to take a look at the Top 10 Monitors section – but we certainly recommend you keep up to date with our personal screen recommendations. These are not just best sellers – they are monitors that we know offer you the best value for money and/or image quality. We will of course update the ‘top 3′ for each manufacturer just as we will update the ‘top 10′, periodically. Here is the list so far with more recommended monitors to follow from other manufacturers in the very near future:

Top 3 recommended Acer monitors:

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The PC Monitors shop has been undergoing some tweaking here and there over the past few weeks. Current improvements include combining the UK and US monitor shops so that a visitor who visits the monitor shop is directed to content appropriate to their country. We have also received positive feedback about the high-rated monitors widget on the sidebar, so have included that in the monitor shop section as well. The quick poll below is designed so that you, the PC Monitors reader, can give valuable input that will help shape the PC Monitors shop of the future.

We have already implemented the Top 10 monitors section, recommended monitors for each manufacturer on the sidebar (subject to change) and are working on the top 3 recommended monitors for each manufacturer. Thought we’d pull this to the top to let others have their say.

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Last month we brought you news of the LG W2363D (also known as the LG W63D). Despite UK retail availability of this monitor being next to none-existant at the moment, the bright and high-performance 120Hz ’3D’ gaming monitor is now available in the PC Monitors shop. The LG W2363D offers an alternative design to the very popular Acer GD245HQ but with similarly pleasing performance – so it’s perfect for those who want a 23 inch 3D computer monitor but don’t like orange!

We are expecting some new 3D monitors from ASUS shortly, too, and will keep your posted when they are available.

LG W2363D now available from PC Monitors

It’s been a long time coming and this one has got a lot of people giddy with excitement. Samsung’s first consumer 24 inch LED-backlit computer monitor, the BX2450, is now available in the monitor shop – alongside the smaller members of the BX50 series. Combining elegent styling with a high performance LED backlight, the BX2450 offers a bright image with excellent responsiveness and is quite possibly one of the best LED-backlit monitors currently on the market. In our XL2370 review, we reviewed a very similar panel that shares much of the technology with the BX2450 – we were amazed by its performance and we really think this monitor is something special.

Samsung BX2450 - now available from PC Monitors

Update: We have had significant feedback about the changes. There are many people who prefer the sidebar-style ‘search’ facility which is a little more compact and gives a rating if you hover over a product. It gives suggestions as you type, which is useful if you can only remember part of a monitor model or need further inspiration. Our recent changes have meant the removal of this facility on the monitor shop main page and manufacturer pages. Given this, we have placed the previous ‘search’ facility back on the monitor shop pages in lieu of the v2.1 facility. Features such as the ‘drop-down’ on all manufacturer pages and the monitor shop archive have received a positive response so they will most likely stay.

We have decided to take our monitor shop upgrades one step further from the recently announced v2.0. Although we refer to this update as v2.1, implying a minor change, the whole shop is now a lot more user friendly – allowing you to find the best computer monitors for your needs more easily. Some highlights of the new update includes:

- New search interface including an overall search on the main monitor shop page and various manufacturer-specific searches. The search is intelligent enough to allow keywords such as ‘LED’ and ’3D’ to be inputted to narrow the selection.  

- The monitor shop (main page) was becoming overcrowded with updates, so a seperate archive of older updates was created.

- Manufacturer ‘quick select’ drop-down feature has been added to all manufacturer-specific pages, allowing easier navigation between PC monitor manufacturers. 

- All manufacturer pages now include the ability to browse through all available monitors specific to that manufacturer, in addition to the recommendations which are categorised by screen size.

- Some manufactuers (such as Samsung) had a significant number of recommended 23 inch+ monitors (with more coming shortly, no doubt). We have split these into two seperate size categories of 23 inches and 24 inches+.

- Monitor Shop USA has undergone a complete overhaul with a new user interface and specific manufacturer sections.

We hope you like the changes and appreciate the enhanced user-friendly interface. If you have any concerns or questions, do not hesitate to contact PC Monitors and we will get back to you as soon as possible.