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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Earlier this year we prodded and probed the fantastic Samsung XL2370 and found it hard to fault. The overall look of the monitor and its image quality was astounding for a twisted nematic panel and it proved to be an excellent all-rounder. Since then Samsung have moved their LED-backlit range forward with the release of the ‘BX50′ series of LED backlit computer monitors. The series includes their first consumer LED-backlit 24 incher, the BX2450, as well as the 22 inch BX2250 and 23 inch BX2350 that we have now reviewed. The Samsung SyncMaster BX2350 turned out to be a monitor with stunning looks, excellent build quality and really good all-round performance. Although the backlight wasn’t quite as strong as the XL2370′s the image was still nice and bright. Colours were a little less vivid than on the XL2370 but in general appeared very natural with a pretty good range of shades. The BX2350 is one of those PC monitors that is very easy to like and difficult to be disappointed by – read our BX2350 review to find out more.

Samsung SyncMaster BX2350 review by PC Monitors

Samsung has announced the SyncMaster FX2490HD – a premium LED-backlit computer monitor with built-in HDTV tuner and speakers. It seems that Samsung has married the recently launched XL2370HD and the recently announced BX2450 an have created a mutant 4-legged offspring. Specifications are nothing exceptional (but little do they tell us anyway), but the styling of the monitor has been inspired by Samsung’s latest C7000 series 3D LED TVs – and they are certainly nice to look at.

Update: The Samsung FX2490HD should launch in Semptember at an RRP of around £300 ($420 for you lucky Americans).

Samsung SyncMaster FX2490HD

Current top 10 best selling PC monitors – highly recommended by professional and user reviews.

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#1: ViewSonic VX2250WM

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#2: HP 2010i

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#3: Samsung P2250

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#4: ASUS VW266H

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#5: Samsung P2450H

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#6: ASUS MS238H

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#7: ASUS VH198T

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#8: HP 2509m

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#9: ASUS VH236H

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#10: Samsung PX2370

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Imagine the disappointment of our readers when they discovered that Battlefield: Bad Company 2 doesn’t feature chocolate fudge cakes or custard. We have corrected this misinformation in our XL2370 review – it used to read: “We had a similar experience looking into the sun on Battlefield: Bad Company 2 and found that the bloom effects in the game really hammer home the great contrast between the dark and gloomy indoors and the blindingly bright dessert outside. At times the glare in the dessert was quite literally dazzling”. We were actually referring to sandy deserts. Sandy desserts aren’t really very appetising!