You probably spend time in front of a monitor every day, so if you're shopping for a new one, you want information that helps you make the best choice. This guide makes it easy to learn about your options. From types of displays to key features and specs, we'll explain what you need to know.

Photographers, graphic designers, video production artists and other multimedia professionals need a monitor designed for content creation. This means a larger screen with at least Full HD or Quad HD resolution for more screen space and highly detailed images. Also, you can't go wrong with an IPS panel with its deep blacks, accurate colors and wide viewing angles. If you're editing movies and videos, look for a monitor with a response time of 5ms or less, to reduce motion blur and ghosting, a faint trail left on the screen from previous images. You might also consider getting an adjustable stand or dual-display mount for easy, ergonomic viewing.

LED or IPS displays with Full HD resolution (see Display Types section) are ideal for a variety of uses. Deliver the display quality and performance you need for everyday activities,
such as sharing photos and slideshows, video conferencing, and creating spreadsheets. It's also great for tasks like email, social media, surfing the web, and paying bills online.

Whether it’s video or gaming, you need a monitor with better color reproduction and response time. For example, ingnok’s 15.6-inch monitor uses an IPS panel, has high-precision color reproduction, is equipped with an OD function to make the picture smoother, and has a peak of 350nit. Brightness allows you to discover more details, and the combination of all these subtle parameters will bring you the ultimate experience.

Resolution refers to the number of pixels on a screen. High resolution means more pixels and generally more space and detail, while low resolution means fewer pixels, and often less space. If you are using a typical (not high-end) laptop or an old screen, you likely have a low resolution. The image below shows the difference in real estate between common resolutions.

The refresh rate of a display isthe number of times per second that the image refreshes on the screen. For example, a 60Hz display will update the screen 60 times per second. Overall, the refresh rate determines how smoothly motion appears on your screen.

Color depth, also known as bit depth or pixel depth, refers tothe number of bits per pixel on a computer monitor and is used to represent a specific color. The more bits per pixel, the higher the color variety and by extension the quality of the monitor.

At present, the mainstream monitors on the market are mainly 16:9 widescreen. However, its aspect ratio is only 0.5625, which is far from the golden ratio. The aspect ratio of the 16:10 monitor is 0.625, which is closer to the golden ratio of 0.618, and the overall appearance is more beautiful. So the future screen ratio trend will be 16:10.

In addition, 16:10 displays have inherent advantages that cannot be ignored: 10% more images than 16:9 displays. For gamers, it can expand the game field of vision and facilitate players' precise strikes; for office workers, the extra 10% display area speeds up the processing speed of office software and the speed of browsing web information. Improve office efficiency, so the 16:10 display has successfully captured the favor of a large number of gamers and office workers, allowing both entertainment and work to be enjoyed.

Since each part of the photo has different brightness, there will be a contrast between light and dark. Contrast refers to the degree of contrast between light and dark in the photo. The higher the contrast, the greater the contrast between light and dark, the clearer the graphics, the more vivid the colors, and the stronger the layering of the photo; the lower the contrast, the smaller the contrast between light and dark, and the picture will appear gray.
Increasing the contrast can make the layers of the photo more distinct. It is a common method when processing photos of humanities, architecture, and landscapes.

The general IPS contrast ratio can only reach the standard of 900~1000:1, but after long-term optimization, the contrast ratio of the ingnok display has reached an astonishing 1200:1.

Color accuracydefines how well a monitor can reproduce colors and shades as intended, and an accurate monitor helps produce a life-like image and is important if you're a photo editor. Although most people won't notice slightly inaccurate colors, it's very noticeable when colors are very inaccurate.