If you’re one of the many for whom working remotely has become the norm, then you probably have a home office setup with a monitor that may be anything from spectacular to just so-so, particularly if it was supplied by your workplace.

But monitor preferences can vary a bit, regardless of how objective your testing is. For instance, we prioritize color accuracy and connection locations over sleek curves; you may feel the opposite. And while expensive monitors aren’t necessarily better than cheaper ones, you usually have to spend more or make compromises, especially for specialized displays used for color work or gaming.

Throw in the long sales life of monitors — you’ll find years-old monitors for sale, sometimes for great prices but sometimes not — and even we scratch our heads sometimes about whether a new model is worth it, how to winnow down the selection, and even how to figure out which model we’re looking at on retail sites. We have three of CNET’s top display picks to show you here.

Best overall: LG Ultragear 32GS95UE

It’s expensive, but the 4K QD-OLED Ultragear 32GS95UE has a great balance of features, design and performance. It has excellent display quality — all the benefits of QD-OLED, including true blacks for high contrast, full P3 gamut coverage, good color accuracy and fast pixel refresh. LG throws in a ton of panel features, such as 240Hz/480Hz dual-refresh rate support (although 480Hz is only in 1080p), built-in color profiles that are updateable via LG’s software and an optional color calibrator, almost over-granular control over display settings and more.

In addition, the monitor has terrific integrated under-screen speakers that are significantly better than those you typically find in any monitor. They’re loud enough to be usable (and definitely louder than the usual pair of dinky 2W drivers), and are definitely up to ambient audio gameplay, music and movies; the drawback to the design is that, off-angle, the sound gets a bit muffled.

Best big screen on a budget: Innocn 40C1R

The 40-inch flatscreen Innocn 40C1R trades some excellence for value, making it a solid general-purpose monitor if you need a big one for less and are OK with above average, but not best-in-class, gaming or color-critical accuracy. Plus, it ships with VESA mounting hardware in the box, which is convenient if you want to mount it on a wall or an arm, and unlike a lot of “value” competitors, it has a USB-C connection with 90-watt power delivery.

Like many big-for-less displays, the Innocn has somewhat low resolution for its size — 3,440x1,440 pixels — but if you normally scale your view, then it should suit. Gaming is solid, but if you play games with really fast moving action, the motion artifacts may bother you. It does handle 144Hz (DP) and 100Hz (HDMI) refresh rates, though. And it has a lot of features that are either minimally effective or undocumented.

Last-gen favorite: Alienware 34 QD-OLED (AW3423DW)

The combination of OLED with Samsung’s Quantum Dot color technology makes this Alienware 34-inch a standout. With great gaming performance and quality, terrific color and tonal accuracy (notably in the dark shadow areas, where OLED is weak), true HDR support, a USB hub, a solid set of controls and an above-average three-year warranty against burn-in, it really is hard to beat.

It’s not perfect: It doesn’t have speakers, though the ones built into monitors tend to be pretty lame, and we’re not thrilled with the design of the connector layout and cable management, to mention a couple nitpicks. But it’s certainly a top all-around choice.

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