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How We Check Monitors — Our Methodology
Most monitor round-ups are written from press releases. Ours are not, and this page exists so you can hold us to that. BuyBestMonitor does not run a measurement lab — instead, every monitor on this site passes a two-source verification process before it is published, and again at every scheduled refresh.
The two-source rule
No specification appears on this site from a single source. For each model we check the manufacturer's own specification page first — the panel, resolution, refresh rate, response time, HDR tier, brightness, contrast and ports — and then confirm the same figures against at least one independent source: a lab review with measurements (such as RTINGS, PCMonitors or TFTCentral) or a major retailer's listing. A pick is only published when both agree, or when the disagreement itself is worth printing.
When sources disagree, we print the disagreement
It happens more often than you would expect: a retailer lists the wrong HDMI version, a brand's marketing name overstates measured brightness, a FreeSync tier differs between the maker's page and the shop's. When that happens we do not quietly average the numbers — the guide says which source says what, and the more conservative figure is the one we plan around. You will find examples of this in the guides themselves, because hiding it would make the page shorter and less true.
Hands-on claims: none
We do not claim to have personally tested monitors we have not tested. Where a judgement depends on measurements — response times, HDR brightness, input lag — we cite the independent labs that made them and link our reasoning to their findings. Where a judgement is editorial (which pick suits which buyer), it is labelled as our verdict, with a Buy if / Skip if line so you can see the reasoning and disagree with it.
Prices are dated ranges, not promises
Monitor prices move weekly. Each guide shows the typical US street-price range we observed in the month stated on the page, drawn from more than one retailer, and the buy buttons take you to a live search so you always see today's real price. We never print a fake "was" price.
Updates and changelogs
Guides are re-checked on a rolling schedule: prices and availability monthly, full spec re-verification quarterly, and immediately when a model is replaced or discontinued. Every change is recorded in the Update history box at the bottom of each guide — what changed, and when. If a model goes end-of-life, the page says so and names its replacement.
Money never picks the winners
The site earns commissions from some retailer links; the process above runs identically whether a retailer pays or not, and monitors with no affiliate programme are recommended whenever they are the right pick. The full rules are on our affiliate disclosure page.
Corrections
If you find a spec that disagrees with a manufacturer's datasheet, email [email protected] with the source. Verified corrections are applied promptly and noted in the guide's update history.