You’re probably reading this on your tiny mobile screen, but whether you work from home, love to game, or edit photos in your spare time, a great monitor is a must. We’ve scoured the web for the best Black Friday monitor deals on models we’ve tested ourselves—ranging from curved screens to vertical to portable. Happy hunting!
WIRED’s Top Deals
WIRED tests products year-round and handpicked these deals based on the actual discounts, not just the discounts retailers claim to offer. Products that are sold out or no longer discounted as of publishing will be crossed out. We’ll update this guide through Black Friday and Cyber Monday. Be sure to check out our best Black Friday Deals.
Monitor Deals
If you’re looking for more recommendations, don’t miss our Best Monitors and Best Work From Home Gear guides.
This OLED gaming monitor is expensive, and it doesn’t go on sale very often. The Alienware AW3423DW (9/10, WIRED Recommends) is sublime near-perfection. It’s featured as a luxury gaming pick in our Best Monitors guide. The image quality and colors are top-notch, and the responsive, immersive screen makes for a fantastic gaming experience. Our review has more details, but suffice it to say that if you’re looking for a curved monitor, it’s hard to beat this one.
If you need color accuracy in a monitor, this BenQ is a great choice. WIRED senior editor Michael Calore says this BenQ is one of the best choices for creative professionals, like graphic designers, photographers, and video editors. It has great accuracy out of the box. Plus, the stand is height-adjustable and can swivel to vertical mode.
Photograph: LG
Nearly any monitor can be rotated to be a vertical monitor, and we love them for a work-from-home setup. However, the LG DualUp is made to be vertical and comes with a wider aspect ratio (16:18) to accommodate its upright lifestyle. You’ll see less content cut off, and it isn’t as narrow on your eyes. It also has great colors and comes with an arm mount that’s easy to set up. This price is a little lower than what it usually drops to, so it’s a great time to grab this pricey monitor.
This is a well-built monitor that lasts, while still being affordable. WIRED reviews editor Julian Chokkattu has used it for years and it’s still serving him well. The price on this screen often dips under $100, this is a few dollars lower than usual.
Portable Monitor Deals
This is WIRED reviews editor Julian Chokkattu’s favorite portable monitor. It’s a great second screen that doesn’t take up any desk space, but it does require sticking adhesive magnets onto your laptop. It’s best suited for 13- to 14-inch laptops and is best for apps like Slack rather than anything that needs crisp colors.
This portable display is plasticky, but surprisingly compact for a 15-inch screen. It has a built-in kickstand, but its IPS display is the weakest of the portable displays we recommend in our work-from-home guide. It still gets decently bright though, and this is a good price for a very portable display.
This bundle is expensive but Espresso makes some of the thinnest and lightest portable monitors out there. The color accuracy is excellent, and there’s touchscreen functionality, even if using fingers on MacOS isn’t all that great. This bundle includes the 15-inch display, a magnetic stand, a Creator screen to make the surface more paper-like, and a stylus, so you can use Espresso’s new Jot software that lets you mark up almost any screen and take notes.
This MSI monitor is one of the best values in the world of portable monitors. We wish the kickstand spanned the whole back of the monitor, but it remains sturdy on a desk, has pleasant colors, and it’s sharp.
Monitor Accessory Deals
This monitor arm can balance up to 20 pounds and your cables thanks to its built-in cable management. It’s VESA compatible and just as adjustable as other monitor mounts we like. There’s also a version for a laptop tray or a dual monitor arm, both of which are on sale too.
Who wants to spend close to $100 for a monitor arm? WIRED reviews editor Julian Chokkattu has had a good experience with this dual-monitor mount from Vivo. Don’t expect to adjust it super freely like the Jarvis above, but it holds monitors in place (via VESA mount) and you can adjust the height and angle. It’s super simple and super cheap.
