The best monitors for working from home can improve your day-to-day workflow and even do wonders for your health. More people than ever are working from home these days, or at least switching to a hybrid work schedule, and for many it means hunching over a tiny laptop to work.
Investing one of the best work-from-home monitors can give you more screen space so you can improve your workflow by viewing more windows at once and stops you from having to look down while while you type. Many of our own reviewers now work from home all or at least most of the time, which means they're ideally placed to put the best monitors for working from home through their paces.
We've tested the monitors below for general productivity and ergonomics but also colour coverage and accuracy for creative work and even for gaming and entertainment, since the ideal is a screen that meet all your needs. Remember that Amazon Prime Day take place on 12 and 13 July, so it could be a good time to find some Prime Day monitor deals both before and during the sale.
Whether you need the best 4K monitor, the best monitor for photo editing or the best ultrawide monitor for your home office, we've found plenty of models that'll see you right.
The best monitors for working from home
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Need plenty of connectivity in your home office? This impressive Dell monitor for working from home could provide you with all the ports you need. It's packed with USB ports including 65W USB-C Power Delivery so that you can share your laptop's display while charging, and it even has a RJ45 wired Ethernet connection.
When we reviewed the P3222QE, we found that as well as all its handy ports, it also packed decent image quality. Its 32-inch 4K screen delivers 99% sRGB colour space coverage (although it's not so hot at Adobe RGB), and its IPS screen technology means you'll get accurate colours regardless of your viewing angle. Want to know more? See our full Dell P322QE USB-C Hub Monitor review for complete details, including the results of our lab testing.
The HP 24MH is a little older, but with its 1080p resolution, 75Hz refresh rate, and ultra-slim design, it's a great budget option for work-from-home professionals who don't need anything the most impressive visual performance.
The low blue light technology helps when you've been staring at spreadsheets, documents, and emails all day while the micro-edge display ensures you're still getting that extra screen real estate without a massive monitor taking over your desk. It's a clear upgrade from any laptop display, and an incredibly cheap one at that, ideal for anyone with a small setup who needs to perform everyday office productivity tasks.
The Dell UltraSharp U3223QZ addresses a vital need amongst work-from-home professionals – having a reliable, high-resolution webcam for their business calls and team meetings. This isn't Dell's first monitor with a built-in camera, but it's certainly the best, which is why it'll also set you back a hefty price.
In our full Dell UltraSharp U3223QZ review, we note that the webcam performs exceptionally well, with FHD resolution and facial tracking that allows the wide-angle lens to lock on precisely to your image. There's also a privacy shutter for peace of mind. As for other areas, our tests found colour coverage and accuracy to be perfectly decent for use as a monitor for home working for most creative workflows, although the 60Hz refresh rate and max HDR at 400 nits, will rule it out for some video and game development pros.
Creatives working from home will be more exacting when it comes to colour coverage and accuracy. We find the Asus PA279CRV delivers the goods with 99% DCI-P3/Adobe RGB coverage. It's Calman-verified to meet the criteria for video post-production editing and reviewing, with a solid Delta E colour accuracy score of -2 on test.
On top of that, it should meet all the connectivity requirements of the home-working creative with USB-C delivering 96W of power, which should be enough to charge and run a laptop, and DisplayPort daisychain support. Best of all, we think this monitor for creatives working from offers phenomenal value for the specs it offers. Sure the build doesn't look the most premium, but at under $500 for such a quality display we can live with that.
Working with lots of windows simultaneously? If that describes your typical working setup, an ultrawide monitor can accommodate everything without the need for multiple screens, and we think the LG 34WN750 hits the right balance of features, price and quality.
It's a big, bright 34-inch monitor with HDR10 for punchy colours, and it features both HDMI and DisplayPort connections so you shouldn't have any problems getting your laptop set up with it. The lack of USB-C connection will be a disappointment for MacBook Pro users, but otherwise this a fine choice for anyone who needs a great big slab of screen.
The AOC AGON AG275QZ doesn't come cheap, but its price tag is justified when you take into account its superfast response times, excellent colour range, great contrast, esports levels refresh rate and range of ports. This monitor is designed for gaming, but that means it works a treat with creative apps, too. We absolutely loved this monitor when we reviewed the AGON AG275QZ and think its ideal for those who want to game by night and work on creative projects by day, or the other way round, of course.
If you're an Apple fan and you use lots of other Apple devices, then you've probably already chosen the best monitor for working from home for you. As we noted when we wrote our initial Apple Studio Display review, this monitor is very competitive for what it delivers, which is 5K resolution plus a built-in webcam for all your work-from-home calls and online meetings.
With only a 60hz refresh rate, no HDR, and no stand included (you have to buy that separately!), it lacks in some areas, but the monitor pairs perfectly with a Mac mini or MacBook Pro and the 5K screen offers great clarity, and we found colour and brightness are consistent.
Asus is the current king of portable monitors, and the Asus ProArt Display PA148CTV is the perfect example. Testing this 14-inch display, we were impressed by the wide colour coverage and excellent DeltaE < 2 colour accuracy, which is great for a portable display and makes it a great travel-friendly display for photo editing and broadcast video editing for hybrid workers.
Plus, when you're at home or in the office and have access to a larger screen, it can moonlight as access your editing controls thanks to its 10-point touch capability. Meanwhile, the built-in ASUS Dial is compatible Adobe software like Photoshop, Lightroom Classic, and Premiere Pro to also help simplify your workflow. It costs just as much as many of the budget displays out there, but it's a worthy investment for content creators.
An excellent 4K, 32-inch display still doesn't come cheap these days, but the BenQ EW3280U is a great deal. This media-focused monitor sits right in the mid-range, which is surprising considering that it's packed with features. Though made for entertainment, it boasts great colour coverage and a Delta-E of 1.20 (post-calibration during our testing) – enough for creative pros to squeeze in some photo and video editing every now and then.
Other features include BenQ’s B.I.+ and HDRi sensors, which detect the intensity of your content and current ambient light, different colour modes, and VESA DisplayHDR 400 certification. As we said in our BenQ EW3280U review, we found the two 2W speakers and a 5W woofer a bit lacking in oomph, but they're still useful if you don't want to invest in external speakers.
Another large-screen 4K offering on this list is the Philips 329P1H, a great MacBook Pro-friendly display that boasts bright, sharp, and vibrant picture quality and comes with useful features such as a USB hub. Its colour coverage, as we found in our Philips 329P1H review, isn't as wide so we wouldn't recommend this to creative professionals and content creators.
However, that screen real estate, punchy colours, and decent brightness make it a great choice for work-from-home professionals who just need enough space to spread out and multitask. It isn't the cheapest 4K monitor out there, but it is pretty affordable for its size. Want to squeeze in a quick gaming sesh to unwind after a few hours of crunch time? We found it to be a decent gaming monitor as well.
Which is the best monitor for working from home for you?
Ultimately, the best work-from-home monitor for you depends on your daily tasks and demands. While any basic monitor would do for everyday office and admin work, if you're in a creative job then you need something that packs a little more in the visual department.
In our guide above, we've picked the best monitors for home offices for various professionals, from regular office workers to programmers and creative pros. We've included budget options that still provide more screen space and better ergonomics than a laptop screen but also options with built-in webcams – ideal if your home working involves a lot of video calls – and options that offer the kind of visual quality and colour reproduction necessary for doing things like photo and video editing at home.
Is it better to use a dedicated monitor for home working?
Ideally, yes. While many people will find it possible to work from home from a laptop alone, laptop screens have two major disadvantages. One is there small size, which is great for portability but less great for viewing your work, especially if you work across several different programs or windows at once.
The second problem is their position. If you put a laptop on your desk the screen will almost certainly be below your natural sightline meaning that you have to look down at it. Over days, months and years spending so much time in that position can be bad for your posture. Using a laptop shelf isn't always an ideal solution either since it often means your keyboard will be too high to type on comfortably.
Using one of the best monitors for working from home helps resolve this by allowing you to keep your laptop on your desk but position an external monitor level with your eyes. For other options to improve your posture when working from home, see our guides to the best office chairs for back pain and the best standing desks.
How we chose the displays in our pick of the best monitors for working from home
We conduct regular reviews of a wide range of tech devices, including monitors. We conduct lab tests on monitors' brightness, contrast, colour coverage and accuracy and we also use them in practical situations for different types of work, including design work and photo and video editing. In most cases, our reviewers conduct our reviews of tech gear in their own homes over several weeks to get a thorough idea of how well the equipment performs. We also compare specs with other products and take feedback from other contributors and customer reviews.
