Picking the best monitor for your needs can make the world of difference when you’re using your PC, be it for work, enjoying media or gaming, and I’ve rounded up the best monitors of Computex 2025 to give you a taste of what the future holds.
Computex is the world’s biggest trade show for all things computing (you can catch up with the latest news in our Computex 2025 live blog), so major players in the monitor space, such as Acer and BenQ, were in attendance to show off their latest (and upcoming) products.
While walking the show floor in Taipei, Taiwan, I got a chance to view a lot of monitors, and although you’ll have to wait for our full reviews of these screens to find out if they are worthy of being included in our best gaming monitors, best ultrawide monitors and other buying guides, this early look should give you an idea of what kind of screens are coming in the next 12 months.
1. Acer PD243Y E
After spending (some of) the week at Computex 2025, I can confidently say that we could be seeing a lot of new entries in our best portable monitors buying guide in the next few months, and the Acer PD243Y E is a great example of why I think this.
It’s a dual-screen monitor that features two IPS screens (each 23.8 inches) on top of each other. They’re connected via a hinge, which allows them to be folded up, making the Acer PD243Y E more easy to carry around. It’s a great device for people who travel a lot and like to use multiple screens at once, and seeing the Acer PD243Y E in person, I was impressed with the screen quality (not something I can always say about portable monitors, sadly). Each screen has a refresh rate of 100Hz, which means Windows 11 and apps feel smooth when in use, and it supports 16.7 million colors and 72% NTSC color gamut.
It comes with two USB-C ports and HDMI 1.4, and will be available in July 2025. For mobile productivity, this is definitely a monitor to consider.
2. Acer Nitro GA341CUR W0
I love ultrawide monitors, especially for gaming. The vision-spanning aspect ratios can really help immerse you in the games you’re playing, and in genres like FPS (first-person shooters), they can also give you a competitive advantage as you’re able to see more of the battlefield and potentially spot enemies that would not be visible on standard aspect ratio screens.
The Acer Nitro GA341CUR W0 looks like it could be an excellent ultrawide screen, and I got to spend a bit of time with it at Computex 2025. This large 34-inch monitor comes with a QHD (3440×1440) resolution, which is the sweet spot, I find, for ultrawide monitors between image quality and performance (higher resolutions at this increased screen size can punish graphics cards).
Its fast 240Hz refresh rate should ensure games feel incredibly smooth and responsive when played, and it supports 99% of the sRGB color gamut, so games should also look excellent. I’m really looking forward to spending more time with this monitor when we review it.
3. Acer Nitro PG271K
The Nitro PG271K is another portable monitor from Acer, this time aimed at gamers. If you have a gaming laptop and want to play on a larger screen, then this could be the ideal monitor, as it lets you add a 27-inch 4K screen for a much more enjoyable gaming experience.
At 4K it has a refresh rate of 72Hz, which while not the fastest gaming monitor in the world, should at least give you a smooth gaming experience, and if you drop the resolution down to 1080p, the refresh rate rises to 144Hz.
It has a built-in kickstand so you can easily set it up wherever you are, and when combined with a suitably powerful gaming laptop, you should get an incredible portable gaming setup.
4. MSI MAG 272QP QD-OLED X50
The MSI MAG 272QP QD-OLED X50 comes with some very impressive specs. Not only does this 1440p gaming monitor come with a QD-OLED panel that makes games look bright and vibrant even in the less-than-ideal setting of a big convention center hall, but it also features an incredible 500Hz refresh rate.
As long as you have a powerful enough setup, or use technology such as Nvidia‘s DLSS and Multi Frame Generation, you could feasibly see frame rates in games of up to 500fps, which is incredible. The downside is that you’ll be playing at 1440p, rather than higher resolutions such as 4K, but even the mighty Nvidia RTX 5090 GPU wouldn’t be able to hit those kinds of numbers at 4K unless graphics settings were turned down low.
You could argue that 4K on a 27-inch screen is a bit overkill anyway, but for people who are into competitive multiplayer games where high frame rates and almost instant reaction times are more important than pure graphical wizardry, this could be a dream monitor, especially when paired with the best gaming PCs or best gaming laptops on the market.
It also has a decent selection of ports, including two HDMI 2.1 ports, a DisplayPort 1.4a, and USB-C inputs.
5. Asus ZenScreen Smart monitor MS32UC
I have to admit, I’ve not really thought much of smart monitors in the past – I’ve always thought that there’s little point in the built-in apps considering you’re likely plugging in a PC or laptop that will offer a much better, and much smarter, experience.
But the idea is growing on me – especially if you have a monitor that you want to double up as a TV, but don’t want to keep turning on your PC and booting into Windows 11 or macOS just to watch some Netflix.
That’s why the Asus ZenScreen Smart monitor MS32UC caught my attention. It’s a stylish-looking 31.5-inch 4K monitor with an IPS panel, support for 98% of the DCI-P3 color gamut (so TV shows and films should look great) and built-in Harman Kardon speakers that should do an excellent job of making anything you watch sound as good as it looks (due to seeing it at a busy convention with lots of noise, I wasn’t able to test out the speakers, but we’ll definitely put them through their paces when we fully review this monitor in the future).
There are HDMI, DisplayPort, and wireless streaming connectivity, as well as USB-C, while the Google TV platform gives you access to over 10,000 apps, including all major streaming services like Netflix and Disney+
Could this be the smart monitor to end my cynicism of this product category? Keep an eye out for our full review in the coming months to find out…
- Check out our Computex 2025 hub for all the latest news out of Taipei.
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