Best monitors for Xbox Series S in 2023

Find the best monitors for Xbox Series S in 2023 can be a tough task. After all, with so much choice out there for enhancing your display and giving you the optimal gaming experience, choosing the right model for you is no small feat. Thankfully, this hardware guide will tell you the five best monitors for Xbox Series S in 2023. 

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Best monitor for Xbox Series S in 2023

As the Xbox Series S is comparatively limited power-wise compared to the Xbox Series X and PlayStation 5, it is much easier - and much cheaper - to pick out the best monitor for the system.

While you can run games at 1440p (QHD) resolution, you will more often than not struggle performance-wise, so we have stuck entirely to 1080p (FHD) displays on this list. The best thing about 1080p gaming on the Series S though is that you can often play games up to 120 FPS, which you will almost certainly want to do whenever you can.

To see a difference though, we will need a monitor with a refresh rate beyond the standard 60Hz, but thankfully most gaming monitors these days are equipped with a refresh rate of at least 144Hz.

Finally, we will be looking chiefly for supporting monitor features like Adaptive Sync, an IPS panel, fast response times, and adjustable ergonomics - all of which will enhance your gaming experience in various different ways.

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ViewSonic VX2418-P-MHD

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Starting off this list is the ViewSonic VX2418-P-MHD - a monitor that is easily one of the best budget monitors for Xbox Series S in 2023. While this might not be the fastest or best-looking panel out there, it does absolutely everything you'd want an Xbox Series S monitor to do, and for a fantastic price too.

Kitted out with a 165Hz refresh rate on a VA panel, you will be getting a top-tier dynamic colour contrast ratio of 80,000,000:1, meaning that your blacks and whites truly do stand out. One thing you do need to watch out for is the response time though as although this is advertised as 1ms, it is likely to be slower in real-case scenarios, with the chance of ghosting also quite high.

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LG UltraGear 24GN600-B

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The LG UltraGear 24GN60R-B is both a mouthful to pronounce and a fantastic choice if you're looking for a monitor for your Xbox Series S console. It has an FHD display with a 144Hz refresh rate and is kitted out with a 1ms response time and FreeSync Premium.

Importantly, this monitor also has an IPS panel, which makes for excellent accurate colour reproduction, and wide viewing angles. This means that when you're playing the latest big-budget title, it will be filled with vibrant and authentic colours. The display is also HDR capable, supporting HDR 10 with sRBG 99%, meaning that your colours will appear even more alive when playing supported games.

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Samsung Odyssey Gaming CRG5

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If flat displays are not quite cutting it for you, then why not try out a curved display with the Samsung Odyssey Gaming CRG5? In theory, curved displays provide a more immersive experience for gaming, having the image wrap around your vision slightly to envelop you in the experience more. It can also help you see detail in the periphery of the screen, as it is technically closer to your eyes so you have to move them less.

This monitor also has a VA panel, as opposed to the IPS and TN panels that we've spoken about before, and that has its own specific benefits. VA panels naturally produce a higher colour contrast range than the other two types, with this monitor coming in with a contrast ratio of 3000:1. This creates a wider range between the brightest whites and the darkest blacks, giving the images on screen far more detail.

The biggest downside for this panel type is the slower response time, with the CRG5 possessing a 4ms delay. This could lead to ghosting, especially at lower framerates, so you might want to stick to less competitive titles if you're picking up this monitor.

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ASUS TUF VG277Q1A

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The ASUS TUF VG277Q1A offers pretty much the best of all worlds for an Xbox Series S monitor. It comes packaged with the features you'd expect like a 144Hz refresh rate, FHD resolution, IPS panel, FreeSync, and a 1ms response time, but it also has a few more tricks up its sleeve too.

First of all, it is a 27" display, which is obviously slightly bigger than the others on this list. While 24" is still the ideal PPI for 1080p gaming, 27" is still a nice bonus that can make your games seem more impressive. It is also an ergonomic display, with fully adjustable height and tilt, meaning that you can tweak the screen to suit you best. Finally, it is one of the few monitors with built-in speakers, and while they are certainly not going to blow you away, it can save you from buying an auxiliary sound device when you just want to blast out loud.

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BenQ MOBIUZ EX2710S

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Perhaps the most stylish monitor on this list, the BenQ MOBIUZ EX2710S offers an alternative to the very popular but slightly outdated ZOWIE XL2311K. First of all, the EX2710S is the largest monitor on this list, coming in at 27", so it is best suited if you're slightly further away from your screen.

However, this monitor has a wide selection of excellent features on display, including a whopping 165Hz refresh rate, IPS panel, 1ms response time, FreeSync Premium, built-in speakers, and HDR capability. It also has colour-focussed technology like BenQ's Black eQualizer and Color Vibrance modes, and while it might not have DyAc, it does have motion blur reduction technology to help create a smoother image.

Finally, while you, unfortunately, cannot adjust the tilt of the screen, you can change the height of the monitor, giving you enhanced ergonomics to create a more comfortable gaming setup.

So, that wraps up this guide on the best monitors for Xbox Series S in 2023, giving you a wide range of options to choose from with different benefits and specialities. If you're looking for some audio to go with your display though, why not check out this guide for the best SteelSeries headset.

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