Get a 27-in 1440p 144Hz gaming monitor for $190 today after a $60 discount Rock Paper Shotgun Support us Join our newsletter Visit our store Sign in / Create account If you click on a link and make a purchase we may receive a small commission. Read our editorial policy. Get a 27-in 1440p 144Hz gaming monitor for $190 today after a $60 discount The Monoprice Zero-G hits the current spec sweet spot and gets good reviews too. Deals by Will Judd Contributor Published on June 14, 2022 How much should a 1440p 144Hz monitor cost, a good one, when it's on sale? Normally the answer is around $300, but today Monoprice have gone one further. Their Zero-G 27-in 1440p 144Hz curved monitor has dropped from $250 to $190 - mere pocket change*! Exaggerations aside, this is a legitimately good price for a monitor of this spec, especially one that has actually attracted reasonable reviews in its category. It ticks a lot of boxes - great contrast, good colour accuracy, reasonable pixel density, a sturdy stand, four display inputs and FreeSync/G-Sync Compatible support. Not bad at all! *for millionaires, I guess Get a Monoprice Zero-G 1440p 144Hz monitor for $190 was $250 So why is this monitor so cheap? Well, it's a fairly basic design, marrying an older but reasonable curved VA panel with a simple stand. The older panel means that you don't get as good motion clarity as one of Samsung's new-fangled Odyssey monitors, but in terms of contrast, brightness and colour reproduction the Zero-G ain't bad at all. And of course, with a 1440p resolution and a 27 inch diagonal, you get relatively crisp text and images, while the 144Hz refresh rate provides a dramatic increase in responsiveness from a 'standard' 60Hz panel. This makes it a better choice for slower-paced atmospheric games - I loved playing night scenes in Metro Exodus on a similar screen, for example - where you can really take advantage of the panel's strengths. (For more competitively-minded players, I'd point you in the direction of a TN or Fast IPS panel which offers lower pixel response times and therefore better motion clarity.) It also suits movies, although as you might expect from a monitor at this price point, there's no meaningful HDR due to the monitor's ~300nit maximum brightness. As well as being a good 'first gaming monitor' for folks on a limited budget, the Zero-G also excels as a great value second monitor - although I'd recommend picking up a arm with a 75x75 VESA mount to position the monitor. This allows you to make the most of the screen's relatively limited viewing angles and also clears up valuable desk space. (I am a big nerd, so I have three monitors at my desk and all are on little arms - which means I can actually fit a keyboard and mouse on there rather than everything being a monitor stand!) Anyway, I'm blathering on. You don't care. This is a great value monitor, right at the current spec sweet spot, from one of the best makers of budget tech on the market. If you're in the market, do check out some reviews and consider picking up the monitor via the link above - it really helps us out. Cheers! More Deals This 1TB NVMe SSD is just £56.99, surely a new low-water mark for this spec The Integral M-Series isn't the best known, but it's rare to see a TLC drive so cheap. Will Judd 18 hours ago Get a massive 4TB Crucial NVMe SSD for £299.99 after a £90 discount That's just 7.5p per gigabyte, a great value for a drive of this size. Will Judd 19 hours ago £90 is a good deal for EVGA's 850W G6 80+ Gold power supply A nifty £30 reduction on a PSU that can handle RTX 4090. Will Judd 1 day ago 3 The Ryzen 7 5800X CPU is down to $230 in the wake of Ryzen 7000's release That's $220 below its US MSRP, and a fine deal on a high-end bit of kit. Will Judd 1 day ago 1 Latest Articles What are we all playing this weekend? Well? Alice O'Connor an hour ago 21 Past Wordle answers Here's an archive of previous Wordle words Ollie Toms 2 hours ago 1 Wordle answer today (Saturday 15 October) Hints and the answer to today's Wordle word Rebecca Jones 9 hours ago Overwatch 2 hero tier list Which are the best heroes in Overwatch 2? Ollie Toms 16 hours ago Supporters Only You're probably better than me at One Many Nobody You go on without… uh, you? Sin Vega 17 hours ago Supporter podcast - The Nate Files episode 13: dry bones Bad science is also FUN science! Alice Bell 18 hours ago Japanese dating show Love Wagon has surprising parallels with Yakuza and Persona My new obsession Ed Thorn 2 days ago If you're hankering after Bayonetta 3, Valkyrie Elysium might be a good substitute It's not out on PC until next month, but the console demo has been a surprise charmer Katharine Castle 1 week ago 4 We've been talking, and we think that you should wear clothes Total coincidence, but we sell some clothes Buy RPS stuff here