Adjustments (height, swivel, tilt)



Height adjustment is very important to maintain an ergonomic working position, the others are nice to have but you can skip them. A lot of the TN monitors which need height adjustment the most due to the viewing angles don’t have it but if you are a gamer this might be a sacrifice you need to make.

Pivot



This means the ability to turn the monitor 90° to view things in portrait view. Some people need it and others find it a waste so you have to consider your usage pattern. It is very useful if you read or/and write a lot of documents or edit pictures in portrait format. The bigger the display is the better this function becomes because otherwise text becomes too small and I would only think about it with a 24” or bigger monitor.

1:1 Pixel mapping

It means the ability to display any resolution as native with black bars around it. This is especially important for gamers that want to run at a lower resolution to get more FPS or those who play older games that don’t support 16:10 format. TN products often don’t support this.

Inputs and HDCP support



Of course more is better but you have to consider your usage pattern. Think of the devices you want to connect (including future purchases), then eliminate the monitors that cannot suit your needs (switching plugs can be very annoying). If you want to connect HDCP devices you will need support for that.