A 144 Hertz monitor displays 144 images per second. This ensures images that do not stutter and that appear smoothly on your screen. In this article, you’ll find an overview of the best monitors with a refresh rate of 144 Hertz.
A 144 Hertz monitor is a screen on which the image is refreshed 144 times per second. This is the refresh rate. A high refresh rate is especially useful when playing fast games or watching exciting action movies, because it ensures smooth and realistic movement. A 144 Hertz monitor also shows many ‘frames’ per second, so the image does not stutter when you are, for example, in an intense shooter game or when a fast car appears on screen in a movie.
You will mainly notice the difference between a monitor with 144 Hz and a screen with a lower refresh rate if you use the monitor a lot for one of the following activities:
For dedicated gamers, a 144 Hz monitor is very suitable, especially if you are a fan of racing or shooter games. When you play Fortnite, for example, and your character is running or shooting, this happens quickly and smoothly on a 144 Hz monitor. In addition to the high refresh rate of a 144 Hz monitor, response time is also important for gamers. The response time determines how quickly the pixels change colour. Gamers prefer a monitor with a response time of 2 milliseconds or less, so that fast images on the screen do not blur.
If you watch a lot of movies and series, a 144 Hz monitor really comes into its own. The high refresh rate is especially useful in movies and series where a lot is happening in a single scene. Think of an intense action movie or a sports documentary with a lot of match footage. In these, images follow each other at lightning speed and that is exactly what a 144 Hz monitor is designed for. Are you looking for a monitor on which you will watch a lot of movies and series? Then also take the resolution of the screen into account. The higher the resolution, the sharper the image and the more details you see. Are you going for a small 144 Hz monitor? Then a monitor with Full HD resolution is more than sufficient. For a large or ultrawide screen, we recommend movie lovers to choose at least a monitor with QHD resolution.
A 144 Hz monitor is also very suitable if you do a lot of editing or processing of moving images on your monitor. Thanks to the high refresh rate, images move smoothly across your screen and mistakes in the edit are easier to spot. In addition, a high refresh rate helps you to work accurately. We recommend a 144 Hz monitor for graphic designers because the details remain clearly visible, even when you zoom in far. Therefore, go for a monitor with at least 4K resolution. Need more tips? Make use of our advice for when you are looking for a 4K monitor.
