You’re probably reading this on your tiny mobile screen, but whether you work from home, love to game, or edit photos in your spare time, a great monitor is a must. We’ve scoured the web for the best Black Friday monitor deals on models we’ve tested ourselves—ranging from curved screens to vertical to portable. Happy hunting! Updated November 26 at 3am.
We test products year-round and handpicked these deals. The discount amounts we show are based on actual street prices at retailers in the past few months. Products that are sold out or no longer discounted as of publishing will be crossed out. We’ll update this guide periodically.
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Top Deals
- For creative professionals: BenQ 27-Inch 2K Monitor for $350 ($50 off)
- Our favorite portable monitor: Mobile Pixels Duex Plus for $200 ($99 off)
- A vertical monitor: LG DualUp 28-Inch 2K for $551 ($146 off)
- A gaming monitor: Alienware AW3423DW for $800 ($200 off)
- A better monitor arm: Jarvis Single Monitor Arm for $97 ($32 off)
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Monitor Deals
If you’re looking for more recommendations, don’t miss our Best Monitors and Best Work-From-Home Gear guides.
Alienware AW3423DW
Photograph: Dell
This OLED gaming monitor is expensive, and it doesn’t go on sale very often. The Alienware AW3423DW (9/10, WIRED Recommends) is sublime near-perfection. It’s featured as a luxury gaming pick in our Best Monitors guide. The image quality and colors are top-notch, and the responsive, immersive screen makes for a fantastic gaming experience. Our review has more details, but suffice it to say that if you’re looking for a curved monitor, it’s hard to beat this one.
If you need color accuracy in a monitor, this BenQ is a great choice. WIRED senior editor Michael Calore says this BenQ is one of the best choices for creative professionals like graphic designers, photographers, and video editors. It has great accuracy out of the box. Plus, the stand is height-adjustable and can swivel to vertical mode.
This is a well-built monitor that lasts, while still being affordable. WIRED reviews editor Julian Chokkattu has used it for years, and it’s still serving him well. The price on this screen often dips under $100; this is a few dollars lower than usual.
This LG monitor is perfect for gamers. It comes equipped with a 160Hz refresh rate, HDR, and AMD FreeSync Premium to reduce tearing for buttery-smooth gaming. If you’ve been looking for a big gaming screen, this is a pretty sweet deal.
This mid-sized monitor from LG’s Ultragear series delivers vibrant colors, ultra-fast response, and a 144Hz max refresh rate for smooth gameplay. At $200, it won’t break the bank either.
LG DualUp 28-Inch 2K Vertical Monitor
Photograph: LG
Nearly any monitor can be rotated to be a vertical monitor, and we love them for a work-from-home setup. However, the LG DualUp is made to be vertical and comes with a wider aspect ratio (16:18) to accommodate its upright lifestyle. You’ll see less content cut off, and it isn’t as narrow on your eyes. It also has great colors and comes with an arm mount that’s easy to set up. This price is a little lower than what it usually drops to, so it’s a great time to grab this pricey monitor.
Portable Monitor Deals
Mobile Pixels Duex Plus
Photograph: Mobile Pixels
This is WIRED reviews editor Julian Chokkattu’s favorite portable monitor. It’s a great second screen that doesn’t take up any desk space, but it does require sticking adhesive magnets onto your laptop. It’s best suited for 13- to 14-inch laptops and is best for apps like Slack rather than anything that needs crisp colors.
This portable display is plasticky but surprisingly compact for a 15-inch screen. It has a built-in kickstand, but its IPS display is the weakest of the portable displays we recommend in our work-from-home guide. It still gets decently bright, though, and this is a good price for a very portable display.
Espresso 15
Photograph: Espresso
This bundle is expensive, but Espresso makes some of the thinnest and lightest portable monitors out there. The color accuracy is excellent, and there’s touchscreen functionality, even if using fingers on MacOS isn’t all that great. This bundle includes the 15-inch display, a magnetic stand, a Creator screen to make the surface more paper-like, and a stylus, so you can use Espresso’s new Jot software that lets you mark up almost any screen and take notes.
This MSI monitor is one of the best values in the world of portable monitors. We wish the kickstand spanned the whole back of the monitor, but it remains sturdy on a desk, has pleasant colors, and it’s sharp.
Monitor Accessory Deals
Jarvis Monitor Arm
Photograph: Jarvis
This monitor arm can balance up to 20 pounds and your cables, thanks to its built-in cable management. It’s VESA-compatible and just as adjustable as other monitor mounts we like. There’s also a version for a laptop tray or a dual monitor arm, both of which are on sale too.
This adapter is included in our guide to Best USB-C Cables. It’s convenient if you want to plug your USB-C device into a monitor or TV that only accepts HDMI inputs. Provided your phone (or other USB-C gadget) supports DP (DisplayPort) Alt Mode, you can use this adapter to switch to HDMI 2.1, though you will still need an HDMI cable. It supports 8K at 30Hz or 4K at up to 144Hz. But you should definitely check compatibility before you buy. It’s dipped to this price before, but we still think it’s a solid deal.
Who wants to spend close to $100 for a monitor arm? WIRED reviews editor Julian Chokkattu has had a good experience with this dual-monitor mount from Vivo. Don’t expect to adjust it super freely like the Jarvis above, but it holds monitors in place (via VESA mount), and you can adjust the height and angle. It’s super simple and super cheap.
Updated November 26: We’ve added deals on the LG UltraGear QHD 34-Inch Curved Gaming Monitor, LG UltraGear QHD 27-Inch Gaming Monitor, and Cable Matters USB C to HDMI 2.1 Adapter.
