Best 24-Inch Gaming Monitors in 2026: 165Hz to 240Hz Picks Ranked by Owners

The Sceptre E255B has been a budget esports favourite for years, and its 6,600 owners rate it 4.6 stars, the highest average on this page. The 25-inch 1080p panel runs at 165Hz over DisplayPort and 144Hz over either of its two HDMI 2.0 ports, with a 1ms grey-to-grey response and AMD FreeSync, and at 300 nits it is bright enough for a daylit room. Unusually for a fast cheap panel it has built-in speakers and Sceptre’s FPS and RTS presets. The trade for the price and the speed is a fast-panel look: colors shift as you move off centre, and there is no HDR. The stand only tilts. If you play shooters on a budget PC and want sound without extra speakers, this is the one.

The Sceptre E248B is the IPS answer to the E255B: the same brand, the same speakers and FPS and RTS modes, but an IPS panel that holds its color from any angle and covers 99 percent of sRGB. It reaches 180Hz over DisplayPort and 144Hz over each of its three HDMI ports, which is more inputs than anything else here, with a 1ms response and AMD FreeSync. The edgeless bezel lines up with a second screen. There is no HDR, the stand tilts only, and you need a DisplayPort cable for the top refresh rate, which is the one setup gripe among its 5,200 owners, who rate it 4.5 stars. For a player who shares a desk with a console and a laptop, those three HDMI ports settle it.

The Acer Nitro KG241Y is the cheapest route to 200Hz on this page, and it is an IPS panel, not a compromise panel. The 23.8-inch 1080p screen quotes a grey-to-grey response as low as 0.5ms, covers 99 percent of sRGB, and uses AMD FreeSync Premium, the tier that adds low framerate compensation so a game dipping below the refresh rate stays smooth. The zero-frame bezel is thin on three sides and the stand tilts. There are no speakers and Acer does not quote a brightness figure; owners describe it as fine for a normal room. More than 4,100 of them rate it 4.5 stars, mostly first-time buyers of a high-refresh monitor who were surprised at the difference from 60Hz.

The Sceptre C255B is the budget way into 240Hz: a 24.5-inch 1500R curved 1080p panel with a 1ms MPRT response, AMD FreeSync Premium, and a rare four-input back with two DisplayPorts and two HDMI ports. It keeps Sceptre’s speakers and Blue Light Shift and adds a VESA mount. About 4,200 owners rate it 4.4 stars, a notch below the other Sceptres; the deductions cluster around quality control, with a minority reporting backlight bleed or a dead pixel out of the box, so inspect it on arrival. For the player who wants 240Hz without the price of a Fast IPS panel, and who likes a gentle curve, it is the value pick; if you would rather have the cleaner motion of IPS at 240Hz, the KTC and Samsung below cost more and deliver it.

The KTC H25T7-A is the step up from the Sceptre 240Hz: a 24.5-inch Fast IPS panel at 240Hz with a 1ms MPRT response and Adaptive Sync, so motion is clean and colors stay put from any angle, with a 114 percent sRGB gamut and HDR10 support. The ports are one HDMI 2.0 and one DisplayPort 1.4, enough for a PC and a console but not a third device. It has low blue light and flicker-free modes and KTC backs it with a three-year warranty. About 2,400 owners rate it 4.5 stars, and the reviews read like an esports forum: smooth, responsive, fine colors, wish it had speakers. If the Samsung G4 is over budget, this is the Fast IPS 240Hz monitor to buy.

The Samsung Odyssey G4 is the 240Hz monitor to buy if the stand matters: it lifts, swivels, tilts and pivots to portrait, which no other pick here does. The 25-inch IPS panel runs at 240Hz with a 1ms grey-to-grey response, is certified G-Sync compatible as well as FreeSync Premium, and supports HDR10 with 178-degree viewing angles. Samsung adds an Ultrawide Game View that letterboxes to 21:9 for a wider field of view in supported games and Auto Source Switch+ that jumps to whichever device you turn on. It costs about double the Sceptre C255B and has no speakers, but its 990 owners rate it 4.6 stars and almost nobody mentions a flaw beyond the price. It is the esports pick for a desk you sit at all day.

The Pixio PX24Q Pro is for the player who wants 1440p at 24 inches, which gives about 122 pixels per inch, sharp enough that games look almost 4K-crisp without needing a 4K graphics card. The Fast IPS panel runs at 180Hz with a 1ms grey-to-grey response, and this listing bundles Pixio’s PS1S Wave desk-clamp arm, which frees the desk and adds height, tilt and swivel the standard stand lacks. It costs considerably more than the 1080p picks, and some people find Windows text small at this density without 125 percent scaling. Around 2,200 owners rate it 4.4 stars, with the sharpness and the arm earning the praise. If 1080p feels soft to you but 27 inches is too big for your desk, this is the answer.