On the one hand we have the curved monitor Millennium MD24PRO-165 which has a 24-inch panel with a 165Hz refresh rate. As an alternative, we have the Newskill Curved Monitor Icarus IC27F6-V2P with a 27-inch panel with a refresh rate of 165 Hz. Two very good options for video game fans.
24 inch Millenium MD24PRO-165
It’s not particularly well known, apparently being a “white label” of PcComponentes. Nevertheless, they are quite interesting and good quality. You’re not paying for the brand itself and they’re usually full-featured monitors, but without the extra bits that normally make the market more expensive.
This curved Millennium monitor is based on a VA type panel
Regarding the rest of the features, we have a 16:9 format and a viewing angle of 178º. Moreover, it offers us a brightness 250cd/m2a contrast of 3000:1 and a response time of 1 ms.
Something that catches our attention is that it does not support AMD FreeSync and NVIDIA G-Sync technologies. It has become common to see these technologies in gaming monitors, but they are not included here. It is possible that later we can activate an option to improve synchronization.
This monitor has a port HDMI 1.4 and a port DisplayPort 1.2. It also incorporates a jack connector to be able to connect headphones and thus not pick up the sound from the PC.
It seems to us a fairly simple monitor with a fairly good quality/price ratio. It was decided to make a basic curved screen gaming monitor at a very competitive price.
Newskill Icarus IC27F6-V2P 27 inch
For those looking for something more, we have a better quality and performance solution. The interesting thing about Newskill is that it is a Spanish manufacturer and offers very good quality products. We have a larger monitor with better overall specs than the previous model.
This Newskill monitor is dashboard based VA type and an bending R1500, which is quite significant. This monitor has a Size 27 inches with a 1080p resolution with a 165Hz refresh rate. In addition, this monitor offers us compatibility with the G-Sync and FreeSync technologiessomething that is always interesting to have the best gaming experience possible.
This monitor also has a maximum value of brightness 300cd/m2, with a minimum of 250 cd/m2. On the other hand, this monitor offers us a 99% sRGB and 85% NTSC color coverage. If all this seems little to you, it offers us a response time of 1 ms, being very complete in this sense.
It has the Low Blue Light and Flicker Free technologies, to provide the best user experience. Protect our eyesight with these two technologies. Regarding the connection, it has two HDMI 1.4 and one DisplayPort 1.2.
This monitor with the great discount it has, becomes a more than interesting option for the most demanding video game fans. It has the latest technologies on the market and, in addition, it is curved.
