About this site

Monitor Pickers is a small, opinionated guide for people who haven't bought a monitor in a few years. The catalog tracks 490 models; the quiz turns three answers into three concrete picks (a hero, a cheaper alternative, and a stretch upgrade) instead of leaving you to read forum threads.

What's AI-written, what's not

The per-monitor descriptions, the "good for" phrases, and the "skip if" warnings are written by Claude (Anthropic's model) from each monitor's spec sheet. There's a small AI summarybadge on every detail page so you always know which prose is machine-written. I chose AI for this because hand-writing 700+ monitor blurbs at consistent quality wasn't realistic for a one-person project, and the model is good at the "explain this spec in plain English" task.

The recommendation engine, the quiz logic, the editorial rules (what counts as "real HDR" vs marketing HDR, which panel types matter for which use cases, why 60Hz isn't gaming-grade, etc.), and the scoring weights are mine. The model writes the prose; the structure that decides what to recommend is human-designed and version-controlled.

How the picks are chosen

Three answers — what you'll use it for, your budget, your space — feed a scoring engine that ranks every monitor in the catalog. Three roles get surfaced: a hero (the best pick at your budget), a saver (a cheaper alternative that still hits your top requirement), and a stretch (slightly above-budget but meaningfully better). The engine never sees affiliate commission rates — see the affiliate disclosure for the full statement on that.

What's not done yet

Honest about the gaps:

• Catalog coverage isn't complete. Only monitors with both a live retailer price anda working hero image are shown. Everything else stays hidden until both backfill — partial cards undermine trust more than a smaller catalog does. Best Buy doesn't offer a public data feed anymore, so BB-only monitors that aren't cross-listed on Newegg, B&H, or Amazon will stay hidden until we're approved as a Best Buy affiliate (in progress).
• Hands-on reviews don't exist yet. Everything here is spec-derived. No one on this site has personally used these monitors. Cross-reference with RTINGS or the manufacturer page for anything that matters to your purchase.
• Recommendation engine is opinionated, not exhaustive. The scoring rules encode my reading of which specs matter for which use cases. Reasonable people disagree; if a pick looks off, the contact page tells you how to push back.

Spot something wrong?

The most useful thing you can do is tell us. Spec errors, stale prices, broken links, picks that seem off — the feedback form goes to an inbox we actually read. Or skip the form and email contact@monitorpickers.com directly — see the contact page.