Pixio PX248 Wave PX248WAVE 24" Mint Green 2024

200Hz refresh rate and 1ms GTG response time put the PX248 Wave in the 85th percentile for performance at around $170 USD. Owners love it, with a 4.5/5 rating and 89th percentile user sentiment. The stand and speakers are the weak spots, but for pure speed per dollar, this thing delivers.

The headline here is 200Hz. That's a refresh rate that puts this monitor in the 85th percentile for performance, and paired with the 1ms GTG response time, motion clarity is genuinely excellent for competitive shooters. The Fast-IPS panel keeps colors from washing out the way older TN panels did at high refresh rates, so you're not sacrificing image quality for speed. Adaptive-Sync handles the frame pacing, which means no tearing when your GPU can't quite keep up with 200 frames.

Color performance is more of a mixed bag. The 112.44% sRGB coverage is strong and lands this panel in the 64th percentile for color overall, which is fine for gaming and everyday use. But the 82.89% DCI-P3 and 79.64% NTSC numbers mean this isn't a monitor for serious creative work. At 300 nits brightness, it's adequate for a typical room but won't fight off bright sunlight. The display category overall sits at the 39th percentile, mostly because 24 inches at 1080p is a modest canvas by today's standards.

Against the LG UltraGear 27G810A-B, the Pixio gives up screen size and resolution but crushes it on refresh rate for the money. The ASUS TUF Gaming VG34VQL1B is a 34-inch ultrawide with a higher resolution, but you're paying significantly more for that real estate, and the Pixio's 200Hz beats its refresh rate for pure speed. The Dell S2725QC is a 27-inch 4K panel aimed at productivity, so it's a different tool entirely, but it can't touch 200Hz. The Acer Nitro XV272U and HP OMEN 27qs both offer 1440p at 27 inches, which is arguably the sweet spot for mixed use, but they cost more and cap out below 200Hz. If you want maximum frames per dollar at 1080p, the Pixio is the pick.

At $170 USD, the PX248 Wave is one of the cheapest ways to get a genuine 200Hz IPS panel. The performance-per-dollar ratio is hard to argue with, especially when you factor in the 89th percentile user sentiment and a 4.5/5 rating from over a thousand buyers. The GBP 120 listing is similarly aggressive, though the CAD 254 and BRL 1,204 prices reflect regional markup that makes it less of a slam dunk. You're trading away ergonomics and port selection to hit this price, but if those aren't dealbreakers, the value proposition is excellent.

The Pixio PX248 Wave hits 200Hz at 1080p with a 1ms GTG response time, and that combo lands it in the 85th percentile for performance in our database. For a monitor that sells around $170 USD, that's the kind of spec sheet that makes budget gaming monitors twice the price look a little embarrassed. The Fast-IPS panel covers 112.44% sRGB, which is solid for the price, though the 82.89% DCI-P3 tells you this isn't a color-critical workhorse. It's a gaming monitor first, and the numbers back that up.

User sentiment sits at 89th percentile with a 4.5/5 rating across 1,146 reviews, so people genuinely like this thing. The mint green (or pink, depending on the listing) aesthetic gets a lot of love, and the snap-together assembly is apparently painless. But the ergonomics score lands at the 32nd percentile, and the built-in speakers are a recurring complaint. You're getting speed and style, not adjustability or audio.

If you need a monitor for color-critical work, look elsewhere. The 82.89% DCI-P3 coverage and 64th percentile color ranking won't cut it for professional editing. If you want height adjustment without buying a VESA arm, the 32nd percentile ergonomics score will frustrate you daily. And if you rely on built-in speakers, the recurring complaints about weak audio should steer you toward something with better sound or a separate speaker budget. This is a speed-first monitor, and if speed isn't your priority, the compromises won't feel worth it.

The PX248 Wave is a budget gaming monitor that nails the one thing it promises: speed. 200Hz with a 1ms response time at this price is genuinely impressive, and the 85th percentile performance ranking backs that up. The 4.5/5 user rating and 89th percentile sentiment tell you owners are happy with what they got. Just know that the stand is basic, the speakers are weak, and the port selection is thin. If you can live with those compromises, this is one of the best value gaming monitors we've seen.