It doesn't even offer 5 little gimmicks that everyone should have.

I find artificial light during the day in the summer rather frustrating.After all, the next winter with its rare daylight will come soon enough. Until then, I don't want to block out the sun.

Sensitivity to glare But this doesn’t just apply to sunlight, it applies to screens too. This means that as soon as it gets a little dark in the office again, I’m blinded by my lunch settings again. So I turn it down again.

On the gaming screen in the living room It's the same thing, except I don't work on it, I watch games or TV shows. Here too, I have windows in my back for the reasons mentioned above and other windows on my left when I'm lying on the couch.

Put it on the table once, please.

On most gaming monitors The controls are located on the back of the screen, usually in the lower right. Here it becomes clear again that left-handed users are at a disadvantage and must either twist themselves to reach the settings menu with their leading hand or work against their heads and use their right hand.

Buttons and knobs are becoming more scarce. But it is also mounted below the screen in the middle. This is also not a good solution in my opinion. To achieve this, I have to turn my entire arm so that the fingers point up.

Depending on the model, a surprising amount of energy is required. The stroke affects the elbow and shoulder. Not necessarily gentle.

So I lie down at my desk several times a day.twist the extended arm with the elbow on the table top to adjust the screen to ever-changing lighting conditions. Not great.

It may not seem so bad at first.But in everyday life it becomes really annoying in the long run. If you also use your monitor as a replacement for TV, you will be far away from the device and may have to get up.

It can be very easy.

I've experienced with a few gaming monitors how great the remote is. I can't understand why manufacturers wouldn't want to include this cheap tool, at least on the higher priced models.

Of about 80 test devices, only five had a remote control. Unfortunately, simply adjusting the screens doesn't work either.

The single test screen previously contained some sort of disc. (Albeit wired) which also works as a remote control. I was able to assign different functions to the keys. Some manufacturers also offer something like this as an option or add-on. But this is also rarely the case.

There is also software.which you install on your computer and through which you can also influence the functions of the screen. The mouse with the program becomes a remote control. But of course this is also less convenient than a dedicated remote control.

A remote control that could be used to save three presets would be ideal: morning, noon, evening, or something similar.

Many monitors also have automatic light detection, but this is always too dark or too bright for me.

My point is: It could be too easy. But maybe the demand for remote controls for gaming monitors or PC monitors in general isn’t high enough. As you can see, fellow TV expert Max has written a few articles on how to use your TV as a monitor replacement.

How do you see it? Do you like Maxe and use the TV as a monitor? Or does changing lighting conditions not bother you? Do you ever change the settings on your monitor or do you set them once and then never adjust them again? What about settings like inputs, outputs, volume, and different modes? Do you use those? Let me know, this is a topic that really interests me.