Should You Buy an Eizo PC Monitor?

Eizo is one of the most popular PC monitor brands as well as being well known for its .

We've collated all the key information on Eizo PC monitors in this handy guide. We've analysed over 200,000 user and expert reviews and over 3,800 awards from hundreds of different review sites on over 4,500 PC monitors to impartially compare each PC monitor brand.

Eizo are recognised for their wide selection of premium and award winning PC monitors. Their PC monitors start at $209 for the EV2456 which has a display diagonal of 24.1" and is a PC monitor that has a resolution of 1920 x 1200 and go up to $2,279 for the ColorEdge CG248-4K which has a display diagonal of 23.8" and is a PC monitor that has a resolution of 3840 x 2160 (4K). The average price of a new Eizo PC monitor is $1,286.

Is Eizo the Best PC Monitor Brand?

So are Eizo PC monitors any good? We give every PC monitor a Kagoo Score by analysing its specs, reviews and prices and comparing this to its competitors. By aggregating this data across all PC monitors we are able to impartially rank all the PC monitor brands.

Our detailed analysis taking into account all of the above factors found that Eizo is the 14th best PC monitor brand out there.

Let's look at how Eizo PC monitors compare to the other PC monitor brands across each of the key facets that make up the Kagoo Score.

Eizo have better reviews than the typical PC monitor brand, with the average rating of a Eizo PC monitor being 77%. When it comes to energy efficiency the average annual running cost of Eizo PC monitor is $35 (based on a person typically using a PC monitor for 8 hours per day), which makes them more efficient than most other PC monitor brands.

There's a smaller selection of Eizo PC monitors available compared to other PC monitor brands, with only 18 Eizo PC monitors currently on the market in the US. Eizo PC monitors also tend to be more expensive than most other PC monitor brands making them a less popular choice with consumers.

What Do the Eizo PC Monitor Reviews Say?

We've added up all the reviews for every Eizo PC monitor to work out the average distribution of reviews for Eizo and then compared this to the other PC monitor brands.

Expert Reviews

5 stars		144
4 stars		43
3 stars		16
2 stars		4
1 star		0

User Reviews

5 stars		612
4 stars		125
3 stars		41
2 stars		39
1 star		37

Over 90% of expert reviews and 86% of user reviews for Eizo PC monitors are 4 stars or higher. This compares to 90% and 85% respectively across all PC Monitor brands.

Purchasers of Eizo PC monitors frequently mentioned that the product was solidly made, easy to use and a good size. Their PC monitors have also won 130+ awards.

In the table below we compare the average review score given to Eizo PC monitors by some of the most popular technology review sites against their reviews for other PC monitor brands. The best review score from each review source is highlighted in green.

Average Review Score	AOC	Asus	Benq	Philips	LG	Eizo
	60% 17 reviews	69% 44 reviews	70% 28 reviews	66% 20 reviews	77% 40 reviews	81% 27 reviews
	89% 31 reviews	89% 29 reviews	92% 32 reviews	91% 13 reviews	91% 33 reviews	94% 3 reviews
	80% 22 reviews	79% 19 reviews	79% 29 reviews	78% 23 reviews	84% 11 reviews
	78% 24 reviews	84% 28 reviews	87% 12 reviews	79% 17 reviews	74% 13 reviews	100% 2 reviews
	81% 29 reviews	75% 13 reviews	79% 17 reviews	76% 17 reviews	87% 3 reviews	93% 6 reviews
	86% 19 reviews	90% 10 reviews	94% 7 reviews	90% 10 reviews	88% 26 reviews	92% 12 reviews
	83% 30 reviews	84% 28 reviews	80% 7 reviews	82% 19 reviews
	81% 8 reviews	79% 13 reviews	82% 33 reviews	78% 8 reviews	81% 15 reviews
	75% 8 reviews	82% 19 reviews	79% 5 reviews	66% 7 reviews	77% 27 reviews	81% 11 reviews
	83% 32 reviews	84% 1 review	80% 19 reviews	81% 24 reviews
	86% 40 reviews	89% 6 reviews	89% 2 reviews	86% 23 reviews	91% 2 reviews
	73% 18 reviews	79% 16 reviews	76% 21 reviews	72% 5 reviews	77% 11 reviews	70% 1 review
	78% 21 reviews	82% 17 reviews	79% 11 reviews	75% 17 reviews	75% 2 reviews
	80% 17 reviews	91% 14 reviews	92% 10 reviews	80% 11 reviews	76% 11 reviews	100% 2 reviews
	88% 10 reviews	91% 14 reviews	84% 2 reviews	89% 9 reviews	90% 18 reviews	88% 5 reviews
	82% 19 reviews	75% 10 reviews	73% 15 reviews	80% 5 reviews	72% 5 reviews	90% 1 review
	89% 8 reviews	87% 19 reviews	90% 10 reviews		77% 11 reviews
	86% 13 reviews	88% 12 reviews	87% 6 reviews	83% 8 reviews	87% 6 reviews	100% 1 review
	80% 17 reviews	80% 9 reviews	76% 10 reviews	78% 5 reviews	82% 4 reviews
	86% 19 reviews	84% 14 reviews	93% 4 reviews	84% 7 reviews
Other Expert Sites	63% 753 reviews	61% 636 reviews	69% 443 reviews	64% 342 reviews	68% 284 reviews	60% 121 reviews
Average	80% 1,155 reviews	82% 971 reviews	82% 723 reviews	79% 590 reviews	81% 522 reviews	87% 192 reviews

How Many Industry Awards Have Eizo PC Monitors Received?

After checking thousands of expert review websites we found 137 industry awards for Eizo PC monitors. The table below compares the number of awards received by Eizo to other popular PC monitor brands. The largest number of awards provided by each review source is highlighted in green.

Compare all award winning PC monitors

Number of Awards	AOC	Asus	Benq	Philips	LG	Eizo
	23	22	21	17	19	10
	28	28	6	18
	11	20	13	7	12	9
	20	13	12	9	11	4
	26	19		17
	11	19	2	12	3
	13	13	8	7	1
	14	7	8	5	2	5
	8	9	14	2	4
	8	12	11	3	3
	10	10	11	2	3
	14	9	5	7	1
	16	1		13		2
	6	16		7	3
	3	3		1	21	2
	16	1			10	1
	6	2		7	10	3
	11	4	4	5		3
	4	9	7	2	1	2
	6	9	5	2	1	2
Other Expert Sites	390	466	210	136	115	94
Total	644	692	337	279	220	137

How Reliable Are Eizo PC Monitors?

We checked over 200,000 reviews to find comments about the reliability of Eizo PC monitors. over 30 of these reviews mention reliability of which 97% were positive. Therefore the vast majority of Eizo PC monitor owners and reviewers thought the product was reliable.

So, most people think that Eizo PC monitors are good quality. Now let's take a look at some of the reviews for Eizo PC monitors that mention reliability:

RELIABLE

features a built in colour correction device that will automatically periodically check that the monitor is

reliability that you can certainly get on an enterprise model

ink as the proofing process becomes much more reliable

feels well built

the build quality is excellent

NOT RELIABLE

is easily scratched

What is the Ultimate Eizo PC Monitor?

Eizo ColorEdge CG279X

27"

2560 X 1440 PIXELS RESOLUTION

13ms RESPONSE TIME

178° VERTICAL

178° HORIZONTAL

WIDE- GAMUT LED

$55 OVER 5 YEARS

B

For those with an unlimited budget then the Eizo ColorEdge CG279X is the best Eizo PC monitor out there. At $2,049 it's not cheap, but is excellent quality and as such we gave it Kagoo Score of 77.

Features We Love:

2560 x 1440 pixels resolution

Big display diagonal (27")

Built-in USB hub

Wide horizontal viewing angle (178°)

Wide vertical viewing angle (178°)

An economical to run and award winning 27" LCD screen, with a very good spec. Owners report that this LCD screen has a great video quality, good features and it's well made.

95 Reviews	19 Reviews + 3 Awards
80 Features	Fully-Featured
64 Value for Money	Good
95 Running Costs	$55 Over 5 Years
77 Kagoo Score	Very Good

Our review analysis indicates that Eizo ColorEdge CG279X has very good expert reviews and excellent user reviews with an average overall rating of 91%, based on 19 reviews.

Unboxing EIZO CG279X ColorEdge

The cheapest price that we could find for the ColorEdge CG279X in the US is $2,049.00 but in total we found only 1 price for it.