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 110,000 user and expert reviews and over 3,000 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 $409 for the EV2450 which has a display diagonal of 23.8" and is a PC monitor that has a resolution of 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) and go up to $5,739 for the CG319X which has a display diagonal of 31.1" and is a PC monitor that has a resolution of 4096 x 2160 (DCI 4K). The average price of a new Eizo PC monitor is $1,675.

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 76%. 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 19 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		110
4 stars		37
3 stars		8
2 stars		0
1 star		0

User Reviews

5 stars		165
4 stars		24
3 stars		5
2 stars		15
1 star		12

Over 95% of expert reviews and 86% of user reviews for Eizo PC monitors are 4 stars or higher. This compares to 91% and 85% respectively across all PC Monitor brands.

Purchasers of Eizo PC monitors frequently mentioned that the product was reliable, and they have won 100+ 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	Asus	AOC	Benq	Philips	DELL	Eizo
	71% 41 reviews	65% 12 reviews	73% 25 reviews	69% 17 reviews	85% 17 reviews	85% 23 reviews
	90% 25 reviews	90% 21 reviews	90% 29 reviews	92% 11 reviews	88% 18 reviews	94% 2 reviews
	85% 26 reviews	79% 19 reviews	87% 11 reviews	81% 17 reviews	79% 15 reviews	100% 2 reviews
	77% 18 reviews	73% 15 reviews	74% 25 reviews	74% 7 reviews	79% 22 reviews	70% 1 review
	79% 16 reviews	77% 14 reviews	78% 26 reviews	77% 20 reviews	80% 7 reviews
	75% 11 reviews	80% 21 reviews	79% 17 reviews	77% 15 reviews	74% 7 reviews	90% 2 reviews
	86% 22 reviews	82% 21 reviews	80% 7 reviews	81% 17 reviews	85% 2 reviews
	82% 16 reviews	77% 15 reviews	83% 8 reviews	76% 16 reviews	86% 8 reviews
	89% 9 reviews	80% 12 reviews	94% 7 reviews	91% 9 reviews	86% 16 reviews	90% 10 reviews
	79% 13 reviews	80% 7 reviews	82% 31 reviews	78% 8 reviews	86% 2 reviews
	84% 1 review	81% 21 reviews	80% 16 reviews	80% 19 reviews	80% 2 reviews
	87% 16 reviews	77% 7 reviews	85% 4 reviews	79% 5 reviews	85% 17 reviews	91% 9 reviews
	91% 15 reviews	76% 11 reviews	92% 10 reviews	80% 12 reviews	86% 7 reviews	100% 2 reviews
	85% 5 reviews	85% 30 reviews		86% 20 reviews
	76% 14 reviews				79% 41 reviews
	76% 7 reviews	78% 12 reviews	74% 12 reviews	80% 4 reviews	81% 10 reviews	90% 1 review
	80% 9 reviews	81% 11 reviews	79% 10 reviews	78% 5 reviews	80% 10 reviews	90% 1 review
	80% 8 reviews	80% 13 reviews	78% 8 reviews	78% 5 reviews	60% 1 review
	92% 10 reviews	88% 8 reviews	90% 1 review	88% 8 reviews	90% 5 reviews	87% 3 reviews
	81% 11 reviews	77% 4 reviews	87% 3 reviews	76% 2 reviews	81% 6 reviews	86% 8 reviews
Other Expert Sites	60% 489 reviews	62% 432 reviews	69% 389 reviews	63% 277 reviews	65% 249 reviews	59% 87 reviews
Average	81% 782 reviews	78% 706 reviews	82% 639 reviews	79% 494 reviews	81% 462 reviews	87% 151 reviews

How Many Industry Awards Have Eizo PC Monitors Received?

After checking thousands of expert review websites we found 105 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	Asus	AOC	Benq	Philips	DELL	Eizo
	19	15	17	12	8	9
	22	18	6	16	2
	13	17	13	8	5	3
	17	6	10	4	4	6
	9	8	14	2	6
	10	8	11	2	8
	12	7	10	4	3
	8	9	5	6	6
	16	4	1	5	5
	5	12	7	4	1	1
	14	10		6
	8	7	5	6	3
	9	6	5	3	3	2
	9	2	7	2	5	2
	6	5	5		11
	13	4		6
	5	8	3	2	4
	12		7	1	1	1
	4	6	4	5		2
	14	1	3		1
Other Expert Sites	356	242	179	121	144	79
Total	581	395	312	215	220	105

How Reliable Are Eizo PC Monitors?

We checked over 110,000 reviews to find comments about the reliability of Eizo PC monitors. 20 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

the build quality is excellent

Good build quality

Built in spectrometer validates colors to match press standards

NOT RELIABLE

is easily scratched

What is the Best High End Eizo PC Monitor?

Eizo ColorEdge CG279X

27"

2560 X 1440 PIXELS RESOLUTION

13ms RESPONSE TIME

178° VERTICAL

178° HORIZONTAL

$55 OVER 5 YEARS

B

If you're looking for a high end Eizo PC monitor then the Eizo ColorEdge CG279X takes some beating. It has a Kagoo Score of 76, but is a bit more expensive at $2,426.

Features We Love:

Big display diagonal (27")

2560 x 1440 pixels resolution

Built-in USB hub

HDCP

Has displayport and usb

An award winning and staggeringly economical to run 27" PC screen, with a very good spec. Multiple reviews mentioned that this PC screen has a good screen and it has a great video quality.

94 Reviews	8 Reviews + 3 Awards
80 Features	Fully-Featured
64 Value for Money	Good
95 Running Costs	$54 Over 5 Years
76 Kagoo Score	Very Good

Owners report that Eizo ColorEdge CG279X has great expert reviews and exceptional user reviews with an average overall rating of 89%.

The cheapest price that we could find for the ColorEdge CG279X in the US is $2,426.00 but in total we found only 1 price for it.