Lab

20+in TFTs

After putting this month's selection of TFTs through their paces, the writing's on the wall for smaller monitors. A 17in or even 19in monitor now costs barely less than a decent 20in widescreen, and with some 24in models costing little more than £200 there's never been a better time to expand your desktop.

To help you make your choice we've rounded up a whopping 16 monitors from 20in up to 24in in size. The resolutions of most 20in and 22in TFTs are the same (1,680 x 1,050), so we've grouped them together, and prices start from an incredible £128. They're not all bare-bones packages either - you'll find HDMI inputs, USB ports and flexible stands for added value.

But we know many readers also like the freedom of a huge 24in, 1,920 x 1,200 desktop, so we've gathered six of the best large-format TFTs together as well. They start from an unbelievably affordable £211, and rise to premium displays with pretty much every extra you could want from a monitor.

We've put them all through our detailed technical tests, as well as our more telling real-world obstacle course. We also examine a new connection technology and take a look at the first examples of OLED technology.