The testing methodology we use was developed by, and is the property of, the PCWorld Labs.

We place the on long tables of even height and depth. We use common overhead fluorescent lighting in our test room in order to simulate a typical office environment. We test all displays at their default settings connected to a PC with an Nvidia GeForce GTX 590 graphics card installed.

Using the 32-bit version of Windows 7 Professional, our jurors view high-definition video in Windows Media Player, as well as images from DisplayMate.com and our own test files created in Adobe Photoshop and Microsoft Word. To eliminate any brand bias, we put cardboard shields over the monitors' bezels so that jurors can't see the brand logos. Jurors sit a consistent distance from each monitor in common office chairs.