Test 2 OSD controls

Adjusting the settings.

Monitor “on–screen display” controls, or OSD for short, can be awkward to use, both in terms of hitting the right buttons to navigate through the options and finding the settings you actually need. None of these displays use touch– sensitive sections of the bezel for this, which is a relief. We much prefer physical buttons for this.

The Samsung and Philips displays use a single rear–mounted joystick to access and navigate through the OSD options. Using these proved easy after a bit of familiarisation. The Dell, AOC and Acer displays use an array of buttons. Both AOC and Acer use one of these for power, making it easy to turn the screen off by mistake. The AOC’s are shown on the front which helps avoid this, but we triggered Acer’s power switch a few times by mistake during testing, which was a little frustrating.

“AOC and Acer use one of these for power, making it easy to turn the screen off by mistake. ”