FREESCREENTEST MONITOR BUYING WORKSHEET
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BEFORE ORDERING: DEFINE THE REQUIREMENTS
Date:
Main task and the problem the new monitor must solve:
Total setup budget, including any arm, dock, adapter, or cable:

Mark each item REQUIRED or PREFERENCE. Duplicate device lines as needed.
Source device and operating system:
Output port -> dock/adapter -> cable -> monitor input:
Required resolution, refresh rate, color format, HDR, and adaptive sync:
USB devices, USB speed, and input-switching needs:
Laptop charging power and compatible USB Power Delivery profile:
Maximum stand width/depth, height range, and viewing distance:
Arm mounting pattern and weight limit, if applicable:
Screen size, native resolution, intended scaling, and essential apps:
Required seller return conditions, pixel policy, and warranty route:
Preferences you could drop to stay inside the budget:

BEFORE ORDERING: IDENTIFY THE CANDIDATES
Candidate A exact model, suffix, condition, and region:
Seller, listing, price, and extra equipment cost:
Return window, when it starts, shipping cost, and other conditions:
Applicable pixel policy and warranty document:

Candidate B exact model, suffix, condition, and region:
Seller, listing, price, and extra equipment cost:
Return window, when it starts, shipping cost, and other conditions:
Applicable pixel policy and warranty document:

COMPARE ONE REQUIREMENT (repeat this block for each requirement)
Requirement:
REQUIRED or PREFERENCE:

Candidate A documented capability:
Evidence: exact manual/page/section, URL, and date checked:
Status: CONFIRMED / MISMATCH / UNKNOWN:
Question or next verification step:

Candidate B documented capability:
Evidence: exact manual/page/section, URL, and date checked:
Status: CONFIRMED / MISMATCH / UNKNOWN:
Question or next verification step:

CONFIRMED means documentation supports this requirement; verify the unit
after delivery. MISMATCH means the documented capability misses it.
UNKNOWN means there is not enough evidence; do not count it as confirmed.

BEFORE ORDERING: MAKE THE DECISION
Candidate kept and reason:
Unresolved required items to confirm before ordering:
Preferences dropped and extra equipment needed:
Listing, manual, and purchase terms saved to:
Arrival checks planned for the actual source device and normal workload:

AFTER DELIVERY: RECORD WHAT YOU ACTUALLY CHECKED
Received date:
Last day to start a seller return, checked against the order terms:
Inspection date and exact model received:
Packaging, accessories, stand, and visible damage:
Source device, connection path, resolution, and selected refresh rate:
Picture mode, HDR/adaptive-sync state, and brightness control setting:
OS scaling, browser zoom, viewing position, and room light:
USB devices, charging under normal workload, input switching, sleep/wake:
Text in essential apps and familiar game/media content:
Screen checks completed:
Observation, revealing background or scene, and physical location:
One variable changed and what happened when the original setup returned:
Original photo filenames and exported report location:
Still untested or uncertain:
Next action and deadline:

Write "no issue observed under these settings" when that is what happened.
Keep documentation checks separate from observations of the delivered unit.
This worksheet records your comparison; it does not certify hardware or
decide return or warranty eligibility.