I've seen many people spend hundreds of dollars on monitors to settle for default settings that don't reflect how they actually use their display. What's the point of obsessing over refresh rate, ...

A new monitor can be a great thing, but your computer might not adjust its settings to take advantage of it automatically. Here are some things to check.

David Nield is a technology journalist from Manchester in the U.K. who has been writing about gadgets and apps for more than 20 years. He has a bachelor's degree in English Literature from Durham ...