Monitor for photo editing.

[Ev0d3vil]

Probably using it for video as well, any recommendations? 24inch hopefully. Can the monitor be able to match the sharpness of the MBP screen?

 

[Swiftbladez]

Any budget? MBP retina display has very high resolution. You want to match must go for 1440p monitors which are usually 27" and above. Good ones costs slightly under 1k

Some off the top of my head:
ASUS PB278Q
Apple Thunderbolt Display
Dell U2713H

24"
ASUS PA248Q
Dell U2413

 

[davidktw]

Any budget? MBP retina display has very high resolution. You want to match must go for 1440p monitors which are usually 27" and above. Good ones costs slightly under 1k

Some off the top of my head:
ASUS PB278Q
Apple Thunderbolt Display
Dell U2713H

24"
ASUS PA248Q
Dell U2413

ASUS PB series are not meant for photo editing based on today's technology. Today will be searching for sRGB 100% at least or AdobeRGB 100% if you are doing print works

 

[davidktw]

U2713H is a good buy, robust stand. Large and high resolution screen with 100% sRGB and 99% AdobeRGB. Plentiful of interfaces. Factory calibrated individually to less than 2 delta for sRGB and AdobeRGB <5 delta. Also it include a 14bit LUT. Read up about it more

 

[stillgottheblues]

Buy Dell better. Anyway, these things also comes with experience besides using a good monitor. Train yourself to look at colors in numbers.

 

[Ev0d3vil]

Hmmm after looking at my budget, I'm looking at the s240L, forgot the full.model of it, but its dell. It doesn't come with a dvi port, will it be okay?

 

[Goodshot]

Why do u think Dell no dvi port , mine has at least 4-5 different port. Now I hardly can find monitor without dvi port, btw Dell has best color

 

[Ev0d3vil]

Why do u think Dell no dvi port , mine has at least 4-5 different port. Now I hardly can find monitor without dvi port, btw Dell has best color

What model are you using?

 

[Goodshot]

U2913wm Dell

 

[CrazyBlue]

sorry to jump on the thread, but same question as OP, for photo editing purposes.

U2713H - looks good. Currently using 2 27" shimians..how will they compare? I do not remember the specs on the shimians, bought more than 2 years ago.

Also, how would the U2713H stack up against 4k monitors coming up? It's on my radar now, even though no real need to upgrade monitors, but new house coming - might as well consider.

 

[davidktw]

sorry to jump on the thread, but same question as OP, for photo editing purposes.

U2713H - looks good. Currently using 2 27" shimians..how will they compare? I do not remember the specs on the shimians, bought more than 2 years ago.

Also, how would the U2713H stack up against 4k monitors coming up? It's on my radar now, even though no real need to upgrade monitors, but new house coming - might as well consider.

If you are serious about photo editing and wanted good colour reproduction, you need a monitor that can produce the gamut of colours required for your works. Having the highest resolution monitor will not get you good colours. If the monitor can't natively produce the colours required, no amount of calibration will make it better.

4K monitors are definitely good, but you also need to have really good graphic cards to drive that amount of resolution. U2713H is a really fantastic make with a reasonable pricing. Read the review here if you want an in-depth analysis of the monitor Dell U2713H Review

I realise for Dell 4K monitors, they are using TN panels, hence ain't suitable for good photo editing works today. ASUS PA328Q is a 4K monitor at a rumoured price tag of USD3.8K. If you feel your work is so important, you might wanna consider it ?

Just a work of advice, having the best colour reproducing monitor is just one of the colour workflow to get good colour reproduction. You have to remember your audience are not likely to have fantastic monitor themselves to view your works, so take all these with a pinch of salt. Not unless your works are to be printed for display, then monitor is just tip of the iceberg. You will need to also calibrate your printer, and we are talking about really good quality production level printing.

 

[Goodshot]

Tn panel is a big no no if u wan good color and viewing angle