Discussion
I think my old monitor is on the way out - there's a concerning buzzing coming from the power connection, and it's flickers repeatedly for the first minute or so when it's turned on - so (if it lasts that long) I'd like to pick up something new in the next month or two. And I have no idea where to start.
Size wise, minimum of 24 inches but I'd like to aim for 27 inches if I can afford it. The main uses will be photo editing, web browsing and a bit of gaming - but the former is the more important element, so something that's got good colour accuracy or can easily be calibrated.
Budget is up to £200, but I'm happy paying less. Whatever I get will be a big step up ultimately, but if the quality jump upwards is huge I could probably stretch the budget. Is that doable? What should I be looking out for? From a quick bit of reading a decent matte IPS screen seems to be important, response times less so, and the more resolution the better I presume?
Size wise, minimum of 24 inches but I'd like to aim for 27 inches if I can afford it. The main uses will be photo editing, web browsing and a bit of gaming - but the former is the more important element, so something that's got good colour accuracy or can easily be calibrated.
Budget is up to £200, but I'm happy paying less. Whatever I get will be a big step up ultimately, but if the quality jump upwards is huge I could probably stretch the budget. Is that doable? What should I be looking out for? From a quick bit of reading a decent matte IPS screen seems to be important, response times less so, and the more resolution the better I presume?
If you need good colour accuracy, such as 99% Adobe RGB colourspace, then you'll have to increase your budget massively.
Dell UltraSharp U2413 61cm (24') PremierColor - £627
http://accessories.euro.dell.com/sna/productdetail...
Use the TFT selector on TFTCentral to alter your requirements.
http://www.tftcentral.co.uk/selector.htm
Dell UltraSharp U2413 61cm (24') PremierColor - £627
http://accessories.euro.dell.com/sna/productdetail...
Use the TFT selector on TFTCentral to alter your requirements.
http://www.tftcentral.co.uk/selector.htm
just got one of these
http://www.itcsales.co.uk/acatalog/Dell-U2515H-25-...
this is some sort of refurb site so not new- but if you can streah your budget you won't be disappointed
http://www.itcsales.co.uk/acatalog/Dell-U2515H-25-...
this is some sort of refurb site so not new- but if you can streah your budget you won't be disappointed
Vaud said:
I think his point is that if he needs proper colour calibration (e.g. for production/work use) then he needs to up the budget. If it is for home/enthusiast use, less so.
Of course, but my response was tongue in cheek (forgot the smilie,/emoji.)It was a bit like saying :
"I have a corsa that is knackered, and I'm thinking of spending another £200 on some side pipes for another 4BHP"...
"yes mate, you need the Aston Marton V12....it's miles better."
;)
CrouchingWayne said:
It says Pure Awesomeness and Epic, so it must be awesome and epic...
HTH...
Murph7355 said:
I have a Dell Ultrasharp U2415 and am very pleased with it. Nice piece of kit. Just under £230.
I have one too. They were nearer £280 when I bought mine, so I'd recommend it very highly for the use at this price, and being 16:10 (I can't stand 16:9 for PCs personally). It's worth taking close look at the tftcentral and others reviews, the Eizo, NEC and Asus models at or around £300 mark might be better for more towards editing uses. I use mine for Lightroom and gaming, though more the latter.
Edited by mizx on Sunday 15th November 22:57
I just picked up my new monitor - went for this one in the end:
http://us.acer.com/ac/en/US/content/model/UM.KH7AA...
25" monitor going to 2560x1440 resolution - so far so good, but I've only had it set up for an hour or so! Right now I'm more impressed my 2010 MBP is outputting the resolution without complaint. I'd assumed it would have struggled a bit given it's almost 6 years old.
http://us.acer.com/ac/en/US/content/model/UM.KH7AA...
25" monitor going to 2560x1440 resolution - so far so good, but I've only had it set up for an hour or so! Right now I'm more impressed my 2010 MBP is outputting the resolution without complaint. I'd assumed it would have struggled a bit given it's almost 6 years old.
I've come back to this now the sales are here.
I'm pretty well set on the Dell Ultrasharp U2415 - I looked at the U2414H, but 16:10 sounds a lot more sensible for my use. I do have the niggling desire for a 27" monitor instead, but am telling myself to pick quality over quantity.
Am I likely to see much of a deal on monitors in the sales? I've seen the U2415 for the £220 mark and don't know whether to expect that price to drop.
I'm pretty well set on the Dell Ultrasharp U2415 - I looked at the U2414H, but 16:10 sounds a lot more sensible for my use. I do have the niggling desire for a 27" monitor instead, but am telling myself to pick quality over quantity.
Am I likely to see much of a deal on monitors in the sales? I've seen the U2415 for the £220 mark and don't know whether to expect that price to drop.
CrouchingWayne said:
I'd assumed the boggo spec might have worked against it. Maybe technology doesn't move as fast as I thought.
As for £1500, it certainly was a lot less than that when I bought it, think it was around £900?
Sorry, let me rephrase that, It'll easily output the res. So mainly browsing/office work should be a doddle, no gaming/graphics work though. In fact, to do that on QHD you'd need a fairly high spec recent laptop.As for £1500, it certainly was a lot less than that when I bought it, think it was around £900?
Trying to get my head around one last thing before I pull the trigger on what will probably be a Dell Ultrasharp monitor of some flavour - either the 24" 1920x1200 16:10 U2415H, or the 25" 2560x1440 16:9 U2515H.
16:10 is supposed to be better for photo editing/browsing/working on than 16:9, the latter being cinema orientated - right?
Now firstly, from a editing/working/browsing perspective is the 16:10 advantage offset or negated by the extra resolution and size of the bigger monitor - is bigger better, worse or the same?
Secondly, whilst gaming is a smaller part of the requirements where does that sit in the aspect ratio/screen size/res pro's and con's tally?
16:10 is supposed to be better for photo editing/browsing/working on than 16:9, the latter being cinema orientated - right?
Now firstly, from a editing/working/browsing perspective is the 16:10 advantage offset or negated by the extra resolution and size of the bigger monitor - is bigger better, worse or the same?
Secondly, whilst gaming is a smaller part of the requirements where does that sit in the aspect ratio/screen size/res pro's and con's tally?
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