Adobe RGB gamut has become hard to find at a good price; Dell 24in monitors used to have it, but the new models don't. sRGB throws out a lot of colors (an order of magnitude, in fact). I think Adobe RGB is essential for the sort of photography you do. That's probably the most important thing to look for.
If you can find a used Dell U2410, grab it. The 2411 is sRGB and is much inferior. Rick http://photo.net/photos/RickW On Sun, Apr 24, 2016 at 9:06 PM, Bruce Walker <[email protected]> wrote: > How fancy you need to go depends on what you are editing, imho. Eg: if > you are doing portrait retouching you need to go way upscale in specs. > If you are just doing basic edits on the usual sorts of subjects, you > can get away with a lesser monitor. > > If your budget can afford it though, I *highly* recommend a 4K or 5K > monitor. IPS of course. Gamut wider than basic sRGB. And yes, beware > of any monitor that can't be dimmed enough for proper calibration. > > In my case I got all that plus a computer for free by buying a 27" 5K > Retina iMac. But there are plenty of 4K monitors out there now in the > 21" to 30" range. > > > On Sun, Apr 24, 2016 at 6:33 PM, Mark C <[email protected]> wrote: >> I'm thinking about upgrading my current monitor. What specs should I be >> looking at? >> >> I'm considering - >> >> IPS panel technology >> >> Minimum 1900 x 1080 / 1900 x 1200 preferred. I am only looking for a 24 inch >> monitor given to be part of a two monitor system, so I doubt I will be able >> to get much greater resolution without going larger. >> >> Anti glare Screen >> >> Digital input (DVI or HDMI) (should be a given but I have run into a few >> with VGA only.) >> >> I don't know what to make of these stats: >> >> Contrast ratio. When I calibrate my monitors the iDisplay utility reports a >> contrast ration of about 900:1 for the better monitor I'm using and about >> 850:1 for the older TN monitor. When shopping I see quoted figures from >> 1000:1 to 2,000,000:1 on monitors that don't seem much different in price or >> class. Not sure what to make of this spec. >> >> Percent of gamut. Percent of what gamut? sRGB? More is better? >> >> Brightness in terms of CD/CM2. Is more better? Ive read that a calibrated >> monitor should be about 122 CD/CM2. Everything I have looked at way exceeds >> that. In a couple cases users have commented that the monitor is too bright >> and they can't dim it enough to accurately calibrate it. But that could be a >> problem with the controls on that specific model. Any suggested target >> level? >> >> That's all I'm looking at - anything I should consider but am oblivious to? >> Any recommendations or warnings about brands? >> >> Thanks >> >> Mark >> >> >> --- >> This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. >> https://www.avast.com/antivirus >> >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> [email protected] >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >> follow the directions. > > > > -- > -bmw > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
