Mark,
I agree with Bruce and Rick, let me add some other thoughts.
I've had Dell U2410 for some 5 years, and I've been happy with it.
The only thing I could've done differently is that I should've had
something in 27". (But they were too expensive at that point.)
Indeed, it is hard(er) to find today wide-gamut (Adobe RGB) 24" monitors
today. I am not seeing any from Dell. It has some in 25" and 27":
https://pcmonitors.info/dell/dell-up2516d-and-up2716d-wide-gamut-wqhd-monitors/
This discussion mentions some NEC and 24" ASUS monitor. I don't know
anything about those beyond what's written there:
http://www.dpreview.com/forums/thread/3925252
I find wide-gamut very useful if you are going to print your photos, as
Epson printer can go beyond SRGB.
Some monitors are hard to calibrate, and some -- are easy. You can google
for reviews. Sorry, I haven't looked in detail at the recent monitors.
I am not completely sold on 4k or 5k monitors yet. Maybe...
The wide format, however, can be handy for working on many windows at
once.
Sorry, I don't remember all the good parameters at the moment. But if you
look at Dell's U2410 parameters, - that can you give a good guide line as
for what is good while not necessarily overly luxurious.
HTH,
Igor
On Sun, Apr 24, 2016 at 6:33 PM, Mark C 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
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