Anyone see any good deals on solid, if not completely pro, photo editing monitors?
My 10 year old 24" Dell 4k just doesn't do enough gamut and isn't great to edit on even when I color correct it with a Spyder Xpro.
I just ordered the Dell 27" Ultrasharp U2725QE from B&H for $630, which was $70 off. Less than ordering directly from Dell.
I debated between this and the Benq SW272Q and Benq PD2725U. My max budget was $800 (SW had been on sale for $800) but I really wanted 4K. Ultimately it became a tradeoff between wider color gamut and more resolution.
I'm crossing my fingers I will be happy with it, coming from a 2017 27" iMac.
Tangentially, after having Dell Ultrasharps for many years, and then moving to a Mac system and getting a Studio Display, I can tell you that you simply don’t know what you are missing by using a Dell. My finished edits have benefitted so much from this move up in screens.
I’m not saying change your whole setup to Mac just to get a Studio Display, but…maybe I am.
There are many alternatives to the Studio Display that do not require being raped by Cupertino and subjugation to a borg that tells you to think different but then shoves a single button mouse up your ass. The fruity hardware is good but the tradeoffs associated with it are not worth it for me.
Oops, we have replaced the Canon vs Nikon flame war with a Mac vs Windows 😁 plus, studio displays are way, way outside the budget of the OP.
I don’t presume to know peoples’ budgets. Also I’m sorry Apple shot your dog, at least now we know why you act like a joyless sod in every thread you appear in 🙂
GroovyGeek wrote:
There are many alternatives to the Studio Display that do not require being raped by Cupertino and subjugation to a borg that tells you to think different but then shoves a single button mouse up your ass. The fruity hardware is good but the tradeoffs associated with it are not worth it for me.
Oops, we have replaced the Canon vs Nikon flame war with a Mac vs Windows 😁 plus, studio displays are way, way outside the budget of the OP.
Don't know what deals you've got where you are but I bought a BenQ PD2706U to use with my M4 Mini a few months ago and it is just excellent. There's a 5k out now too. I had a look at the Apple Display in the store, yes it looks cool but my PD was £450 (with whatever sale they had then) and the Apple is £1800 (with the fully adjustable stand).
GroovyGeek wrote:
There are many alternatives to the Studio Display that do not require being raped by Cupertino and subjugation to a borg that tells you to think different but then shoves a single button mouse up your ass. The fruity hardware is good but the tradeoffs associated with it are not worth it for me.
Oops, we have replaced the Canon vs Nikon flame war with a Mac vs Windows 😁 plus, studio displays are way, way outside the budget of the OP.
Oh jeez let me guess. Apple is the Borg, Microsoft is whatever and Adobe is Diablo. So you're running what..Linux and the Gimp. Or is that too mainstream? FreeBSD and binary editing the files with Vim? 😆😵💫
I guess one can go switch to ProDisplay XDR from studio display and say how much is missing in using Studio display. (Meanwhile I’m sure there are some Eizo users defending their hill, and then some are on OLED hill … )
As a mixed Mac (which I use for photo and general personal uses) and PC user (for a lot of different other works, and I’m not a pro photographer), studio display is not really ideal due to port limitations. I’m more interested in the new LG 6K (very new, no reviews yet) which is priced an little above standard studio display (I can get with Edu discount so I can always get a deal) and way below ProDisplay XDR (which is completely over my budget) and it has all the ports I need … seems almost ideal to ME, at least on paper.
Every choice is a compromise in some ways (just like camera and lenses), it’s good that some are really happy with their Studio Display.
panos.v wrote:
Oh jeez let me guess. Apple is the Borg, Microsoft is whatever and Adobe is Diablo. So you're running what..Linux and the Gimp. Or is that too mainstream? FreeBSD and binary editing the files with Vim? 😆😵💫
Last I heard, GroovyGeek was using the Apollo Guidance Computer for photo editing. Moving from a 10x10 to 4k will be a big improvement!
ytwong wrote:
I guess one can go switch to ProDisplay XDR from studio display and say how much is missing in using Studio display. (Meanwhile I’m sure there are some Eizo users defending their hill, and then some are on OLED hill … )
As a mixed Mac (which I use for photo and general personal uses) and PC user (for a lot of different other works, and I’m not a pro photographer), studio display is not really ideal due to port limitations. I’m more interested in the new LG 6K (very new, no reviews yet) which is priced an little above standard studio display (I can get with Edu discount so I can always get a deal) and way below ProDisplay XDR (which is completely over my budget) and it has all the ports I need … seems almost ideal to ME, at least on paper.
Every choice is a compromise in some ways (just like camera and lenses), it’s good that some are really happy with their Studio Display....Show more →
How can I get good results with the Studio Displays on multiple machines? The problem I have is running three computers to a display (other than expensive ones) and having the correct calibration profiles. For example how do you handle a Windows (work) laptop, Desktop Windows computer and a Linux (Mint) NUC, or maybe replace one of those inputs with an Apple computer?
If you're interested in an 34' ultrawide, Dell is selling their OLED AW3423DWF for $500. You can find a 10% off coupon somewhere on Dell's site (takes upwards to a day to get the email with the code).
I use xrite on PC and Mac, not bothered to do that on Linux since I don’t use Linux for anything that really requires colour accuracy. I think you need 3rd party software for calibration on Linux but I could be wrong.
EB-1 wrote:
How can I get good results with the Studio Displays on multiple machines? The problem I have is running three computers to a display (other than expensive ones) and having the correct calibration profiles. For example how do you handle a Windows (work) laptop, Desktop Windows computer and a Linux (Mint) NUC, or maybe replace one of those inputs with an Apple computer?
