i use a 30 inch dell with a resolution of 2560-1600
I have never calibrated it...but my prints come back looking exactly like they do on the monitor.
It looks good but is terrible for anything with motion.
I will probably look at some of the better highdef flatpanels next time I buy.
Not sure what the drawbacks are for using a tv...but you can bet I will do my research before I purchase.
I have heard good things about the 24 inch dell.
Consistency is what matters, and better monitors hold their calibration better/longer. But if you don't bother to calibrate then every monitor, no matter the cost, is useless.
I run twin acer 19's on the one computer and twin acer 22's on the other, all DVI, each indivudually calibrated. I control my own color- I don't let my lab color correct, but every so often I have them do the same image their way and my way and I compare that things are as they are supposed to be.
I don't find color to be the issue. Brightness and contrast are the issues to beware of to get what you expect from the screen to the paper. I bought a machine and it came with a gorgeous HP 24" monitors. Any image looked stunning on it. I edited one wedding on it (calibrated it of course) and good god, on any other screen the images were terrible. Too dark, too contrasty, useless really.
So that monitor is now in my sales room and makes all my images POP in the customer's presence. FOr web surfing and such it's fantastic, but it absolutely sucks for editing photos.
I've had sumsungs in the past and like them a bit more than the Acers, but when I went dual screen I wanted matching screens. No way to properly match a 2 year old LCD.
I have heard the Dell's are pretty nice for the money, a guy i second shoot with uses on and it is very nice. My old LG is pretty nice as well. Do you have a dual screen setup you should think about that, its freaking great.
With your mad skills whatever you get should work out just fine!
Doug
I also use the now discontinued Samsung 215TW, LOVE it. There are better, for the price now though. I think the good dell's would be your best best, if you didn't want to busy the bank.
Of course, how much color from that 5DMarkII do you want to see? I should make a video pimping my monitor, and 1DMarkIII and 1DMarkII backup... lol, joke. =o) No camera that takes video in this house, oh well.
Mattbtn wrote:
Personally, I don't buy into the perceived necessity that you HAVE to have an IPS panel to achieve great results. Does it make life easier? Sure, but not all of us have thousands of dollars to spend on monitors. The same way not all of us have thousands of dollars to spend on 1Ds or D3X cameras, all top quality lenses, and top notch lighting. You just have to find something you can work with and still achieve consistent, satisfactory results.
Can that consistency be achieved with a TN panel? You bet...without a doubt.
I've been using a 24" HP monitor for some time now (w2408h), and have never had a single issue. My Spyder3Pro keeps it in check, and I know which angles to view from to ensure accuracy. Of course, I read several articles and commentary that suggested I should NEVER use such a monitor for critical color work, but it's all garbage in my opinion as my results continue to prove those opinions incorrect.
Of course, that doesn't mean every panel will work, but I certainly found one that did. YMMV.
+1. One of the biggest downsides of TN panels is severe colorshift when viewing the screen from a wide angles, but how often does one do this? In fact, I'm pretty sure my viewing angle is never more than a degree or two off square.
Of course, Sam seems like kind of a weird guy, so you never can be too sure...
Essentially, below $1,000 dollars, you can go S-PVA or H-IPS. Hewlett Packard HP LP2475w and Doublesight DS-265W make very good 24" H-IPS panel screens from 500-700 dollars. Dell 2408 is a really nice 24" S-PVA panel w/ wide gamut color.
Shoot me for being a Mac fan but I love my cinema displays. I have the old 23" matte on glossy acrilyc (not alluminum) and I LOOVE it.
Also have a 22" Acer that cost me $200 bucks. I saw a Dell on ebay today for $220 bucks which didnt look too shabby. But if you're looking for quality I haven't seen a monitor resolution better than Apple's and it's not because I'm an apple fan, its just that I haven't seen it!
I use a 37" HDTV that gets me close enough I can't tell from my prints from either a local lab, WHCC or even Costco. The size is great, but I might spring for a 30" apple this year, would love a little bit better display, TVs aren't made for 18hr use every day and I think its slowing starting to die
sboerup wrote:
I use a 37" HDTV that gets me close enough I can't tell from my prints from either a local lab, WHCC or even Costco. The size is great, but I might spring for a 30" apple this year, would love a little bit better display, TVs aren't made for 18hr use every day and I think its slowing starting to die
Are you calibrating that sucker? Wow... figured you'd be rocking out a dual monitor setup already.
Great monitors is something I invested in from the first go, because color work is so critical to what we do.
alixmiles wrote:
i use a 30 inch dell with a resolution of 2560-1600
I have never calibrated it...but my prints come back looking exactly like they do on the monitor.
It looks good but is terrible for anything with motion.
I will probably look at some of the better highdef flatpanels next time I buy.
Not sure what the drawbacks are for using a tv...but you can bet I will do my research before I purchase.
I have heard good things about the 24 inch dell.
+1 for this suggestion. I have the Dell 3007WFP and its the most beautiful thing you'll ever lay eyes on. The screen real estate is unbelievable. Though I have calibrated my monitor, I find the color impeccable and I have never been disappointed with a print edited on this screen.
Definitely get the 24" Dell Ultra Sharp. It is probably the best monitor right now for the price. You get 110% of the gamut colors, that's right 110%. Do not waste your money on the Apple Displays because they use the same panels as Dell. You probably did not know that. Stay away from the glossy screens because they are only good for movies and videos. The glossy screens do not accurately show the correct colors and details of photos even thought they look extremely nice.
