"27" Curved Monitors": Does anyone use a curved monitor for photo-editing? If so, are you satisfied w/ finished results versues using a flat screen? I'm in the process of a new monitor...

Kennyg36 Loc: Atlanta

Does anyone use a curved monitor for photo-editing? If so, are you satisfied w/ finished results versues using a flat screen? I'm in the process of a new monitor and was looking at some over the weekend and was hoping to get enough feedback here from one's that have actually had/using one versus reviews written by who knows who.

Preesh!

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

Kennyg36 wrote:

Does anyone use a curved monitor for photo-editing? If so, are you satisfied w/ finished results versues using a flat screen? I'm in the process of a new monitor and was looking at some over the weekend and was hoping to get enough feedback here from one's that have actually had/using one versus reviews written by who knows who.

Preesh!

I've given a curved monitor some thought, but I'm not ready to buy. It seems like a clever idea, but...

Haydon

How well would this fair if you decided to go into a dual monitor setup? I use a triple monitor rig and if I used curved monitors, I'd be testing my peripheral vision :)

Kennyg36 Loc: Atlanta

I'm quite certain i would never have dual monitors. So that wouldn't be an issue for me.

thanks,

rmalarz Loc: Tempe, Arizona

Just the idea was intriguing enough to give thought to it. After a short bit of thought, I decided to pass on this fad. The reason is simply based on physics. A curved monitor would require the user to be seated in a particular position that would place the viewer's eyes at the optimum position to utilize the curve. I prefer to move slightly from time to time and not sit rigidly in one optimum position.
--Bob

Kennyg36 wrote:

Does anyone use a curved monitor for photo-editing? If so, are you satisfied w/ finished results versues using a flat screen? I'm in the process of a new monitor and was looking at some over the weekend and was hoping to get enough feedback here from one's that have actually had/using one versus reviews written by who knows who.

Preesh!

Julian Loc: Sarasota, FL

Curved monitors are great for watching TV and movies, providing you sit at the right distance; however, I question their use in photo editing, specially since most likely your final work will end on a flat wall frame.

Steve DeMott Loc: St. Louis, Missouri (Oakville area)

I agree with Bob. You have to be directly in front to get the optimal view. At the cost for, let's say a 30" curved monitor, you can buy 2 30" monitor plus the video card to run them. Run Photoshop on 1 and have all the extra panels open on the other or PS on 1 and LR on the other. How awesome would that be.

OddJobber Loc: Portland, OR

rmalarz wrote:

A curved monitor would require the user to be seated in a particular position that would place the viewer's eyes at the optimum position to utilize the curve.

To be effective, the monitor should have a concave surface to correct top to bottom distortion. Bring out the head brace!

Cdouthitt Loc: Traverse City, MI

No thanks...keep it flat.
I prefer my LG Ultra wide monitors 34 at work and 29 at home.
https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=n82e16824025038&nm_mc=KNC-GoogleKWLess&cm_mmc=KNC-GoogleKWLess-_-DSAFeed-All-Products-_-monitors-lcdflatpanel-_-NA&ignorebbr&gclid=CMPdl_3W9NQCFRGewAodr9oC9A

http://www.lg.com/us/monitors/lg-34UM68-P-ultrawide-monitor

WayneT Loc: Paris, TN

Better to spend the extra money on a second flat, wide monitor. You will find that configuration much more useful than a curved unit.

bdk Loc: Sanibel Fl.

when I bought my last monitor I said to myself, pictures are flat not curved so I bought a flat monitor, I had concerns editing on a curved screen ,

Kennyg36 Loc: Atlanta

Makes sense....thanks everyone!

bkyser Loc: Fly over country in Indiana

I just about got one, but my friends here on the hog talked me out of it for the same reasons. You aren't editing curved photos. I ended up going a little more expensive and got a Ben-Q monitor. It's unbelievable, but unfortunately, with some house problems, then major flooding, I have to do all my work on a laptop. VERY tough to go back to a laptop. Just until we get all the house issues fixed. After getting a working bathroom, the room for the computer will be second.

dpullum Loc: Tampa Florida

OddJobber wrote:

To be effective, the monitor should have a concave surface to correct top to bottom distortion. Bring out the head brace!

Hay OddJobber, we are not talking Cathode Ray Tubes here, for them yes, there would be an electron beam advantage to curve screens. [tease] Yes, for Sensors, curve takes care of edge distortion, so it is claimed.

I am sitting 24" away from my 27" flat screen... 24" side to side... add another 5" to each side and that is a comfort zone [end of eyeglass coverage without turning my head] and yes there I think curve would help. [?]

Test.... print a panorama... or perhaps just same item over and over, three sheets wide, 33" and tape it to a plastic.... $1tree sells sheets... look flat and then bend. How much bend in a curved monitor? Remember, when you are doing post processing the program takes up a lot of space all around so you are really only seeing the smaller space of the photo being edited. You want to see your work big... pipe over to your 50" HDTV and admire your work... humm a HDTV monitor.. not that expensive!!! hummm

foathog Loc: Greensboro, NC

Just like 3D it's a gimmick.