Recommendations for a new monitor: My current monitor is a Dell and about 8 years old and has been having lots of problems so I am going to replace it. I would appreciate...

Char22401 Loc: Fredericksburg, Virginia

My current monitor is a Dell and about 8 years old and has been having lots of problems so I am going to replace it. I would appreciate recommendations on a monitor that, of course, is the best for photo viewing and editing. I would like like to stay under $1000 but could go higher and would probably stay at around 27" but open to a little larger. Thank you so much for any input you can provide.

david vt Loc: Vermont

Hi.

This subject has come up at least half a dozen times in the last twelve months, as a good monitor is important for editing. Suggest you search this section history for older threads.

I have and like the Ben-Q monitors, but not sure you are going to get a 27” for <1000 (just don’t remember)

David

lamiaceae Loc: San Luis Obispo County, CA

Char22401 wrote:

My current monitor is a Dell and about 8 years old and has been having lots of problems so I am going to replace it. I would appreciate recommendations on a monitor that, of course, is the best for photo viewing and editing. I would like like to stay under $1000 but could go higher and would probably stay at around 27" but open to a little larger. Thank you so much for any input you can provide.

Question. What problems? I find monitors either work or don't when they are "dead". Perhaps issues with the O/S? Even that would be rare for an "only" 8 year old Monitor.

johnsnap1947 Loc: New Fairfield, CT

Look at the Samsung - UE590 Series 28" LED 4K UHD Monitor - Black
Model: U28E590DSKU: 5484022

Samsung 28" S271HL U28E590D 4K UHD Monitor: See all of your photo's details during editing. Video game levels look amazing. The large screen allows you to have multiple windows open at once to get more work done.

Price Match Guarantee
$319.99

This is what I use for Photoshop and LR Classic . Its awesome ....

art pear Loc: North Dakota

what he said. I bought one in March and if you like a big monitor this is great, especially for the price.
https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B00YD3DBOC/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o03_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

johnsnap1947 wrote:

Look at the Samsung - UE590 Series 28" LED 4K UHD Monitor - Black
Model: U28E590DSKU: 5484022

Samsung 28" S271HL U28E590D 4K UHD Monitor: See all of your photo's details during editing. Video game levels look amazing. The large screen allows you to have multiple windows open at once to get more work done.

Price Match Guarantee
$319.99

This is what I use for Photoshop and LR Classic . Its awesome ....

rmorrison1116 Loc: Near Valley Forge, Pennsylvania

I use a 4K TV for my monitor.

SX2002 Loc: Adelaide, South Australia

Mine is an IPS monitor (LG) and it's great. It can be viewed from any angle and still show a clear pic...

IPS monitors or “In-Plane Switching” monitors,
IPS monitors continue to be the display technology of choice for users that want color accuracy and consistency. IPS monitors are really great when it comes to color performance and super-wide viewing angles. The expansive viewing angles provided by IPS monitors help to deliver outstanding color when being viewed from different angles. One major differentiator between IPS monitors and TN monitors is that colors on an IPS monitor won’t shift when being viewed at an angle as drastically as they do on a TN monitor.

GoofyNewfie Loc: Kansas City

Ben Q 2700 27" for $599
99% aRGB coverage (no one has yet to mention color space coverage)
IPS
https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1176775-REG/benq_sw2700pt_27_photographer_monitor_with.html

rmm0605 Loc: Atlanta GA

Char22401 wrote:

My current monitor is a Dell and about 8 years old and has been having lots of problems so I am going to replace it. I would appreciate recommendations on a monitor that, of course, is the best for photo viewing and editing. I would like like to stay under $1000 but could go higher and would probably stay at around 27" but open to a little larger. Thank you so much for any input you can provide.

I bought a 24" NEC a few years ago. It can reproduce 1 billion colors--90% of the Adobe RGB colorspace. Great monitor and it was less than $500. They make larger ones, too. Highly recommended. Check the specs carefully to make sure the monitor that interests you reproduces more than the standard 16-17 million colors.

SusanFromVermont Loc: Southwest corner of Vermont

Char22401 wrote:

My current monitor is a Dell and about 8 years old and has been having lots of problems so I am going to replace it. I would appreciate recommendations on a monitor that, of course, is the best for photo viewing and editing. I would like like to stay under $1000 but could go higher and would probably stay at around 27" but open to a little larger. Thank you so much for any input you can provide.

If you like Dell, why not go with their Ultra-Sharp line? They are IPS. That is what I have and it has been very good, although if I were to buy another one I would check to make sure they had solved the power plug problem. [It is not secured with screws, and will slip out if bumped or when the monitor is rotated.] Not sure exactly when I bought it, but it was probably around 5 years ago.

pahtspix

Make sure you get an IPS monitor, as you can view the image you are looking at at any angle..usually 178 degrees North and South, especially if you are doing editing. and you will not see color and density shifts as you edit!..That was the most important consideration for me when I purchased my 23" Viewsonic to replace an aging/non IPS NEC 24". Also, colors have been a great match right out of the box with no profiling whatsoever!

Char22401 Loc: Fredericksburg, Virginia

Thank you for your input. I have been doing some research on the Ben-Q and they look good.

Char22401 Loc: Fredericksburg, Virginia

Thanks so much. I appreciate your response and I will definitely take a look.

Char22401 Loc: Fredericksburg, Virginia

art pear wrote:

what he said. I bought one in March and if you like a big monitor this is great, especially for the price.
https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B00YD3DBOC/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o03_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Nice to have two recommendations on the same monitor. Thank you

Char22401 Loc: Fredericksburg, Virginia

SX2002 wrote:

Mine is an IPS monitor (LG) and it's great. It can... (show quote)

Thank you - I just learned about an IPS monitor recently and see it should be a deciding factor. I so appreciate the members of his forum and their advice.