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Dell's S2817Q 4K 28” Monitor
Nov 2, 2018 11:15:18   #
scubadoc Loc: Sarasota, FL
 
Walmart is selling this monitor for $220. Does anyone have any opinions about the monitor. I would be using it only for photo editing. Thanks.

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Nov 2, 2018 11:26:50   #
GoofyNewfie Loc: Kansas City
 
Better deal than at B&H.
https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1225355-REG/dell_28_s2817q_16_9_4k.html
It’s a TN screen not an IPS screen so your viewing angle changes your perception of the image on screen. Covers 100% sRGB display, so that’s good, but less of the aRGB space. Important factors a lot here seem to overlook. You should also look into a color calibration https://photographylife.com/how-to-calibrate-your-monitor

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Nov 2, 2018 14:43:54   #
scubadoc Loc: Sarasota, FL
 
I’m trying to figure out how to determine the monitors color space. If 72% NTSC is 100% sRGB, how do I determine 100% aRGB. Should the specs say something like 92% NTSB? How big a difference will that make for standard photo editing for someone who will be printing high quality prints? $240 seems like a pretty good deal, all else being equal.

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Nov 4, 2018 02:45:25   #
cjc2 Loc: Hellertown PA
 
IMHO, this would not be a good monitor for PP work. One way to easily tell is that it is just too inexpensive. A GOOD monitor in that size would be a bit over $ 1,000.00 . Many specs are important and I'd suggest you look at the Adobe RGB spec as more important. Best of luck.

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