Trying to decide between two Dell Monitors.
May 21, 2019 21:41:39 #
Hello. I have an old 23" Monitor that I can't even calibrate with SpyderLite5Elite. So I'm looking to buy a 27" monitor, and was hoping someone with experience with Dell monitors, and I guess monitors in general, could help. It's been many years since I've bought a monitor.
The two monitors I'm looking at are the Dell UltraSharp 27 4K Monitor: U2718Q, and the Dell UltraSharp 27 Monitor with Premier Color - UP2716D. They're both $399. Just don't know which one would be better for post processing images? The U2718Q has a native resolution of 4K 3840 x 2160 at 60 Hz, and the UP2716D has a native resolution of QHD 2560 x 1440 at 60 Hz. Should I be focusing on one with the higher resolution? I just don't know what's more important, etc.
Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance!
The two monitors I'm looking at are the Dell UltraSharp 27 4K Monitor: U2718Q, and the Dell UltraSharp 27 Monitor with Premier Color - UP2716D. They're both $399. Just don't know which one would be better for post processing images? The U2718Q has a native resolution of 4K 3840 x 2160 at 60 Hz, and the UP2716D has a native resolution of QHD 2560 x 1440 at 60 Hz. Should I be focusing on one with the higher resolution? I just don't know what's more important, etc.
Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance!
May 21, 2019 22:07:02 #
The hospital I work at is getting rid of everything Dell. My brother makes his living in his computer business straightening them out.
May 21, 2019 22:28:02 #
marycar53 wrote:
The hospital I work at is getting rid of everything Dell. My brother makes his living in his computer business straightening them out.
Well ... at least Dell then keeps your brother gainfully employed!
May 21, 2019 22:41:34 #
marycar53 wrote:
The hospital I work at is getting rid of everything Dell. My brother makes his living in his computer business straightening them out.
They are probably going newer and low bid.
Pardon me for laughing, (LoL), I'll bet it's Hewlet Packard.
May 21, 2019 23:00:28 #
Nothing wrong with Dell products - used them everywhere from supercomputing clusters to a houseful of Dell laptops and monitors and found them VERY reliable. IT buying decisions are rarely made on just performance and reliability or best product for the application - often there’s a big dose of price, politics, personal relationships, prior experience/prejudices, personal preferences, etc... Sorry I can’t actually answer your question except to contribute an endorsement for Dell products (and no, I haven’t previously or currently work for Dell, although I have collaborated with them many times in my career).
May 21, 2019 23:01:32 #
GENorkus wrote:
They are probably going newer and low bid.
Pardon me for laughing, (LoL), I'll bet it's Hewlet Packard.
Pardon me for laughing, (LoL), I'll bet it's Hewlet Packard.
IT kept extra monitors and mouse in my laboratory office as something was constantly breaking, esp at night.
May 22, 2019 00:39:02 #
marycar53 wrote:
IT kept extra monitors and mouse in my laboratory office as something was constantly breaking, esp at night.
All monitors do go bad here and there. It happens to the best of them.
As for a mouse, those things have a habit of getting dirty, (sometimes getting the wires pulled loose), and acting up no matter who makes them.
With exception of my mouse, I've never had a major problem with a Dell product in ??? (many years.) A replacement mouse was sent to my door the next day. A month later I disassembled the bad mouse and found lots of dirt inside. (I thought my house was pretty clean too!)
Now I find the cleaner/polish used on my desk was the culprit.
May 22, 2019 00:41:44 #
marycar53 wrote:
IT kept extra monitors and mouse in my laboratory office as something was constantly breaking, esp at night.
Didn’t want to comment before, but in our household we’ve had Dell laptops for years and love them. At a couple of companies I worked at the IT departments gave us Dell Latitude laptops.
Laptop vendors in general all have good equipment. For companies and their IT departments, the decision of which laptops become the company standard usually boils down to level of service committed to by the computer vendor, and dollars. I’m aware of this because several times I was in the position to make these decisions.
So now, I’ve been relegated to personally just trying to figure out what monitor I need. But you know what, I wouldn’t trade my “not being in business anymore” for the world!
May 22, 2019 06:04:38 #
Fredrick wrote:
Hello. I have an old 23" Monitor that I can'... (show quote)
I think the UP2716D is better for image processing as it has better color gamut. Higher resolution is nice but it's better to have better color accuracy.
May 22, 2019 06:51:34 #
Fredrick wrote:
Hello. I have an old 23" Monitor that I can'... (show quote)
I'm using a Dell P2715Q 27" Ultra HD 4K Monitor and am very happy with it although older programs such as Photoshop CS6 are barely useable at 4K...everything is tiny unless you lower the resolution.
I also have a 24" Ultrasharp (1920x1080 res) on my second computer which is not very good with images process on the 4K monitor...looks over sharpened regardless of menu settings, including "0" sharpness. Go figure.
I think 4K is great providing you are using software that is designed for it.
May 22, 2019 07:24:52 #
We have a couple of the Dell SE2717HX 27" monitors - under $200 - and they'e fine.
May 22, 2019 08:09:11 #
Fredrick wrote:
Hello. I have an old 23" Monitor that I can'... (show quote)
I can't help you specifically with those monitors, but I have been using a Dell S2340M for about 5 years now and am super happy with it. Even before calibration, prints I got back from various online processors came back looking like what I saw on the screen. When I calibrate, the difference between before and after is almost undetectable.
Best bet is to Google reviews of them and see what complaints people have.
I hope this helps. I see that most responses have been either pro or anti Dell and don't address your question - welcome to UHH!
May 22, 2019 08:33:17 #
Just purchased the U2718Q to go with a new Dell XPS 15 laptop. Have had the U2718Q monitor for a week. Very nice. Easy setup. YouTube 4K videos look great. Side note: Thought the laptop had an issue - but turned out it was a Onedrive related problem, not the laptop. Point being, Dell support was very responsive; even followed up with a phone call a day later to see if everything was still OK.
May 22, 2019 08:54:10 #
jonjacobik
Loc: Quincy, MA
I've run a computer business since 2003. IMHO, there is very little difference between brands of monitors. I'm using a Dell SE2717HR-2 next to an LG Ultra HD 27". I see one problem though. While 4K seems like a good idea, when setting the display for 3840x2160 everything windows is displayed too small to be practical. So if you want to use the same computer for Ugly Hedgehog, or actually read the menu choices in Photoshop, 4K might drive you nuts. If you set a 4K computer for 1920x1080, you won't get the picture quality that a monitor designed for 1920x1080 will give you. I recommend that you go with the Dell, but get the monitor I'm using - It's just plain fantastic and it's cheaper than a 4K monitor.
May 22, 2019 11:11:55 #
BebuLamar wrote:
I think the UP2716D is better for image processing as it has better color gamut. Higher resolution is nice but it's better to have better color accuracy.
Thanks for the advice. I was concerned that 4K might result in images too small for PP, and I’m not going to be watching movies on my PC. Anything that can result in better accuracy is great.
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