wildconc2001 Loc: Chicagoland

Sorry, I thought I was commenting on the Ben Q. Great monitor.

riderxlx Loc: DFW area Texas

Pretty close,
I have the DELL SE 2717 HR which has a resolution of 3840x2160. I love it. I paid about 340.00 from Microcenter in Dallas. Great buy. Photo details are excellent and very sharp. I have it connected to my desktop and have a graphics card that supports this resolution.
When I connect my laptop, iPad Pro, or any other device which does not have this resolution, the monitor will only display the resolution that the attached device sends it. So keep this in mind when looking for a monitor. And I agree with the other members about BENQ, they are very good.
Merry Christmas and Gods blessings to you sir,
Let us know how this works out.
bruce.

kcooke Loc: Alabama

You may want to check the Dell monitor for display resolution vs connection type. I am getting ready to buy a 27” Dell from B&H and the fine print in the users manual says quad HD is only available with a display port connector it drops using regular HDMI. Not a Problem for me as I have that kind of connection. This may not be the case here though.

frjeff Loc: Mid-Michigan

Was strongly leaning toward the Dell UP2516D as 25” would be just fine for me. However, I read many poor reviews this morning which is now giving me second thoughts. To be fair, these were all relatively old (2016) comments and I am unable to find much in the way of current reviews. Most were critical of poor color uniformity, hot pixels, backlight bleed, redish tinge on whites, etc.
So need more current info before I pull the trigger. I do not have a DisplayPort connection on my email so limited to HDMI. My laptop resolution is 1920x1080 (less than this monitor’s specs).

Angel Star Photography Loc: Tacoma, WA

I have a BenQ monitor and really love it. I love the hardware calibration in it. Mine is a 27-inch, 4K...BenQ SW271. If that is too expensive, then take a look at some of the other BenQ monitors. They are great. I am considering one as second monitor. Aside from the color gamut, I also like their eye care technology.

JohnR Loc: The Gates of Hell

If you can get hold of a 27"Apple Thunderbolt display you'll be amazed at what you see when its connected to your MacBook. It has to be 2nd hand however as sadly Apple don't make them anymore. It will also power you're MacBook wen connected saving the trouble of 2 power leads.

TheShoe Loc: Lacey, WA

I have been using a Dell P2715Q for a few years and have been thoroughly satisfied with it. I suspect that the U2718Q is derived from my earlier model.

The Watcher

Officemax has this Dell ultrasharp on sale now. It gets good reviews and can produce 99% s-RGB color
through calibration.

https://www.officedepot.com/a/products/7311051/Dell-UltraSharp-U2419HX-24-LED-Monitor/

rebride

I too am having second thoughts on the UP2516D. Read a lot of reviews after replying to you. Stayed up way too late last night.
For me the plus is the Premier color and 10 bit display (actually 8bit + FRC) , especially at the price point now. Not needed for web usage which is sRGB anyhow. Not needed for editing either unless doing Adobe RGB.
It is the poor color uniformity that might be the deal breaker. I don't pay much heed to the backlight/hot pixel peeking bunch. IPS monitors have been noted for back bleed.
I do very well like my U2718Q. Normally use at 150% no problem. The 4K video steaming viewing ???

As side note - Monitors are described at over all pixel dimensions not PPI. A 3840x2160 27" = 163ppi, 2560x1440 27" = 108ppi 25" = 117ppi, your 1920x1080 15.6" = 141ppi

frjeff Loc: Mid-Michigan

Another question: My laptop Graphics card is the NVIDIA GeForce MX150. Per the NVIDIA site it is at its max with a 1920x1080 resolution. So, I’m confused as to what my card will do if I go to a 24”-25” monitor with a higher resolution rating (ie - 1920X1200 or 2560X1440). What will I see on the external monitor?

If I can get no better resolution than my card can do, then am I getting the additional higher resolution or just spreading the 1920X1080 pixels over a larger area, thus reducing PPI?

Additional Laptop specs:

CPU. Intel Core i5 (8th Gen) 8250U / 1.6 GHz.
Max Turbo Speed. 3.4 GHz.
Number of Cores. Quad-Core.
Cache. 6 MB.
64-bit Computing.
Features. Intel Turbo Boost Technology 2.0.

Sure don’t know much about this, do I ???????

riderxlx Loc: DFW area Texas

I could be wrong and some one smarter than me can correct this. But, if your laptop display only pumps out 1920x1080 then that is the only resolution you will see on any monitor you attach it to with the fact that it's resolution is that minimum. My laptop is less than this by a bit and my iPad Pro is more than the 1920x1080. So what the attached device pushes to the monitor is what you will see on the monitor. So if I want to see a full 3840x2160 resolution, like what my DELL 2717 monitor can present, you will need a computer that can push this same resolution to you monitor.
Stuff can get expensive or you can find something affordable that gives you really nice results as I have found.
Once I saw my photos on the 2717 I could not believe I took these with that camera !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I am not looking back, high resolution for photos and other things too.
God bless you sir and good luck on your search moving forward. You will be glad you did.
Bruce.

Angel Star Photography Loc: Tacoma, WA

You may be okay with pushing the resolution on this card. I would recommend taking your laptop to someplace like Best Buy or a friend who may have a higher resolution monitor and try it out. You may need to install appropriate drivers to make it work.

Here is a link regarding the performance specs of the MX150 which give some indication of performance capability but these are recommended gaming resolutions. For photography work, I believe it will not be as demanding as a game would be.

https://www.techpowerup.com/gpu-specs/geforce-mx150.c2959

For a reference perspective, I am run my Lenovo Thinkpad X1 Yoga 3rd Gen with a Lenovo Thunderbolt Graphics dock when I am working at home. The graphics dock has a GeForce GTX 1050 card in it and the recommended gaming resolutions are about the same as the MX150. Yet, I am operating my BenQ SW271 which is a 27-inch, 4K monitor, with no problems at all. In fact, I even play some FPS games with it occasionally.

If your laptop is handling your photography work reasonably now, it should have very little, if any, problems operating with an external, larger, higher resolution monitor.

Angel Star Photography Loc: Tacoma, WA

Hi Bruce,

That all depends upon the video card in use and the manufacturer's design. Most video cards, integrated or discrete, are quite capable of 3840x2160. However, most manufacturers will use displays of lower resolution to keep the price and performance within their targeted market range. Additionally, the size of the screen often drives the resolution specs the manufacturer will implement. For most, 1920x1080 is sufficient and especially on a laptop. Any desire to go beyond that requires an external monitor. There are some laptops that have a 4K display, more commonly with 17-inch displays, but they are not as prevalent as those with 1920x1080 or some resolution slightly above or below.

Also, if the laptop has a discrete video card, often the laptop display is driven by the integrated graphics card while the external monitor is driven by the discrete graphics card with the discrete graphics card having more capabilities than the integrated card.

My Lenovo runs a 13-inch, 2560x1440 internal display while at the same time running a 27-inch, 3840x2160 external display.

frjeff Loc: Mid-Michigan

Great advice these last few posts. Sure glad I have all the UHH mates around to lean on.
I am going to buy a 25” monitor of 2560x1440 resolution and assume that It will work well.

Now, just need to narrow down the many options and make a choice. Dell seem to get pretty good reviews on their out of the box quality and calibration, but I am sure there are other brands worthy of consideration. Welcome to any specific suggestions here as well ..........

Many thanks, I understand all of this much better now than earlier.

Merry Christmas. May this season bring all great peace and joy.

rebride

I did read a comment in some chat session from a user of your laptop that the HDMI connection is 2560x1440 and the VGA is only 1920x1080.
Specs are sure hard to find.
Good luck.