Monitor - Which
Jan 31, 2019 06:27:52 #
I have been using a 40" Samsung TV as my desktop monitor fed by an HDMI connection from the NVIDIA video card. After the wonderful and comprehensive topic of matching colors from subject to printer I am considering adding a second monitor better suited to post-processing of my Nikon 850's .NEF pictures. Keeping in mind that I am not a professional by any stretch just a serious amateur who takes pictures from time to time.
My first tour of B&H found monitors from ultra-expensive ($2500) to several hundred dollars. As Bill pointed out a monitor that can display the full Adobe 1998 color gamut is perfect, however the price is beyond giving up my lunch money, and perhaps only required for the professional.
Your thoughts and recommendations as to a specific monitor that can be tuned and calibrated for photo editing.
My first tour of B&H found monitors from ultra-expensive ($2500) to several hundred dollars. As Bill pointed out a monitor that can display the full Adobe 1998 color gamut is perfect, however the price is beyond giving up my lunch money, and perhaps only required for the professional.
Your thoughts and recommendations as to a specific monitor that can be tuned and calibrated for photo editing.
Jan 31, 2019 07:10:07 #
Jan 31, 2019 07:17:31 #
berchman
Loc: South Central PA
akamerica wrote:
I have been using a 40" Samsung TV as my desk... (show quote)
NEC PA271Q-BK 27" 16:9 Color-Critical IPS Monitor If you purchase this today from B&H you can save $100. It covers 98% of the Adobe color gamut. I have a NEC monitor and I love it.
Jan 31, 2019 07:20:15 #
BenQ is another brand to look at. They have an outlet at their website.
Jan 31, 2019 07:23:52 #
Samsung makes good monitors as well as televisions, been really happy with mine. I would think they have many newer models now.
Feb 1, 2019 07:12:12 #
akamerica wrote:
I have been using a 40" Samsung TV as my desk... (show quote)
BenQ makes a 27” $700 PhotoView model that displays 98% Adobe RGB (1998) color space. Best Buy sells it. It would be my pick.
B&H carries a similar BenQ 24.1” for $400.
Be sure NOT to get a gaming monitor.
Feb 1, 2019 08:18:17 #
berchman wrote:
NEC PA271Q-BK 27" 16:9 Color-Critical IPS Monitor If you purchase this today from B&H you can save $100. It covers 98% of the Adobe color gamut. I have a NEC monitor and I love it.
I do also and completely agree with this post!!
Feb 1, 2019 08:32:31 #
Just out of curiosity why not a gaming monitor?
I am guessing refresh rate and latency is not important for photo viewing.
I am guessing refresh rate and latency is not important for photo viewing.
Feb 1, 2019 11:30:45 #
Hi Bill and again thanks
Question. If my monitor does not display all of the Adobe colors, will the printer NOT print them?
Art
Question. If my monitor does not display all of the Adobe colors, will the printer NOT print them?
Art
Feb 1, 2019 11:46:51 #
I spent a day "chasing my tail" over a new monitor to replace my two five year old 21 inch Samsungs. Looked for 24 or 27 inch. First thing I discovered was that the monitors no longer support VGA or DVI connectors. Most have HDMI inputs. After studying adapters, I discovered my NVidea card had an HDMI output. But then I discovered that the cards output was limited to 1920x1080 resolution, the same as my present monitors. No sense in buying a higher resolution monitor unless I was willing to buy a newer video card.Now I 'm not sure there is any advantage in changing monitors at all.
Is there any advantage to a newer monitor performing at the same resolution?
Is there any advantage to a newer monitor performing at the same resolution?
Feb 1, 2019 12:02:05 #
If the old monitor is working well and a new monitor doesn’t have a better colorspace I would say no.
Feb 1, 2019 12:25:19 #
Feb 1, 2019 13:38:23 #
akamerica wrote:
I have been using a 40" Samsung TV as my desk... (show quote)
Which Samsung TV do you currently use?
I recently upgraded my 5-year old Seiki 4K TV with a new 49 inch Samsung Q6 TV. It reproduces 100% of the DCI-P3 color space. The DCI-P3 color space covers 90some% of the Adobe RBG color space and Adobe RGB covers 80-some % of DCI-P3. I "understand" that the areas of Adobe RGB that are not covered by DCI-P3 are not usable by printers anyway. Happy to be corrected here if I'm wrong. Also, I believe that DCI-P3 covers all of sRGB color space.
Feb 1, 2019 13:45:49 #
Not using it with a TV. Monitor is a Samsung Syncmaster BX 2535, cabable of 1920 x 1080 resolution.
Feb 1, 2019 13:55:41 #
grichie5 wrote:
Not using it with a TV. Monitor is a Samsung Syncmaster BX 2535, cabable of 1920 x 1080 resolution.
My reply, as indicated by the words "akamerica wrote:" before the quoted message, was meant as a response to akamerica.
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