Posted by Andy Bate on February 7, 2011 at 1:45 PM
Hi all
Im looking at getting a new monitor, what are the key things i need to look out for??
Thanks
Andy
Posted by Edwin kats on February 7, 2011 at 3:50 PM
Not to small. At least 24" Have a look at Eizo monitors. Not cheap but very good.
Edwin
Posted by Phil Shaw on February 8, 2011 at 4:48 PM
Make sure that you can adjust the white point luminance. Most monitors are way too bright to give you a good match with printed output. You need to be able to get the luminance down to somewhere around 100 to 120cd/m2 to obtain a good display profile.
Posted by Ian Haskell on February 8, 2011 at 5:52 PM
I have a NEC spectraview set at 100cd/m2 matched for output to print. Can't go wrong with either an EIZO or NEC.
Ian
Posted by Iain Tookey on February 10, 2011 at 7:15 AM
I use an NEC Multisync EA231WMi.
It's the first IPS panelled monitor I've owned, so very good viewing angles, and colour accuracy.
Whatever you decide to get though, budget a bit for a hardware calibration device, they make a big difference to the output no matter the panel type.
Posted by Andy Astbury on February 12, 2011 at 4:18 AM
If you watch the pennies like me Andy then the HP2475W, if you can find one, is a very good 24" panel to go for at 1920 x 1200 pixels, and it works well at luminance levels of 85 to 110 cdm.
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6 repliesIm looking at getting a new monitor, what are the key things i need to look out for??
Thanks
Andy
Edwin
Ian
It's the first IPS panelled monitor I've owned, so very good viewing angles, and colour accuracy.
Whatever you decide to get though, budget a bit for a hardware calibration device, they make a big difference to the output no matter the panel type.
If you fancy it though here's a nice monitor https://shop.colourconfidence.com/product.php?xProd=2684&xSec=10271
Bob
ps, My Imac 27 screen is not to bad either