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technical => photography => Topic started by: SA Chris on January 07, 2014, 03:36:40 pm
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Looking for something decent, and 24" is realistic limit for desk, ideally looking for 16:10 ratio, is there anything better that this for the price?
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Dell-UltraSharp-U2412M-inch-Monitor/dp/B005JN9310/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1389106645&sr=8-2&keywords=u2412m (http://www.amazon.co.uk/Dell-UltraSharp-U2412M-inch-Monitor/dp/B005JN9310/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1389106645&sr=8-2&keywords=u2412m)
Thanks
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Go on eBay/gumtree. My old man couldn't flog his 24" monitor for £30... I ended up utilising it :)
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Edit - it may have been 21"..
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No idea how it stacks up with the ultra-fine RGB stuff that pro's like Dave and Adam might be looking for but I've been happy with this Samsung 24" HD job (http://www.amazon.co.uk/Samsung-S24C300HS-inch-HDMI-Monitor/dp/B00CDP6JBE/ref=sr_1_1) for over a year now.
Borrowed a mates Pantone Huey (http://www.amazon.co.uk/Pantone-LLC-MEU101-Huey/dp/B000CR78C4/ref=sr_1_1) every now and again for colour calibration (using Argyll CMS (http://www.argyllcms.com/) which probably won't be required as the bundled software will suffice).
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Johnny wrote some stuff about this:
http://adamlong.blogspot.co.uk/2011/12/review-asus-pa246q-monitor.html (http://adamlong.blogspot.co.uk/2011/12/review-asus-pa246q-monitor.html)
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Go on eBay/gumtree. My old man couldn't flog his 24" monitor for £30... I ended up utilising it :)
Was it IPS?
Cheers for link.
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At first look, what appears to be the latest version of JB's Asus looks more than the Dell.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/PA248Q-24-1-inch-Widescreen-DisplayPort-Adjustable/dp/B0084FNAB4/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1389111810&sr=8-1&keywords=Asus+PA246q (http://www.amazon.co.uk/PA248Q-24-1-inch-Widescreen-DisplayPort-Adjustable/dp/B0084FNAB4/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1389111810&sr=8-1&keywords=Asus+PA246q)
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Go on eBay/gumtree. My old man couldn't flog his 24" monitor for £30... I ended up utilising it :)
Was it IPS?
Cheers for link.
IPS? is that like IBS?
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No idea if much has changed since my blog post, but at the time the prices for the Dell and Asus were very similar. It was a bit of a coin flip but the Asus was newer and had that premium feel from that come from no Dell logo.
Long term, I've no regrets on going wide gamut. Never used the sRGB mode. 16:10 I'd say is essential, I'd go squarer if I could. Occasionally I'll rotate the screen 90% to really enjoy a portrait format shot, but generally 1200 px high is just about enough. Matt screen and IPS are essential I'd say, deep blacks suffer slightly compared to a glossy TFT but everything else is superior.
I suspect £225 for the Dell would be a great deal, even if it is an old model now. I paid nearer £400.
The Asus came with a calibration certificate, and I saw very little change when it was calibrated. You'll need to turn the brightness WAY DOWN though - mine is at 16 or 17 of 100.
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I just got this for work and photo editing. Had good reviews and was about 185 UKP http://www.laptopsdirect.co.uk/BENQ_BL2410PT_24_WID_BL2410PT/version.asp (http://www.laptopsdirect.co.uk/BENQ_BL2410PT_24_WID_BL2410PT/version.asp)