24" 1440p vs 27" 1080p

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I'm looking to get a new monitor for editing and have narrowed it down to the Dell P2416D and the Dell P2714H. My current monitor is a 23" 1080p display. Would a bigger screen/same resolution or same size/better resolution be the best choice? Or is there more to it than that?

Thanks.
 
I'd go for 24" @ 1440p over 27" @1080p as the higher res is what gives you actual real estate in terms of how much you can display on screen. The only possible downside is that text/UI may be a bit too small but it's personal preference. I'd take 27" @ 1440p or 30"+ @4k over both of your options though.
 
I also recommend the U2515H. Had it over 6 months for development and editing and colours are excellent. 1440p is brilliant for LR. Judging by your recent lens acquisitions you should get the U2515H :)
 
I have been going through a similar exercise and decided on the Dell UP2516D
 
minnnt said:
Ok, I'll hold off until next week then and pick up the 25".
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If you shop around you might be able to pick up a little cheaper pretty sure the one's we bought where less than £250 at the time although the rrp on them is £382 tbf
 
I got mine from here and it comes with Dell Premium Panel Guarantee, 3 years Advanced Exchange Service.
 
redlion said:
I got mine from here and it comes with Dell Premium Panel Guarantee, 3 years Advanced Exchange Service.
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They come with the guarantee no matter where you buy them. You just register them with Dell.
 
I've been scouring the net for about a week at U2515H prices and its £255 Amazon or £250 eBay.
 
minnnt said:
Thanks for everyones help, I've just ordered a Dell U2715H monitor. Decided it was worth the extra investment as it should last me a while!!
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Be interested to hear your thoughts on the monitor when you've had a play, David, as I've been eyeing the same one for a while now.
 
Other people who are running the 1440p range of monitors, how are you connecting it? My computer doesn't have a displayport and will only offer 2048x1152 @60hz or the full 2560x1440p @30hz which is pretty crap. I've connected via a HDMI cable and all my drivers are up to date. I've tried setting a custom resolution but it will only run at 30hz.

Any help much appreciated.
 
@minnnt I had the same issue on one of my laptops via HDMI and had to settle for 55hz to get 1440 working over HDMI.

This may shed more light.
 
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Hello mate, thanks very much. Just been having a play and I've managed to get it up to 55hz using the 'CVT - Reduced Blanking' option. I've sped up the mouse pointer also which makes it as good as before. I have the guys where i bought it from looking into it for me but until they come back with an answer, I'm happy with it. :)
 
Fortunately my graphics card has a display port out. I suspect for a fraction of the price of your new monitor you could pick up a second hand graphics card that has display port. Assuming you have a desktop of course.
 
minnnt said:
Other people who are running the 1440p range of monitors, how are you connecting it? My computer doesn't have a displayport and will only offer 2048x1152 @60hz or the full 2560x1440p @30hz which is pretty crap. I've connected via a HDMI cable and all my drivers are up to date. I've tried setting a custom resolution but it will only run at 30hz.

Any help much appreciated.
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I have mine connected via display port I was going to recommend the card I have as it seems to work well and I thought was quite basic but when I looked it up there they are £300.
 
minnnt said:
Yes that's what i am considering mate. Any recommendations?
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Just checked eBay and they are a little pricier than I thought.

Seems the display ports started with the Nvidia gtx 660's which tend to go for £55 used.
 
I prefer a 16:10 ratio over a 16:9
I think I remember when last looking that a 24" 16:10 was actually taller in height than a 27"16:9 so that all you gained from a 27" 16: 9 was about 3 inch of width
 
Another vote for U2515H - got 2 of them superb. Both connected to a Macbook and it drives them without glitch.

Only complaint is the touch buttons, sometimes hard to switch the damn thing on in the dark!
 
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