Best pc screen for editing

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I have a normal powerful pc, and a pc monitor which i do my photos on.
What is the best kind to use , pref without going down the Imac route?
 
No need to go down the mac route at all, I found most Apple monitors poor tbh (though haven't tried the latest ones). Most normal processing can be done on any half decent computer.

The screen is probably more important imo, but these can vary from very low prices to eye wateringly high prices. Usually the low priced ones are rubbish for serious editing and unfortunately, some of the higher priced ones are not much better either. The premium branded ones like Eizo ColorEdge and NEC SpectraView reference series are all excellent but fiercely expensive. These can be hardware calibrated (some of the Eizo are self-calibrating). Dell do some very good monitors too that can be hardware calibrated (you need a specific calibrator to take advantage of this - i1 Display Pro ) and Dell do some very decent monitors that can only be software calibrated too. I'm sure there are other brands out there but it has been a couple of years since I last looked for a monitor. fwiw I ended buying a Dell 2413 which I hardware calibrate and I prefer the 16:10 aspect ratio too.
 
As above have a look at the dell ips range, also may be worth factoring in the cost of a colourimeter.

Edit: sorry Paul has answered will all the info.
 
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What's your budget?

As Paul has already covered Eizo and NEC are awesome but expensive - I'm currently using a Dell U2515h which is a really nice screen.
 
I use a Dell UP2716D and find it really excellent, although it seems to have gone up quite a bit in price recently :(
 
As above, there's a judgement call on 'best'.

A good Dell IPS screen and colorimeter isn't exactly a cheap option, but probably the best VFM.
 
kizz360 said:
What's your budget?

As Paul has already covered Eizo and NEC are awesome but expensive - I'm currently using a Dell U2515h which is a really nice screen.
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Not sure, hubby owns a IT buisness and builds pcs etc, so ill see what prices he can get them.
Thankyou ill look these up.
 
£200 buys an excellent Dell monitor. I have two. Properly calibrated (ColorMunki Smile £75) they're more than adequate for high quality professional working.

You can spend a lot more for very marginal gains, but bearing mind the end result depends almost entirely on whatever the viewer is looking at (phone, tablet, laptop, paper print, print magazine etc) there's very little point in it. My work is regularly published at large size in print magazines, on web pages, or as big photographic prints and any shortcomings (and they're common!) are never the result of problems at my end.

Edit: the most annoying thing about most monitors is the wide-screen view. They're great for horizontal framing, but switch to a vertical shot and the image area drops to less than half. My next monitors will have a taller aspect ratio.
 
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Reason I ask is I posted some pics in critique which on my monitor look sharp. But a couple of commented on them being a bit soft.
So could it be my monitor??
 
friesianfan69 said:
Reason I ask is I posted some pics in critique which on my monitor look sharp. But a couple of commented on them being a bit soft.
So could it be my monitor??
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Probably not. Likely the way they were exported and/or shared.
 
friesianfan69 said:
Reason I ask is I posted some pics in critique which on my monitor look sharp. But a couple of commented on them being a bit soft.
So could it be my monitor??
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Not really, but it could be the way you output them, or the way any other link in the chain treats/compresses them (outside your control) eg I often think my images via PhotoBucket look a bit soft and a bit dark. Export settings I use in LightRoom for screen viewing are Quality 65, Resize Long Edge to 1024 pixels, Resolution 72ppi, Output Sharpening for Screen High. Images look fine at screen size, if you don't enlarge them, and file sizes are okay for emailing.
 
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Any chance you could recommend a model?

Theres lots to choose from :confused:
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Not sure I can, lots of models and they keep changing the numbers. Some models are better for calibration than others. Pookeyhead is our resident monitor expert, but he has not been seen for a few months.

Search for Dell monitor threads with his username and quite a few will come up, like this one where he recommends a Dell U2412M https://www.talkphotography.co.uk/threads/monitors.557039/#post-6443992 Not sure if it's the latest model, but plenty of sellers on Amazon for £200, or £222 from Amazon themselves https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product...mini_detail?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE
 
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