Beginner new monitor?

[m!ckey]

hi guys, i am Currently using a panasonic 50" ax802b 4k tv as my pc monitor, now I want to know if it is possible for it to be calibrated to srgb or rgb ? , failing that i could possibly buy a smaller "27 or 30" monitor and get shut of the spare tv..i have seen a 40" phillps 4k monitor
for around £500 but cant find any reviews photography wise any recommendations. Thanks Mike

 

[Phil V]

You're coming at it from the wrong end, 4K screens and TV's are designed for watching TV.

When it comes to monitors, there's even different priorities for gaming and photography monitors.

The priority should be accurate colour reproduction, with a budget for a calibration device too.

Look for an IPS panel, Dell are great on a budget, but if you want to spend big there are some amazing imaging monitors to be had.

 

[neil_g]

Blimey, what's the viewing distance on a 50". You must have to sit about 10' from the screen to stop the pixels being visible?

I seem to remember that TV screens use a different colour platform to monitors. I forget what this was, I'll try and find the info.

The dell ultasharp IPS 27" are fantastic displays.

 

[m!ckey]

thanks guys but already gone with a philips BDM3270QP 32" 2560x1440QHD it had a pretty good review of colour accuracy and screen uniformity, its not for gaming so input lag,etc doesnt interest me,i just want to get what i see when printed the same as what i am seeing on the screen,Getting my head round the connection between the monitor colour profile and the printer profile plus maybe the editing software profile is quite frankly doing my head in a bit . Mike

Ps. i sat about 30" away from the 50" and couldn`t see the pixel structure

 

[Major Eazy]

thanks guys but already gone with a philips BDM3270QP 32" 2560x1440QHD it had a pretty good review of colour accuracy and screen uniformity, its not for gaming so input lag,etc doesnt interest me,i just want to get what i see when printed the same as what i am seeing on the screen,Getting my head round the connection between the monitor colour profile and the printer profile plus maybe the editing software profile is quite frankly doing my head in a bit . Mike

Ps. i sat about 30" away from the 50" and couldn`t see the pixel structure

No matter how hard you try, you must always be aware that you can never fully get to match the colours you see on screen with the colours you printed on paper.

Bear in mind:

Monitors use the RGB system.
Printers use the CMYK system.

You can calibrate the monitor but never assume you can get it 100% perfect, only as best as you can get it calibrated.