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just blown my monthly treat wodge on a Mac Mini bundle and now looking for a monitor, it will be hooked up to spare tv or if I get a hdmi to vga adapter an older monitor for now... but I want a nice screen for editing and hoping it doesn't have to be super expensive, <£200 would be nice.

any suggestions? quite happy with 1 large or 2 smaller.
 
Dell U2414H

http://www.tftcentral.co.uk/reviews/dell_u2414h.htm

The Dell U2414H comes factory calibrated to some extent, and the box even includes a calibration report from Dell specific to the unit you have. It states that every unit is shipped incorporating a pre-tunedsRGB mode which offers an average DeltaE of <4 and fine-tuned grey scale tracking.

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This means that even those without a hardware calibration device should be able to obtain a reliable setup, even for semi colour critical work. It's nice to see a decent factory calibration as not everyone has access to calibrate their screen independently.
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And if you can stretch to £250, the U2515H is a great value 1440p monitor rather than the 1080p of the 24" :)
 
I went for a Dell U2412M a few months ago after some recomendations on here, seems a very popular monitor for editing on a budget. It's also 1920 x 1200 resolution. Another benefit is the ability to change from portrait to landscape mode, portrait is handy for reading.

It took me a few weeks to adjust to the screen after coming from a LG 22" screen which was about 8 years old, but now I think I wouldn't go back to a 1080 monitor.

Currently £188.00 on Amazon > http://www.amazon.co.uk/Dell-UltraS...ie=UTF8&qid=1441884703&sr=8-2&keywords=u2414m


strumstrum said:
http://www.samsung.com/uk/consumer/it/monitor/curved-monitor/LS27D590CS/EN?catnm=Curved+Monitors&catid=PC0712&cid=uk_affiliate_webgains_20363_20150910&source=webgains_uk

There is a code that brings it under £200
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after going shop and looking at a few bits and hooking up mac min to tv at home I have come to the conclusion I really do much prefer 4:3 format so I am think 2 x 19" screens are going to suit me over one large 16:9/16:10 one.. although the Dell @Swanseajack links looks a beauty and very similar if not the ones they use in the Lightroom tutorials I watch online but as soon as I sit down in from of a 4:3 I feel comfortable.
 
strumstrum said:
after going shop and looking at a few bits and hooking up mac min to tv at home I have come to the conclusion I really do much prefer 4:3 format so I am think 2 x 19" screens are going to suit me over one large 16:9/16:10 one.. although the Dell @Swanseajack links looks a beauty and very similar if not the ones they use in the Lightroom tutorials I watch online but as soon as I sit down in from of a 4:3 I feel comfortable.
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You can always format your widescreen monitor so it looks like two 4:3 monitors side by side without the horrible bezels in the way ;) There is no rule that you have to have to open all windows full screen and in 16:9 format.
 
funny enough last night I robbed my lads 24" Samsung LED for further testing purposes, beautiful it was, Garageband and iMovie was lovely, especially when I am playing keyboard or drums I can be 6-8 ft away from screen... Lightroom was lacking though so I hooked up a measly 17" 4:3(or are they 5:4 I forget "normal ratio monitor" anyway) as a 2nd monitor and jobs a good un.. so although mismatched I am now thinking that might be the way to go.. sadly I had to give my lad his 24" LED back this morning :( not fair :sulk:
 
I used to have a HP 21" monitor - father in law has it now - and it was super colours and sharpness - seem to remember it was under £200 mark
 
strumstrum said:
after going shop and looking at a few bits and hooking up mac min to tv at home I have come to the conclusion I really do much prefer 4:3 format so I am think 2 x 19" screens are going to suit me over one large 16:9/16:10 one.. although the Dell @Swanseajack links looks a beauty and very similar if not the ones they use in the Lightroom tutorials I watch online but as soon as I sit down in from of a 4:3 I feel comfortable.
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dejongj said:
You can always format your widescreen monitor so it looks like two 4:3 monitors side by side without the horrible bezels in the way ;) There is no rule that you have to have to open all windows full screen and in 16:9 format.
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what he ^ said.

i was always a 2 screen guy but since getting a dell 27 (2560x1440) at work ive never looked back. you can divide the working area into sections however you want.
 
strumstrum said:
But you cannot have Lightroom in dual screen mode can you?
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You can if you have two screens :)

I do have two screens but rarely actually use Lightroom in such a way. Maybe I should give it a try. What is the benefit?
 
went for a 2nd hand Eizo Flexscan L887 which was part of Eizo high end editing screens(was a whopping $1440 new) :eek:, I got it from a Mac refurb eBay shop for £40 delivered, it arrived today and so far I am not disappointed, the weighted swivel, height and orientation stand is amazing.. they have some more and I am very tempted to get another.
 
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