monitor for photoshop

^^ That's what the members' market is for.

And the U2412M is a much better monitor for photoshop due to its vastly superior colour accuracy so this isn't even a good thread to choose.
 
alex h said:
looking for a good monitor for photoshop price upto 400 pounds thanks
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have you thought about which colour space you are going to want to work with? are you using extended gamut content, needing to work with the AdobeRGB space? or are you just using standard / sRGB gamut content? that could make a difference.


how much money are you planning to spend?

have you got a decent calibration device as well if this screen is to be used for colour critical work?
 
Baddass said:
have you thought about which colour space you are going to want to work with? are you using extended gamut content, needing to work with the AdobeRGB space? or are you just using standard / sRGB gamut content? that could make a difference.


how much money are you planning to spend?

have you got a decent calibration device as well if this screen is to be used for colour critical work?
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its for the wife was looking at spending around 400 pounds shes just started up on photography so was looking at upgrading from my samsung t220 syncmaster to a better monitor to give her a good start
 
ok so pro end screens are not an option really, and probably not needed. any thoughts about which colour space you will want? standard gamut / sRGB or extended gamut?
 
i dont know much about it myself but just want the best possable colour reprodution and am willing to take advice off some one like yourself who knows a lot more than myself as i dont want to waste money on the wrong monitor
 
ok, colour reproduction can mean different things to different people. a few things you may want to consider i think:

panel technology - IPS panels will generally give you the best all round performance for this kind of use and are the technology of choice for most high end colour critical displays and enthusiasts. They will offer you the widest viewing angles and are free of some of the problems with TN Film and VA panels which might prove annoying for photo work.

Colour space - this is the thing which i cant really answer for you. if you're working with photos then some people want to work with an extended gamut including the popular AdobeRGB gamut. it really depends on the preference of the user and camera etc, but if you're unsure then i'm guessing it's probably just using standard gamut (sRGB) as most things do. if thats the case then you'd be better with a standard gamut screen i think to avoid complications with colour management etc. if on the other hand you discovered the images were being taken in an extended colour space and you wanted to be able to work with that on the screen, then you'd need a wide gamut display

Calibration - if you can, you will probably want to try and calibrate the screen reliably to return you the best set up, and also allow you to match the output to other devices like the camera, printer etc. a lower cost colorimeter would be worth a look if you can include within your budget. something like the X-rite i1 Display 2 would do the trick i think for your uses without being overly expensive (i'll ignore some very technical points here for the sake of keeping this simple)


The Dell U2412M might be a good bet, or perhaps some of the 23" models which are around like the NEC EA232WMi, LG IPS231P etc. all IPS standard gamut models by the way and well within the price bracket.
 
hi thanks for that i was looking at the 3 dell monitors the 2 24 inch and the 23 inch i believe the dell u2410 has both gamut srgb and adobe and is on this week only for 31 pounds over my budget but i could stretch a little if you think it would serve my wife better thanks
 
the U2410 is a native wide gamut screen, but has an sRGB emulation mode if you want to work in the smaller colour space which works well and even has a degree of factory calibration. the U2410 is a very good screen too, may be a good bet
 
What is your wife's model of camera? The U2410 would obviously give her more flexibility if she does decide she wishes to work in extended colour spaces. But it really depends on the nature of her work. What does she 'do' with the photos that she takes?
 
the extended internal processing of the U2410's panel might also provided an added benefit for colour work too, and the factory calibration of sRGB and Adobe RGB emulation modes might negate the need for a colorimeter if it's only casual use / general colour work
 
PCM2 said:
What is your wife's model of camera? The U2410 would obviously give her more flexibility if she does decide she wishes to work in extended colour spaces. But it really depends on the nature of her work. What does she 'do' with the photos that she takes?
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at the moment shes got a olympus e450 which shes on about upgrading she experiments with the photos it is a hobby really she also takes pictures of friends and family and wildlife, historic buildings but is looking to get more involved in photo taking/photoshopping but not proffesional level
 
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