Non gaming Monitor required

9designs2

9designs2

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Looking to replaces my Dell 2407WFP, to get higher res and move flexible inputs.
Everything is aimed at gaming which I haven't done since Quake and GP4 !!!!!

My needs are to display 3D CAD software/models, Siemens SolidEdge, and Keyshot5 along with Photoshop and general office.

Need to plug a desktop in, and swap various laptop into it incl a MacBook Air and MSI workstation laptop.

Desk top runs a Quadro 5000 up to 2560 x1600 and the MSI has an IPS panel and a Quadro K3100M on board which will do 2880x1620.


So far these two seemed most suitable:-


Dell P2715Q 27" 4k Widescreen LED Monitor - Midnight Grey £599.99 (can be found for £457)
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MO-077-DE

Iiyama ProLite B2888UHSU-B1 28" 4K 60Hz 1ms Gaming Widescreen LED Monitor - Black £389
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MO-119-IY

I like the inputs on the Iiyama, but I assume the Dell is better image?

Any suggestions or experience of either
 
Doesn't want gaming monitor... puts gaming monitor in top two choices. [FACEPALM]

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Have you considered ultrawide, the Dell U3415W for example? You want IPS for anything colour sensitive, so forget TN like the Iiyama.
 
Well define a non and gaming monitor then!?!? ..... Which the U3415W also looks like one.... [FACEPALM].

Most stuff (well on OcUK) is marketed for gaming it seems these days.

It's also "only" 1440, also not sure about curved UW.... would need see one in the flesh I think.

This NEC looks good, but is only 24" as I have now and expensive.

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MO-045-NE
 
I would say any 60Hz monitor without Freesync/G-Sync could be classified as such, as once increase the refresh rate and add in Freesymc/G-Sync, it makes for a much better gaming experience... so take them away and technically you have a 'non-gaming monitor'. That doesn't mean you CAN'T play games on them however, or that they aren't quite capable of doing so. The point is you need IPS for colour sensitive work, and there are many choices. The Dell is a good one due to the aspect ratio, and I know several people who do 3D/Photoshop etc. work and find them excellent for that. Ignore the marketing and what something is sold as... look at the spec and how that fits your needs. 24" would be way too small for what you will be using it for I would say.
 
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9designs2 said:
Well define a non and gaming monitor then!?!? ..... Which the U3415W also looks like one.... [FACEPALM].

Most stuff (well on OcUK) is marketed for gaming it seems these days.
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Isn't that something you should be defining? You say you don't want a 'gaming' monitor, but what does that mean? You list as your requirements that it can display outputs from various programs, which is what any monitor does, and you want it to have various inputs, which again any monitor will have.

So you haven't really given anything to work on, and are then berrating people trying to help you. As Legend says an IPS panel will be best, and if you're going to be working on models then you're going to want a fairly large resolution.
 
There was more than enough detail in the opening post...... suggestions were sort and I simply made it clear gaming isn't a requirement for me, in case that biased suggestions.

Ordered a Dell P2715Q 27".... Has resolutions that will fully support my two Quadro equipped machines, it's IPS, and bigger than my current 24" and seems well reviewed. so I've taken a stab at it...for £469 delivered from elsewhere.
Cheers.... :)
 
The term 'gaming monitor' is much misunderstood and abused by the public and manufacturers alike. It's becoming a very blurry definition so it's pretty much pointless now. For me personally It used to be any monitor that ran at high Hz above 60. But now you get 4k monitors with Gsync and TN panels, that are clearly targetted at gaming - and only 60Hz - so that doesn't really work anymore either :)

Anyway, to the OP, you basically need/ want to consider:

1. An IPS panel or equivalent (Eg PLS)
2. 1440p minimum res
3. And the biggest thing to decide is all about the colour. Do you want or need wide colour gamut? And even more than than that, do you also want or need 10 bit colour?
The knee jerk reaction is usually - well yes - MOAR BITS IS BETTER right? But it's more complicated than that.

I'm in the market soon for a new 'non gaming' monitor for photography and video editing work. And that's work, not hobby. I was thinking of finally making the leap to a full 10 bit workflow, but my main editing prog Lightroom still does not support 10 bit colour. Even the latest version ie 6 (I'm still on v4). If one chink in your workflow (Monitor, GPU, or software) does not support it then the whole thing doesn't work, making it pointless.

I'm rambling now, but look up issues with wide colour gamut and 10 bit workflow. You might decide a good quality IPS monitor with 99% sRGB will be best all round. I'm still contemplating that.
 
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Philips BDM4065UC 40" 4K , routinely under £600. That additional height will be good for CAD work (ex-draughtsman myself) and the quality of the screen is incredible. Give it some consideration bud.

Supports picture in picture and picture by picture etc so a very flexible display.
 
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