Please recommened me a monitor for productivity

beany_bot · 22 Aug 2018 at 13:13

Looking for an office monitor. Must have good colour reproduction (for designing marketing material to print). Must be large. (either UW or 4K, not sure which is best). and general comfortable viewing and usage.

bremen1874 · 22 Aug 2018 at 13:18

Do you consider 27" large?

beany_bot · 22 Aug 2018 at 13:24

bremen1874 said:
Do you consider 27" large?

I was thinking either 32" or 34/35"UW
But would consider 27" yes.

beany_bot · 22 Aug 2018 at 13:31

Having thought about it. I think Big UW is probably out of the question due to cost. What about an IPS 32" 4K monitor?

beany_bot · 22 Aug 2018 at 13:52

Is 42" just obscene? If I went 42" I would be replacing two monitors with it

bremen1874 · 22 Aug 2018 at 14:06

To a great extent it's the resolution that matters. You can't get anymore on 32" 4K screen than you can on a a 27" 4K screen, it'll just be bigger.

I went from 24" 1920x1200 to 27" 2560x1440 QHD (Dell U2715H) because it gave me a useful increase in screen real estate without spending a fortune. It also fits in well with the remaining two 24" I'm still using.

Quartz · 22 Aug 2018 at 14:09

beany_bot said:
Looking for an office monitor. Must have good colour reproduction (for designing marketing material to print). Must be large. (either UW or 4K, not sure which is best). and general comfortable viewing and usage.

How about Dell's 8K monitor? They're down to about £2.8K (ex. VAT) now.

beany_bot · 22 Aug 2018 at 14:13

Quartz said:
How about Dell's 8K monitor? They're down to about £2.8K (ex. VAT) now.

So I am thinking more a couple of hundred pounds.

beany_bot · 22 Aug 2018 at 14:42

Cant decide on VA vs IPS. IPS apparently has better colour ACCURACY. Whereas overall in a brightly lit office environment a VA panel will be more vibrant (stronger colours and better blacks) and easier to work with.

bremen1874 · 22 Aug 2018 at 14:55

I've never had a problem with IPS displays. I have mine calibrated and they're no way near as bright as they're capable of going.

beany_bot · 22 Aug 2018 at 15:14

OK. 4K 32" IPS it is then. should be good for publisher and gimp etc.

billystanton · 22 Aug 2018 at 15:17

bremen1874 said:
To a great extent it's the resolution that matters. You can't get anymore on 32" 4K screen than you can on a a 27" 4K screen, it'll just be bigger.

I went from 24" 1920x1200 to 27" 2560x1440 QHD (Dell U2715H) because it gave me a useful increase in screen real estate without spending a fortune. It also fits in well with the remaining two 24" I'm still using.

+1 for the U2715H

bremen1874 · 22 Aug 2018 at 15:19

So you want a good 32" 4K IPS display for a couple of hundred pounds? Don't we all.

Armageus · 22 Aug 2018 at 15:29

Dot pitch on 32" 4K screens is too small for me, so went for 32" 2560x1440 screens which have an almost identical dot pitch to the common 24" 1080p screens.

I swapped from 4 screens at work (2x1080p and 2x 1280x1024) to 2x Iiyama Prolite XB327OQS and haven't looked back.

£260 seemed like a bargain when I bought them a few months ago
https://iiyama.com/gb_en/products/prolite-xb3270qs-b1/

beany_bot said:
Cant decide on VA vs IPS. IPS apparently has better colour ACCURACY. Whereas overall in a brightly lit office environment a VA panel will be more vibrant (stronger colours and better blacks) and easier to work with.

No issues with using an IPS panel in normal office lighting, and IPS will have less colour shift/better viewing angles which can be useful either in multi monitor setups or when viewing at off-angles e.g. showing people things on your screen

beany_bot · 22 Aug 2018 at 16:01

bremen1874 said:
So you want a good 32" 4K IPS display for a couple of hundred pounds? Don't we all.

Got one. Electriq 32" 4k IPS for 250 quid. Gets great reviews and technical indepth review shows good colour accuracy and space.

Armageus · 22 Aug 2018 at 16:13

beany_bot said:
Got one. Electriq 32" 4k IPS for 250 quid. Gets great reviews and technical indepth review shows good colour accuracy and space.

"great reviews"? I can find one that suggests it's good for the price - but that's not saying a great deal really
https://www.eteknix.com/electriq-32-4k-freesync-ips-monitor-review/5/

1 year warranty shows how little confidence they have in the product, so can only guess what corners have been cut to get it to that price point.

beany_bot · 22 Aug 2018 at 16:16

Well I will know when it's infront of me. If it's no good I will return it.
Good for the money is good enough for me. Wages getting paid come first.

beany_bot · 29 Aug 2018 at 09:48

Just an update. Had this monitor for a week now and it's absolutely brilliant. Such a nice picture. Colours are great. Blacks are black and no back-light bleed. 4k, 32" IPS for £250. I am well chuffed! Will be buying one for at home for sure.