Recommended monitor.....?

Just echoing what has been said, stump up the extra £60 for the Hazro and stop complaining that no one is recommending anything under £300. If you want a good screen that's an improvement, wait until £60 extra makes its way into your wallet, simples really, you've managed to save £300 so I'm sure you'll be able to save another £60 at some point.

I have the Hazro, it cost me £500 when they first came out and I don't regret it at all, an absolutely stunning monitor, yes it was expensive and yes I had to cut back on things for a few weeks, but sacrificing something for a couple of weeks to get a monitor that'll last me years? Worth it to me.

Also, £60 is (was) a nights drinking to me, most people don't spend that much but surely it won't take many nights in to stump that cash up?
 
I've got one of these - lovely monitor and very good colour accuracy straight out of the box. Note the description - Warranty: 3 Years On-Site (Dell Premium Guarantee - You will receive a replacement UltraSharp monitor should even one bright defective pixel appear on the screen)

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MO-036-DE&tool=3

I would echo what people are saying - save a little longer (and make do with what you have) until you can break that £300 barrier - for an extra £60 or so you can move up a notch with quality.
 
snips86x said:
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The Dell U2412

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MO-052-DE&groupid=17&catid=510&subcat=

If you can't afford a decent 27" monitor (ie a 2560x1440 monitor froma decent brand) then that would be the one to go for. Higher resolution than the 27" ones you specced and your 22" monitor.

If money was no object then the Samsung recommended by An Exception, the Dell U271* and a couple of others from Asus would be my recommendation. As money is tight the Dell recommended above instead.

Just because a monitor has the same panel doesn't mean it's going to be the same, a monitor is much more than just the panel. For example there are only really two 2560x1440 panels around, the LG IPS panel and the Samsung PLS (new tech, came out a few months ago on the 850D which seems to be off the market already...). Apple use the same panel on their 27" displays but ruin it by sticking a glossy display over it, great for films (makes things pop), poor for accurate colours and contrasts (because it makes things pop when they don't elsewhere). The Dells, Samsungs and Asus generally have a satin/AG coating on them to reduce them to something in between matt and gloss.

EDIT: With the Dell range they have two slightly different monitors in each size range. The slightly older CCFL models (U2410 and U2711) and the LED backlit models (U2412 and U2713). The LED backlit models have 99.9% sRGB colourspace whereas the CCFL monitors have a larger gamut, however for photography most people use sRGB so that extra gamut isn't really much use... The benefit of the newer LED backlit monitors (other than a much better AG coating, so less graininess that was complained about in the past) is the size/weight and heat produced. The LED backlit ones are significantly thinner and lighter, more importantly produce a heck of a lot of heat. I have two 30" CCFL backlit monitors at work and they produce an incredible amount of heat (to the point where they are hot to the touch and 16 of them on can heat a room up by 10 degrees...) whereas the LED backlit ones are cool to the touch even after being on all day... Worth a thought...
 
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snips86x said:
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Just make sure you buy an IPS screen of some variant. I have an Asuus model, 24", very nice colors, great matte finish, and loaded with professional features for good money.

Dell ultra sharp 24inch IPS models are good., but I think the newer ones are not always IPS.
 
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