What Monitor Do You Use?

Random Guy Esq.

Random Guy Esq.

Random Guy Esq.

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This is a question born out of curiosity more than anything really. What monitor are you using for your photo work? Are you a professional or serious amateur who needs high colour accuracy? Do you find more physical screen size a necessity? What resolution do you prefer?

I'm using an old cheap ass 24" IPS from Samsung, and yeah, it's pretty basic. Having said that, I'm not able to shoot as much as I'd like due to health issues, so I never saw value in upgrading the display. I do lament the size of the screen the occasional times I am using it to edit however.

Anyway, I'm curious to hear about what you're using, and why. :)
 
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Keen to know this as well. I have a moderately decent (at the time) 1440p 60Hz IPS monitor. However I didn't buy it for editing photos as I didn't start until after purchasing it.

Turns out I was on some blue light filter mode for ages :p:o:o so also keen to see what some of the regulars on here use.
 
Serious amateur, at home I use:
27" Samsung C27HG70 - Current main monitor - Excellent response time and good colours once calibrated. Some signs of RTC overshoot and nasty DSE in mid grey.
24" Dell 2408WFP - Previous main monitor (now secondary) - Poor colour accuracy out of the box combined with awful input lag. Looked great once calibrated with excellent contrast and saturation.
23" Asus PA238Q - Second pc - Best of the bunch in terms of overall good vs bad. Good colours and contrast no trouble with clouding or significant BLB and the input lag is ok, shame it's so small and I hate 1080 pixels high.

In work I alternate between an NEC P271w, an HP Z23i or an old 2011 iMac. The NEC is obviously the nicest of the displays but is beginning to show it's age at 9 years old.
 
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I am an amateur photography (and digital artist) so have gone the route of IPS monitors for the colour accuracy over faster gaming monitors. I used to use a 24" Dell 2404wfp, it was a good monitor and good colour accuracy but I was getting to the point of wanting a better and bigger monitor. Last year I upgraded to 27" Dell U2715H 1440p, it comes factory calibrated and mine came close enough that I haven't changed it since (not perfect but close enough for what I need). Though saying that blacks do suffer a little on this monitor compared to some other IPS screens. I would have liked to have gone bigger or even ultrawide but I don't have the space.

I do find the extra resolution and screen size is useful for photography and the digital art. Though I recently got a 16" 1080p tablet for drawing so a bit of step backwards there but it is much nicer to use than a mouse.
 
I use Dell U2715H 27" 1440p. Good colors, huge step up from my previous 2407WFP.
I'll upgrade when I can get the same colors and quality control, but with 144hz and gsync for gaming.
 
I've had the LG 34UM95-P since launch back in 2014. So by today's high performance monitors with HDR, 100Hz+ rates and curved panels it might seemingly fall behind, although in one area it beats them all and for me that matters most. It has a hardware LUT, so works flawlessly with my i1Display Pro for calibration. Even to this day I'm getting calibration results like:

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I still use it for the odd game here and there and also for media consumption for which it is really excellent. Just looking on eBay, they seem to go for around £250 now and were £800+ when new. Absolute bargain for those wanting accurate colours at a hardware level. The 21:9 aspect ratio also means you can have dual Lightroom panes to make workflows more efficient.

I've also owned the curved version of this monitor (was free for review) and personally advise against curved displays for editing as they give the perception of distortion when editing photos involving lines in the frame like buildings, posts and other straight surfaces.
 
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Still rocking my 9 year old Dell U2311H. I feel no reason to upgrade as I only do very light photography stuff and gaming nowadays. I'll probably only upgrade should this monitor give up the ghost.
 
Mostly my Dell U2913WM as I can't be bothered to swap monitors (secondary display alongside my main gaming monitor) - I've got a Samsung PLS S27 something if I want more resolution but rarely bother as mostly it is just light photography and a bit of video game texture creation/tweaking.
 
Total amateur.

Use a VA Samsung 34J791 and an IPS Dell U2515H in portrait.

Both calibrated with a Spyder 5.

The Dell is much better to work on although both are meant to have 100% sRGB coverage. IPS seems much sharper to my eyes.
 
Professional here, primariiy in video editing but some photography too.

We're mostly using LG 27UK650 at work, we've got 10 in total for 5x dual monitor setups, and I've got a single one at home. It comes out top in a lot of reviews for best monitors for video work, and I think it's an absolute bargain for what you get; 27", 4K, HDR, IPS, 135Hz, 5ms, height adjustable (that actually rules out a lot as it's a must for the office).

The last 3 we bought were £324 during Amazon Prime day.
 
I'm using a DELL 2715Q IPS 4k

Calibrated with a colourmonkey

My prints are reasonably accurate depending on the supplier.

I wont replace this screen unless it breaks.

My second screen is a crappy Samsung so I may swap it for something better for gaming, ill have a look at the LG above thanks.
 
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Professional here, primariiy in video editing but some photography too.

We're mostly using LG 27UK650 at work, we've got 10 in total for 5x dual monitor setups, and I've got a single one at home. It comes out top in a lot of reviews for best monitors for video work, and I think it's an absolute bargain for what you get; 27", 4K, HDR, IPS, 135Hz, 5ms, height adjustable (that actually rules out a lot as it's a must for the office).

The last 3 we bought were £324 during Amazon Prime day.
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How are you getting 135hz out of them? They're 60hz as standard.
 
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How are you getting 135hz out of them? They're 60hz as standard.
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You're right sorry we're not. I quickly jumped on the Amazon page as I wasn't actually sure what Hz they were and it said 135. Seems from LGs spec page the inputs are but like you say they're 60Hz?? :confused:

Not that it matters for editing, which is why I didn't know!

Basically 4K IPS with adjustable stand is/was our criteria.
 
I've got the Dell U3415W. Ultrawide 1440 IPS 60hz. Factory calibrated. Enough for my amateur needs and light gaming. Very happy with it. Paid £600.
 
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I'm using an old cheap ass 24" IPS from Samsung, and yeah, it's pretty basic. Having said that, I'm not able to shoot as much as I'd like due to health issues, so I never saw value in upgrading the display. I do lament the size of the screen the occasional times I am using it to edit however.
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I've upgraded from a IPS 24" Dell 2413f (1920 x 1200) to the 30" Dell U3014 (2560x1600) and the difference in photo editing was quite frankly huge. They are both 16:10 which I find is much better for photo viewing as my cameras sensors are 3:2. I'm not a pro but if you want to appreciate your photos and make enjoy your editing then treat yourself to at least a 30" monitor.
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I've had the LG 34UM95-P .... It has a hardware LUT, so works flawlessly with my i1Display Pro for calibration. Even to this day I'm getting calibration results like:
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I have to agree with this which is why going back to the Dell U2413f I've always had a monitor with a hardware LUT and compbined with an i1 DisplayPro gives much more accurate calibration. I've now got the Dell UP3017 (30" 2560x1600 IPS) which also has the hardware LUT and the colour accuaracy after calibration is again spot on.
 
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