Re: Monitor Opinion.

2015-12-16 Thread steve harley
On 2015-12-16 16:04 , P.J. Alling wrote: ASUS R240HY bidx with DVI & HDMI i'd say that's a better choice; you are looking at the low-end of flat panel displays, but that's still probably pretty good by the standards of a few years ago; both of these displays have a stand that only tilts,

Re: Monitor Opinion.

2015-12-16 Thread steve harley
On 2015-12-16 14:30 , P.J. Alling wrote: The Dell SE2416H and the Acer SE2416H, both are nominally 24" IPS type monitors, the Acer specifications claim it's refresh rate a little faster, and connectivity includes a DVI port, the Dell has an anti glare coating on a protective front panel, and is

Monitor Opinion.

2015-12-16 Thread P.J. Alling
Since my NEC Superscan CRT had power supply issues a few months ago, I've been looking for a high quality display for photo editing, that won't break the bank. I think I found it well them really, but the price really seems to be too good to be true, both available from Amazon for less than

Re: Monitor Opinion.

2015-12-16 Thread Larry Colen
They are not nearly so cheap, but there are apparently Korean equivalents of the apple 27" monitor out there for very good prices. I don't remember the details. I thought I got a good deal on an HP ZR2740w from B I eventually, after a couple of tries, got a replacement that seems to work

Re: Monitor Opinion.

2015-12-16 Thread Rick Womer
I have a Dell u2407 at work, and a u2410 at home. They are both excellent wide-gamut monitors that were very reasonably priced. I don't think any of their current 24in monitors are wide-gamut, though. Rick http://photo.net/photos/RickW On Wed, Dec 16, 2015 at 4:30 PM, P.J. Alling

Re: Monitor Opinion.

2015-12-16 Thread P.J. Alling
Copy and paste error... ASUS R240HY bidx On 12/16/2015 5:58 PM, steve harley wrote: On 2015-12-16 14:30 , P.J. Alling wrote: The Dell SE2416H and the Acer SE2416H, both are nominally 24" IPS type monitors, the Acer specifications claim it's refresh rate a little faster, and connectivity

Re: Monitor Opinion.

2015-12-16 Thread Paul Stenquist
Go for the whole kahuna: an iMac27 with the 5K Retina display. It's amazing. Paul via phone > On Dec 16, 2015, at 5:58 PM, steve harley wrote: > >> On 2015-12-16 14:30 , P.J. Alling wrote: >> The Dell SE2416H and the Acer SE2416H, both are nominally 24" IPS type >>

Re: Monitor Opinion.

2015-12-16 Thread Paul
A little pricier, but I have the ASUS PA249Q. Has both sRGB and Adobe RBG gamuts. Had a very positive writeup in Shutterbug a year or so ago. There's probably an upgraded model in that family out by now. -p On 12/16/2015 3:30 PM, P.J. Alling wrote: Since my NEC Superscan CRT had power

Re: Monitor Opinion.

2015-12-16 Thread Igor PDML-StR
P.J., Steve made a good point that the Dell monitor has only VGA (and HDMI) connector. http://www1.la.dell.com/vc/en/corp/peripherals/dell-se2416h-monitor/pd.aspx?refid=dell-se2416h-monitor=corp While HDMI is digital, from experience, I am thinking that DVI is more convenient. (HDMI had some

Re: Monitor Opinion.

2015-12-16 Thread Philip Northeast
i have a Dell U231H and it is very good for photo editing and was reasonably priced, as well as a 27 iMac with Retina display that is amazing . Philip Northeast www.aviewfinderdarkly.com.au On 17/12/2015 10:25 AM, Paul Stenquist wrote: Go for the whole kahuna: an iMac27 with the 5K Retina

Re: Monitor Opinion.

2015-12-16 Thread Rick Womer
U2715 has only the sRGB color gamut. If you're printing and want Adobe RGB, you won't see what you're gonna get. Rick On Dec 16, 2015, at 6:36 PM, steve harley wrote: > On 2015-12-16 16:04 , P.J. Alling wrote: >> ASUS R240HY bidx > > with DVI & HDMI i'd say that's a better choice; you are

Re: Monitor Opinion.

2015-12-16 Thread Larry Colen
http://www.amazon.com/Nixeus-27-Inch-Resolution-2560x1440-NX-VUE27/dp/B008M08SN6 27" IPS 2560x1440 $375 Larry Colen wrote: They are not nearly so cheap, but there are apparently Korean equivalents of the apple 27" monitor out there for very good prices. I don't remember the details. I