$500 or less color accurate monitor for photoshop acuracy?

[FantasyZoneGaming]

lol i went on eizo's site and that crap is for the pro's. like in the thousands of dollars range.
i want somthing much better than the imac displays that i see in my collage class because i've seen how horrible they are. i want MUCH better. somthing that can get near a 120 luninance. im also thinking on getting a cheap $70 or $150 color munki for profiling, but thats in the futcher after i get off the tv im using via hdmi! haha!

im looking at a groop discussion. but also looking for an answer to myself = all price ranges apreciated.

[rotNdude]

You should probably be looking at IPS panels for color accuracy.

[Jamebonds1]

I would take look at highest contrast ratio. ASUS, Lenovo and Samsung is pretty good monitor. I would take look at over 50,000:1 contrast ratio monitor since there is GTG, more black and more white. There are montior meant to be avoid such as eMachine, Acer and LG. I have ASUS VH232H 23" and it is pretty great for my program such as AutoCAD. I also used as homework such as one MS Word on left side and Firefox on right side. I'm pretty sure that iMac monitor are meant to be graphic designer. You might want to look at adj brightness and contrast to make it right color. The main problem is sun ray or super bright light room onto monitor which can give you false color.

ADVICE: I would look at 1080p or highest res monitor.

[FantasyZoneGaming]

i've been searching for the last week about hdmi monitors, like the tv im using right now. im looking at eizo monitors but they are like $800 and up.
looking at newegg and buymac .com's too.

[Jamebonds1]

GOOGLETOPER の投稿を引用：

i've been searching for the last week about hdmi monitors, like the tv im using right now. im looking at eizo monitors but they are like $800 and up.
looking at newegg and buymac .com's too.

I have one question. What is size of monitor do you want? TV are not better for design.

[Revenant_Knight]

Dell U2410. Amazing.

[Jamebonds1]

Revenant_Enforcer の投稿を引用：

Dell U2410. Amazing.

I had Dell monitor and it is pretty lowest contrast. Plus Dell aren't good as my experience.

[Granada]

Jamebonds1 の投稿を引用：

I would take look at highest contrast ratio. ASUS, Lenovo and Samsung is pretty good monitor. I would take look at over 50,000:1 contrast ratio monitor since there is GTG, more black and more white. There are montior meant to be avoid such as eMachine, Acer and LG. I have ASUS VH232H 23" and it is pretty great for my program such as AutoCAD. I also used as homework such as one MS Word on left side and Firefox on right side. I'm pretty sure that iMac monitor are meant to be graphic designer. You might want to look at adj brightness and contrast to make it right color. The main problem is sun ray or super bright light room onto monitor which can give you false color.

ADVICE: I would look at 1080p or highest res monitor.

I can`t give much of advice on this topic, but this post is utter nonsense. (sorry, no offense)

[Jamebonds1]

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Jamebonds1 の投稿を引用：

I would take look at highest contrast ratio. ASUS, Lenovo and Samsung is pretty good monitor. I would take look at over 50,000:1 contrast ratio monitor since there is GTG, more black and more white. There are montior meant to be avoid such as eMachine, Acer and LG. I have ASUS VH232H 23" and it is pretty great for my program such as AutoCAD. I also used as homework such as one MS Word on left side and Firefox on right side. I'm pretty sure that iMac monitor are meant to be graphic designer. You might want to look at adj brightness and contrast to make it right color. The main problem is sun ray or super bright light room onto monitor which can give you false color.

ADVICE: I would look at 1080p or highest res monitor.

I can`t give much of advice on this topic, but this post is utter nonsense. (sorry, no offense)

You don't have to tell that in my face did you? It didn't matter if my post is nonsense to you but is sense to OP. Also the reason why i advice to designer to getting 1080p is because there is enough space for any tool from design program. Such as AutoCAD, video edit or photo edit. I work a lot of thing from tool which is a lot of space for tool. I can remember that i am not happy with 1280X1024 since it is very small space to see design for me.

[Tusken GA]

Jamebonds1 の投稿を引用：

Ernesto Horo の投稿を引用：

Jamebonds1 の投稿を引用：

I would take look at highest contrast ratio. ASUS, Lenovo and Samsung is pretty good monitor. I would take look at over 50,000:1 contrast ratio monitor since there is GTG, more black and more white. There are montior meant to be avoid such as eMachine, Acer and LG. I have ASUS VH232H 23" and it is pretty great for my program such as AutoCAD. I also used as homework such as one MS Word on left side and Firefox on right side. I'm pretty sure that iMac monitor are meant to be graphic designer. You might want to look at adj brightness and contrast to make it right color. The main problem is sun ray or super bright light room onto monitor which can give you false color.

ADVICE: I would look at 1080p or highest res monitor.

I can`t give much of advice on this topic, but this post is utter nonsense. (sorry, no offense)

You don't have to tell that in my face did you? It didn't matter if my post is nonsense to you but is sense to OP.

No, he means it's nonsense because stated contrast ratio is in nearly every instance a blatant lie and completely unreliable for gauging the performance of a screen. That's not to be mean, it's just a fact.

To really determine if a screen is good you need to look at the technology behind it. LEDLCD are better than LCD and slightly worse than plasma but that's just a general sense.

Each monitor line is different and to be honest I'm not capable of providing a truly informed opinion. My hardware knowledge is based almost entirely around computer components.

@OP, for $500 you are in the no man's land of monitors. Most good 1080p monitors are in the $300-$400 range (that I'm aware of) while most higher resolution monitors are in the $600-$1000 range.

[Jamebonds1]

Would 1000:1 work better for graphic? No, need over 50,000:1 to have good color range.

[Tusken GA]

Jamebonds1 の投稿を引用：

Would 1000:1 work better for graphic? No, need over 50,000:1 to have good color range.

James, just stop, seriously. Read[www.practical-home-theater-guide.com] a little[www.cnet.com] about why those numbers are meaningless.

Contrast is important, but right now you simply can't base a purchasing decision that prioritizes contrast ratio on the numbers provided by manufacturers.

Read reviews from reliable sources because manufacturers flat out lie to you about this stuff because it helps sell their product.

EDIT: Until such time as OLED screens become a viable option for mainstream consumers (a technology that creates a realworld scenario that has applicability where the testing methodology for dynamic contrast ratio is actually relevant) then those super high contrast ratios are completely useless.

The 1000:1 number is far more important for real-world applications.

[Tusken GA]

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Tuskan GA の投稿を引用：

Jamebonds1 の投稿を引用：

Would 1000:1 work better for graphic? No, need over 50,000:1 to have good color range.

James, just stop, seriously. Read[www.practical-home-theater-guide.com] a little[www.cnet.com] about why those numbers are meaningless.

Contrast is important, but right now you simply can't base a purchasing decision that prioritizes contrast ratio on the numbers provided by manufacturers.

Read reviews from reliable sources because manufacturers flat out lie to you about this stuff because it helps sell their product.

That is not true. If manufacturers lie to me, i would sued them. But drop it calling manufacturers a lie, it prove number of contrast in specs on newegg. I have ASUS monitor with contrast 20,000:1, do it look like ASUS people lie to us? No.

Alright James.

[FantasyZoneGaming]

alright, so for like $300-$400 whats a good monitor to get?

[Jamebonds1]

Take look at this monitor. GTG mean Gray to Gray and is pretty good color. Plus, it is low ms with no blur or ghost.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824236302

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824014270

www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824236302

It is up to you. Wheater if you want lowest ms respson time or 3D.

[Revenant_Knight]

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Revenant_Enforcer の投稿を引用：

Dell U2410. Amazing.

I had Dell monitor and it is pretty lowest contrast. Plus Dell aren't good as my experience.

Did you have THAT Dell monitor? Because I DO Photography and Photoshop work and that one is precalibrated for it. Remember, you want color accuracy not punchy graphics.