Monitor/Screen recommendations

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I want to buy a new 24 inch screen for my PC , which i use mainly for my photography. Does anyone have any reccomendations for this type of application ? and know of places other than digitec, where i can buy one. Thanks

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what's your budget? and is the target output print or online?

if you've got a decent budget and need wide gamut and colour calibration then something similar this might be up your street:

http://www.macuser.co.uk/reviews/129...ge-cg241w.html

for website output, my philosophy is that it's probably going to be viewed on a cheap non-calibrated monitor anyway, so buy any decent but cheap monitor.

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its for print and online output. i have a decent budget , and it is mainly for my own bebefit when working with programmmes like photoshop and lightroom . Colour is therefore important.

#thanks

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So any recommendations where to buy ? other than digitec who dont have it in stock btw

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hardocp.com forums praised the HP 2475w some time ago, but seems like this screen has deprecated and they're offering some other dimensions now...

Maybe hit avforums as well for product reviews? They usually do home video setups etc, but some PC screens as well.

Use a proper calibration tool like spider 3 to setup the color gamut if you're working with photography

If digitec doesn't have it in stock, send them a mail asking when they could have it. Who knows, could be a questions of days rather than weeks.

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Thanks, for the help. Did ask digitec, , they reckon its around 8 weeks.. im impatient and dont want to wait that long. Lacie do a decent range as well ,with calibration include so i dont need the spyder. but agina not sure where to buy here .

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Unfortunately I don't test screens, so can't help you with any more than giving advice on forums and sites dedicated to testing screens.

There are some screens which are meant for dedicated image manipulation and command high prices, so if you have a few thousand chf to spend, you could always special order one of those, but from what I've seen, almost all 24" (or similar) screens these days that command 500-800chf provide a more than adequate quality for standard desktop use. Several screens of course excel in color vibrancy or speed (speed being more important to me in computer gaming).

You might want to hit the following link: http://www.hardforums.com/showthread...441159&page=82

They go onto quite a lot of detail on the best screens of the moment. Maybe you will find good recommendations there?

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I have the HP LP2475w and I'm very pleased with it. The first one I had had a slight tint on one side, so I called HP business support and within 2 days I had a new panel in the mail, with a paid postage sticker to send the old one back in the same box. I'm not sure if people realise that this monitor is considered "business" from HP, so you get the full advantage of their business support.

I also have a friend using this monitor and I haven't heard any complaints.

With any wide gamut monitor, you'll need to make sure that you're using software which supports colour profiles. For example, in Firefox, you need to explicitly turn it on in the about :config page, otherwise everything will look a little bit messed up.

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Karl

For the HP 2475, you might want to try this vendor - website gives the status as immediately available:

http://manufacturer.bechtle.com/shop...s1&newFE=false

Another good monitor is the NEC 2490WUxi. Top of the line monitor for your purpose would be the NEC SpectraView 2490.

Regards

Sew

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thanks sew gone with the NEc one .. ordered already ..