Looking to buy a dedicated monitor for photo editing and light gaming. Would like 30-36" screen, 100hz+, ips panel. My computer is outdated so even if i do game on it, it wont be anything competitive, i just dont have the time for that anymore lol.

Main purpose for this monitor is for photo editing with a side of gaming, but would like to have a good screen for when i do. On the other hand, I can always pickup a 24-27" 144hz monitor fairly cheap later on if i find myself upgrading my comp.

Would spend up to $500 for the right one, obviously would like to stay below that.

Well, you don't really need the refresh rate for editing.

Anyways, look for a Dell Ultrasharp with 1.07 billion colors rather than 16.7 million. I would do some research into a 10 bit panel and what you will need to support it.



/e Not 10 bit, I think, but awesome for editing...

https://www.dell.com/en-uk/shop/accessories/apd/210-ajlu



Or godly...

https://www.dell.com/ed/business/p/dell-up3216q-monitor/pd?~ck=anav

https://www.amazon.com/Dell-Ultrasharp-UP3216Q-Monitor-3840/dp/B016IBVKNU




Here are all the Ultrasharp monitors.

https://www.dell.com/ed/business/p/ultrasharp-monitors

This post was edited by Ghot on Nov 26 2018 05:44am

Those are all some expensive screens, I would settle for a really good 27" under $300

There aren't any really good ones for that cheap. There are only decent ones that you can pay a professional to calibrate for you.

bought this one.

https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1224157-REG/lg_34um88_p_34_21_9_ultrawide_ips.html


It was between that and this: https://www.amazon.com/Dell-UltraSharp-27-Inch-LED-Lit-Monitor/dp/B00P0EQD1Q#customerReviews

hopefully I made the right choice.

This post was edited by pimpdawg on Nov 27 2018 09:51am

Not hard to just calibrate it yourself. Costs under $100, Way less than paying someone & you can re-calibrate whenever you want, As monitors change over time.

There are decent colorimeters for < $100?

I would of gone for the Dell UltraSharp if you plan to use it for photo editing.

Thought about it, read a lottt of good things about that LG though. Its being delivered today, I'll test it out and go from there.

Colormunki Smile runs around $100-110.

https://www.xrite.com/categories/calibration-profiling/colormunki-smile

Edit: Shit, Amazon has it for under $82 with Prime shipping right now. https://www.amazon.com/X-Rite-CMUNSML-ColorMunki-Smile/dp/B009APMNB0

This post was edited by Surfpunk on Nov 29 2018 05:14pm