Best monitor for PC

[mikeadamwood]

I would go for this one without doubt! Really good reviews and state of the art performance overall.
I have the smaller pro art model and It is simply awesome in every aspect.

https://www.asus.com/Monitors/PA329Q/

Fredrik

Thats on my shortlist along side the LG 27/32 inch (http://www.lg.com/us/monitors/lg-27UD68 ... ed-monitor)

May I ask why you are not impressed by the 5k Dell monitor?
I have multiple ips 4k Dell UP2414Q and I like it a lot.
Cheers,

Because at work I have it next to a 5k iMac and the Dell 5k looks awful in both colour and sharpness, I'm not saying its bad but in terms of colour its got a green/yellow twinge to it. It may not be the monitor and could be a windows thing but I'm not impressed with the picture when it takes up 2 xHDMI's to power the thing and gets quite hot when using it for a few hours.

I dont have a 4K monitor. I occasionally have glimpse look at my wifes 27" 5K apple imac and mesmerised by it.

May Iask you if a 24" 4K monitor is logical at all? or not? would it give any headaches with the small UI in some apps? Do you run them at native res. all times?

I have a dell UP2716D a 2K monitor with impressively good color display. I event think 27 is again small for a 4K monitor.
What's your thoughts on this. I'm really curious. And I am considering buying one myself.

Mac runs 5k like it was built on it but I'm not too sure windows handles it that well, due to this I may have to downgrade to a 4k. 1080 for instance is tiny when viewed at actual size on a 5k display, but the pixels are so dense it looks super crisp. Backgrounds on 5k iMac are breathtaking the amount of detail, and 6000px RAWs from my DSLR fit almost perfectly on the display, so you can only imagine how crisp they are.

This is why I'm after the best monitor I can get as I think the iMac has the best display on the market filled up with mediocre hardware with no upgradability, so the display is the best part.

LG and Asus 4k's are currently at the top of my list thus far
Thanks for all the replies so far!

[jeickholt]

I have had this monitor for some time and it is fantastic

LG Electronics IPS Digital Cinema 4K Monitor 31MU97-B 31.0-Inch

Pr

[vchiline]

What are you looking after? What do you deem as "good" or "great"?

If you are after the best in color reproduction and accuracy, look at EIZO. They are made in Japan, and are routinely rated highest in professional grade screens, They are expensive, self calibrate, and are at the top of the charts spec wise. I run a photography studio and this is what we use. Otherwise NEC make great screens too.

Now, other makers make "alright" screens I'd say when it comes to color fidelity..... But again, depends on what you want.... if it's other qualities you are after... such as ultrawide screens, extra port types, specific resolutions, whatever.

Mac screens suck - I've had cinema displays, and countless iMacs over the years (10+) and picture quality is generally terrible for proofing. Color rendition from edge to edge isn't consistent. So when you calibrate X spot on the screen, another part of the screen is then off... this isn't great when you need perfect color proofing. I mean it's okay... don't get me wrong, but compared to high end professional screens... err.

Cheers!

[mikeadamwood]

Sorry for the late replies.

I have had this monitor for some time and it is fantastic

LG Electronics IPS Digital Cinema 4K Monitor 31MU97-B 31.0-Inch

Pr

This is definitely the one at the top in terms of design and it's half my budget, I put aside 800 for a display as the Dell one costs that but just didn't like the quality when getting one in at work.

What are you looking after? What do you deem as "good" or "great"?

If you are after the best in color reproduction and accuracy, look at EIZO. They are made in Japan, and are routinely rated highest in professional grade screens, They are expensive, self calibrate, and are at the top of the charts spec wise. I run a photography studio and this is what we use. Otherwise NEC make great screens too.

Now, other makers make "alright" screens I'd say when it comes to color fidelity..... But again, depends on what you want.... if it's other qualities you are after... such as ultrawide screens, extra port types, specific resolutions, whatever.

Mac screens suck - I've had cinema displays, and countless iMacs over the years (10+) and picture quality is generally terrible for proofing. Color rendition from edge to edge isn't consistent. So when you calibrate X spot on the screen, another part of the screen is then off... this isn't great when you need perfect color proofing. I mean it's okay... don't get me wrong, but compared to high end professional screens... err.

Cheers!

Not sure if you have seen the iMac 5k, it's incredibly sharp and the colours are the best. Also software upscaling is seamless and gives no blurring.

I guess I just want a display that's sharp and accurate in colour for the work I do, I think £800 is a decent budget to work with but I also want something that look relatively nice in terms of design, LG is best in looks imo.

So theres the LG 27" 4k display which is around £400, is it cheap and nasty though?
http://www.ebuyer.com/742246-lg-27ud68p ... or-27ud68p

then theres the NEC 27" 4k which is nearly 3 times more...Design is meh but I'd trade that for a better picture
https://www.nec-display-solutions.com/p ... 5UHD.xhtml

Then LG also do a 32" Display which actually ups the resolution to a true 4k resolution, and I could really benefit from the additional screen space. However design isn't as nice as the 27"
http://www.lg.com/us/monitors/lg-31MU97 ... ed-monitor


This is where 'specs' are useless in this case, they all boast 10bit, 1000:1 contrast ratio, 5ms response times and nearly 4k resolution (3840 x 2160 Ultra HD) so In my opinion this is a game of Russian roulette and the only difference to these products are their price points...Granted if the NEC was above all displays, i'd expect this to reflect in the specification, but it doesn't and is pretty much the same as the £400 LG display at high end pricepoints.

So I'm getting to the point where I'm judging based on price in the hope that paying more will give me a better product, dangerous place to be as a consumer.

What would you guys do?

[vchiline]

I'm not going to harp much, but if you are looking for high end, high color fidelity, mac screens aren't the solution - but again, most people are critical in that respect like I am. Eizo's 4k screen, the CG318-4K model auto-calibrates, and is rated top of the line, but the price tag is also with it

I think from the sound of it, you'll likely be fine with mid-range screens if Mac screen color reliability are good for you. Eizo makes screens for high end uses mostly, and it's overkill perhaps for CG usage.

I'll let others chime in.

[glimpse]

another one to consider: LG 38UC99 if You need a lot of real estate & big size & acurate colors (DeltaE of ~2 out of the box)

[mikeadamwood]

I'm not going to harp much, but if you are looking for high end, high color fidelity, mac screens aren't the solution - but again, most people are critical in that respect like I am. Eizo's 4k screen, the CG318-4K model auto-calibrates, and is rated top of the line, but the price tag is also with it

I think from the sound of it, you'll likely be fine with mid-range screens if Mac screen color reliability are good for you. Eizo makes screens for high end uses mostly, and it's overkill perhaps for CG usage.

I'll let others chime in.

Well I'm considering the NEC display at the moment. I guess screen quality is subjective, but I do think Apple have done a better job of upscaling in software...On windows you have to have your resolution set to full in order to get he sharpness, when upscaling it physically upscales the pixels so text and icons appear blurry. On Mac it's as if everything is vector so you can upscale when on full resolution without losing quality. Kind of defeats the point when stuff is blurry when you bought the display for its sharpness.

another one to consider: LG 38UC99 if You need a lot of real estate & big size & acurate colors (DeltaE of ~2 out of the box)

Not sure about the curved displays for design? I saw them more as a gaming or watching films to feel more immersive, not so much for design?