Editing screen suggestions

[antigallican]

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I use an iMac in my studio, which is pretty dark (the studio not the iMac). Now we're all confined at home I'm turning my attention to editing at home on my MacBook Air, which is frankly useless - not enough screen space. I'm thinking of buying a screen and keyboard to plug the MacBook into, with the intention of taking the screen to the studio and using it alongside my 27" iMac if and when we ever are able to move around freely again. However, which screen? My home office is a small shed with venetian blinds - my studio a very tall room with windows only in the upper part - so shadowy. I need a monitor which could perform in both, which could be standalone and also stand next to the 5k iMac. If you allow google to do your searching it takes you to various BenQ reviews. Or Dell? Or Acer? Of course there's the premium EIZO approach - probably a bit too rich for me. I can't go and see them of course. So how to choose... Does anyone have strong feelings and experience of monitors specialised for photography? I'd love to hear them, positive and negative both. Thanks.

[wda]

I have used Eizo for years. Highly accurate and easy to recalibrate. 

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[AndreasG]

I run my MBA occasionally with an HP ENVY 27s (4k) Monitor and connect via a Display Port - HDMI Adapter, which you get for less than 10€.

[Exodies]

Not compatible with all apple notebooks or iMacs but Apple’s XDR monitor ain’t too shabby.

[Jeff S]

NEC screens are excellent alternatives to Eizo, but much more reasonably priced.  I’ve been using a 24 inch version, with built in calibration software, since 2009 in conjunction with a desktop MacPro.

Jeff

[Guest]

I use a 2020 27 ins imac and a 2010 27ins imac. The 2010 imac died last year but a new hard drive and extra memory has it up and running again. I calibrate both monitors and frankly there is not that much differance between then in real world use. My advice would be to buy the best you can afford. The BenQ monitors have had some good reports.

[tommonego@gmail.com]

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I bought a refurb 24 inch BenQ, unfortunately my calibration device does not have upgradable software, so another expense. The monitor screen does look nice but needs calibration.

[LocalHero1953]

I have an older 27" Dell connected to my Surface Book 2. It does the job. That size is big enough for a desk where you're close to the screen. If I could push the screen further away I'd be inclined to go bigger. I already have to turn my head quite a bit to look at the edges - anything bigger and I couldn't take it all in at a glance.

[philipus]

I use an Eizo CG247 which has a built-in auto calibrator that is very handy. I'm very impressed with its colour accuracy. However you can find much cheaper displays (CS I think they're called) which use virtually identical panels. If you already have a calibration solution that is a good way to go. If not, the simplicity of the Color Edge series is pretty amazing.

[ianman]

I'm going to be getting a new 13" PowerBook Pro from work and I can choose a screen too, which is good as my 24" LED Apple Cinema Display is playing up.

So I was thinking about the LG UltraFine 5K Display. Has anyone used this monitor?

[philipus]

I can't unfortunately advise on that particular display, but do you really need a 5K display? I considered 4K a while back when I bought the Eizo and decided to stick with "full HD" to prevent Photoshop CS6's interface and images to be much smaller (I have the same problem with my trusty MBPr 13).

This might not apply to you but I thought I should mention it just in case.

 

14 hours ago, ianman said:

I'm going to be getting a new 13" PowerBook Pro from work and I can choose a screen too, which is good as my 24" LED Apple Cinema Display is playing up.

So I was thinking about the LG UltraFine 5K Display. Has anyone used this monitor?