Best Monitor For Photoshop

If you can stretch to an Eizo Coloredge you'll not be disappointed, as you can see from D.Fosse's contribution here the Dell can suffer from poor uniformity.

A Coloredge will have far better uniformity and the inbuilt calibration and profiling makes maintaining accuracy a lot easier. 

Someone mentioned benQ, I've seen a lot of user feedback about their calibration software which has issues that make colour accuracy unattainable. Yeah you can use it with the excellent basICColor display calibration and profiling software but that means you're not accessing the hardware calibration LUT you paid extra for. 

Can't afford Coloredge? They are pretty spendy - then go for a slightly lower range Eizo and use basICColor display calibration and profiling software with it. I've helped a lot of users with those and left them very happy.

I hope this helps

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neil barstow, colourmanagement.net :: adobe forum volunteer
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I hope this helps

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Ok... so here is my thoughts.

1.) Go with a good quality monitor if you plan on using Photoshop more than a hobby.  Plus think future forward as you might start using other Adobe software or even other graphic software in the future.  Thus I would go for something like the BenQ PD3220U Design Monitor.

You can read my review here....

https://medium.com/@dusselyorkcitystudios/a-creatives-review-of-benq-s-pd3220u-monitor-a41b4586e4bc

2. Now if you think you are going to get really creative.  Then I suggest something like the XP-Pen Artist 24 Pro Tablet where you can design directly on the screen.

I will post a review soon of mine.... but I use it for everything from photo editing to illustration to gaming!

Drawing directly on the screen is brilliant!!!! Saves time!!! Makes life easier.  Now XP-Pen offers smaller monitors where you can draw on the screen and a more affordable price, in case you do not want a big one like I have.

The best monitor for photo editing in 202

BenQ SW321C PhotoVue

Eizo ColorEdge CG318-4

Dell UltraSharp UP3216Q

BenQ PD3200U

MSI Prestige PS341WU 

BenQ EX3501R

BenQ GW2270H

Dell UltraSharp UP3218K 

Hi animationlife,

I think Best Monitor For  photoshop in 2020,

Dell UltraSharp U2415

Thanks 

If you want very good color accuracy, smooth gradients, accurate colors and hassle free calibration I won't think twice:

Eizo CG277-BK - 27" - perfect choice for Photoshop and Illustrator

Alternatives:

Eizo CG247X - 24" (too small in my opinion and only a bit cheaper)

Eizo CG318-4K - 30" 4k resolution - 30" is nice but 4k is too much resolution and too expensive - targeted for video applications

The integrated color-calibration is very important because the monitor will be hardware calibrated. Other color-calibration solutions with external spectrophotometer and calibration software will color-correct the monitor by changing the matrix/LUT-tables of your video card. LUT-based and matrix-based calibration always results in banding effects (steps and slight color variations) in gradients. Also the hardware calibration of Eizo results in much better color accuracy than even the most expensive color calibration software (thrust me I spent a lot of time evaluating all the available solutions!)

If you don't have the money (2000 $/€) for the CG277 you're probably not a professional and don't need the kind of accuracy this monitor offers. In that case I would suggest look for a monitor that has (in order of importance):

- Wide color gamut: 95-99% Adobe RGB1998 (others usually only have 60-75% Adobe RGB1998 gamut coverage

- 178° viewing angle: Otherwise the colors will shift too much if you move left or right.

- Black depth/contrast ration: You want to have a nice deep black. More=better and hope the specifications are accurate.

- Resolution: 2560 x 1440 or 2560 x 1600. Lower= not enough working space. Higher= menu's and text too small at full resolution.

Also don't forget to buy a pro-series videocard with 10-bit per channel. All the pro-cards from nVidia and AMD have this feature. With 10-bits per channel you get 1024 shades per channel instead of 256 per channel for 8-bit. You'll get much smoother gradients with a 10-bit graphics card. There are cheap cards available starting at around 150$/€

Regards,

Steven

Hi

I'm moving out of my house. I'v called a recycling company to "take care" of my Mac hardware collection (6-7 of them) + a PC + a multitude of Peripheral devices "hardware (scanner & printers) & cables" .. etc ...

Budget wisely, since these hardware do not last long (3-5 years) 7 years, if you are lucky and can repair some. My 2¢

Pierre

I'm working on the BenQ SW320 and SW270.... More than a match for Eizo and NEC.
Far better value for money too.... Only problem seems to be availability.

I have the same question in March 2017 - high quality monitors for Photoshop use on a Mac?

Devices evolve fast.  Any new monitor developments worth looking at?  For example, Apple now sells a 5k LG monitor.  Is it suitable for Photoshop?

Any new offerings from NEC or Eizo?

Thanks,

It's really a very common problem. Recently, my BF (he's a web designer) was looking for

a monitor. After dozens of reviews, which I put in the end (hope, they'll help you),

we decided to purchase NEC EA275UHD Monitor.

Color support -1.064 billion

Screen Size - 27"

Screen Resolution - 3840 x 2160 pixels

I think, it was great decision.

My BF is using it for software development, editing photos, videos.

It excels at all those modes.

Text is bright and clear even in lower brightness.

Blacks are really dark with the help of Black level feature.

With the help of uniformity feature, white background is even

(which is a problem for almost all the UHD LED manufacturers).

Colors are accurate. Display itself looks nice, and menu is rich with features,

some of which I still need to play with.

The design is industrial, but well thought through. The only cons is that it's expensive.

But it worth it for every penny.

If you are not ready to pay more than $400, recommend to check out these reviews,

they'll help to learn more details.

http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2402114,00.asp

http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/test-centre/pc-peripheral/best-monitors-2016-2017-uk-best-displays-best-pc-screens-3217742/

http://www.bestadvisor.com/best-monitors-for-photographers

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/best-gaming-monitors,4533.html

https://www.cnet.com/topics/monitors/best-monitors/

Good luck!

Aleksandra

Ah, well, here we go again...not your question, animationlife, which is an excellent one, but me being ridiculed as a snob for insisting that the monitor is the most critical piece of computer hardware you have. Everything else is secondary.

So. Sticking to 24 inch here, in ascending order:

• Eizo CS240. Best buy on the market, massive bang for the buck. Comes in three editions, the one with ColorNavigator software but no sensor is $826. That's a giveaway for a pro level monitor of extremely high quality.
• NEC PA242/Spectraview. Again in several editions with/without calibration software and sensor. US and EU model ranges differ slightly, so do some research.
• Eizo CX241. These two last, the NEC and the Eizo, are very similar in all regards and very similarly priced. I'd be hard pressed to choose between them. Both push standards as far as they will go, but cost a few hundred $ more than the Eizo CS.

Each of these has a 27 inch sister model.

Eizos top range, the CGs, are identical to CX except adds a bunch of video-related features, a hood, and a built-in calibration sensor.

So what are you paying for, exactly? Here's the deal:

• Fully integrated hardware calibration. Works with the monitor's internal on-board graphics processor. Control over calibration parameters that the third-party solutions aren't even close to.
• Perfect, guaranteed panel uniformity. This is where everybody else skimps and saves money, because it isn't in the spec sheet. You'd be surprised how bad some "pro" monitors really are.
• Shadow/highlight separation that lets you distinguish all the way down to 0 and up to 255. Perfectly even tonal response.

If you want 4K / UHD, be prepared to pay for it, or go way down in standard at the same price. 4K is still incredibly expensive.