Anyone purchased a new monitor in the last 6 months or so?

chris-h wrote on 3/28/2019, 2:04 PM

I've just ordered a new desktop which should make editing video fun again!

I'm looking for a couple of monitors and wondered if anyone had any input as to which models I should look at.
I'll also be doing some Photo editing so colour profile is important.
2k?
4k?
Different models, one for preview, one for working on?
Ideally I don't want to spend more than around €600 for both, but I'm not rigid on the budget if there's something enticing!
Thanks in advance for any input.

PC (Windows 10 64Bit)

ASrock Z390 Pro4 Mainboard
Processor (CPU) Intel (R) Core (TM) i9-9900K CPU @ 3.60GHz 
Memory 64GB RAM (4 x 16GB 3000MHz DDR4)
Graphics Card GTX 1060 6GB Palit StormX Graphics Card
500GB Samsung 970 Evo SSD M.2 NVMe
2nd Hard Disk 3TB Toshiba P300 7200RPM

Cameras
Canon 5D Mk3
GoPro Hero 4 Black
GoPro Hero 7 Black
Samsung Gear 360
Samsung Galaxy S7

Vegas Pro 16 Suite

Comments

Kinvermark wrote on 3/28/2019, 2:52 PM

If you do go for UHD monitors, be aware of how big you need them to be to read text easily without having to apply a lot of scaling in windows. Large amounts of scaling can lead to UI issues, as mentioned in this forum.

Over several months I progressed from 20" + 24" HD monitors to 24" + 32" UHD to 32" UHD + 40" UHD, and finally settled on two 40" UHD. Finally, I am satisfied. You can get very good deals on Samsung 40" TV's that support 4:4:4 signals and look identical to computer monitors (crisp text, etc). Having the room to scan large quantities of media thumbnails as well as a working timeline is invaluable IMO.

chris-h wrote on 3/28/2019, 3:48 PM

If you do go for UHD monitors, be aware of how big you need them to be to read text easily without having to apply a lot of scaling in windows. Large amounts of scaling can lead to UI issues, as mentioned in this forum.

Over several months I progressed from 20" + 24" HD monitors to 24" + 32" UHD to 32" UHD + 40" UHD, and finally settled on two 40" UHD. Finally, I am satisfied. You can get very good deals on Samsung 40" TV's that support 4:4:4 signals and look identical to computer monitors (crisp text, etc). Having the room to scan large quantities of media thumbnails as well as a working timeline is invaluable IMO.

Any model numbers you can point me at?

PC (Windows 10 64Bit)

ASrock Z390 Pro4 Mainboard
Processor (CPU) Intel (R) Core (TM) i9-9900K CPU @ 3.60GHz 
Memory 64GB RAM (4 x 16GB 3000MHz DDR4)
Graphics Card GTX 1060 6GB Palit StormX Graphics Card
500GB Samsung 970 Evo SSD M.2 NVMe
2nd Hard Disk 3TB Toshiba P300 7200RPM

Cameras
Canon 5D Mk3
GoPro Hero 4 Black
GoPro Hero 7 Black
Samsung Gear 360
Samsung Galaxy S7

Vegas Pro 16 Suite

Kinvermark wrote on 3/28/2019, 4:10 PM

Sure: samsung 40" UN40NU7100 or older UN40MU6300.

Not saying these are the "best" for colour accuracy HDR picture, etc. Just really good value and make a nice, crisp, large desktop set for your Vegas UI. They do take up a lot of desk space!

 

fan-boy wrote on 3/28/2019, 10:35 PM

I continue to see better images on TVs . There are some HP 20 inch "Computer Monitors" and they are really , really bad . gray level detail is terrible . Me , I recommend getting a TV for the computer . This is a 22 inch 1920 x 1080 TV , which has the same physical pixel size as a 44 inch 4k screen . Clarity is really good on this 22 inch TV . Like they just said , if you go 4k TV , it should be at least 44 inch , so your fine text is still readable .If someone has a 32 inch 4k screen , their pixels will be so small , reading desktop icons will be just too , too tiny . Personally , I can't use larger displays for computer . To much side to side viewing . But do realize , a 44 inch 4k TV has the same physical pixel size as a 22 inch 1920 x 1080 TV , how ever , the 4k screen can hold 4x more stuff . It can hold 4 ( 1920 x 1080 ) screens amount of visual , and with the same readability as the 22 inch 2k TV . 4k should be at least 44 inch . 44 inch 4k would be it . For me , I would then still need to be about the same distance in front of the 44 inch TV to read text and icons , thus causing me too much head\eye side to side movement to see the massive 44 inch screen area , in front of me . For casual use , I did adjust it , using gray bars that I made . The colors are pretty good , so I wasn't concerned about color accuracy . Gray adjustment is the most critical , and those HP monitors can't do it , but this TV can . casual Vizio . If you can't find a 44 inch 4k TV , then get the next size larger , as 40 inch 4k might push the physical pixel size to tiny( Fonts will be more difficult to read ) .

 

One word of CAUTION when using a TV , instead of a computer monitor . TV's can have high levels of Contrast , compared to a computer monitor . White can be extra intense from a TV . When doing NON critical stuff on the TV , reduce the Contrast which will reduce the White intensity . I use 2 settings . One for full viewing , and one for a dimmer view . The difference is the Contrast and Backlight settings . Contrast from 35 , down to 5 , Backlight from 3 down to 0 . Also , the built in presents are Way Over The Top , when it comes to computer use . The Backlight is really cranked up , in the TV's presets . for full viewing , backlight is set at just 3 . And for dimmed viewing , backlight is set to 0 , with contrast at 5 . That gives a more mellow white level , for mainstream use . To see images and video in their full detail , I use the other settings . Don't burn your eyes out . If your eyes have becomes sensitive to light , it might be because a TV is being used as a computer monitor . Reduce that Backlight level , Reduce that Contrast level and have a reasonable light level in the room . .The TV's built in Preset Movie Mode has backlight at 49 ( way over the Top for computer use . That is even too much for games too ) . To top it off , the bigger the screen , the more light energy it will emit .

wwjd wrote on 3/29/2019, 7:48 AM

got a couple more Samsung U28E590D. 28", 4K, look fine, not a lot of calibration needed. I think the new TVs could be great at this, as long as you calibrate them with spyder or xrite or something