LED Monitor yes or no

tunesmith1801 wrote on 3/3/2011, 12:27 PM

Need to buy a new monitor, I edit video in Vegas and record audio using Cubase on the same computer. I am using a standard Dell 17 LCD and I need more real estate. I will also use both monitors for mixing.

I did a search for this but did not find anything...may have missed it.

Should I be looking at LED or LCD monitors? Will color correcting hardware like the spider work on LED?

Any suggestions?

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rs170a wrote on 3/4/2011, 6:02 AM

A friend of mine recently bought an LED monitor (sorry but I don't know the make or model) and for him the biggest benefit was that he could use it all day without having to put in eye drops every 2 hours like he did with his LCD.

Mike

John_Cline wrote on 3/4/2011, 12:30 PM

Technically, except for OLED monitors which are expensive and not widely available (yet), there is no such thing as an "LED monitor." You friend replaced an LCD monitor that had fluorescent backlight with one that has an LED backlight. This alone would not necessarily account for why he no longer has to use eyedrops.

sellavision wrote on 3/11/2011, 8:29 AM

Using a 32" LG 1080 LCD TV as my main monitor....does quite well for under $400 though the res is not quite as good as the true 27" Samsung monitor.