Monitor recommendation(s) needed

Guy S. wrote on 1/2/2013, 4:07 PM
I need to find a monitor I can trust for ~$400 or less – any suggestions? It will likely be my primary monitor for displaying Vegas and doing photo editing. The 2nd monitor (LG 23" IPS panel) will be used to display video while editing.

I'm wanting to ditch my 23" HP because it's super-sensitive to vertical viewing angle.

I just purchased an ASUS PA248Q (24" IPS 1920 x 1200) and although it's color is quite good and matches my LG very closely, it has very noticeable blooming at all 4 corners that results in a milky gray image. The LG has this as well, but to a significantly lesser degree and it's really only visible at certain angles.

At work I use a Dell 2407 and it has a wider color gamut than the ASUS or LG. I don't believe it's an IPS screen but the viewing angle is quite good. I'm inclined to return the ASUS and go with the Dell but wanted to solicit opinions first.

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ushere wrote on 1/2/2013, 6:34 PM
ips and spyder - good to go.
riredale wrote on 1/2/2013, 7:06 PM
Dell 2412m, ~$300.

Uses an eIPS display and is lit by led, so power consumption is minimal. Very wide viewing angles.

It's a 6-bit panel but uses something called "Advanced Frame Rate Control (A-FRC) to get the usual 16 million colors. I've been using one for about a month now and can't tell the difference, even with test images.

Great highly-detailed review here. They like it a lot also.
wwaag wrote on 1/3/2013, 10:21 AM
Another vote for the Dell 2412. Just got my 2nd a couple of months ago.

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BruceUSA wrote on 1/3/2013, 10:38 AM
Dell 2412m is very good. I got a pair of them and I love it. I paid $399 on sale each, perhaps it it cheaper now.

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TeetimeNC wrote on 1/3/2013, 12:02 PM
I see a refurbished U2412M for $249 in the Dell Outlet.

/jerry
Guy S. wrote on 1/3/2013, 6:09 PM
<<I see a refurbished U2412M for $249 in the Dell Outlet>>

Thanks for the tip, I'll check it out.

My only real complaint with Dell is that I cannot get the two I use at work to look the same. I have a 3008 and 2407 and even after calibration they are very different. According to my calibration software (Spyder 4 pro) the 30" supports the full sRGB, AdobeRGB, and NTSC color gamuts so it's abetter in that regard than the 2407. But the image is much cooler and bare wood is pinkish-tan vs. orange-brown on the 2407. The mid tones also look washed out compared to the 2407. Even after multiple calibration attempts I have no idea which monitor to trust.
Hulk wrote on 1/3/2013, 8:19 PM
I recently went through the monitor ordeal and came down to the Dell 2412m and the Asus PA248G. In the end the much wider color gamut led me to go with the Asus. Have a look at some of the better reviews for actual specs on these monitors. I am very happy with the Asus.
riredale wrote on 1/4/2013, 1:37 PM
Can't speak for the other monitors, but the article I referenced above does check out the 2412m color accuracy out of the box and after calibration, and concludes that it can be dialed in to an average dE error of 0.6 (anything less than 1 is considered "excellent").

Others on this board can no doubt offer much more expertise as to preferred color gamut--I know very little about that topic.