I need help choosing a widescreen LCD monitor. Here's what I'm looking at - while I understand that there's no such thing as a perfect monitor, I need the closest thing to it. I do a lot of professional image and video editing, in addition to running office apps and games. So, a tentative list of requirements (although they're all what you'd expect from someone looking for as perfect a monitor as possible):
Wide color gamut
Accurate colors (however, it's acceptable for the monitor to require calibration in order to achieve this)
Brightness homogeneity
Low response time
Wide viewing angle with minimal distortion and drop in brightness
High contrast and brightness
Multiple switchable inputs (at minimum, it needs to be able to handle 2 PCs)
Widescreen
1920 x 1200
I'd like as high a resolution as I can get (maximizing size while minimizing pixel pitch), and from the research I've done, my understanding is that a 24" 1920 x 1200 is going to be as large as is practical. I'm willing to go with a slightly smaller display (i.e. 22-23") as long as I don't drop below 1920 x 1200, since I'm currently running 1600 x 1200 on a CRT.
Unfortunately, my understanding also is that it's not a good idea to look at anything with a higher resolution than 1920 x 1200, due to a host of other limitations coming into play (No OSD, limited input options, no native control of image scaling, no HDCP, etc...), so I guess I'm stuck at 1900 x 1200.
Price is not a serious concern, but visual inconsistencies and other glitches are. To give you an idea, I can look at a mirror or through a piece of glass and point out every spot that isn't optically perfect, so uneven brightness, flicker, or other such visual issues are particularly problematical for me.
In looking for monitors that fit the bill, the Samsung 244T came up as a possible contender, but it's also a bit dated at this point, and I have to wonder if there's anything better on the market.
I'm not even sure what panel type would be considered the best at the moment, since most guides I've run across are a bit dated and don't take into account the most recent developments. Should I be looking for AS-IPS, A-TW-IPS, A-MVA, or something else?
In any case, any help will be appreciated! TIA!
Wide color gamut
Accurate colors (however, it's acceptable for the monitor to require calibration in order to achieve this)
Brightness homogeneity
Low response time
Wide viewing angle with minimal distortion and drop in brightness
High contrast and brightness
Multiple switchable inputs (at minimum, it needs to be able to handle 2 PCs)
Widescreen
1920 x 1200
I'd like as high a resolution as I can get (maximizing size while minimizing pixel pitch), and from the research I've done, my understanding is that a 24" 1920 x 1200 is going to be as large as is practical. I'm willing to go with a slightly smaller display (i.e. 22-23") as long as I don't drop below 1920 x 1200, since I'm currently running 1600 x 1200 on a CRT.
Unfortunately, my understanding also is that it's not a good idea to look at anything with a higher resolution than 1920 x 1200, due to a host of other limitations coming into play (No OSD, limited input options, no native control of image scaling, no HDCP, etc...), so I guess I'm stuck at 1900 x 1200.
Price is not a serious concern, but visual inconsistencies and other glitches are. To give you an idea, I can look at a mirror or through a piece of glass and point out every spot that isn't optically perfect, so uneven brightness, flicker, or other such visual issues are particularly problematical for me.
In looking for monitors that fit the bill, the Samsung 244T came up as a possible contender, but it's also a bit dated at this point, and I have to wonder if there's anything better on the market.
I'm not even sure what panel type would be considered the best at the moment, since most guides I've run across are a bit dated and don't take into account the most recent developments. Should I be looking for AS-IPS, A-TW-IPS, A-MVA, or something else?
In any case, any help will be appreciated! TIA!
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