A great monitor for 2d/3d work?

[Bokaja]

Hey all - gonna buy a new monitor soon aimed at 2d/3d work.
Any have practical experience with a good one to use - it's a f...... jungle out there! :eek:

Basically I'm thinking (maybe it's overkill?):
- 24" wide 16:9
- 1920 x 1080 - 1080p FullHD
- dynamic contrast 20.000:1
- 400 cd/m2 light
- flat black/silver gray color, nothing shiny :D

Any feedback will be appreciated :cool:

[Ksan]

my honey just bought me this sweet little gig for our anniversary...

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824009163

It was like seeing my art for the first time...a religious experience of sorts. I opened old stuff up and went "holy $#@%....that was brown not black...?"

Aside from being able to now dual screen, this is the best thing......ever. It's a good investment I think. Hope it helps, and happy shopping! :mugs:

[Bokaja]

Thanks - gonna check it out for sure :thumb:

[walrus]

I went on a similar search 6 months ago. I ended up with the Dell flat-panel 24" and it's been great so far, fwiw. Very vibrant!

[Snowfly]

whichever monitor you go with, do some research and figure out what type of panel it has. if it has a TN, stay far, far away.

IPS is the best you can go, VA is close but with a slightly smaller color gamut. Dell came out recently with a 22" screen with an e-IPS for less than $300, the 2209WA Ultrasharp, you should check that one out if you prefer color quality over screen real estate.

[Bokaja]

Excellent info :thumb:

[cookepuss]

Currently, apart from my Cintiq 12wx, I got 2 Samsung SyncMaster LCDs.

One is a SyncMaster T220 (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824001273). This is a 22" 1680x1050. 2ms response. 1,000:1 contrast (20,000:1 dynamic contrast.)

The other is a SyncMaster T240HD (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824001280). This is a 24" w/ 1920x1200 max res. 5ms response. 1,000:1 contrast (10,000:1 dynamic contrast.) Full 1080p HDTV with built-in ATSC/NTSC hybrid TV tuner.

Both monitors are "Touch of Color" designs, meaning that they look mostly black, but have a low glassy blood red tint. The glassy face doesn't affect the on screen visuals at all and the shine is somewhat duller than the iPhone.

The visual quality on both is stunning. Great for reproducing skin tones. The response times are more than enough for CG and very responsive for games. With their 1,000:1 contrasts, these screens are bright and crisp - much more so than my Cintiq.

[[*AP*]Twin]

Gotta agree with cook here im running the syncmastert220 and its simple gorgeous.

[BigJohn]

Thought I'd bump this thread since I'm about to get a new monitor. Maybe someone has some new thoughts since April

[Ace-Angel]

Anything 20+ should work wonders, the extra screen-space for your work is always welcome.

[BigJohn]

I ended up getting the Samsung T220HD (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824001278), and man is it nice. It's like I'm seeing everything for the first time. I always knew on my previous monitor that the blacks weren't black, but man... they sure are black now!

[poopinmymouth]

Honestly nothing touches the HP 2475w for less than a grand. It's color reproduction and dynamic range are superb. I use it for my photo stuff, and it calibrates well. It's just the best monitor I've ever used.

[Parnell]

I've been waiting patiently...VERY patiently for the next 24" Dell Ultrasharp.
They skipped the 09 model and went 2010. Well it's finally out (not in the US yet but in Australia, Japan basically everywhere else). Word is it should be out VERY soon for the US.

Dell U2410 looks pimp to me!
http://www.dell.com/us/en/dfo/peripherals/monitor-dell-u2410/pd.aspx?refid=monitor-dell-u2410&s=dfo

Reviews have been great so far for it. It's an IPS panel too:)
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[Mike_K]

! i was just gonna come post in this thread about the U2410 :P

yeah, it looks sick! expensive, but sounds like you get what you pay for?

interested on hearing what people have to say, and i reckon ill get one in a couple of weeks, would be sick for 3d work with 1 billion colours lol :confused:

[Parnell]

I think the price they are chattering about on the interwebs has been $500-700. When you see it listed for $1000 that is Australian dollars, not US.
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[cookepuss]

Yeah. You can find it through Dell sells it, after their instant rebate, for $439. Same thing over Bizrate. The price is reasonable and exactly what you'd expect.

Honestly nothing touches the HP 2475w for less than a grand. It's color reproduction and dynamic range are superb.
You have to be careful with dynamic range. It's basically just one big fake since it's, as the name states, dynamic. 80,000:1 sounds nice, but it's not real. Always go by the static contrast. Dynamic is just a fake that plays within the confines setup by the static anyway.

HP lists the static contrast, which is same 1,000:1 as Samsung's own T260HD (http://www.amazon.com/Samsung-Touch-T260HD-25-5-Inch-Monitor/dp/tech-data/B001AYCNIW/ref=de_a_smtd). I don't know about the HP, but the Samsung is actually $200 cheaper.

The HD's real advantages over the Samsung are the swivel/portrait mode and the 178-degree viewing angle.

The Samsung has no swivel, which has never been an issue for me. It also has a lower 160-degree viewing angle, which also is not a problem. I never have to angle it too oddly for dual monitor. Samsung's T240HD has a 10,000:1 dynamic contrast, if that matters to anybody. Same static contrast as the HP.

I'm thinking, if price were a big issue, I'd probably choose the $380 25.5" T260HD (http://www.amazon.com/Samsung-Touch-T260HD-25-5-Inch-Monitor/dp/tech-data/B001AYCNIW/ref=de_a_smtd) over the $570 HP2475w. The output res is the same 1920 x 1200. It's got a slightly faster refresh rate (5nx VS 6ns), it's cheaper, & you get a solid TV thanks to the built in tuner. Plus, you've got a couple of HDMI & composite ports too.

I can't speak for the quality of the HP2475w, but I've had problems with HPs dying out on me way too quickly. Dead pixels or just plain dead signal. My best monitor experiences have been with Samsung & Viewsonic.

[poopinmymouth]

You have to be careful with dynamic range. It's basically just one big fake since it's, as the name states, dynamic. 80,000:1 sounds nice, but it's not real. Always go by the static contrast. Dynamic is just a fake that plays within the confines setup by the static anyway.

I'm not talking about paper stats, I'm talking about when I look at the monitor, the amount of different tones it let's me see with my own eyes. I don't even know what the paper stats are other than being wide gamut. Other monitors when I look at tones that are close together, they just bleed into a solid pool, whereas on this monitor I can see every change in value or color very clearly, and that's important to me, since my printer can also reproduce these micro contrasts. It's more important for my photo work, but it certainly makes the texturing and gaming experience more fun as well.

I'm a pretty big HP fan, I had an HP notebook for a long time, this monitor, and an HP printer, and I've never had problems with any of them.

Strike that, I had a graphics card problem on my laptop, and they drove to the house I was staying at IN SWITZERLAND to fix it, no charge. I bought this online in Los Angeles.