New Screen/ Monitor

[moopy goops]

I am looking for a monitor as my laptop is a 15 inch version which is great for travelling with but a little small for editing work. This is a 2 pronged question;
1) If money was no object which screen would you choose to edit photographs on ?
2) I have been offered a dell-ultrasharp-2707wfp-widescreen-display and It reveiws pretty well but I trust you guys more than I trust a tech site. Anyone know or use this ?
Thanks

[Clactonian]

Eizo ColorEdge 27"
See HERE

[Donald]

On question 1, I have no reason to take issue with Mike's suggestion. It's much more of a monitor than I need given my available resources.

Re question 2, I use a Dell U2711 and am very, very pleased with it. The 2707 is, in price terms, several steps up from the 2711.

[Clactonian]

On question 1, I have no reason to take issue with Mike's suggestion. It's much more of a monitor than I need given my available resources.

Re question 2, I use a Dell U2711 and am very, very pleased with it. The 2707 is, in price terms, several steps up from the 2711.

My suggestion was in response to the money no object question. I have a Dell 24" which has served me well and I use periodically when I need to use my PC. My main screen these days is my 27" iMac, which I gather is not the purist's choice but suits me just fine.

[Manfred M]

If you are looking at doing work where colour rendition is a primary concern, look for a high gamut monitor. This means some for of IPS (In Plane Switching) rather than the low end TN (Twisted Nematic) type display. A high end display will probably be marketed as 30-bit or better (versus 24-bit) and may have words the suggest that it can handled most of the AdobeRGB colour space. The lower end ones will show a compliance with sRGB only.

Large is good as well; I work with a 27" monitor as my prime.

[pnodrog]

Dell UltraSharp U2713H is an IPS monitor and seems to get good reviews. You need to make sure any monitor has a 178deg viewing angle.

[Adrian]

In my office we have a 27 " Eizo colour edge used for graphic design layouts (not by me!) and a bunch of latest 27" iMacs. Everything has calibration profiles. For all purpose use I actually prefer the 27" iMac and went for two of these screens (one is an iMac the other is just a screen) on my desk. For pure photo and graphics use, you can see a difference with the Eizo, especially with the shields in place. Not an enormous difference though and for video rendering the iMacs do a very good job.

Never tried Dell. You tend to see Eizo and other specialist monitors rather than Dell in design studios in my limited experience.

[moopy goops]

Eizo ColorEdge 27"
See HERE

Yeah ok, that is for sure a nice bit of kit

[moopy goops]

Donald, it's being offered to me for 100 quid so it's quite a bargain, but I don't really know what to look for in a decentmonitor it's not just about size. Colour spec etc etc

[Donald]

Donald, it's being offered to me for 100 quid so it's quite a bargain,

A Dell 2707WFP for £100.

That almost sounds too good to be true, unless you know the person who is selling it very well and you trust them absolutely. My question would be - Why is it on offer at that price? Is someone doing you a big, personal favour?

If this is out in the open market at that price and is being offered by someone you don't know, then I'd say it was either a) stolen or b) no good. If something looks too good to be true, it usually is.

[moopy goops]

It's my nephews' flat mate so its along the lines of a personal favour, he's an ex gamer who has 2 of these and only wants one I am getting it checked over for damage but I don't suppose he's still got the receipt so I'll need to take his word on its original 'purchase'
In your opinion they are good equiptment though?

[Bear]

I just replaced my two seven-year old Eizo CG241Ws with a pair of CG276Ws.

I am still in shock, they are so good. One review said they are expensive, but worth every penny. It feels like working with a reference system you can trust absolutely, and that is priceless.