[Leica] New monitor recommendations?

[Jayanand Govindaraj]

Read these two articles first on what is available today. As a monitor is a
10-15 year investment, it pays to future proof it as much as possible:

https://gregbenzphotography.com/hdr-photos/the-old-vs-new-hdr-photography/

https://gregbenzphotography.com/review-best-hdr-monitor-for-photography/

I personally still use a 10 year old 32" Dell Ultrasharp that displays a
gamut that is 100% sRGB and 99% Adobe RGB, and have been very satisfied
with it. However, if I needed to upgrade it would be a HDR monitor. Many of
my pro photographer friends here use various BenQ monitors, from their
"PhotoVue" line and are extremely happy with them, as a less expensive
alternative to NEC/Eizo:

https://www.benq.com/en-us/monitor/photo-editing.html

Cheers
Jayanand

On Sat, Aug 3, 2024 at 6:32 AM Peter Klein via LUG <lug at leica-users.org>
wrote:

> I am thinking of getting a new computer monitor. My main reason for
> upgrading is to get more screen real estate and less overlapping on the
> screen when I run multiple programs,  My current monitor is a Dell 2311H
> 23 inch "Ultra Sharp" monitor. It still works well,  and calibrates well
> with a Spyder. But is now over 10 years old. My desk space is a limited,
> so one 27- or 32-inch monitor will fit much better than two 24-inch
> screens.
>
> I probably don't need a super-high-end monitor, but I want something
> well-suited to photography.  Integrated speakers and USB hubs are nice,
> but not absolutely necessary. I don't edit video or do gaming. My
> principle uses are still photo editing, amateur radio (with 3-4
> applications running simultaneously), and the usual text editing, email
> and surfing.
>
> I don't know the practical details of trade-offs between monitor size,
> higher resolution, and the size of one's apps on the screen. My eyes are
> 70 years old, not 25. Last night, just for fun, I set up my
> standard-size iPad as a second monitor with some free third-party
> software. I got it working well, but the text on the screen was too
> small for me to read. Scratch that bright idea.
>
> A reliable brand is a must. I absolutely do *not* want a monitor with a
> brand name seemingly created by picking Scrabble tiles at random.
>
> More techie details:
>
> My computer is a Dell XPS 8950 i5 Tower. It has one DisplayPort
> connector. I'm not using that, as I've added a better video card than
> the on-board video. There are two USB C ports:
>      Front: USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C™ with PowerShare
>      Rear: USB 3.2 Type-C™ Gen 2x2 (sic, I think they meant Gen 2.2)
> And four USB 3.2 type A ports, two front, two rear.
> The added video card is a NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 G6 w/4 GB video
> memory. It has three connectors, but I no longer remember what they
> are.  I'm pretty sure I'm using DisplayPort.
>
> Suggestions?
>
> Thanks!
> --Peter
>
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