The U2713HM should be enough for my use. Oh wait, need a good colour calibrator too!

For about RM300, it's gonna be roughly the same for most brands. You don't get the extra spices that comes with the more expensive models in the range of RM600 and above.... So just pick from specs should be just fine

Photoshop? I suggest you get from Cyntrix Tech iirc he does colour calibrate the monitor if you purchase a monitor from him. However, if you gonna cari makan or really really serious with whatever work you need with Photoshop, I highly suggest you get a proper colour calibrator like those from Spyder (which costs around RM400++) and calibrate your monitor every week or so.

Glossy monitor damn jialat, always see your own reflection one. Once you go matte, you never look back

Dell U2312HM IPS monitor but comes without HDMI output. Is HDMI output a must?

Less than RM600. Check at Dell's website.

I'm still contemplating whether or not to splurge RM700 on a Spyder 4 pro colour calibrator tool or not

This is my U2311H calibrated with a Spyder4 Pro colour calibrator. I got 95% SRGB



This post has been edited by -kytz-: Jan 11 2013, 11:56 PM

For photo editing....serious, cari makan or casual ?

If serious photo editing work, you should be most concerned with colour accuracy of your monitor.
I suggest you colour calibrate your monitor to get the most accurate colour reproduction your monitor can achieve. You can get something like a Spyder4 Pro or a Color Munki colorimeter from Shashinki:

http://shashinki.com/shop/datacolor-spyder...ter-p-9875.html

There's no point putting so much effort into editing when first of all, your monitor is displaying all the wrong colours. What's worst is the printing process, you'll notice a huge difference and there comes the headache

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Glossy is the shiny shiny screen like you see in iMac displays. it's reflective so you can see your own reflection

Depends on the viewing distance and PPI (Pixels per Inch) which are both inter-related

IPS panels have better colour reproduction...

Depending on which model, monitors like the 24" U2410 for RM1399 or 27" U2713H for RM3029 isn't cheap

This post has been edited by -kytz-: Jan 31 2013, 06:31 PM

Why do you want to use a custom colour profile?

U2413 I think almost close to RM2k or something. It's of a totally different standard, a much higher quality panel. Something like 100% sRGB, 99% AdobeRGB

If you're looking at the Spyder4 Express, it goes for RM400+, Spyder4 Pro goes for RM600+ Downside of the Express version is that you can only use it on ONE computer and there's no ambient light detector.

Anyway, no need to get calibrator la, just find me will do

I'd go for the U2412M for the extra vertical pixels (1920X1200) which can be helpful when displaying/editing vertical oriented pictures

This post has been edited by -kytz-: Mar 28 2013, 12:07 PM

U2713 is more for like professional use, people looking for the best tool for colour management work (photographers, videographers, designers, etc). You're getting 100% sRGB and 99% Adobe RGB, both are almost the maximum colour space for each type

Btw, I think the U2713 is around RM3k? For 27" you can always opt for cheaper panels, such as the S2704L, a Viewsonic monitor I just saw...around RM1k also, Catleap IPS 27" 1600p at around RM1.4k, etc

You would have to see it for yourself actually. PPI will definitely be lower than a 1080p on a 23" but you must take viewing distance into account also. If you sit far away, you might not notice the difference than when you're seating closer to the screen

Anyway, I remember seeing my friend's 27" 1080p monitor from like a 2 feet distance, still looks ok

That is why I always avoid glossy screens

Ehh bro, there are a lot of 1080p 32" HDTV okay?

Accurate colours does not equate to the over saturated AMOLED screens typically found in Samsung devices. White balance is another huge problem as the whites in most Samsung AMOLED appear very brownish whereas in laptops, it's the opposite, very bluish. My Dell monitor was more greenish instead but solved by using a pro colour calibrator. Now the colors are damn accurate and professional prints came out perfectly

Dell U2311H E-IPS monitor

You should get yourself a colour calibration tool like Spyder Pro/Xrite Pro if you want a good colour management workflow. No point having a good monitor and all but it's not calibrated right