New user: 1440p Monitor good for Photoshop / Lightroom AND games

[nicolaidenmark]

Hi all,

 

I just took the plunge and ordered a new gaming, photoshop and Lightroom system for the first time since 2011 (when I bought a mid 2010 Imac I3 dual core)..

 

I'm a hobby photographer, hence, I would like the monitor to be colour accurate. What seems to complicate my purchase, however, is that I would also like like the same screen to be good (or at least decent) for gaming.

 

Included in my system to come is CoD Black Ops 4 so a monitor with an IPS (or other colour accuate panel) along with good refresh rate would be good. I'm looking at 27 inch models. I suffer from neck - and headaches due to cerebral palsy (constant muscle tension), so  an adjustable screen (hight, pivot, tilt etc.) is a must.

 

For my photo hobby, I need the monitor to be as accurate OOTB as possible and cover 100 percent of the SRGB spectrum. I have no calibrator. Additionally, good coverage of Adobe RGB 1998 is most welcome. 10 bit for colour would be awesome, however, I haven't found a monitor in my price range, which offers 10 bit and good gaming stats alike.

 

Been looking at the ASUS PG279Q, It seems good for gaming but may be lacking with regards to photo editing? Over at Tomshradware.co.uk, someone recommended me this Samsung:

LU32H850UMUXEN

 

But it seems Amazon reviews are less than stellar?

 

I'm in Denmark (Europe) and the price for the Asus PG279Q equals €721 which I can do but it would be the maximum that I'd be willing to spend.

If relevant, below are the specs of he system which I have on order:

Please note that although the specs say Core I 9 for the CPU, the sytem will be with a Core I7 9700K CPU.

Sorry that the invoice is in Danish but i take it you get the specs anyway,

Build time for the system is three days and it was ordered yesterday. So it should be available for pickup at the package center this comming weekend orin the beginning of the new week.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,

[TH3R34P3R]

so. i have heard that the monitor (the asus one) is decent for photo editing. 

 

never heard about the LG one, but i know LG tends to have good photo editing stuff. But i'm sorry i can't give more insight into the world of these two monitors  

 

on another note for your specs... im very sad you picked an asus z390 board. but thats a different discussion for a different day. 

[Origami Cactus]

I dont see a graphics card listed in your invoice, i surely hope you actually ordered one, and just forgot to list it.

[nicolaidenmark]

1 minute ago, Origami Cactus said:

I dont see a graphics card listed in your invoice, i surely hope you actually ordered one, and just forgot to list it.

Hehe... Yeah, it's hidden on this invoice: Asus GeForce® RTX 2070 8GB GDDR6 Dual . 

[Origami Cactus]

1 minute ago, nicolaidenmark said:

Hehe... Yeah, it's hidden on this invoice: Asus GeForce® RTX 2070 8GB GDDR6 Dual . 

mhm.

Well ihave seen the Asus PG279Q and it looks good, you are not doing a million dollar job so it will be more than good enough for your hobby photography needs.

Asus says that it is 100% SRGB and real 8bit, so it will be good.

[nicolaidenmark]

Yeah, theyclaim 100 SRGB. But I have read that reviewed samples were off with regards to colour.

[Ithanul]

By what I read about that monitor, the ASUS PG279Q comes out good with factory defaults.  Calibration makes it even better.

 

Rtings has review on the monitor: https://www.rtings.com/monitor/reviews/asus/rog-swift-pg279q

[nicolaidenmark]

I just checked a  review of a Samsung Quantum LED. Is there a non-curved vers with 1440p or 4K and 27 inch? Damn, those QLED colours look good. 

[nicolaidenmark]

The BLB on the Asus has given me cold feet. Other suggestions?

[nicolaidenmark]

I ended up with the BenQ SW2700PT for its great colour space for my photography. 

 

Thanks,