Looking into a new monitor

[Whiskers]

Hey guys!

 

So as the title says, I'm looking for a new monitor. I've had a look around, but found myself getting lost in a complex world of varying opinions and recommendations. I'm not really knowledgeable on monitors and displays in general, so I apologise if any of my questions appear naive.

 

I'm looking for a high-quality IPS monitor which is at least 23" in size and has a resolution of at least 1920x1080. I'm not particularly concerned with refresh rate as 60 will be acceptable, and I'm not bothered about response times too much. The big requirements I have are:

 

 - Up to £250 cost

 - IPS

 - 23" or larger

 - 1080p or higher

 - Good colours

 - Good upscaling

 

The reason for the last one is that I absolutely cannot stand watching anything less than 1080p video on any monitors I've experienced as I find anything less looks really bad on them. In comparison, the 46" Samsung LCD TV my parents own does a decent job at upscaling such content to the point that I can enjoy watching even standard definition video. I don't particularly care about whether it is a glossy or matte screen, as the environment I will be using it in will not be brightly illuminated.

 

I also am hoping that whichever monitor I get will practically eradicate 'banding'. I see it constantly on a lot of screens I use (College computers, both of my monitors at home etc) and it's something that I absolutely hate to see. It's especially irritating when I am creating something in Photoshop, as it makes it difficult to tell if it's my monitor or the image itself that looks bad.

 

I've seen that different monitors have a different percentage of colour gamuts that they support, such as "80% of sRGB" etc - does this really impact on the viewing experience? Also I've seen that there are '6-bit colour' and '10-bit-colour' panels, would monitors with a 10-bit colour panel look noticeably better?

 

Thanks.

[WorldDominator]

PB238Q

[Emperor_Piehead]

you would want a 6-bit or 8-bit panel. 10-bit is only supported by workstation cards. Look for the asus PB238Q or the Dell P2414H (new version of the dell U2312HM)

 

Srgb coverage isn't a spot where i'm exactly knowledgeable, but 80% is decent.

[Altecice]

Asus VN248H

[Whiskers]

you would want a 6-bit or 8-bit panel. 10-bit is only supported by workstation cards. Look for the asus PB238Q or the Dell P2414H (new version of the dell U2312HM)

 

Srgb coverage isn't a spot where i'm exactly knowledgeable, but 80% is decent.

 

I ended up going with the Dell P2414H. Thanks for the recommendation man, it's an awesome monitor.

 

Unfortunately I'm having an issue with the backlight bleeding in places, so I'm going to be contacting the supplier to see if I can RMA it. It's not super noticeable all the time, but is quite distracting when viewing darker images. Was pretty disappointing to see it within seconds of turning it on for the first time, really.

[Emperor_Piehead]

I ended up going with the Dell P2414H. Thanks for the recommendation man, it's an awesome monitor.

 

Unfortunately I'm having an issue with the backlight bleeding in places, so I'm going to be contacting the supplier to see if I can RMA it. It's not super noticeable all the time, but is quite distracting when viewing darker images. Was pretty disappointing to see it within seconds of turning it on for the first time, really.

Backlight bleed can be a problem on IPS monitors. Dell has a great warranty/rma service in the US, but i'm not sure how good it is over seas.

[Lord Pantaloons]

Hey guys!

 

So as the title says, I'm looking for a new monitor. I've had a look around, but found myself getting lost in a complex world of varying opinions and recommendations. I'm not really knowledgeable on monitors and displays in general, so I apologise if any of my questions appear naive.

 

I'm looking for a high-quality IPS monitor which is at least 23" in size and has a resolution of at least 1920x1080. I'm not particularly concerned with refresh rate as 60 will be acceptable, and I'm not bothered about response times too much. The big requirements I have are:

 

 - Up to £250 cost

 - IPS

 - 23" or larger

 - 1080p or higher

 - Good colours

 - Good upscaling

 

The reason for the last one is that I absolutely cannot stand watching anything less than 1080p video on any monitors I've experienced as I find anything less looks really bad on them. In comparison, the 46" Samsung LCD TV my parents own does a decent job at upscaling such content to the point that I can enjoy watching even standard definition video. I don't particularly care about whether it is a glossy or matte screen, as the environment I will be using it in will not be brightly illuminated.

 

I also am hoping that whichever monitor I get will practically eradicate 'banding'. I see it constantly on a lot of screens I use (College computers, both of my monitors at home etc) and it's something that I absolutely hate to see. It's especially irritating when I am creating something in Photoshop, as it makes it difficult to tell if it's my monitor or the image itself that looks bad.

 

I've seen that different monitors have a different percentage of colour gamuts that they support, such as "80% of sRGB" etc - does this really impact on the viewing experience? Also I've seen that there are '6-bit colour' and '10-bit-colour' panels, would monitors with a 10-bit colour panel look noticeably better?

 

Thanks.

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[Whiskers]

I find this thread offensive and if you don't quit it I'll report you

 

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[Lord Pantaloons]

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