Gobsmacked by new Monitor.

[Dave in Wales]

The difference between the images on the new v the old monitor are beyond comparison.

EVERY photographer with a lot of expensive glassware just has to have one to do it justice.

I just never realised that my pictures could look like this.

D in W

 

[Just Dave]

Congrats on the new monitor, which did you get?

 

[johnnypanic]

So, what is made and model of your new monitor?

 

[Kitty]

The suspense is killing me!!! What monitor did you buy???

 

[Dave in Wales]

Thank you all for your interest..

This'n.........
http://accessories.euro.dell.com/sn...ynoteSearch&baynote_bnrank=1&baynote_irrank=0

D in W

 

[arad85]

Dell U2311 I believe

 

[John Young]

That's a nice monitor, I have an old Dell ultra-sharp on my old PC which I don't use

 

[neil_g]

just need to keep it calibrated now

 

[Dave in Wales]

just need to keep it calibrated now

Might not be necessary

This is part of a review from a very satisfied customer on Amazon......

This review is for: Dell U2311 23 inch Widescreen IPS Panel LCD Monitor (Electronics)
Bought this as a primary monitor for photo editing. The "IPS" technology is considered very good for this purpose and much better than "TN" technology which is the technology used on most low cost monitors. Initially tried to get the Viewsonic VP2365WB but this proved hard to get so plumped for the Dell instead. Very happy so far. Connected to PC via the DVI connection. First thing I did was to calibrate it with my Spyder3pro colorimeter. In fact the monitor's "standard" setting was almost perfect - the "before/after" comparison was almost identical i.e. I could have got away without profiling it.

D in W

 

[flossie]

I have two S-IPS monitors (an old Dell 20" and a Hazro 30"), and neither needed any more calibration beyond turning the backlight down (all monitors are shipped with this turned up to 11 so they look good in shops...). There are various monitor set-up websites that will help you for free.

I also enjoy the wide colour gamut and small pixel-size, which really makes pictures look so much better compared to any other monitor I've look at the same shots on. However, not all IPS panels are the same, and Dell are notorious for stealth changes to monitors after they've been released and reviewed. to save money...

p.s.
the day job involves a lot of staring at broadcast grade 1 monitors, so I know what to look for...

 

[neil_g]

Might not be necessary

its always necessary, at least monthly if possible.

it'll constantly slip out of line over time from new.

 

[bastic]

its always necessary, at least monthly if possible.

it'll constantly slip out of line over time from new.

Im a happy user of older 2408 Dell and it was never calibrated....after 4 years finally bough calibrating device and was surprised that change was minimal !

 

[arad85]

I have to say that I calibrated my two Dells this time last year. In their calibrated colour space, they were clearly different. I'm just beginning to detect a difference again now after a year of them being on probably 10+ hours a day - every day

 

[flossie]

its always necessary, at least monthly if possible.

it'll constantly slip out of line over time from new.

This is certainly true... for CRT's.... which can need daily adjustment/lineing-up for reliable results. However, LCD's & Plasma's are far more stable, all that happens is that the colour of the backlight will slowly degrade - this could be noticable in 1 year or 5, depending entirely how much they are switched-on and how good the backlight was in the first place.

 

[neil_g]

if its noticable after a year it shows there is gradual degridation. i guess it depends how colour accurate you want your prints. or how anal you are..

andy have you not heard of screensavers

 

[beanbandit]

Im a happy user of older 2408 Dell and it was never calibrated....after 4 years finally bough calibrating device and was surprised that change was minimal !

Had the same thing with my 2407. Borrowed a calibrator last month and the change was subtle. But my old 17" LCD and laptop were both out by quite a bit. Now need to buy my own calibrator and try it on my Sony tv

 

[arad85]

andy have you not heard of screensavers

Yes, but I'm on it most of the day and othen much of the weekends (yes, I know that makes it seem like I'm a sad g1t but...)

I do work from home and do most of my work on my PC (well an i7 is a tad faster than a 3 year old laptop )

 

[trencheel303]

This is certainly true... for CRT's.... which can need daily adjustment/lineing-up for reliable results.

Yep... CRTs seem to be really picky. This is why I never ever turn my CRT monitor off, as every time I do it seems to need re-aligning.

 

[Kitty]

Just to add to the mix...I'm using quite a high spec CTX crt monitor and it is very stable indeed with good colour range and depth. Not an Eizo, but certainly good enough. Much better than my cheapo LCD monitor.

 

[jontwhale]

glad you like it.. i like mine too