On 7/17/2025 11:06 PM, Robin Laing wrote:
On 2025-07-17 18.28, home user via users wrote:
On 7/8/2025 9:10 PM, Felix Miata wrote:
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more others, VGA and/or DVI and/or HDMI.
Reviews can be helpful, but mainly after finding good candidates
satisfying technical requirements. Finding what satisfies the main
technical requirements can be quite a problem. It has been for me.
I'm wanting monitors that:
1. can display at least 95% of the DCI-P3 color space. I'd actually
prefer significantly better (Rec.2020 color space, Rec. 2100 color
space, or (Adobe) wide-gamut RGB color space), but if such exists,
they're few and far between and too much pricier.
2. at least 2K resolution.
3. 26-27 inch.
The first above is for me the key one. Three major sites can neither
search nor filter by color space (gamut): amazon, newegg, and
pcpartpicker.
By the way, what does "RTM" mean? Searching the net, nothing that I
saw seemed to fit.
Monitors are a pain to spec.
For your need, you need to check with the monitor manufacturers and
what they provide. You sound like you have very special needs for the
monitor and you want one that can be properly calibrated with a
calibration source and meter.
Your demand may be pricey. That is how it goes for high end equipment
meeting high end specifications. Now, after a search, I see that
there are some High-Gamut monitors for low prices.
I did a quick search for wide-gamut RGB monitors and came across a web
site with the top 8 from their reviews. I was surprised to find that
BenQ had two monitors in their top 8 list. As I said before, I have
been very happy with my BenQ monitors. Now I need to check the specs
of my used monitor since the Amazon.ca price was about $700 when I got
it a few years ago.
https://fixthephoto.com/best-adobe-rgb-monitor.html
All 8 choices have links pointing to amazon - a "yellow" flag.
The write-ups did not mention color depth. Color depth is important for
larger gamuts.
No mention of HDR compliance.
The amazon listings also lack key some technical information.
But the fixthephoto article did provide 2 good choices I did not know
about. Thank-you.
I dabble in photo/video editing and have done colour calibrations
without a meter.
As my wife says, sometimes you have to choose good enough, over perfect.
That's true in this case. I personally doubt "perfect" exists for
anything non-trivial.
FWIW, I am a dual monitor person.
Me, too.
Your needs may also have a bearing on the exact video card you
purchase. I made the mistake and didn't get a new card with enough
RAM for some AI stuff I am looking at. Now I need to change that card
for one with more RAM.
That's why I'm focusing on the monitor first.
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