Sunday, 2 April 2017

workflow - What features should one look for in Monitors in 2020 for Photo Editing?


When shopping for monitors, well, it can be overwhelming.


BHPhoto currently lists 1,116 different choices on their site alone with features ranging from:




  • Resolution (do people even perceive 8k differently than 4k?)

  • Screen size (bigger is...better?)

  • Curved screens

  • Panel (IPS, AH-IPS, PLS, TN)

  • Colors for display

  • Refresh Rate (here comes the epilepsy)

  • LED vs LCD


Prices also range from hundreds to thousands of dollars.


What are the key features that a photographer would want in their monitor and what features are more personal preference over specifically aiding the photo to print experience?



This question may be a complete dupe of this older one: What should I look for in a monitor for photo processing? But I'd have to imagine that things have changed in the decade since it was asked.




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