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Computer Monitor, the right decision

goekbenjamin
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Hey there!

Because i sold my old huion pen display, so i am in need of an replacement of a main monitor.
The thing is i am not sure what to look for when it comes down to specification like: "displaying the colours correct (i dont know the term for this [color-correction?])"
I intend to work with Zbrush and substance painter (so the color correctness is really a thing)

My budget is about 175$/150€) (so low because the wacom tablet was so expensive...)

At first i saw this one, but than i saw the reviews (on the german amazon site) "unfortunately a very miserable resolution" (i am not sure what to think about this)...

My second choice was this one (and also the one-star reviews are very deterrent, i know that this is logical for one-star reviews, but they more truth content i think than the 5 stars review ;) )

So you see, I really need your opinions :/

What do you use at the moment? 
Are my requirements exaggerated?

Thank you in advance
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  • gnoop
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    I would buy only IPS  based monitor, not TN one (your last choice)  definitely  because of vertical view angle  gamma shift they do.    Although recently thay not that bad like they were before  still  imo, IPS is only way to go.

    Once it's an IPS monitor  it could be any cheap one really, covering sRGB  color space in all 3 corners. The matter is only to use calibration device first . like X-rite or Spider .   Calibrator would turn any bad/wrong default colors into an accurate ones.   So it's  only important thing.   Just borrow it from a friend or find a calibration service  if you don't want to buy your own. 

    couple places to check things:
      https://www.displayspecifications.com/en/model/36b4730
    http://www.tftcentral.co.uk/reviews/asus_vg278he.htm


    ps. A good idea is to keep this picture on your screen http://vectorboom.com/load/tips/tool/monitorwallpaper/17-1-0-169
     You shouldn't see colored stripes on the right side , just grey gradient/ Once you see colors it's time to recalibrate your screen
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  • goekbenjamin
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    goekbenjamin polycounter lvl 6
    @gnoop
    thanks, these are some nice hints i was not aware off!

    I just asked my company if there are some monitores they dont need anymore, this is the one i got but it is not an IPS monitor.
    I am not quite sure what the benefits of an ips monitores really are, the only two things i know are:
    - wide viewing angles
    -     color accuracy

    I dont care about the     viewing angles because the monitor is right in front of me, but the "color accuracy" is a real thing here, isn't it?
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  • gnoop
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    Looks like TN too.    It's not that you can't work with TN monitor,  you just have to keep in mind that even a slightest turn in horizontal axis would give you wrong colors instantly , sometimes even when your just straighten your spine and neck   and your eyes a few inches higher. But it's based on my last TN experience I had more than 10 years ago,  never used them since. I recall I had a neck pain because had to constantly  look for a right body position in my chair  to be in right gamma zone.        Check yourself with that  calibration test picture, if it doesn't change your are fine.

    As of color accuracy no monitor would show you accurate color out of a box , especially cheap or used old ones.  TN or IPS,  no difference.   Even expensive Apple or NEC ones  need to be calibrated first .    With expensive ones you just pay extra for some factory  pre-calibration which is useless anyway because it has to be done with your exact video card and PC. 
       In reality IPS tend to have slightly better factory calibration than TN or VA but it's still doesn't matter. Could be different within units of same model and very different from what any review would find.

    Some people claim they could calibrate a monitor using their eyes only with test pictures,  Windows calibration tool, etc.   I am personally had never been able to do something looking close to what  a dedicated calibration/profiling  device would do.  Your eyes may deceive you pretty easily.   Still it's worth a try . Problem is you never sure if you did it right or not.  

    ps. I suggest to google "monitor profiling" + service .  Profiling is a right word for calibration 

    One more thing. Color accuracy is a big thing if you work from home or in a very small company with just a few monitors.    That way you could easily shift to a very wrong colors and never be aware of it before customers start to complain about "cartoony", "fancy"  or whatever colors and wrong " lighting" .    If your company big enough to have hundreds of TV and monitors  your supervisor would instantly know yours is wrong 
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