Monitor for photo editing on Macbook?

OK I am fairly convinced by the Affinity Photo trial, but I think I need
a better monitor for my Macbook Pro (my current LG monitor on the PC is
showing its age). Obviously, Apple will be happy to sell me something
(at a price), but any suggestions for good products somewhere between
budget and Apple prices? Any good review sites?

Try this one: Dell UltraSharp U2715H 27-Inch Screen LED-Lit Monitor

Has a three year warranty and is a bit over $400 on Amazon.

Got mine up and running a couple of days ago and calibrated with Apple
Calibration and Gamma. Looks great!


On 1/23/16 3:18 PM, in article
, "newshound"
wrote:

OK I am fairly convinced by the Affinity Photo trial, but I think I need
a better monitor for my Macbook Pro (my current LG monitor on the PC is
showing its age). Obviously, Apple will be happy to sell me something
(at a price), but any suggestions for good products somewhere between
budget and Apple prices? Any good review sites?

On 23/01/2016 21:39, George Kerby wrote:
Try this one: Dell UltraSharp U2715H 27-Inch Screen LED-Lit Monitor

Has a three year warranty and is a bit over $400 on Amazon.

Got mine up and running a couple of days ago and calibrated with Apple
Calibration and Gamma. Looks great!


On 1/23/16 3:18 PM, in article
, "newshound"
wrote:

OK I am fairly convinced by the Affinity Photo trial, but I think I need
a better monitor for my Macbook Pro (my current LG monitor on the PC is
showing its age). Obviously, Apple will be happy to sell me something
(at a price), but any suggestions for good products somewhere between
budget and Apple prices? Any good review sites?

Interesting, oddly enough I just spotted the 24 inch on Amazon which I
thought looked pretty good. Will wait and see what others say! I have
been pretty happy with Dell desktops and laptops over the years.

On Sat, 23 Jan 2016 15:39:34 -0600, George Kerby
wrote:

Try this one: Dell UltraSharp U2715H 27-Inch Screen LED-Lit Monitor

Has a three year warranty and is a bit over $400 on Amazon.

Got mine up and running a couple of days ago and calibrated with Apple
Calibration and Gamma. Looks great!

I have an older pair of almost matched 24" models and I can echo your
recommendations. I see a new line of the 24" screens is also
available.


On 1/23/16 3:18 PM, in article
, "newshound"
wrote:

OK I am fairly convinced by the Affinity Photo trial, but I think I need
a better monitor for my Macbook Pro (my current LG monitor on the PC is
showing its age). Obviously, Apple will be happy to sell me something
(at a price), but any suggestions for good products somewhere between
budget and Apple prices? Any good review sites?
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Regards,

Eric Stevens

On Jan 23, 2016, Eric Stevens wrote
(in ):

On Sat, 23 Jan 2016 15:39:34 -0600, George Kerby
wrote:

Try this one: Dell UltraSharp U2715H 27-Inch Screen LED-Lit Monitor

Has a three year warranty and is a bit over $400 on Amazon.

Got mine up and running a couple of days ago and calibrated with Apple
Calibration and Gamma. Looks great!

I have an older pair of almost matched 24" models and I can echo your
recommendations. I see a new line of the 24" screens is also
available.
All-in-all there are some pretty good displays available these days without
having to pay silly money. One thing to consider is LG is reputed to be one
of the suppliers of panels for the Apple display. 24� is a good workspace,
but for not much more 27� gives you so much real-estate to play on.

For the OP the important things to consider are compatibility with his
MacBook Pro, and the logistics of placement on his workspace.

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Regards,
Savageduck

In article m,
Savageduck wrote:

For the OP the important things to consider are compatibility with his
MacBook Pro, and the logistics of placement on his workspace.

they're all compatible.

at most, he'll need an adapter, depending on the ports on the macbook
and the ports on the display.

On 1/23/2016 9:51 PM, nospam wrote:
In article m,
Savageduck wrote:

For the OP the important things to consider are compatibility with his
MacBook Pro, and the logistics of placement on his workspace.

they're all compatible.

Another overstatement.

Read my comment on the Asus.

Yeah! I know that's an edge case.


at most, he'll need an adapter, depending on the ports on the macbook
and the ports on the display.




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PeterN

In article , "MC"
wrote:

Savageduck wrote:


24� is a good workspace, but for not much more 27� gives you so much
real-estate to play on.

Screen size does not give you more real-estate, only an increased pixel
count does. The amount of work space on a 1920x1080 display is exactly
the same on a 27" monitor as it is on a 24" monitor. A 27" monitor
will, however, display things a tad larger because of an increased
pixel size/dot pitch due to fitting the same amount of pixels over a
larger area (PPI). To some people this increased pitch becomes too
noticable in a 27" monitor. When it comes to large TVs, dot
pitch/pixel size is not so important as you very rarely sit close
enough to a TV to notice it too much.

A 24" monitor seems to be the sweet spot for 1920x1080 when it comes to
computer use. Anything larger I would be inclined to go 1440p or even
4k.

Older people often like their read big. Keeps their magnifiers on the
desk...
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teleportation kills

On 1/24/2016 6:11 AM, MC wrote:
Savageduck wrote:


24� is a good workspace, but for not much more 27� gives you so much
real-estate to play on.

Screen size does not give you more real-estate, only an increased pixel
count does. The amount of work space on a 1920x1080 display is exactly
the same on a 27" monitor as it is on a 24" monitor. A 27" monitor
will, however, display things a tad larger because of an increased
pixel size/dot pitch due to fitting the same amount of pixels over a
larger area (PPI). To some people this increased pitch becomes too
noticable in a 27" monitor. When it comes to large TVs, dot
pitch/pixel size is not so important as you very rarely sit close
enough to a TV to notice it too much.

A 24" monitor seems to be the sweet spot for 1920x1080 when it comes to
computer use. Anything larger I would be inclined to go 1440p or even
4k.

All I can say is my 28' 4k is superb.



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PeterN

In article , PeterN
wrote:

All I can say is my 28' 4k is superb.

how big is the theater?