Personally 4k in a 24" monitor seems like way overkill
I think the same, but there are 24"-27" 1440p monitors that strike a good balance IMHO.
As we all know, stores find ways to make their products more attractive to push sales. Could be the surrounding light or maxed out settings unsuitable for the post-processing environment. Remember to keep that in mind.
I have an old low-end LG at home. May not be suitable for people here, but its performance is still quite pleasant.
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You can find comprehensive tests of monitors at https://www.prad.de/
The site is in German, but online translation should help and the test data should be comprehensible even without translation.
I bought an LG 27’’ 4K monitor (27MU67) 8 years ago based on their positive test result and I’m still really satisfied with it (after turning down brightness to 40% and calibration with a datacolor spyder 2 express).
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Probably a bit out there as a suggestion but used Eizo Coloredge monitors can often be bought quite cheaply. They get discarded from design/architect/creative studios after a while. They’re chunky things but typically they log the hours of usage and auto-calibrate. I got a 27” 2.5k screen with stand for £50. Bit of a risk, I guess, but worked for me.
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They don’t have too much 100% gamut screens in stores I’ll tell you, it’s easier to find gaming monitors with high frequencies.
Since I am not a professional, I decided to buy a LG 27UP600-W which is 4K following an observation of the screens in stores, it was 305$ + taxes which was matching my budget, I liked the views of it a lot from the Demo. I’s not a screen for photography but the pictures from my EOS T7 are absolutely stunning, like if the camera is 5x better then with my previous monitor.
It’s the first time I stare at a 4k monitor of my whole life today literally, I can’t stop looking at it… the pixels are invisible to my naked eye, I never realized that before.
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I think you made a good choice. IMO for developing photos reasonably well, you don’t need extra color accuracy. It is enough if there are no gross distortions in color (especially saturation). Just use a white frame in Darktable when adjusting color.
You need a very accurate screen if you are printing photos and want to make sure the screen color matches what you get on paper. But then you calibrate the whole pipeline, not just the screen (including ambient light).
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I am really pleased with the monitor everything is so beautiful. I keep in mind the printing issues I might encounter, thanks for the info.
I am not really printing any images but this might happen eventually, it should happen in fact… real paper pictures.
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How to feel like you upgraded your camera for $300 
I agree with the sentiment
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Yea but it’s not all good, the screen is not 100% compatible with Linux Mint and it has a nasty spot of backlight bleeding top left. The other corners, I can live with them.
I am trying not to bother with that bleeding but It’s really annoying me when I watch a dark movie.
I still have a couple of days to return the screen but from what I understand, it’s pretty much a matter of luck to get one that is close to perfect.
This picture is somewhat representative of what I see.
But the top left corner looks pretty much exactly like this visually.
I am in the process of deciding if I return it to buy a more expensive one maybe…
What is your opinion?
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I’d at least try a different one, that is pretty bad imho
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Thanks for the reply.
I wrote a small message to LG with the images, to get their opinion on the issue, It’s my 6th LG monitor/TV and the first time I see this.
There was a decent 27 inch OLED for about 500 CAD today on Amazon’s prime specials… I have been thinking about a new monitor but haven’t decided about mini led or oled and maybe I will let the prices fall more as that newer tech gets more established and refined
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I understand what you mean about OLED, the technology must be stable and established.
What is bothering me is, the current technology should be top notch because LG screens were pretty nice more then 10 years ago.
My screen, the back is made of plastic and if I bend the corner lightly, the backlight issue goes away at least 85%, as if the back of the screen, the structure, was too soft to properly hold the LCD.
Should not happen with LG…
I feel like I read this on best buy when you posted what you bought…someone was also complaining about some similar quality issues…OLED’s are nice and have great blacks and contrast but many will possibly still have burn-in issues…I think the new ones are supposed to be better but only time will tell and they are costly…and the mini LED are nice and bright…great dynamic range but not as good at blacks…but there too the improvements in the dimming zones is improving fast but again…very costly to purchase…
Funny my current monitor is capable of almost 400 nits and then I bump it down when I profile and calibrate the screen for editing…I don’t play games or watch movies on my editing screen so do I really need an HDR monitor… extra gamut would be nice for sure. I guess time will tell
I have a LG OLED TV. I’ve had it about 4 years, and it’s been great. There is no sign of any burn in, but I only use it for TV and movie, etc. When it came time to buy a new monitor for photography, I considered OLED, but working with still images was a concern, so i decided to stick with a standard IPS model. I bought the LG PA279CRV, which was designed for photography and video creation, it’s been great so far. I highly recommend it.
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Is that an LG or ASUS ProArt??
Asus, I thought I sent a correction, but I don’t see it now.
I meant to say ASUS. I sent a couple of replies to correct myself but they don’t seem too show up on the thread.
I think LG makes a lot of the panels for other manufactures but I just wanted to see if there was a similar LG model… the Proarts do seem to be often a recommended choice…
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To add to the other comments, on a completely dark room, there will always be bleed with these types of screens, it’s an inherent fault and very few are “good”. With dimming zones, micro led, oled etc, you don’t have these problems.
You could try using a small lamp or ambient light behind the screen, it’ll improve the situation and give an illusion of increased contrast.
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