Selecting a TFT - will sRGB colorspace be fine?

Manfr3dManfr3d Registered Users Posts: 2,008 Major grins
edited December 5, 2007 in Digital Darkroom
Hi all,

I'm looking to add an external monitor to my 15" MacBookPro
and can't decide if I really need a high end monitor that can
display nearly AdobeRGB colorspace or if a less expensive
monitor supporting "only" sRGB color space will be fine.

Specificaly I was checking out the NEC 26" LCD2690WUXi 25,5"
for around 1000€ and the various 24" monitors from dell/hp/samsung for
around 600€.

I want to use the monitor for image editing and for soft
proofing for lab prints. So far I've been very happy with
the colors I see on my MBP display. The color correctness
of prints has always been very good for me too.

Whats your external monitor recommendation? (and why?)
“To consult the rules of composition before making a picture is a little like consulting the law of gravitation before going for a walk.”
― Edward Weston

Comments

  • colourboxcolourbox Registered Users Posts: 2,095 Major grins
    edited December 4, 2007
    Consider that very, very few people can afford a monitor that displays close to Adobe RGB. If you get an "sRGB" monitor (they aren't really), you're doing just as well as most serious photographers. And most mid- to high-end monitors are likely to be miles better than your laptop screen, subjectively and measureably.

    Either way, the key is to hardware-calibrate the thing. Otherwise you have an expensive, precise monitor...that isn't accurate.
  • Manfr3dManfr3d Registered Users Posts: 2,008 Major grins
    edited December 5, 2007
    colourbox wrote:
    Consider that very, very few people can afford a monitor that displays close to Adobe RGB. If you get an "sRGB" monitor (they aren't really), you're doing just as well as most serious photographers. And most mid- to high-end monitors are likely to be miles better than your laptop screen, subjectively and measureably.

    Either way, the key is to hardware-calibrate the thing. Otherwise you have an expensive, precise monitor...that isn't accurate.

    My monitor is hardware calibrated with a Spyder2. The display of the MBP
    is actualy very good and has a garmut larger than sRGB as you can see
    here: http://www.robgalbraith.com/bins/content_page.asp?cid=7-8741-9027

    I've been researching monitors by reviews and not by specs, the ones
    I'm looking at realy support sRGB. Some even cover 92% of
    AdobeRGB such as the 600€ Dell 24" Dell 2407WFP-HC. So if you say
    that sRGB or less is standard then one of those will be good enough
    for softproofing commercial prints (Calendars, Portraits etc. )?
    “To consult the rules of composition before making a picture is a little like consulting the law of gravitation before going for a walk.”
    ― Edward Weston
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