Monitor Moron needs your help

markst33

Hi there,

I am looking at buying a monitor to hook my laptop up to it. Reason being is that I am a keen amateur photographer and I use photoshop for editing images yet when I print them they never look like they did on the laptop screen.

So I want to get a monitor so as what I see on my screen reflects what I get as a print (within reason).

My budget is about €180 and I don't need a large monitor. 20 - 22 inches would be perfect.

When I look online I see lots of choices but I have no clue as to what I should be looking for or what questions I should ask.

The only thing I know is that I should go for an LED one rather than an LCD. I was told this in work.

Any help would be most appreciated.

Mark S.

MiniNukinfuts

This monitor is perfect for you. It's an LED IPS display so the colours would be brilliant for the type of work you'll be doing on it. And it's below your budget

Nothingbetter2d

the image printed will always be darker then what you see on screen

so if you want an image to appear right on paper always set the colour 2 or 3 shades lighter on your screen

there is no need for a new monitor

Kenny Logins

I use a Dell U2312HM (IPS, full HD, pretty good colour accuracy) for Lightroom editing.

€189 from Komplett.

http://komplett.ie/Komplett/product/monitors/20097160/dell_23_u2312hm_lcd_8ms_vga_dvi_d/details.aspx

For a bit less this LG comes with a certificate of calibration from the factory. ..which is nice.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/LG-IPS225V-Performance-Widescreen-Backlit/dp/B0060LCBRI/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1336576650&sr=8-1

..but as mentioned above, if you have a decent resolution screen on the laptop already it might just be a matter of calibrating it and proofing in Photoshop with a profile that matches your/the printer.

stevenf17

What you see on screen and what you print will never be exactly the same(screens use RGB and printers use CMYK) but an IPS monitor will help hugely.

Another thing which will help you if your not already doing it is to convert your images from RGB to CMYK in photoshop before printing, it will just give you a better idea of how it will look when printed.

Kenny Logins

stevenf17 wrote: »

What you see on screen and what you print will never be exactly the same(screens use RGB and printers use CMYK) but an IPS monitor will help hugely.

Another thing which will help you if your not already doing it is to convert your images from RGB to CMYK in photoshop before printing, it will just give you a better idea of how it will look when printed.

Some digital printers now have a wider gamut than traditional CMYK and will print much richer colours from an sRGB file. You need to apply the profile provided by the printer to have a better idea how the picture will look.

...but generally (as mentioned), go lighter as the print will be darker than screen.