Corinthian Posted June 16, 2020 Share Posted June 16, 2020 I'm looking to get an Adobe RGB 27" monitor to replace my current LG IPS LED one for photography and videos as I am starting to receive print orders of my photos. Adobe RGB would be necessary to that end for accurate colours and for photo editing.That said, how do Adobe RGB accurate monitors fare with games? I was told gaming monitors are more saturated in colours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ssnake Posted June 16, 2020 Share Posted June 16, 2020 I wouldn't rule out that somewhere a model exists that can do both, but typically these requirements are mutually exclusive. Gaming monitors are tailored to minimizing pixel switch delays (the most often used in published specs is white to black, but (light) grey to (dark) grey is even more important since the w2b switch actually can be made to work faster with aggressive overdrive settings in the monitor's electronics). Anyway, you can have "print proof" color quality on "wide color gamut" monitors ((only) with colorimeter and profiling software). OR you can have fast pixel switch timing. As I understand it, these goals require different display technologies. At the very least, "print proof" monitors with calorimeter cost a lot more and are usually not designed to also have fast pixel shifting (maybe the technology is there but the designers see no market for it, so they don't get produced). And the monitors tailored for minimal delays (labeled as "gaming monitors") don't pay much attention to accurate color representation. That being said, if you aren't playing games with high camera angular velocity or rapid map panning, a slower monitor might still be an adequate choice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corinthian Posted June 19, 2020 Author Share Posted June 19, 2020 Thanks Ssnake! You weren't kidding about the colour accurate monitors costing more. I've seen 100% sRGB ones that are affordable, but the 99% Adobe RGB ones are as expensive as a decent laptop for photo editing. I'm currently shooting in sRGB but will be shotting Adobe RGB soon for landscape photography and astro. My current 27" is a LG IPS277L (https://www.lg.com/hk_en/monitor/lg-IPS277L) which has been with me since 2013 I think. I have no idea how accurate it shows colours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ssnake Posted June 19, 2020 Share Posted June 19, 2020 The "accuracy" thing is, really, just something that you need when you want prints to match what you see on the screen. If you're not in the print business, the whole calibration cha-cha-cha is no longer a top concern IMO. Maybe, if you're in the software business when you want to coordinate artwork development across a distributed workforce of artists and you want to make sure that their color schemes match (but even then you can operate with defining RGB values). Once I foolishly let one of my programmers apply a calibration tool to one of my notebooks. Before, it would render sunrise scenes beautifully but wrong. Afterwards I had "accurate colors", but with hideous banding. Yay. The more important question with digital photography is if you can make out fine details (like, 16 bit greyscale images / 48 bit RGB). For that you would want a monitor with extended color space but it doesn't not necessarily have to be calibrated to a print process. That being said, there are colorimeters and calibration programs out there if you don't fully trust the factory profile for your monitor (and there will always be minor deviations). But again, I wouldn't bother with it unless you positively know that you need it, and even then you can apply it afterwards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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