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Monitor for photo editing

As for the Dell, unless you need wide gamut, the Dell U2412M is a good choice, I'm using it for photo editing and videos and it has better contrast levels than the older U2410. There are other pros/cons that you can find when you search for "U2410 vs U2412M".
 
The Asus PA238Q is the best 23" for photo-editing along with the U2412hm. Unless wide gamut color spaces are needed the U2410 is a waste of $.
 
Two things. First - you need a monitor that is consistent in color representation from different angles. If you have an old CRT monitor - you're done. It's great in that respect, though does require calibration more often. If yours is a new and cool slick LCD - most consumer level monitors are horrible at that. The LCD monitors that are good at any angle bear Super IPS (aka S-IPS) panels and normally sell at $600-700ish or higher (up to a few thousand), depending on brand and size. If your budget does not allow for this expense - you need to adjust your sitting position such that you are level with the middle of monitor and looking straight at it at about 90 degree angle.

The second thing you need is a way to calibrate it. There are many devices that do it for you, such as mentioned Spyder, or the one I own and am very happy with:http://www.amazon.com/Pantone-MEU101-huey/dp/B000CR78C4 - when activated, this device is placed on your monitor, it will show different colors on display and will read them with its sensors to see how they need to be adjusted to represent the actual colors.

The poor mans version of this (again, if budget does not permit for one) is Adobe Gamma, which comes with Photoshop (not sure if it only comes with full version, or elements too though). You may be able to find it in your Control Panel (or in a few other places - read the info below). It basically does the same things as the hardware calibration device, but asks YOU to answer the questions of what you see on the screen and to make adjustments, until you see what you're supposed to (such as it will adjust brightness until you can see the given number of shades of gray on the screen). It does not do as nice of a job, because you are a very subjective measuring device, but is better than nothing. Here's more information on Adobe Gamma and how it works:http://kb2.adobe.com/cps/321/321608.html
 
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NCX said:
The Asus PA238Q is the best 23" for photo-editing along with the U2412hm. Unless wide gamut color spaces are needed the U2410 is a waste of $.
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I read about this (Asus) monitor, but decided against it because of lot of complaints about backlight bleeding along the edges. Otherwise, the specs. seem to be great.
 
Me too interested on this thread, I was debating on NEC EA 232WMi and HPZR2440W.

@ raybik, that's a wealth of info you have shared. thank you.

with a calibrating device, does an NEC or Dell or HP monitors make any difference? Do these calibrating device help only at static photos or also on movies, sorry for my ignorance.

Thanks.
 
Thanks for replies and suggestions.
Ended up buying a Dell U2410. Found a coupon code for $80 something off, but had to pay tax. Total was approx. $500.
 
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