Back some time ago I posted about wide gamut monitors about the time I bought a used NEC MultiSync LCD2490WUXi. Juan posted that they used several Dell U2711 Ultra Sharp monitors and since then I've searched for them. It appears, as is always in the tech field, these were replaced with newer versions. The question always needing consideration is if the newer units are as good as the older ones. My experience has shown me that newer isn't always better nor is more expensive always the better choice.
You can spend as little as $200 for a 27" monitor and then as much as you want. The new 4-5K monitors go for up to several thousand. But from what I've read few can display at full resolution at 60Hz refresh. I looked at a MonoPrice unit highly reviewed by Tom's Hardware and it was the only one capable at the time of 60Hz. See
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/monoprice-4k-monitor,4055.html At $699 it sounds like a steal. But then again how good would it be for processing astro images? The chart comparing similar units of different brands for sRGB and RGB levels achieved is here
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/monoprice-4k-monitor,4055-6.html I've seen the Dell specs on the 27" covering 99% of sRGB but then again it becomes a question as to when does it stop being concievable as to what you can physically see? I know higher is better but when do you have good enough versus the best you can get? Is the extra worth the expense or is it money just spent for bragging rights?
Ideally I'd love to be able to have my images opened on the desktop with as much visible at one time. The best I can achieve with my NEC is a 1:3 ratio and that has some border. The image size is 4008x2672 pixels binned 1X1. This is the STL-11002M SBIG camera. Native resolution for the NEC is 1680x1050.
Always looking for some solid advice.
Thanks,
