Monitor recommendation for a student

[Euphonium]

I'm looking for a new monitor for my daughter. She doesn't need any gaming glitz or ultrafast refresh rates but she does need good colour accuracy.

Budget is under £200
Size - 24-27"
Resolution - 1080p or 1440p

Any suggestions please?

[ik9000]

Dell U2419. 24" 1080p (all you need at 24") See reviews on TFTcentral.co.uk for very detailed analysis of IPS and VA screens including colour accuracy and ability to calibrate. I can't see the review for the 2419 on there atm which is odd, as I thought they'd done one.

If colour accuracy is essential I'd recommend picking up a calibrator too, either a Spyder or an X-rite.

Other options would be the Dell P2719 27" but still only 1080p.

The U2719 is good and moves you up to 1440p but £300-350 so well out of your price range. https://www.tftcentral.co.uk/reviews/dell_u2719d.htm

Whatever you go for, you want either IPS or VA tech (the latter is less common these days). Don't get a TN screen, colour reproduction and gamut just aren't as good. (OLED is probably not going to come in on that price range.)

edit: Just did a quick search:

The U2419 is approx £160 from dell at the moment (not sure if that's ex VAT or not) 1080p (16:9)

There is also the U2415 which is 1920x1200 (16:10) so you get that bit more on the screen - useful for displaying word documents. It's £195 from dell.

[Euphonium]

Thank you

[kalniel]

Dell are usually good recommendations for student work, but as mentioned a calibrator is your best route to colour accuracy so I would probably take a cheaper but still good IPS monitor like:

https://www.ebuyer.com/787794-lg-24b...tor-24bk550y-b

and buy a spectrometer with the remainder.

Make sure whichever you go for that it has good height adjustment.

[Spudbynight]

I'd echo the opinions of others here in going with an IPS panel. Personally I wouldn't consider VA.

Dell offer a student discount so don't miss out on that. The U2419 as other have mentioned is a very solid choice.

If looking elsewhere something to consider as well is adjustablity of the monitor. Cheaper monitors will often sacrifice some or all ability to tilt and swivel the monitor on its stand as well as alter the height. This can be mitigated with a third party arm if the monitor has VESA mounting holes.

[ik9000]

Dell are usually good recommendations for student work, but as mentioned a calibrator is your best route to colour accuracy so I would probably take a cheaper but still good IPS monitor like:

https://www.ebuyer.com/787794-lg-24b...tor-24bk550y-b

and buy a spectrometer with the remainder.

Make sure whichever you go for that it has good height adjustment.

all of those Dell U series can be calibrated and actually achieve a full sRGB colour space once that's done. I'd want to see confirmation that cheaper alternatives have as big a range. Just because you can calibrate them doesn't mean they achieve the full range. You can calibrate a Ford Fiesta all you want but it won't magically upgrade the engine to something it never had to begin with.

That LG monitor achieves 72% of the cie 1976 colour space which would be enough to cover to sRGB but it depends whether it centers properly, or is shifted to one side as the 1976 profile is much broader in range. If it hits 100% sRGB and offers calibration then it could be a good buy.

Far too much information on colour spaces here: https://www.tftcentral.co.uk/article...ters_gamut.htm

edit: OP a note on calibration. So long as the monitor offers full control of gamma, contrast, independent brightness for each RGB channel separately, etc, and saving a custom profile (so that you don't lose it all in a power cut) you can calibrate it with a colorimeter. It just takes a while. Monitors with a built-in calibration function allow the colorimeter software to take over the monitor and cycle through all the profiling adjustments to get it all done for you. Hit run and come back 10-15 minutes later. (Don't watch it too closely or you risk either getting epilepsy/migraine or ending up hypnotised.)

[Euphonium]

Thank you everyone.
After some discussion with my daughter she's gone for the Dell U2419. With the student discount code it was £153.70