Cheap monitor for photo editing

xarik

New Member
Hey guys,

My external monitor isn't going to work for photo editing and I feel like my laptop monitor just isn't doing the trick either for some reason. I'm looking at selling photos soon and these monitors aren't allowing me to see good colors. Any suggestions to a CHEAP color correct monitor? I don't really care what size as long as it's cheap and larger than 10 inches ;P

Thanks!

Budget is about $120 and the connection can be DVI AVI HDMI (i think it's AVI :p) it doesn't matter really, I'll either find an adapter or it'll work :p.

OR could this possibly be my G-card that's screwing with me?!? I have two g-cards (DV6 TQE) I have an intel 4000HD and a GeForce GT 630M G-card. I selected the Intel only because I can't play D2 with the Nvidia card leme know :)
 

xarik

New Member
Looks like a good choice for me! :) Thanks buddy! I'll be selling my iPod touch possibly and picking up this as my third monitor to do editing on! It's better than the 8 year old Dell monitor or my HP's screen! There's just something wrong with my screens. Hopefully a 1080P one will do the trick! :) For now I'll do some of my editing on my 65' tv as it's crystal clear ;P. THANKS A MILLION!
 

voyagerfan99

Master of Turning Things Off and Back On Again
Staff member
If you're gonna be selling your photos and you get a cheap monitor, then you're gonna want to invest in a monitor calibrator so you get correct color representation (about $180 for a cheap one). I would recommend upping your budget to about $200 and find yourself a nice Dell UltraSharp IPS panel instead, as those have better color representation.

Another option is to look for used UltraSharp panels. They're cheaper than new ones.
 
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