How to choose LCD monitor for photographers and professional graphic designers.

There are many parameters you can find in a specification to monitors, and most of them would be very important for you to take into consideration .
But most of manufacturers or sellers don’t provide the  information regarding  what type of panel they used in  LCD monitors. However, such info extremely important when you have to deal with photography or video.  You may probably know that the best LCD panel for photography and design is IPS type: best color reproduction,  same color on any viewing angle is possible only on this type of LCD panel.

When I did research which monitor have IPS panel I found this great web site with Comprehensive List of IPS Based LCD Monitors with good explanation for  LCD Monitor Panel Types. Below you can find a table with   IPS based panel Monitors from www.pchardwarehelp.com. Read these articles before you are going to buy LCD  monitor and I hope it helps you to choose a right monitor for  your photography work.

* Indicates a display that has been discontinued since this list was first published.
Display ModelSizeResolutionPriceNotes
Apple Cinema Displays20″
23″
30″
1680 x 1050
1920 x 1200
2560 x 1600
$600 to
$1,800
Apple LED Cinema Displays24″1920 x 1200$899
* Dell 2007WFP20″1680 x 1050$400Dell used two panel types, S-IPS and S-PVA, in the 2007WFP so a S-IPS panel isn’t guranteed. Discontinued.
Dell 2209WA22″1680 x 1050$300Uses and e-IPS panel. e-IPS is basically a more economical IPS panel that is cheaper to produce than S-IPS and H-IPS.
Dell 3007WFP-HC30″2560 x 1600$1,400
Dell 3008WFP30″2560 x 1600$2,000
Dell U241024″1920 x 1200$600The U2410 uses an H-IPS panel.
DoubleSight DS-263N26″1920 x 1200$700
DoubleSight DS-265W26″1920 x 1200$600
EIZO ColorEdge CG243W24″1920 x 1200
EIZO FlexScan SX2462W24″1920 x 1200
Fujitsu P22W-5 ECO IPS NEW22″1680 x 1050
Fujitsu P24W-5 ECO IPS NEW24″1920 x 1200
Fujitsu P26W-5 ECO IPS NEW26″1920 x 1200
Hazro HZ23W23″1920 x 1200
Hazro HZ24W24″1920 x 1200
Hazro HZ26W26″1920 x 1200£500
Hazro HZ26Wi26″1920 x 1200£500The HZ26Wi uses an H-IPS panel.
Hazro HZ30W30″2560 x 1600£900
* HP L233523″1920 x 1200$900
HP LP2475w24″1920 x 1200$550The LP2475w uses an H-IPS panel.
HP DreamColor LP2480zx24″1920 x 1200$2,00030-bit panel with LED backlight.
HP LP306530″2560 x 1600$1,400
Lacie 32020″1600 x 1200$900
LG L2000CP20″1600 x 1200$450
LG W2600HP26″1920 x 1200$1,100There seems to be a multiple versions of this display, not all being IPS.
LG W3000H30″2560 x 1600$1,400
NEC EA231WMi23″1920 x 1080$400The EA231WMi is the first IPS based 23″ LCD with a 16:9 aspect ratio.
* NEC 20WMGX220″1680 x 1050$500Discontinued
NEC LCD2190UXi-BK21.3″1600 x 1200$1,000
NEC LCD2490WUXi24″1920 x 1200$1,200The LCD2490WUXi uses an H-IPS panel and A-TW Polarizer resulting in the best viewing angles of any LCD technology.
NEC LCD2490WUXi224″1920 x 1200$1,100Differs from the LCD2490WUXi in that it has no A-TW polarizer.
NEC LCD2690WUXi26″1920 x 1200$1,200Like the 24″ version, the LCD2690WUXi also uses an H-IPS panel and A-TW Polarizer.
NEC LCD2690WUXi226″1920 x 1200$1,300
NEC LCD3090WQXi30″2560 x 1600$2,200The LCD3090WQXi uses an H-IPS panel.
* Philips 230WP7NS23″1920 x 1200$900Discontinued
Philips 240PW9EB/6924″1920 x 1200
Planar PX2611W26″1920 x 1200$800The PX2611W uses an H-IPS panel.
ViewSonic VP2365wb NEW23″1920 x 1080 (16:9)$300

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