New Monitor Advice
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In 2013 I bought a Asus PA249 24 in great color and resolution The power light does not come on now Checked the HDMI cable with a second one no results. Asus support talked about repair cost unknown It is 11 yo So I have been looking at Asus PA279 CRV $419.00 free shipping link below ProArt Display PA279CRV｜Monitors｜ASUS USA[^] Advice is repair really a sane idea ? I have the original box. Does anyone have experience with Asus Monitors ? Other monitor recommendations welcomed. I edit a few photos mostly watch YouTube and work with VS 2019 My Windows 7 64 bit Dell Precision T 7600 has a Nvidia Quadro P400 2gig I was told that is the largest graphics card I can use ? ? ? Will purchase direct from Asus Thanks in Advance Dwight
No repair. You are talking about a 12 yo monitor. It won't be worth it, plus you'll be amazed at how much better a new monitor is. The link you provided looks like a sweet new monitor. I don't like HUGE monitors, 25" is my sweet spot, but the industry moved on to the 27" for whatever reason. My favorite monitor to date is a Dell Ultrasharp U2515 - 25", 2560x1440 - right in the sweet spot for size and coding. Sadly, Dell moved on to the 27" size.
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In 2013 I bought a Asus PA249 24 in great color and resolution The power light does not come on now Checked the HDMI cable with a second one no results. Asus support talked about repair cost unknown It is 11 yo So I have been looking at Asus PA279 CRV $419.00 free shipping link below ProArt Display PA279CRV｜Monitors｜ASUS USA[^] Advice is repair really a sane idea ? I have the original box. Does anyone have experience with Asus Monitors ? Other monitor recommendations welcomed. I edit a few photos mostly watch YouTube and work with VS 2019 My Windows 7 64 bit Dell Precision T 7600 has a Nvidia Quadro P400 2gig I was told that is the largest graphics card I can use ? ? ? Will purchase direct from Asus Thanks in Advance Dwight
Choroid wrote:
$419.00
That seems expensive to me. I realize it's 4K, but it's only 27". How important is color accuracy to you? I know monitor manufacturers tend to charge a premium for "color accuracy", but IMO unless you're seriously into printing photos and the like, where color on the screen absolutely *must* match a printed version...it's not worth the extra money. For that sort of money, you could have a much bigger, but also 4K, regular TV that you can use as a monitor. Besides, 4K at 27" is kinda wasted, since you'll be rescaling everything.
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In 2013 I bought a Asus PA249 24 in great color and resolution The power light does not come on now Checked the HDMI cable with a second one no results. Asus support talked about repair cost unknown It is 11 yo So I have been looking at Asus PA279 CRV $419.00 free shipping link below ProArt Display PA279CRV｜Monitors｜ASUS USA[^] Advice is repair really a sane idea ? I have the original box. Does anyone have experience with Asus Monitors ? Other monitor recommendations welcomed. I edit a few photos mostly watch YouTube and work with VS 2019 My Windows 7 64 bit Dell Precision T 7600 has a Nvidia Quadro P400 2gig I was told that is the largest graphics card I can use ? ? ? Will purchase direct from Asus Thanks in Advance Dwight
I've been using an ASUS PA248 QV for about 6 months -- absolutely no problems during this short time. Best wishes - Craig
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I've been using an ASUS PA248 QV for about 6 months -- absolutely no problems during this short time. Best wishes - Craig
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In 2013 I bought a Asus PA249 24 in great color and resolution The power light does not come on now Checked the HDMI cable with a second one no results. Asus support talked about repair cost unknown It is 11 yo So I have been looking at Asus PA279 CRV $419.00 free shipping link below ProArt Display PA279CRV｜Monitors｜ASUS USA[^] Advice is repair really a sane idea ? I have the original box. Does anyone have experience with Asus Monitors ? Other monitor recommendations welcomed. I edit a few photos mostly watch YouTube and work with VS 2019 My Windows 7 64 bit Dell Precision T 7600 has a Nvidia Quadro P400 2gig I was told that is the largest graphics card I can use ? ? ? Will purchase direct from Asus Thanks in Advance Dwight
Aren't you better off with 2 smaller (and cheaper) monitors? I was thinking that I also "wanted" 1 big screen but now I have 2nd hand 23 inch monitors, giving me a total width of 1 meter where a 27inch is just 67cm. I tried a 27 inch screen but I just kept resizing windows, now I just drag it to one of the screens (or laptop screen) and double click for full screen mode. Ok, I know that PowerToys has a great tool for that (fancy zones) but it kept popping up when not needed. But I guess it all depends on what you use the screen for :)
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Choroid wrote:
$419.00
That seems expensive to me. I realize it's 4K, but it's only 27". How important is color accuracy to you? I know monitor manufacturers tend to charge a premium for "color accuracy", but IMO unless you're seriously into printing photos and the like, where color on the screen absolutely *must* match a printed version...it's not worth the extra money. For that sort of money, you could have a much bigger, but also 4K, regular TV that you can use as a monitor. Besides, 4K at 27" is kinda wasted, since you'll be rescaling everything.
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In 2013 I bought a Asus PA249 24 in great color and resolution The power light does not come on now Checked the HDMI cable with a second one no results. Asus support talked about repair cost unknown It is 11 yo So I have been looking at Asus PA279 CRV $419.00 free shipping link below ProArt Display PA279CRV｜Monitors｜ASUS USA[^] Advice is repair really a sane idea ? I have the original box. Does anyone have experience with Asus Monitors ? Other monitor recommendations welcomed. I edit a few photos mostly watch YouTube and work with VS 2019 My Windows 7 64 bit Dell Precision T 7600 has a Nvidia Quadro P400 2gig I was told that is the largest graphics card I can use ? ? ? Will purchase direct from Asus Thanks in Advance Dwight
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Go new. You picked out a nice display. You should look into some monitor calibration software/hardware so you can be sure it's color accurate when you're editing photos. Also, you'll be able to plug your peripherals into it without any issues. :)
The biggest problem with new monitors is that you have to get quite large in order to get anything more than 1080 pixels vertically. All monitors effectively shrank once the HDMI television standard was developed. I have a collection of Samsung monitors that are all 1200 pixels in the vertical dimension, and I have no intention of moving away from them. My main station has four monitors on it, and having that much real estate is fantastic.
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Aren't you better off with 2 smaller (and cheaper) monitors? I was thinking that I also "wanted" 1 big screen but now I have 2nd hand 23 inch monitors, giving me a total width of 1 meter where a 27inch is just 67cm. I tried a 27 inch screen but I just kept resizing windows, now I just drag it to one of the screens (or laptop screen) and double click for full screen mode. Ok, I know that PowerToys has a great tool for that (fancy zones) but it kept popping up when not needed. But I guess it all depends on what you use the screen for :)
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Personally, I ditched the multi-monitor setup for "one big monitor" a few years ago and haven't looked back. Especially on Windows since snapping easily lets me use my monitor as it it's two just by smacking the windows against one of the sides. I have a 43" LG 4K monitor and it's freakn' awesome for getting work done. I wouldn't recommend it for gaming or even watching movies from your desk. When I use it with my Mac, I have do to some re-sizing, but it's not too bad.
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Price is higher as it is an IPS panel which offer a greater color gamut. Downfall is that they generally have a slower refresh rate (I believe it has gotten better though).
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Realistically, how important is that to most people? For me, the premium is not worth it. Obviously YMMV.
For most people? Probably not too much. For anyone that works in the print/advertising/movie etc industries? Critical. I work in print and we need to be color accurate to match customers expectations. Heh, the monitor I use at work cost $1,300 and self calibrates. The OP stated that he likes to work with photos so he might like to have that option for him. :)
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The biggest problem with new monitors is that you have to get quite large in order to get anything more than 1080 pixels vertically. All monitors effectively shrank once the HDMI television standard was developed. I have a collection of Samsung monitors that are all 1200 pixels in the vertical dimension, and I have no intention of moving away from them. My main station has four monitors on it, and having that much real estate is fantastic.
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For most people? Probably not too much. For anyone that works in the print/advertising/movie etc industries? Critical. I work in print and we need to be color accurate to match customers expectations. Heh, the monitor I use at work cost $1,300 and self calibrates. The OP stated that he likes to work with photos so he might like to have that option for him. :)
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Personally, I ditched the multi-monitor setup for "one big monitor" a few years ago and haven't looked back. Especially on Windows since snapping easily lets me use my monitor as it it's two just by smacking the windows against one of the sides. I have a 43" LG 4K monitor and it's freakn' awesome for getting work done. I wouldn't recommend it for gaming or even watching movies from your desk. When I use it with my Mac, I have do to some re-sizing, but it's not too bad.
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In 2013 I bought a Asus PA249 24 in great color and resolution The power light does not come on now Checked the HDMI cable with a second one no results. Asus support talked about repair cost unknown It is 11 yo So I have been looking at Asus PA279 CRV $419.00 free shipping link below ProArt Display PA279CRV｜Monitors｜ASUS USA[^] Advice is repair really a sane idea ? I have the original box. Does anyone have experience with Asus Monitors ? Other monitor recommendations welcomed. I edit a few photos mostly watch YouTube and work with VS 2019 My Windows 7 64 bit Dell Precision T 7600 has a Nvidia Quadro P400 2gig I was told that is the largest graphics card I can use ? ? ? Will purchase direct from Asus Thanks in Advance Dwight
I doubt Asus makes the monitor, and it's just glass made by somebody, perhaps sourced from Viewsonic that has been packaged and branded Asus. I use the Dell U2719 at the office, U2722 at home. The last 2 digits represent the year of design, thus 22 means 2022. I'm very happy with them, but they are not 4K monitors, they are 2.5K or 2K plus. I chose Dell because I use Dell computers and don't build my own anymore. The only bummer is the new Dell soundbar which sounds terrible, like an old AM radio from the 70s.
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Aren't you better off with 2 smaller (and cheaper) monitors? I was thinking that I also "wanted" 1 big screen but now I have 2nd hand 23 inch monitors, giving me a total width of 1 meter where a 27inch is just 67cm. I tried a 27 inch screen but I just kept resizing windows, now I just drag it to one of the screens (or laptop screen) and double click for full screen mode. Ok, I know that PowerToys has a great tool for that (fancy zones) but it kept popping up when not needed. But I guess it all depends on what you use the screen for :)
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Go new. You picked out a nice display. You should look into some monitor calibration software/hardware so you can be sure it's color accurate when you're editing photos. Also, you'll be able to plug your peripherals into it without any issues. :)
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I doubt Asus makes the monitor, and it's just glass made by somebody, perhaps sourced from Viewsonic that has been packaged and branded Asus. I use the Dell U2719 at the office, U2722 at home. The last 2 digits represent the year of design, thus 22 means 2022. I'm very happy with them, but they are not 4K monitors, they are 2.5K or 2K plus. I chose Dell because I use Dell computers and don't build my own anymore. The only bummer is the new Dell soundbar which sounds terrible, like an old AM radio from the 70s.
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When I was a Teen I tried to no buy things from Japan NOW Today I try to buy non Knock off Woodworking tools from China Sad part is the American Brands are using production shops in China so the Chinese steal the design and offer it under Banggood and Temu brands I buy refurbish Dell Precision Work Stations add a little memory if needed most have 512 optical drives and 1TB SATA second drive Cost is around $1000 to $1300 from Tek Boost in Texas Thanks for the reply
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In 2013 I bought a Asus PA249 24 in great color and resolution The power light does not come on now Checked the HDMI cable with a second one no results. Asus support talked about repair cost unknown It is 11 yo So I have been looking at Asus PA279 CRV $419.00 free shipping link below ProArt Display PA279CRV｜Monitors｜ASUS USA[^] Advice is repair really a sane idea ? I have the original box. Does anyone have experience with Asus Monitors ? Other monitor recommendations welcomed. I edit a few photos mostly watch YouTube and work with VS 2019 My Windows 7 64 bit Dell Precision T 7600 has a Nvidia Quadro P400 2gig I was told that is the largest graphics card I can use ? ? ? Will purchase direct from Asus Thanks in Advance Dwight
If your going for "the best" add a few bucks and get premium screen. Myself I got my 43" (4K) six years ago and never looked back. But of course it depends also how large screen your videocard can drive. 43" gives you 2x 21"-windows plus some space at the bottom or a mass of windows easily accessible without Alt+tab.
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In 2013 I bought a Asus PA249 24 in great color and resolution The power light does not come on now Checked the HDMI cable with a second one no results. Asus support talked about repair cost unknown It is 11 yo So I have been looking at Asus PA279 CRV $419.00 free shipping link below ProArt Display PA279CRV｜Monitors｜ASUS USA[^] Advice is repair really a sane idea ? I have the original box. Does anyone have experience with Asus Monitors ? Other monitor recommendations welcomed. I edit a few photos mostly watch YouTube and work with VS 2019 My Windows 7 64 bit Dell Precision T 7600 has a Nvidia Quadro P400 2gig I was told that is the largest graphics card I can use ? ? ? Will purchase direct from Asus Thanks in Advance Dwight
At least check any fuses. Unplug first! F1, F2, … components on board near power cord input. Also check external power adapter if it has its own. There was a trend for some years where monitors used external transformers so the displays could be thinner/lighter/etc. I had a garage door opener with some pluggable fuses; two $5 fuses and it was back in business. Outage was from a nearby lightning strike that also took out a big TV. Big TV cost $150 to repair but was only a few years old, so I did it.