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Re: Photo editing laptop/monitor combo?

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On 29/02/16 10:23, Mike Halmarack wrote:
> On Sun, 28 Feb 2016 16:26:11 +0000, Jaimie Vandenbergh
> <jaimie@sometimes.sessile.org> wrote:
>
>> On Sun, 28 Feb 2016 15:12:48 +0000, Adrian Caspersz <email@here.invalid>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> On 28/02/16 15:03, Mike Halmarack wrote:
>>>> I'm hoping to do some effective photo and video editing using my
>>>> laptop as it's all I've got for the job. The laptop is a Dell
>>>> 17r-SE-7720.
>>>>
>>>> The display adapters shown in the Windows 7 Hardware Manager are:
>>>>
>>>> Intel (R) HD Graphics 4000
>>>>
>>>> and
>>>>
>>>> NVIDIA GeForce GT 650M
>>>>
>>>> I've got a couple of old LCD monitors that I can connect up to the
>>>> laptop via VGA out but calibrating them and setting the brightness to
>>>> help produce good photographic prints after editing them on screen,
>>>> seems very hit and miss.
>>>>
>>>> Can anyone please recommend a monitor that would improve the dispaly
>>>> situation within the limitations of the existing graphic card hardware
>>>> and software?
>>>
>>> [bit dead here, i've added uk.comp.homebuilt]
>>>
>>> Focus on IPS screens?
>>
>> Either of those graphics adapters will happily drive any screen, so just
>> go shopping for screens that are well-recommended for photo/video
>> editing. And have VGA. That's a bit limiting but not too badly.
>
> My current monitors only take VGA and DVI. The laptop has VGA and
> HDMI,  so I think I'll be taking the HDMI route with the new display.

You can also connect PC monitors that have DVI-D to equipment HDMI 
ports. The interconnect cables are widely available, direct passthrough 
and cheap; though check the monitor specs for HDCP compatibility if you 
want to watch movies from copy protected media.

I do this with a 24" Dell UltraSharp U2412M that's got DisplayPort, VGA 
and DVI-D. That IPS monitor might actually do for you. Check reviews.
-- 
Adrian C

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Photo editing laptop/monitor combo? Mike Halmarack <mike@gmail.com> - 2016-02-28 15:03 +0000
  Re: Photo editing laptop/monitor combo? Adrian Caspersz <email@here.invalid> - 2016-02-28 15:12 +0000
    Re: Photo editing laptop/monitor combo? Jaimie Vandenbergh <jaimie@sometimes.sessile.org> - 2016-02-28 16:26 +0000
      Re: Photo editing laptop/monitor combo? Mike Halmarack <mike@gmail.com> - 2016-02-29 10:23 +0000
        Re: Photo editing laptop/monitor combo? Adrian Caspersz <email@here.invalid> - 2016-02-29 11:01 +0000
          Re: Photo editing laptop/monitor combo? Mike Halmarack <mike@gmail.com> - 2016-03-01 09:17 +0000
        Re: Photo editing laptop/monitor combo? Rob Morley <nospam@ntlworld.com> - 2016-02-29 13:58 +0000
          Re: Photo editing laptop/monitor combo? Mike Halmarack <mike@gmail.com> - 2016-03-01 09:42 +0000
            Re: Photo editing laptop/monitor combo? Mike Tomlinson <mike@jasper.org.uk> - 2016-03-01 10:00 +0000
              Re: Photo editing laptop/monitor combo? Mike Halmarack <mike@gmail.com> - 2016-03-01 14:34 +0000
                Re: Photo editing laptop/monitor combo? Mike Tomlinson <mike@jasper.org.uk> - 2016-03-01 14:50 +0000
                Re: Photo editing laptop/monitor combo? Mike Halmarack <mike@gmail.com> - 2016-03-01 16:25 +0000
                Re: Photo editing laptop/monitor combo? Mike Tomlinson <mike@jasper.org.uk> - 2016-03-01 18:34 +0000
                Re: Photo editing laptop/monitor combo? Mike Halmarack <mike@gmail.com> - 2016-03-01 22:08 +0000
    Re: Photo editing laptop/monitor combo? Mike Halmarack <mike@gmail.com> - 2016-02-29 10:06 +0000
      Re: Photo editing laptop/monitor combo? Mike Halmarack <mike@gmail.com> - 2016-03-01 10:26 +0000

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