

What is readable or not is very dependent on the user's eyes, how far away they are, and the use case. I don't see that any of them are a problem, sorry. I use a controller a lot for Lr so I don't have to see the controls. I set mine a tad smaller than default when doing a bunch of photo work, but it depends on your ergonomics, etc. If you want more room for that image (say a 10"x10" wide "hole" in the Lr interface for it vs say 8x8, you can change the settings in Displays pref pane. The system will use "Default for display" which use hires graphics, which on a 4k monitor will appear about the same dimensions on the screen (a tad smaller IIRC) as your old iMac 2560x1440, but they will be more detailed (higher resolution).īut in Lr or Ps, if you do 100% view your image won't be scaled, it will be 1 for 1. Note that Apple never uses the words "native resolution." Anything in-between will be a problem.įor a 27" display, you're better off with 5K (which you can downscale 1:2 to 2560x1440) or native 2560x1440. For image work, you need to run a display at native or 1:2 resolution. If you run it at 1920x1080, 100% view of images will be fine, but text and UI will be quite large.

If you run it at 2560x1440, these things will be appropriately sized, but images viewed at 100% will not. If you run a 27" 4K display at native resolution, onscreen text and UI elements will appear tiny. There's a reason why NEC and Eizo are the industry workhorses. They've all been great, and Spectraview is definitely the best of many calibration kits I've used.

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How big a display are you looking for? If this is flexible, and you can wait for Apple to release a macOS update that will enable NEC's Spectraview calibration app to detect a connected NEC display, I'd recommend this one:Ī display of this quality with an included calibration kit is a steal.Īs a pro, I've had 6 NEC displays (of which I still have 4) - including the "consumer" EA line as well as the P and PA "pro" lines - for 15 years. Use Apple Photos (Aperture prior) and photo shop. It runs about $1099 but there is some deal on them now. I was looking at getting a 16g, and 512 SSD model. If its not possible to buy one under $500 that is better I may just keep waiting for the new iMacs. I dont want a monitor I will be disappointed in or think is less quality than my 2011 iMac. Can someone recommend a monitor under $500 that would be equal or better to my 2011 iMac Monitor. I know they should be here within the next 9 months but the Mac Minis look pretty interesting. I am so tired of waiting for the new iMacs. I am looking at getting a new Mac Mini M1.
