Monitor settings

[TamiAz]

I am not technical and all the technical stuff makes my head spin, so I'm asking for some help. I have a MacBook Pro and an external monitor I use for editing pictures. I need help with the external monitor settings to make sure they are correct. I have a 24" Dell U2410 monitor. Right now the resolution is set at 1920X1200, color is set at DellU2410 and the refresh rate is 60 hertz.

1) Is the resolution ok?
2) Should I set the color to AdobeRGB?

The other resolution options are:
1600X1000
1280X800
1024x640

I use LR and PS. I'm not sure if that matters or not.

Thank you!

 

[jsecordphoto]

You need a calibration device, no other way to get accurate color/brightness. I like my colormunki, spyder also produces good calibration devices.

 

[TamiAz]

You need a calibration device, no other way to get accurate color/brightness. I like my colormunki, spyder also produces good calibration devices.

I have a colormunki.. I'm just wanting to know if my monitor settings are correct. Thanks!!

 

[Light Guru]

Just leave them set at the resolution and refresh rate they were designed for.

 

[weepete]

1) Yes
2) No. Unless you are shooting and printing in higher gamut ranges, but then you'll need to soft proof as most places use SRGB colour space.

 

[ashleykaryl]

1920x1200 sounds about right for that size of display and if you choose a lower setting you will probably see the image appears less sharp. For the colour hook up your ColorMunki and run through the calibration process.

I just looked up the Dell U2410 and it appears to be a very old display, dating back to 2009. I'm just wondering how accurate that display will be, even with calibration at this point. Did they release a newer version with the same name?

 

[TamiAz]

1920x1200 sounds about right for that size of display and if you choose a lower setting you will probably see the image appears less sharp. For the colour hook up your ColorMunki and run through the calibration process.

I just looked up the Dell U2410 and it appears to be a very old display, dating back to 2009. I'm just wondering how accurate that display will be, even with calibration at this point. Did they release a newer version with the same name?

Mine isn't quite that old.. I think I bought mine 3-4 years ago.

 

[KmH]

Yep.
Leave the display at it's native 1920 x 1200 resolution and the refresh rate at 60 hz (60 times per second).
Dell discontinued the U2410 a while back, but I don't remember exactly when.

According to the display specifications a Dell U2410 only has a 10-bit color depth (1.07 billion colors).
10-bits can code 1024 colors per color channel, and there are 3 color channels Red, Green, Blue (RGB)
1024 x 1024 x 1024 = 1.07 billion.

Adobe's minimum system requirements include a display having a 16-bit color depth.
16-bits can code 16,384 colors per color channel.
16-bit displays are in a much higher price range than 10-bit displays.