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Upgrading Monitor for 3D and Still image Creation

IceCrMnIceCrMn Posts: 2,142
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I've been researching monitors to find one that is capable of displaying wide color gamuts like rec2020.

The Asus ProArt series seems to be highly recommended.

Because of those reviews I just ordered an ASUS ProArt PA329CV on Amazon for $780.

I was wondering if anyone else has this model and if they are happy with the color gamut.

Specs on the Amazon page...

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B09D7JCT5Y?ref=ppx_pt2_dt_b_prod_image

"...98% DCI-P3, 100% Adobe RGB, 100% sRGB and 84% Rec.2020 with color accuracy of △E < 2..."

and it comes pre calibrated, but I also ordered a SpiderX elite just in case.

So, did I get a good price on a great monitor, or did I overpay?

 

The ASUS page

https://www.asus.com/us/Displays-Desktops/Monitors/ProArt/ProArt-Display-PA329CV/

Doesn't say anything about rec2020 gamut

 

It will be replacing my LG - 34WL500-B ultrawide IPS.

The LG works just fine.I just want to upgrade.

Comments

  • cgidesigncgidesign Posts: 442
    edited April 2022

    Note:

    don't know about the Asus monitor but a note in general.

    If you get a wide gamut monitor you also like to have it "hardware calibration". That means the calibration is not done on the graphics card but in the monitor's internal luts.

    But, for that to work, the calibration software must support this. I have the current Spyder software and it does not support it with my BenQ monitor.

    So, check if the Asus comes with its own software and it allows to use the spyder colorimeter.

    Another thing to check.

    I assume the Asus comes with factory presets for e.g. sRGB, ADOBE RGB, etc.

    My BenQ does and I compared it with the result the spyder gave me. Frankly speaking, I bought an Xrite device after the test, because the spyder result was not that great.

    Post edited by cgidesign on
  • IceCrMnIceCrMn Posts: 2,142

    Thank you for your reply.

    Yeah, it comes with factory presets for several color space and media type options.

    The website shows something called ChromaTune which I assume is the calibration software.

    If not I found Displaycal, which is a bit outdated, but is compatible with the datacolor SpyderX colorimeters.

    I'm sure there are others, I just stopped looking after I went down the HDR rabbit hole.

    ----

    You know, after looking at websites and white papers on HDR all day, I'm really not all that interested in it anymore. LOL

  • cgidesigncgidesign Posts: 442

    It seems, you need ProArt Calibration 2.0.

    https://www.asus.com/support/FAQ/1043733/

    Regarding Displaycal: It is a great software and does an amazing job (way better than the spyder software). But it does not support hardware calibration. For that Asus has ProArt Calibration. ChromaTune though seems to be only for switching the color modes from within Windows without the need to enter the controls of the monitor.

    It is relevant because, if you do a so called "software calibration" (LUT in GPU is adjusted), it will affect all modes which are stored in the monitor's LUT. Technically the monitor's modes are not correct anymore because you have a double calibration (first the gray balance is adjusted in the GPU LUT and then you get a second set of curves in the monitor LUTs). Solution is to use the asus software to store your calibrations in the "user modes" of the monitor and leave the GPU LUTs untouched.

    And yep, hdr standards are another can of worms.

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