I use second monitor with my iMac. The iMac has the 27-inch Retina 5K. It displays all of adobe RBG. My second monitor is a Dell 4K. It’s IPS and LED, but displays only SRGB. It was relatively inexpensive. About $400 I think. I keep the photoshop tools on the Dell and work on the Apple monitor. I spend a lot of time writing for clients. I frequently need four or more source docs. With the two monitors I can open them all.
Paul > On Oct 28, 2018, at 1:01 PM, Jostein <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Den 28.10.2018 17:06, skrev John: >> My current video card does have HDMI, but I'll have to check the version. >> OTOH, I don't know if it will do 4k resolution. That's why I think I may >> need to replace it to use a 4k monitor. > > Even if it's a fairly old card there are databases online wher you can look > up its specs. Usually there is a column for "max resolution supported across > all screens" or something similar. > > >> Does graphics card affect the color space that can be output to the monitor? >> That is, if I get an AdobeRGB monitor do I have to make sure the graphics >> card will support AdobeRGB. > Every graphics card has a lookup table (LUT) to map colours to a colour > space. In the cheapest cards that LUT is read-only, but every mid-range and > up has user configurable LUTs. Actually, putting a custom LUT into the > graphics card RAM is what the ColorMunki will do. >> I hope my existing ColorMunki calibrator will still be good enough. > So do i. :-) Still use mine. Love the fact that I can calibrate prints with > it too. >> My existing monitor has speakers built in which is good enough for YouTube >> tutorials & such. Which brings up another question ... >> >> Anyone using multiple monitors so you can have your work on the main screen >> and toolbars and/or YouTube tutorials on a side screen? > Yep. Got an old 46" hooked up for the occasional Netflix binging. :-) It's > actually a screen that usually do service at shopping malls as store maps or > info boards. Got it cheap and works well. It has a TN panel, though, so it's > not good for much else. >> Can you mix a 4k monitor with a 1080p monitor to do that? ... or even lower >> resolutions (I have a spare monitor, but I don't think it's even 720p). > Mine is 1080p, but my main screen is not quite 4K. More like 3K. >> Do you need two graphics cards to do that & if my current graphics card >> won't support 4k, could it still work to drive a second monitor? > > Depends on the card, really. > > My system is based on a laptop with a docking station. The laptop has two > graphics cards built in so it's not directly comparable to your system, but > in principle I could have the better of the two cards handle all the graphics > no matter what. In my case it would consume more battery when used off-grid > so I don't, but it means you could probably get away with a single card. > > Jostein > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
