The 7 Best Monitors For Photo Editing And Video Editing - Spring 2020
Reviews

The best monitor for photo editing and video editing we've tested so far is the LG 27UK650-W. It has a 4k resolution that can display every little detail of your work on its 27 inch screen, which can save you a lot of scrolling and zooming. It has great out-of-the-box color accuracy so the colors you see on screen are very close to the colors someone with a calibrated screen will see. You can easily place it in a bright office thanks to its high peak brightness and good reflection handling. It almost has full coverage of the sRGB color space, but the coverage of the wider Adobe RGB color gamut, although still good, might not be enough for professional photo or video editing.

Unfortunately, if you often work with HDR content, this monitor might not be the best choice as it can't deliver bright highlights and lacks a wide color gamut to display the full richness of HDR colors. Also, it can't deliver deep blacks in a dark room due to the low contrast ratio.

Overall, however, this is a versatile monitor that performs very well in most uses, including photo editing or video editing.

If you need the most accurate colors for professional photo editing and video editing, check out the Acer Predator X27. This is an impressive 27 inch monitor that delivers good overall picture quality, with wide viewing angles and excellent peak brightness in HDR. It also has two blinders on each side to help reduce glare.

This monitor is the best choice if you work with the Adobe RGB color space, as it has nearly perfect coverage of the entire Adobe RGB gamut. If you work with HDR content, this monitor won't disappoint, as it has one of the widest HDR color gamuts that we've tested so far.

Unfortunately, it doesn't look as good in a dark room, even with a local dimming feature, as it has bad black uniformity and a mediocre contrast ratio. Overall, though, this is the best Adobe RGB monitor for photo editing and video editing that we've tested so far.

The best widescreen monitor for photo editing and video editing that we've tested so far is the LG 34GK950F-B. The 1440p, 34 inch screen has an excellent SDR color gamut with great coverage of the Adobe RGB color space, which most photo and video editors will be happy with. It has one of the best horizontal viewing angles that we've tested so far thanks to its IPS panel.

Its out-of-the-box color accuracy is good, so you shouldn't need to get your monitor calibrated for the colors to appear as they should. Unfortunately, the low contrast ratio prevents the monitor from displaying dark and saturated colors. However, it performs well in bright rooms with good SDR peak brightness and passable reflection handling.

This monitor supports a wide color gamut and has decent HDR peak brightness. Overall, this is a great widescreen monitor for photo editing and video editing.

The best monitor for photo editing and video editing in the budget category is the Dell U2518D. It's a good 25 inch IPS monitor that delivers good picture quality, wide viewing angles, excellent sRGB coverage, and can display colors accurately with minimal banding.

This monitor can display HDR content, but not with satisfactory results as it doesn't have a wide color gamut. It also has limited coverage of the Adobe RGB color space and might not be the best option if you're a professional in the print or media industry where the need for such color space coverage is more important.

Unfortunately, it doesn't look quite as good in dark rooms. Just like most IPS monitors, blacks look gray in a dark room and black uniformity is disappointing with a lot of noticeable backlight bleed. Overall, though, this is a good monitor that delivers great value within its price range.