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

The best monitor for 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 the 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 has an almost full coverage of the s.RGB color gamut, 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, this monitor 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 or video editing.

If you need the most accurate colors for professional photo 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 also work with HDR content, this monitor won't disappoint, as it has the widest HDR color gamut of any 2018 display we've tested with nearly perfect gradient handling.

Unfortunately, despite the local dimming feature, it doesn't look as good in a dark room, as it has bad black uniformity and a mediocre contrast ratio. Overall, though, this is one of the best monitors for graphic design, and one of the best monitors for photo editing.

The LG 34GK950F-B is the best widescreen monitor for photo and video editing that we've tested so far. The wide-format screen is great for multitasking, as you can easily work with multiple windows open at once. It's also great for editing, as you can see more of your timeline at once, and get a better idea of your overall workflow with less scrolling.

This monitor has an excellent SDR color gamut, with perfect coverage of the standard sRGB color space used for most content. It also has excellent coverage of the wider Adobe RGB color space, great for photo editing. The 10-bit panel has outstanding gradient performance, with almost no noticeable banding in any shade, and it has no significant color bleed.

Unfortunately, as expected, this monitor doesn't look as good in a dark room. Overall, though, it's a great monitor for almost any use, and a great choice for media creation.

If you're looking for a less expensive option, the best monitor for photo editing, graphic design, or media creation 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 nearly perfect colors with minimal banding in gradients.

This monitor can display HDR content, but not with satisfactory results as it doesn't have a wide color gamut. Its HDR color volume is disappointing. 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 apparent.

Unfortunately, it doesn't look quite as good in a dark room. 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.