Monitor suggestions?

[l2oBiN]

I am looking to purchase a monitor for scanned Large format work (BW & colour), as well as digital slr files (d800).

It also has to do dual duty for basic productivity (word processing, emails etc) via a docked dell e7250. ( I will be using the monitor with an older MacBook Pro for photography/scanning with a longer term view of upgrading)

Ultimately I would like to somewhat future proof myself for photography but also would like to have good use for productivity)

Below are some candidates I have identified on the net. I would appreciate your suggestions and feedback regarding these or alternate monitors that would be a good fit



BenQ SW2700PT
Seems to stand out for its affordability and relative performance. It's priced at ~ 1000AUD.

Has anyone used this monitor or has a better suggestion within the same sort of price range?

Further, I have a spyder 2 monitor calibration sensor and wanted to confirm this woukd work with the internal hardware profiler or spyder software (Official documentation does not outline it as supported)


As an alternative to this, the Samsung u32d970q 32" 4K is also in the back of my mind. It's twice the price (AUD 2000) but it's 4K and seems to be reported as having an excellent performance.

My concerns with the Samsung ...

I am unsure whether it woukd actually be good for productivity(I am sure it would be wonderful for photography). Further I am not sure whether I could drive it with the e7250.

It does not come with a shade (not sure whether one can be bought)

It's 2x the price.

 

[L Gebhardt]

I've got a NEC PA301W. It's an excellent display for color work and productivity. It doesn't have as high of pixel density as a 30" 4K display does, but overall it's a non issue for me when editing photos. It was an expensive display when new, but there have been some good closeout sales recently. The software and colorimeter push it past most other displays for ease of getting ti setup for photo work, and it can quickly switch to another setup for office type apps.