Choosing the Best Monitor for Photo and Video Editing

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Professionals in creative fields like design and photography have come to depend on quality monitors for the most accurate and reliable workflow results. When choosing a monitor, three primary factors stand out front and center. First, image fidelity in the final stage of your workflow. Then, compatibility. That means the range of devices the monitor works with and maintains image accuracy when connected to. Finally, there’s personal preference. This could mean monitor size, design, brand loyalty, and many other subjective considerations.

BenQ PD and SW series professional monitors offer the ideal display companions for image professionals and designers. In this article we’ll look at both series, explain the differences between them, and outline why they’re so good for creative work. 

For both PD and SW series monitors, BenQ uses the best panels available. Each panel undergoes strict quality, accuracy, and durability testing at the factory far beyond the norm for the average monitor, including so-called professional screens from competing brands.

This ensures unwavering colour accuracy out of the box, with a calibration report included. There is no need for you to spend time calibrating PD or SW monitors, as all of that is done for you by BenQ for each individual monitor, and not just a sample selection, as is often the case with other manufacturers.

We’ve compiled a quick table to show the various aspects of PD, SW, and PD for Mac devices. The main difference between PD and PD for Mac is the inclusion of a Thunderbolt connection:

PD series monitors are aimed at designers and other professionals that focus on digital work and have little need for extremely accurate printouts. Also, it’s fair to say the PD series is great for a wider spectrum of professionals who focus on diverse projects but may not need colour accuracy as much as photographers. We recommend PD series monitors for graphic designers, industrial designers, video editors, visual effects and CGI artists, and animators. In fact, PD series monitors have dedicated modes for animation, CAD, and CAM to make things easier for professionals in those fields. 

Top of the line PD series models have been crafted to meet the needs of Mac users. They are optimized for a great match with Mac colour and other display aspects. In other words, what you view on your MacBook screen appears with utmost precision on the bigger PD series monitor. So, if you’re a Mac user that wants a bigger display for more desktop real estate and easier viewing, the PD series is for you. Monitors that aren’t specifically tailored for Mac use may cause major discrepancies between the two screens, but not with the PD series.

With 95% P3 colour gamut coverage, the PD series makes sure your Mac feed maintains consistency and accuracy on the monitor. And connectivity couldn’t be easier thanks to the inclusion of Thunderbolt on PD series monitors for Mac users. PD series monitors provide Thunderbolt with power delivery, so you only need one cable, saving you the hassles of a cluttered workspace. We have more info about BenQ monitors for Mac users if you’re interested. 

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