Hello everyone,
So, my monitor unceremoniously died yesterday for reasons unknown, so I'm planning on picking up a new one. The last time I bought a monitor I really didn't care about the specs, I only bought the cheapest basic monitor I could find that had a brand I'm familiar with. This time, I think I'm going to buy something nicer, but after browsing through listing and specs, I'm confused on what "colour space" actually means and how it affect my experience.
What exactly are sRGB and NTSC? Sorry if this is such a basic question and please correct me if I'm mistaken, but from what I understand they kind of show the total amount of different colour the monitor can display. But why are there's two of them? I've seen two opposing sides after reading around, some of them say that NTSC and sRGB ratings are totally worthless, while other says that I should aim for xxx% of the rating for an acceptable experience. So, how much percent should I aim for?
Then, contrast ratio. I want a monitor with bright colour. It doesn't have to be accurate, I just want the image to "pop". Reading Tom's guides, it's said that I should focus my attention to high contrast ratio for the best picture quality. So, should I pick a monitor with high colour space or high contrast ratio?
Any explanation is appreciated, thank you
So, my monitor unceremoniously died yesterday for reasons unknown, so I'm planning on picking up a new one. The last time I bought a monitor I really didn't care about the specs, I only bought the cheapest basic monitor I could find that had a brand I'm familiar with. This time, I think I'm going to buy something nicer, but after browsing through listing and specs, I'm confused on what "colour space" actually means and how it affect my experience.
What exactly are sRGB and NTSC? Sorry if this is such a basic question and please correct me if I'm mistaken, but from what I understand they kind of show the total amount of different colour the monitor can display. But why are there's two of them? I've seen two opposing sides after reading around, some of them say that NTSC and sRGB ratings are totally worthless, while other says that I should aim for xxx% of the rating for an acceptable experience. So, how much percent should I aim for?
Then, contrast ratio. I want a monitor with bright colour. It doesn't have to be accurate, I just want the image to "pop". Reading Tom's guides, it's said that I should focus my attention to high contrast ratio for the best picture quality. So, should I pick a monitor with high colour space or high contrast ratio?
Any explanation is appreciated, thank you