Body: <p>If I want good color rendition, do I just need to search for monitors with "IPS", high contrast, and high brightness?  Or are there other keywords I should use in shopping?</p>
  
  <p>Note: I'm talking about CONSUMER monitors ($200-300 range), NOT fancy commercial models designed for ultra-accurate color.</p>
  
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Comments.Text: Relevant: http://avp.stackexchange.com/questions/1758/what-should-i-be-looking-for-in-a-low-cost-color-correcting-monitor
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Comments.Text: Additionally, try them!  Get a demo of any monitors you plan to use.
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Comments.Text: In addition to the content in the post I linked to, note that high contrast and high brightness isn't necessarily a strength when looking for color accuracy, but IPS and true 8bit or higher color is normally a good sign.  Many high contrast monitors use tricks of dimming portions of the screen to make the contrast ratio higher, but it destroys the ability to produce accurate color.
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Title: How to buy a decent monitor
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ThreadText: # How to buy a decent monitor
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2013-01-26)
  
  If I want good color rendition, do I just need to search for monitors with "IPS", high contrast, and high brightness? Or are there other keywords I should use in shopping?
  
  Note: I'm talking about CONSUMER monitors ($200-300 range), NOT fancy commercial models designed for ultra-accurate color.
  
  **Tags:** monitors
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_1**: Relevant: http://avp.stackexchange.com/questions/1758/what-should-i-be-looking-for-in-a-low-cost-color-correcting-monitor  
  > **username_2**: Additionally, try them!  Get a demo of any monitors you plan to use.  
  > **username_3**: In addition to the content in the post I linked to, note that high contrast and high brightness isn't necessarily a strength when looking for color accuracy, but IPS and true 8bit or higher color is normally a good sign.  Many high contrast monitors use tricks of dimming portions of the screen to make the contrast ratio higher, but it destroys the ability to produce accurate color.  
  
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