Does *anyone* make a monitor as good as the iMac?

[lcseds]

I have an M1 Air and had been using an older notebook plus a 2020 iMac 27". Now I think the M1 Air will suit all my needs. When I have it connected to my Dell U2717 (2560x1440), sitting next to my iMac, it makes me ill to look at it. No where close in display clarity and color. Is it partially the reflective display that makes it "pop"? Is it the white level I can't duplicate on the Dell?

Apple no longer wants me to connect the air to the iMac display, and with their idea of a nice monitor being $6K, I am looking for a monitor that comes close to a 27" iMac display in quality of text and color. I would prefer a 32". Is there anything out there? I am willing to spend $600-800, maybe more if there is a standout one.

 

[Juicy Box]

LG makes the display in the iMac, and it is the same one as this one:

LG UltraFine 5K Display - Apple

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I think the LG doesn't have the glass front that the iMac has, but they should look very similar in quality.

 

[padams35]

Resolution or budget. Pick one.

Dell and LG make (made?) very nice retina-like 24" 4K monitors, but if you want a 27-30" with 5K retina-like clarity then a 5K iMac or an LG 5K UltraFine are about the only two options.

On the other hand if color is a bigger problem than clarity then I've heard good things about ViewSonic and BenQ.

 

[Moonjumper]

Dell also have the 27" 5K UP2715K that I assume has the same panel as the iMac and LG 5K, but it hasn't been made for a while, so will likely be used if you can find one.

https://www.dell.com/en-uk/work/sho...d-5k-monitor-up2715k/spd/dell-up2715k-monitor

 

[posguy99]

Dell 4k monitors are very good, just make sure you buy an Ultrasharp, not the QS crap

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The best price I found on the U2720Q was at Office Depot, that's where I bought mine.

Dell UltraSharp U2720Q 27 Class 4K UHD LCD Monitor 169 Black 27 Viewable In plane Switching IPS Technology LED Backlight 3840 x 2160 1.07 Billion Colors 350 Nit Typical 5 ms GTG Fast 60 Hz Refresh Rate HDMI DisplayPort - Office Depot

Get down to business with this Dell UltraSharp U2720Q 27 4K UHD LED LCD Monitor. The monitors Full HD resolution delivers crisp clear visuals and the 4 ms gray to gray refresh rate helps prevent streaking in fast moving scenes. The monitor is equipped with AMD FreeSync technology to meet the...

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You're not going to find a good 32" monitor in the $600-800 range, just different graduations of crap.