Review on 💻 NEC EA244UHD-BK 24 Inch LED Lit 3840x2160P Monitor, Wide Screen, HD, LED by Noah Dunlap

I need a monitor for photo editing - excellent colors and ideally an Adobe RGB option - and I also wanted a monitor that could deliver crisp text on or near the retina. I did a lot of research and ended up running this 4k NEC EA244UHD in 2k mode. Excellent. I had a PA272w at my house for a couple of weeks. This has long been the gold standard for photographers who do NOT want to spend more than $2,000. It features Adobe RGB, amazing uniformity, and excellent calibration control via Spectra-View software. I found it excellent for photo editing, but I had to adjust the text size for readability and the text was never sharp at the retina level. This is a 2.5k model, not a 4k model. Based on reviews and word of mouth, I ended up preferring EIZO or NEC. Dell models, for example, always have 10% to 20% one-star ratings, and each model has its drawbacks. A model has dead pixels. The other model tends to switch off. Not bad, but not ideal either. Ironically this NEC EA244UHD had an issue in its second week but the phone and email support is AWESOME and they fixed it for me straight away. (Electronic communication for calibration via the Xrite display port is unreliable, so using an optional USB cable is recommended. This works great. for business use as well as for pleasure and eye health (white point will do from D65 to D75 and brightness ranges from 120 to 160. do not calibrate in sRGB mode, as is the case with the PA series. With the PA series, you can switch to sRGB mode in the Spectraview software while you need to change it on this EA model on the monitor and then on the Mac display ICC panel (I'm using a 2015 13" MacBookPro with all the options). As for 27" vs 24" I find it blurry. 27" I can comfortably run with 2.5k" in 2k mode. With 24" I don't however move my head as much which is a great advantage after a long day. Also there a 24 inch 4k monitor running in 2k mode runs, almost a retina, as I mentioned earlier. Very bright and shiny, which is attractive initially, but can become tiresome over time. I'm not sure about that to be honest, but I prefer the convenience of the NEC matte screen to a screen upgrade laptop than having an all-in-one like iMac. Apple recently discontinued its current displays ("Cinema"?). This could mean they plan to launch a 4k or 5k screen in September. They are rumored to be offering a device with an integrated graphics chip and dedicated memory, which would make sense IF the port is fast enough. I doubt that an external graphics chip OUTSIDE the computer could have a fast enough connector to be useful, but I'm open minded. Remember this is a 4k monitor. Do some research to make sure your computer is driving a 4k monitor, especially at 60Hz. Hope this helps. UPDATE: I had to return this unit as it had a problem for the first few weeks. If you look at a purely white area, light green spots are visible on it. I sent a photo of this display to NEC tech support and they said it was defective please send it back. I still think it's a 5 star device if you can get one that works properly. Love looking at Adobe colors, they're a bit richer than sRGB. And 4k, as I have indicated, is close to retinal sharpness when viewed in 2k mode.