Looking for a 4k monitor WITH GOOD COLOR ACCURACY

[jeffac]

Hi,

I'm looking for a good 4K, 3840 x 2160 Resolution (UHD) monitor.

Unlike the many other postings here, I'm not doing gaming. I'm doing a lot of photo work, and need good color accuracy. It should be fast enough for "business use" (i.e. video podcasts, movies, etc), but above all, it should render colors accurately and consistently.

This will be connected to a 2013 Mac Pro, so I should have plenty of graphics power for the monitor already. I have 6 Thunderbolt ports and one HDMI port. I presume I need to use the Thunderbolt port to get 60hz refresh?

Any advice on a good 4k monitor for my needs? I've read here that IPS monitors are supposed to be great for color accuracy, but I'm not really able to find 4k, Ultra HD IPS monitors. Or perhaps my Amazon searches are just poorly formed?

Any advice would be appreciated, thanks so much.


[Update] No response. Is the issue that 4k monitors AND color accuracy don't really go together right now? Or is nobody that cares about color accuracy working with 4k displays yet? Thanks!

 

[glura]

there is a hint of a review coming on this blog based on this post:
http://www.ronmartblog.com/2014/10/zeiss-otus-85mm-fujifilm-canon-and.html

You can find the monitor listed at http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1058076-REG/nec_ea244uhd_bk_multisync_lcd_led_backlit.html

a place like B&H might be the store to monitor for the latest and greatest on photo-friendly 4K monitors.
I'm in the same boat waiting for a very good value in a photography worthy 4K display.

thanks,
gary

 

[glura]

I've also been watching this article for tips:
http://www.lightandmatter.org/2014/general-photography-articles/computers-tech/best-4k-monitors-for-photo-editing-video-2014-roundup/

 

[glura]

Latest reviews:
http://www.ronmartblog.com/2014/11/review-nec-ea244uhd-4k-displayis-it.html
http://www.ronmartblog.com/2014/12/review-nec-multisync-pa322uhd-32-3480-x.html

For what it's worth, I recently picked up a LG 34UM95 ultrawide (3440 x 1440). Works fine with my existing, nothing-special, graphics card, whereas to drive the 4K displays, you might need something built to drive 4K.
I picked up an xrite i1Display Pro as well to calibrate it. Out of the box (and this was a refurbished model), I think the most anything was off was less than .5%. I'm not to knowledgeable on calibrations, but it appears it hardly had to do any adjustments. The ultrawide works great when comparing 2 images side by side in lightroom and speeds up my workflow when choosing images that are keepers.