I apologize in advance for what's probably a really dumb question, but I'm not creative in the least (let alone a professional!) and had a random thought after shopping for a 4K external display. Since my needs were modest I could buy something that'd check all the boxes for about $500. But during my shopping I noticed that prices climbed exponentially as you got into the professional realm, and that seemed to mean that you're paying for a display that's going to give you the best possible color gamut and accuracy.
Which got me thinking - I can see why a creative professional that's targeting printed materials would want as much accuracy as possible - you'd want someone to see the physical output as closely as you imagined it. But for digital creation, be it a website, game, or whatever else, how important is the accuracy really? Not implying that the medium isn't deserving of it, but when you don't have any control over the display that the viewer uses, it seems to me that there's less of a need to go out and spend thousands of additional dollars (I don't know what the actual dollar amounts are, I just remember thinking damn, that's a LOT of money!) to ensure that your display can eke out that extra smidge of accuracy. The best thing my dumb brain could come up with is to compare the situation to a musician making a recording - they'll likely record at the best quality they can afford, even if they know that the vast majority of folks will be listening on equipment that won't do it any justice.
Anyway, just random musings and I thought I'd ask the actual pros here!
Which got me thinking - I can see why a creative professional that's targeting printed materials would want as much accuracy as possible - you'd want someone to see the physical output as closely as you imagined it. But for digital creation, be it a website, game, or whatever else, how important is the accuracy really? Not implying that the medium isn't deserving of it, but when you don't have any control over the display that the viewer uses, it seems to me that there's less of a need to go out and spend thousands of additional dollars (I don't know what the actual dollar amounts are, I just remember thinking damn, that's a LOT of money!) to ensure that your display can eke out that extra smidge of accuracy. The best thing my dumb brain could come up with is to compare the situation to a musician making a recording - they'll likely record at the best quality they can afford, even if they know that the vast majority of folks will be listening on equipment that won't do it any justice.
Anyway, just random musings and I thought I'd ask the actual pros here!
