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Question Color gamut differences between laptop and external monitor

Jan 14, 2021
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Does color gamut differences between a laptop that is outputting to a monitor through HDMI cause problems, such as the laptop not allowing for a higher color gamut even though it supports it? I am just wondering because I plan to buy a monitor that I can connect to my laptop for college and gaming to get those crisp lines when using CAD of BIM software or just better-looking text.
My Laptop Specs are:

ASUS ROG Strix G17: ASUS ROG Strix G17 17.3" Gaming Laptop - Blk (Intel i7-10750H/512GB SSD/16GB RAM/GeForce RTX 2060/Win10) | Best Buy Canada

Intel Core i7-10750H
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 (mobile chip since an actual 2060 can't fit in a laptop)
16Gb of 2933 Mhz ram
Windows 10
66 Wh battery
Display: 17.3 in, 1920x1080 resolution, FHD 16:9; 120Hz; 250nits; NTSC: 45%; WV

Can anyone recommend a good monitor with a higher color gamut and resolution than what I have now, in Canada*, like on amazon.ca (mainly amazon.ca)?
 
Need to know your budget, size and resolution. If you are looking to use it for CAD work, a 27" 1440 display would be good. Dell Ultrasharp series, don't think I ran across a bad monitor from that series in years.
 
Thanks for the recommendation, and budget-wise on the monitor would probably be less than $300 CND. I would be willing to go higher if it's an amazing quality monitor for its price around up to $400.