Re: Hi-end Monitor recomendations
Re: Hi-end Monitor recomendations
- Subject: Re: Hi-end Monitor recomendations
- From: Todd Shirley <email@hidden>
- Date: Tue, 24 Feb 2009 15:24:34 -0500
Peter
I don't have any experience with the CG241W, but I CAN say that the
CG211 has excellent off-angle viewing. Thats why we have 10 of them! I
recently had some correspondence with the guys at Chromix about the
differences between the different Eizo models which you and the list
might find interesting:
Can one of you outline the differences between the Eizo CG211 and
the CG241W?
CG211: S-IPS panel
Widest view angle capabilities, 4:3 aspect ratio, 78% Adobe RGB, 500:1
Contrast, 1600x1200 native resolution, a little slow at refresh/
redraw, but still regarded the primary standard for higher end 'Color
Critical' LCDs used for commercial print proofing. The white point is
good, but tends to favor slightly yellow.
CG241W: S-PVA panel
Good but more restricted viewing angle capabilities than the CG211,
16:10 Aspect ratio, 96% Adobe RGB, 850:1 Contrast, 1920x1200 native
resolution, fast, 'almost' as good as the CG211 for Color Critical
viewing. The white point is a bit purer than the CG211.
I see that they are pretty comparably priced, and yet the 241 has a
bigger screen and a wider gamut. What do you sacrifice to get those
things?
See above:
Why is the CG221 more than double the cost of both these monitors?
Hybrid Hitachi panel made specifically for Eizo, almost 99% Adobe RGB,
widest view angle dynamic of any IPS-type panel. Considered the
definitive bar in high-end proofing market (remember the Sony Artisan
and Barco?... this is comparable in many ways, but yet even better).
The CG221's big claim to fame is that it is the definitive standard
for Adobe RGB LCDs in the world (of any brand). The best. One caveat:
it needs to be read by a i1Pro spectro though to be able to measure
its fullest range. A Spyder3 can work ok, but an emissive spectro is
best for this unit. Forget the i1d2 or the DTP-94 which are better
suited for S-RGB ranges.
We recently tried a couple CG301Ws (for their bigger screens) and
were appalled at the color shift with off-angle viewing. And by off-
angle I mean 10-20°. The were basically useless and we returned
them. Does the CG241 suffer from this?
A little, but not as much as the CG301W.
-Todd Shirley
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