Bob,
I have recently acquired a Lacie 321, late last summer model. I understand the new ones are a new generation. I also understand that the Lacie high-end monitors are NEC monitors re-branded, and as NEC upgrades its monitors, so, too, the features migrate to Lacie. I got my Lacie on a great deal as a demo, otherwise you can buy an NEC. The newest Lacie 321 monitors have, I think, 12 bit internal lookup tables versus 10 bit on my now-old model 321.
I experimented with the canned profile on my 321, and tried profiling it with the supplied software (based on the GUI, I believe it is re-branded iOne Display, which I don't like). The main reason to buy one of these monitors is DDC compliant performance with top quality hardware and software. The choices in that end are Basiccolor Display and Coloreyes Display.
I went with Basiccolor 4.1.1 and it is superb. It recognizes my Lacie 321 in hardware support. The difference between Basiccolor and the canned profiles, or profiles generated by software-only profiling solutions, is night and day. You can edit curves in Basiccolor, but that's a bit too expert for me and to my mind not necessary.
I have no financial interest in this recommendation, but I got great support on Basiccolor and purchased my software and hardware from Jon Meyer at Grafixgear.com.
Basiccolor Display hardware-supported monitors are:
- Eizo CG 18
- Eizo CG 19
- Eizo CG 21
- Eizo CG 210
- Eizo CE 210W
- Eizo CG 211
- Eizo CG 220
- Eizo CG 221
- Eizo CE 240W
- NEC SpectraView 1980
- NEC SpectraView 2180
- NEC SpectraView 1990
- NEC SpectraView 2090
- NEC SpectraView 2190
- NEC SpectraView Reference 21
- NEC MultiSync LCD 1980
- NEC MultiSync LCD 2180
- NEC MultiSync LCD 1990
- NEC MultiSync LCD 2090
- NEC MultiSync LCD 2190
- NEC MultiSync LCD 2690
Apple monitors supported with a brightness slider
in the monitor preferences pane.
I'd like to hear from others who use the NEC models above and see what your experience is.
Jeff
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