RE: NEC or Eizo Monitor
RE: NEC or Eizo Monitor
- Subject: RE: NEC or Eizo Monitor
- From: Roger <email@hidden>
- Date: Thu, 03 Dec 2009 07:51:00 -0500
Hallo Rolf,
I agree the NEC SpectraView 26" is a sehr shoën display. I agree 100%. And
for you and me, und a large of numbers of demanding users, it is worth every
pfenig.
I will take your word that, out of the box, the NEC arbeits very well.
Aber, as a user, you won't know HOW GUT it arbeits until you actually put it
through some test, das ist richtig, isn't it?
Same for the ACD24. Suppose I calibrate an ACD24 using a fine monitor
calibration/profiling package like ColorEyesDisplay Pro, how do I know for
sure that the calibration meets certain expectations other than apply some
test to it?
Same for the NEC 26"; how do YOU know the monitor meets certain expectations
other than take the time to test it for uniformity conformance or ISO-12646
conformance or some other monitor specifications, even though you are
assured it "works" out of the box? (ignore obvious defects)
Und what guarantee do you have that *alles* NEC SpectraView 26" are perfect,
out of the box? Lucky me, you say? I am not the only one who has find that
the ACD24 was working well out of the box, and, so far, lucky me again,
perhaps, but *alles* ACD24 I have seen and tested (a dozen) worked out of
the box and calibrated well with no obvious defects.
It is your choice, it is your geld. I would very much like to purchase a NEC
SpectraView 26" too. To be honest, I never had the chance of actually seeing
this particular model "in person" but I have worked on its little brother,
the 24" Spectraview and it was not as shoën as I would have expected (maybe
I saw a poor unit?). Placed side by side with the ACD24, I can't find
reasons to NOT buy the ACD24. But, as you think, I may be biased, aber I
strongly believe that that LED technology is superior to CCFL technology. I
even had the good fortune of comparing the ACD24 next to a LaCie 530
(Samsung XL24 in disguise) and I wasn't convinced the LaCie was worth all
that much either. Sure, there are extra features I would like to see added
to the ACD24 like an internal 10 bit hardware LUT and things like that, but
we know it will not happen :(
All I am saying is that, for the price, this monitor is amazing.
As for connectivity, true, any small Mac and minis that don't have a
displayport are at a disadvantage but for any other machine, it is just a
matter of putting in a new video card. Again, more money, I know. But, on a
PC, at least, a video card does not sell for millions of dollars! For $150
to $200, one can pick up a quite potent unit with both DVI and Displayport
connectors.
MfG / Roger
> Hello Roger,
>
> Am 03.12.2009 um 04:43 schrieb Roger:
>
> > Bob,
> >
> >> It seems to me that this applies equally to monitors. You get what
> >> you
> >> pay for,
> >>
> >> Bob Frost.
> >
> > I hate to differ. I'll be posting the figures for the 24" LED ACD
> > tomorrow
> > -- I just don't have them with me. But, it passes both
> > IDEAlliance's monitor
> > certification and ISO-12646 uniformity requirements with flying
> > colors -- no
> > pun intended. I'd like to believe we get what we pay for too.
> >
> > Roger
>
> Lucky one! Who at Apple guarantees me that an 24" LED ACD passes this
> uniformity certification?
> What if your display does not achieve this? Would a photographer buy
> a camera with, let's say,
> 10 dead pixels, because it's cheaper?
>
> Contrary to that, my NEC SpectraView Reference 2690 is measured by
> hand and comes with a (hand signed)
> certificate that states that 25 white points with reference to the
> middle on screen meet the tolerance:
> Average deltaE* ab under 2.5
> Peak deltaE* ab under 4.8
>
> Yes, I can spend hours on testing my equipment, pay for returns and
> wait weeks until the
> manufacturer returns an exchange (if he does), BUT, if I can earn 50
> Dollars an hour,
> how long can I do this?
>
> It should be clear that you can't get that extra work for free, and I
> want my equipment
> to work right out of the box.
>
> My two cents.
>
> Regards
>
> Rolf
>
>
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