Re: HP LP2480zx (was RE: Monitor Recommendation???)
Re: HP LP2480zx (was RE: Monitor Recommendation???)
- Subject: Re: HP LP2480zx (was RE: Monitor Recommendation???)
- From: Richard Wagner <email@hidden>
- Date: Fri, 3 Jul 2009 13:55:54 -0700
On Jul 3, 2009, Klaus Karcher <email@hidden> wrote:
As the native gamut is huge, the color engine can be used to emulate
virtually any generic or custom RGB color space flawlessly. HP offers
access to the internal input- and output-LUTs an transformation matrix
by means of the open source framework "ookala-mcf" (see
<http://ookala-mcf.sourceforge.net/> and
<http://sourceforge.net/projects/ookala-mcf>)
BTW: I don't work for HP also. I'm just a perfectly satisfied
customer :-).
I hope HP has the uniformity issues under control by now. Many of the
early Dreamcolor Displays suffered from unacceptable blotchiness.
After an initial stumble with a bad unit, we're also thrilled with
ours. The color is simply unbeatable, as is the price for a high-end
monitor. As far as the wide gamut is concerned, when doing color
work you really have to be careful to get rid of OS interface
components on-screen. The colors become so saturated that it can
really throw you off. It's sorta weird going from this monitor back
to a "plain-old" Eizo CG210 - the interface elements look almost
surreal with the ultra-wide gamut of the HP. But in a color-managed
environment, you can't beat it.
Roger <email@hidden> wrote:
I just had the chance to calibrate an HP LP2480zx with an i1pro,
yesterday,
and it has got be one of the best hi-end monitors I have ever seen
-- beats
the sh#t of all the usual brands.
Yea, I agree, Roger. I assume that you used the OSD to do the
calibration before profiling. It's unfortunate that BasICColor and X-
Rite don't support this monitor hardware directly. You're forced to
either use the HP/X-Rite hardware/software for calibration/profiling
or calibrate manually with a spectro. I have the matched colorimeter
and X-Rite/HP software, but to do any of the tests you describe it's
necessary to use other software/hardware, as you've done. The HP/X-
Rite software doesn't allow any kind of verification or stats to be
performed. Match & ProfileMaker don't support the matched
colorimeter, so you have to use a spectro. From the limited testing
I've done, the matched software/hardware does an excellent job
calibrating and profiling, there's just not much for verification.
But yea, the monitor rocks, and it's a real pleasure to use.
--Rich Wagner
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