Re: NEC or Eizo Monitor
Re: NEC or Eizo Monitor
- Subject: Re: NEC or Eizo Monitor
- From: Rob Griffith <email@hidden>
- Date: Sun, 29 Nov 2009 16:28:54 +0000
> Getting ready to purchase a new monitor finally..
> I have narrowed it down to the following two.
>
> Eizo ColorEdge CG241W
> or
> NEC 2690WU2-BK-SV
>
> The Eizo is about 500.00 more then the NEC.
>
> Any thoughts?
Hi Steve
Of the two screens the NEC 2690 SV is probably the better one, it's only downside is that it is the same resolution as a 24 inch so the pixels are effectively bigger and personally when I had one on my desk for a few weeks I thought 26 inches was a bit too big. I can't comment on the calibration solution that comes with it because in Europe it is bundled with different software.
One screen you should also look at is the EIZO CG243W, the replacement for the 241. It's an IPS panel, has a host of small but important hardware improvements such as 3D 16bit LUTs and is a very good screen.
Because of the release of the CG243W to 241 is now significantly discounted over here and either EIZO is cheaper than the NEC but of course things might be different for you.
The Quato screens are also excellent but expensive.
Apple screens don't come close to the SpectraView or ColorEdge screens for colour accurate work. What you should be looking for in a screen, as you have already figured out from the shortlist you gave, is not just gamut or contrast ratio numbers but also the less headline grabbing features that monitors designed for colour critical applications come with. Features like uniformity compensation, extra quality control in the factory, hardware calibration, long warranty, factory gamma correction, high bit look up tables and so on all can have a greater impact on image quality than whatever percentage of Adobe RGB the screen covers. Look at the whole spec not just the first couple of bullet points.
Regards
Rob Griffith
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