Re: Benefits of having an NEC PA series monitor connected to a Mac?
Re: Benefits of having an NEC PA series monitor connected to a Mac?
- Subject: Re: Benefits of having an NEC PA series monitor connected to a Mac?
- From: MARK SEGAL <email@hidden>
- Date: Sat, 02 Nov 2013 14:32:57 -0700 (PDT)
My understanding is - and I stand to be corrected if this is wrong - the bit depth needs to be distinguished from the display gamut. The gamut of these wide-gamut displays is just about ARBG (98), which is what you get whether the bit depth were 24 or 30. The added bit-depth COULD provide for smoother tonal gradations and perhaps more separated shadow detail because it is capable of resolving more distinct levels, computationally. Whether one would be able to see this difference visually I suppose would depend on the file and the acuity of one's vision. Not having had the difference demonstrated to me, I have no idea. All I know is that I have a PA271W connected to my MacPro, calibrated and profiled with BasicColor 4, and I find this set-up provides a very evenly lit, high quality, tonally smooth colour-managed viewing environment from which to make prints that present no surprises as they emerge from my Epson 4900, which by the way has a gamut that in
some parts of the gamut exceeds ARGB(98) on Ilford GFS paper.
Mark
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To: Dimitri Katsaros <email@hidden>
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Sent: Saturday, November 2, 2013 5:23:53 PM
Subject: Re: Benefits of having an NEC PA series monitor connected to a Mac?
I would also like to know.
David B Miller, Pharm. D.
member
Millers' Photography L.L.C.
dba Spinnaker Photo Imaging Center
Bellingham, WA
www.spinnakerphotoimagingcenter.com
360 739 2826
On Nov 2, 2013, at 2:15 PM, Dimitri Katsaros <email@hidden> wrote:
> Hey again,
>
> Since I didn't notice any replies to my last message, I guess I'll try rephrasing my question.
>
> Since OS X does not, to the best of my knowledge, support 30-bits what might be the benefits of using an NEC PA272w or the like if the resultant gamut is restricted to 24 bits? Is it the bump in internal accuracy of the 14 bits per channel LUT that lets it make sense to buy or is there something else I'm not understanding?
>
> Thank you
> Dimitri Katsaros
>
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