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p.1 #1 · p.1 #1 · NEC SpectraView monitors


Has anyone ever tested these monitors?
http://www.necdisplay.com/p/desktop%20-monitors/pa231w-bk-sv
Eizo or LaCie would be my first choise if this were a mission critical task, but this would be given to an offsite employee mostly for website and outdoor events.
Any advise would be greatly appreciated.



Dec 08, 2011 at 01:44 PM
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p.1 #2 · p.1 #2 · NEC SpectraView monitors


unless color fidelity etc etc is an integral part of this employee's job, why get such a 'nice' monitor?


Dec 08, 2011 at 02:01 PM
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p.1 #3 · p.1 #3 · NEC SpectraView monitors


howardm4

color fidelity is required but we will not be producing wedding albums or cosmetics advertising.

most of the prints will be of outdoor daytime events and most prints will be 8x10 or smaller.

I want a good monitor for a grand, not two or three.



Dec 08, 2011 at 02:09 PM
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p.1 #4 · p.1 #4 · NEC SpectraView monitors


I don't knwo much abotu the 231 23" standard gamut PA but the PA241 wide gamut is pretty amazing

the 14bit 3D LUT is great and it lets it have a perfect sRGB emulation, it's really important for that on teh wide gamut monitor (makes it better than a real sRGB monitor which almost always fall short of sRGB in one way or another). The 14 bit stuff also lets you pick say sRGB TRC or Gamm 2.2 etc. if you pick sRGB TRC then even non-managed stuff like IE will show proper shadow levels for sRGB images. Not all calibration even let you set sRGB TRC, a lot of people just calibrate to gamma 2.2 and then see wrong dark tone levels when using IE. And you get zero banding since the trc is set internally at high bit

231 has the 14 bit 3D LUT too



Dec 08, 2011 at 05:13 PM
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p.1 #5 · p.1 #5 · NEC SpectraView monitors


Hi Phychic1,

Got one a few months ago,and love it.

The SpectraViewII software is amazing,makes calibrating a breeze.

Mike



Dec 08, 2011 at 05:18 PM
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p.1 #6 · p.1 #6 · NEC SpectraView monitors


Very happy with the NEC PA241.


Dec 08, 2011 at 06:09 PM
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p.1 #7 · p.1 #7 · NEC SpectraView monitors


Thanks all, now I have something to put on my Christmas list.


Dec 08, 2011 at 06:12 PM
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p.1 #8 · p.1 #8 · NEC SpectraView monitors


I do not have the newer PA series but I have MultiSync 2690WUXi2 and MS 3090WUXi2 with SpectraViewII calibration and I love them!
My brother has 2 of the new PA series and the color is phenominal. My older MS series is barely discernable.
Nice choice!
Dan



Dec 09, 2011 at 05:27 PM
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p.1 #9 · p.1 #9 · NEC SpectraView monitors


I use the older NEC 2490WUXI2 and also a LaCie 321. They are very similar in quality, with the NEC being a much better value right now. Both panels are stellar, and the 2490 a bit cheaper than th PA series if you don' t need all the bells and whistles.


Dec 10, 2011 at 08:27 PM
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p.1 #10 · p.1 #10 · NEC SpectraView monitors


After a bunch of research, I decided instead to buy an Asus 24" PA246 monitor (P-IPS, wide-gamut) and an i1 Display Pro. I think it ended up being half the price of the NEC I was considering, so I got two.

Absolutely bloody gorgeous. And for less than $500, a much more attractive option than the NEC.



Dec 10, 2011 at 09:13 PM
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p.1 #11 · p.1 #11 · NEC SpectraView monitors


Hi people!! B&H got the PA241W for $779+ rebate for a free hood + free shipping and you can buy the spectraview from NEC site


Dec 16, 2011 at 08:25 PM
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p.1 #12 · p.1 #12 · NEC SpectraView monitors


"I want a good monitor for a grand, not two or three" -

Get a u2711 or a u3011 even.



Dec 18, 2011 at 11:15 PM
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p.1 #13 · p.1 #13 · NEC SpectraView monitors


I have 2 and love them. Integrated calibration is great.


Dec 21, 2011 at 09:54 AM
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p.1 #14 · p.1 #14 · NEC SpectraView monitors


wfr2 - which monitors do you have?



Dec 22, 2011 at 10:41 AM





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