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Equipment & Techniques => Computers & Peripherals => Topic started by: dhdhdh on July 02, 2015, 11:52:40 am

Title: Monitor recommendations?
Post by: dhdhdh on July 02, 2015, 11:52:40 am

Using a mac tower and and older Apple matte screen 23" (i think) "Cinema Display."
Any recommendations for something newer that doesn't cost a fortune?

So hard to find reliable info on this topic. Thank you!

Title: Re: Monitor recommendations?
Post by: Rand47 on July 02, 2015, 01:04:07 pm

Depends on what you mean by a fortune, I guess.  My thinking is that the NEC PA2x2 series monitors are about the sweet spot for price/performance.

Rand

Title: Re: Monitor recommendations?
Post by: dhdhdh on July 02, 2015, 01:27:20 pm

Under $1000, maybe less? 
I will look into these, thank you.

Title: Re: Monitor recommendations?
Post by: Rand47 on July 02, 2015, 06:20:09 pm

For "just over" your 1k$ you could have 24" w/ their profiling software & device. 

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/search?Ntt=nec+pa242w-bk-sv&N=0&InitialSearch=yes&sts=ps

Rand

Title: Re: Monitor recommendations?
Post by: Czornyj on July 03, 2015, 03:34:43 am

Take new NEC EA275UHD with SpectraViewII software and i1Display Pro. At 800$ it's a bargain!

Title: Re: Monitor recommendations?
Post by: dhdhdh on July 03, 2015, 08:30:41 am

Thank you!  I will check this out.

Title: Re: Monitor recommendations?
Post by: Chris Kern on July 03, 2015, 05:05:50 pm

Quote from: dhdhdh on July 02, 2015, 11:52:40 am

Using a mac tower and and older Apple matte screen 23" (i think) "Cinema Display."
Any recommendations for something newer that doesn't cost a fortune?

I just purchased a NEC PA272w for $999 (with free shipping within the United States) from B&H in New York.  At the time that I'm writing this, the B&H website says they have a "limited supply at this price."  Excellent monitor.  This is my second NEC wide-gamut monitor and I'm very pleased with it.

And at that price, you do not get NEC's SpectraView software or color calibration sensor, which I strongly recommend because they make calibration essentially effortless.  (I already had them from the earlier NEC purchase.)

Title: Re: Monitor recommendations?
Post by: dhdhdh on July 03, 2015, 05:21:19 pm

Thanks very much! I'm clicking over to B&H right now.