Originally posted by: redlinez33
xtknight, I dont know if you saw this or not, but toastyX just received a new DS DS-263N monitor (that 26" IPS panel) and the new one he received has a built in polarizer, like the NEC.
Yup, see above.
Originally posted by: redlinez33
xtknight, I dont know if you saw this or not, but toastyX just received a new DS DS-263N monitor (that 26" IPS panel) and the new one he received has a built in polarizer, like the NEC.
Originally posted by: redlinez33
I will be getting my DS next week (already ordered) if its true about the polarizer thing, the planar shouldnt even be recommended. $200 less and much better picture quality = no brainer.... If you must have height adjustment (the planar BARELY qualifies here) then $200 easily buys you a very nice base.
Originally posted by: shinobiobi
what i mean by blaring is that, when i'm on my desktop, things like white or gray backgrounds don't look clean, like they're grainy or dirty. this in turn also affects the way i see text on the backgrounds. is this a monitor issue or a video card issue? is there anything i can do about it? games look phenomenal, but this is very troubling for all other applications.
i'm really considering trading in this monitor for something else. it's great for the games, but i need an equal amount of premium on desktop work, especially since i work at home doing graphic design. can anyone shoot me a few recommendations for the 22" sized monitors? my budget is pretty high, up to about 400 dollars.
Originally posted by: xtknight
Originally posted by: ericinho
@Xtknight: in your list of screens for print or webdesign brands like Eizo and LaCie are missing... how would you rank those among the once listed now?
I probably wouldn't bother recommending any Eizo or LaCies that are VAs (gamma shift issues) because they are all very expensive. The IPS ones, maybe, but they haven't come out with new IPS ones in awhile as far as I can tell.
Generally you can just assume these are good anyway. Due to the lack of online reviews of LaCie and Eizo models, I can't validate it any better than you.
What is there right now is really the best. I haven't seen any worthwhile competitors to the LCD2490WUXi from Eizo, in performance or price. Ditto for the LCD2690WUXi. In short, you shouldn't even bother with them unless the NECs somehow don't fit your needs.
The VAs from Eizo and LaCie have exactly the same gamma shift problems. They don't do anything to compensate for it, AFAIK. So, they would be below any IPS panel in my list. The IPS Eizos and LaCies would be at the top along with the NEC IPS panels unless they had some serious problem.
Originally posted by: Khilarii
I'm going to buy a display primarily for gaming, secondarily for movies, and thirdly for text and internet. But gaming is what I'll do most. I looked at the recommendations on this thread for hardcore gaming and noticed that the 19" LG is considered very good. Would the 22-inch L227WTG-PF sold at Best Buy be equally good? I'm looking for something 22-inch or bigger. Thank you for your help.
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/ol...oduct&id=1201913867539
Originally posted by: redlinez33
That LG is a good monitor from what I have read about..... I am not sure why no 22" is recommended for hardcore gaming, thats the one thing lots of them are good at........
Originally posted by: ericinho
Originally posted by: xtknight
Originally posted by: ericinho
@Xtknight: in your list of screens for print or webdesign brands like Eizo and LaCie are missing... how would you rank those among the once listed now?
I probably wouldn't bother recommending any Eizo or LaCies that are VAs (gamma shift issues) because they are all very expensive. The IPS ones, maybe, but they haven't come out with new IPS ones in awhile as far as I can tell.
Generally you can just assume these are good anyway. Due to the lack of online reviews of LaCie and Eizo models, I can't validate it any better than you.
What is there right now is really the best. I haven't seen any worthwhile competitors to the LCD2490WUXi from Eizo, in performance or price. Ditto for the LCD2690WUXi. In short, you shouldn't even bother with them unless the NECs somehow don't fit your needs.
The VAs from Eizo and LaCie have exactly the same gamma shift problems. They don't do anything to compensate for it, AFAIK. So, they would be below any IPS panel in my list. The IPS Eizos and LaCies would be at the top along with the NEC IPS panels unless they had some serious problem.
So back to my dillema: finding a screen for (web)design, photo editing, illustration and animation as well as playing DVDs and an occasional game :
I own the Eizo S2431W and it DOES NOT have the gamma problem as exhibited with the Eizo S2231W (where the gamma shifts from the left side to the right side). That problem seems to be connected with wide gamut displays (so also the NEC 2690 WUXi). I can recommend this display to anyone looking to buy a high quality VA type screen.
Originally posted by: xtknight
You would probably be getting well-improved IPS tech, actually. H-IPS is high-aperture-ratio IPS, which provides a contrast improvement. Those H-IPSes you are talking about are also wide gamut, which means they will appear a lot more vibrant than your 2000FP. (The BenQ 24" of course, is VA, not IPS.) You may just want to commit blindly to an H-IPS panel rather than taking a risk with a VA you can't see locally either.
Originally posted by: albovin
All PVA Eizos have gamma shift (better word for this problem is colorshift; colorshift=loss of details in darker tones from front view+color washout from angle view).
By design, *VA technology means colorshift.
There is no relationship between gamma/colorshift and color gamut.
The NEC 2690 is an IPS monitor, so it has no gamma/colorshift.
Color washout on the Eizo 2441 (left) vs NEC 2690 (right) from Hardforum.
Originally posted by: shinobiobi
i'm not sure 'dirty' is the right word to use for it, but if i could use a photo analogy, it seems like there's noise going on, on the screen when i'm doing anything but gaming.
could you recommend me a few more models?
Originally posted by: tw33ter
What's the best 28", more or less, monitor for gaming?