Pls help finding perfect 24" display

[laurinfcr]

Hi,

i'm looking for a replacement of my Nec MultiSync LCD 1990SXi which i sold because i need more screen space. At the moment after glossy displays wide gamut is the next hype but i think those are wrong for me.

I had a HP LP2475W but had to return it because he wasn't ok. The colours were a awful. I'm afraid that the only monitor which will look good to me is the NEC 2490Wuxi because i'm used to the light sensor and the perfect colors of my sold NEC 1990SXi.

At the moment i'm on a borrowed Philips 220WS and i think the screen is width enough but the height isn't that more as it was on my 19" (sure 1024 compared to 1050 of the Philips). So it's a funny feeling because it looks stretched and that was it.

There's another problem -> I spent a lot of hours in front of my Computer (Macbook Pro) so ergonomic counts and i don't know if i want a black frame as my Nec was a silver one.

My main usage is slicing templates for websites and coding it's xhtml code and i also use it for my university study. I'm afraid that 22" will be not enough in height because it's not really more as it was on my NEC (i mentioned it above).

So main usage:
-> Web-Graphics / Coding
-> Reading/Writing papers for university

The NEC 2490wuxi will sure be a perfect display but i don't use it for what it's meant to be (professional graphic display) and it's very expensive. I thought of a NEC P221W but it's only a 22" or a Dell 2209WA.

Do you have any idea what i should do?

 

[albovin]

Do you have any idea what i should do?

If you want perfect display you should buy it.

If you don't want perfect display you should not buy it.

The good news is that you understand what the perfect monitor is - yes, the NEC 2490WUXi.

A minor problem is that you doubt what perfect monitor is for.

The NEC 2490wuxi will sure be a perfect display but i don't use it for what it's meant to be (professional graphic display) and it's very expensive.

What Lexus cars are meant to be used for?
Shopping? No.
Taking children from the school? No.
Why?
Because Lexus cars are intended for "professional driving and it's very expensive".

Best cars, best monitors, etc. are intended to nothing else but to make our life more comfortable.
And it's up to you what level of comfort you want and can afford.

Other options.
If you look at a supermarket parking you'll see that people manage to use different cars for their needs.
Same about "slicing templates for websites and coding it's xhtml code and ...university study".
1. Stay away from wide gamut monitors.
2. Yes, you'll benefit from standard resolution 1920x1200.
3. Don't talk about "perfect monitors" anymore, relax and go down to 24" TN and spend less (BenQ G2400WD) or down to low resolution IPS (Dell 2209WA).

 

[silent hero]

If you have the money go for the 2490wuxi. You don't need to have a certain purpose to justify it's use.

 

[silent-circuit]

I don't see what in your usage pattern requires something "perfect". Ergonomics? Sure, but you say yourself that budget doesn't really allow for "whatever you want.". Decent color reprodction? Sure, but it's not mission critical.

Get a cheap P-MVA 24", or one of the better TNs if you'll be viewing head-on. It'll be fine... and if it's not, pay up and get something better. If you're used to a pro graphics display and won't take anything less... it's painfully obvious what you have to go with, and this thread is pointless.

 

[albovin]

it's painfully obvious what you have to go with, and this thread is pointless.

I agree.
BTW the Benq G2400WT is now with height adjustment.

 

[laurinfcr]

Oh you didn't got me right.

I have critical color works but not as critical as earning with one edited picture like the half the monitor will cost. But i need perfect gradients as i have to slice them and giving opinions if the design looks great or not.

You just should have read what i have written -> i used a Nec 1990SXi with a 12-bit LUT and calibrated with Spyder2.

Oh one last thing -> if it's o pointless ... WT* are you answering it? And WT* should i do with a TN Panel if i worked since years on an IPS (Iiyama and NEC both with IPS, both calibrated) ... *lol* Funny guys, really funny

 

[albovin]

Never mind.
You have understanding of what is good. So work on that.

What justifies your taking time with this question is that it's really impossible to find anything equal to the 2490.

 

[evilsofa]

Quoting without understanding exactly what it means, but it seems to indicate to me that the only monitor you want is the 2490:

The real advantage of the monitor hardware LUT based calibration is you don't lost any steps in the 0-255 ramp for each primary color. An appropriate value should be found in the 12bit LUT that will match to the required value. Without doing it in the monitor, you'll get patches of same values as the video card LUT is modified to get the closest match. So gradients will have slight banding if you modify the video card table while you'll get fine gradations if all mapping is done in the monitor hardware.

http://www.hardforum.com/showthread.php?p=1032314988

He is speaking of the 2490, and as far as I know, you won't find hardware LUT in any cheaper monitor. For the work you describe, this sounds mission-critical.

 

[Armatoste]

1680 x 1050 is hardly a low resolution.

 

[Biges]

H-IPS displays are perfect for text and long hours of work, especially in a low light enviroment. So do yourself a favour and get 2490.
It is amazing, how are people reluctant to pay money for a proper hardware equipment, they try to save on such thinghs line monitors, mices, sound cards etc., but they are perfectly willing to spend money on crap like cars, expensive holidays, fat food... I'm speaking generally, not imp:ying it is your case

 

[laurinfcr]

Thank you "biges" for your reply!

I've forgotten to mention that i'm in europe, so the price is much more here. But i'm convinced getting a 2490Wuxi.

 

[Biges]

Thank you "biges" for your reply!

I've forgotten to mention that i'm in europe, so the price is much more here. But i'm convinced getting a 2490Wuxi.

I recall when I wanted to replace my old CRT. In the end after a few months I spent 4x more than I was originally willing to pay to get NEC 2690. 2490 wasn't available back then.
Some notes - you don't have to buy the SV version, you can get a calibrator later. But whatever you do, check the monitor before buying so it doesn't have any dead pixels. If you find one red or green subpixel, you shoudl consider yourself lucky

 

[ikarinokami]

my 2490 has no dead pixel. I think its pretty well established now that the 2490 panels are either better quality or have tigher production controls than the 2690 panels.

 

[psyside]

Thank you "biges" for your reply!

I've forgotten to mention that i'm in europe, so the price is much more here. But i'm convinced getting a 2490Wuxi.

Can you please tell me where are you from and how much does the monitor cost?
so i can compare price really need info,thanks in advance.