Posted by Filemon Lopez on November 22, 2006 at 6:37 AM
I am looking to puchase a new monitor (larger/sharper) for my digital darkroom. I like the WACOM Cintiq but at$2.5k is a bit much. Can anyone recommend a monitor? Thanks
We're extremely happy with the Apple monitors, the bigger the better. We have not compared them with others simply because we haven't felt the need.
Posted by Ed Dubois on November 22, 2006 at 11:37 AM
Hi Filemon,
The Eizo-Nano monitors are considered to be some of the best you can buy. I'm using a Flexscan L768 which was about $900 when I bought it. My photographer friends react with a WOW when they see it (and I like it a lot too ) http://www.eizo.com/
Good luck.
Posted by Filemon Lopez on November 23, 2006 at 7:35 AM
Thank you. I will check on both brands.
Posted by Outdoor Lens on November 23, 2006 at 8:52 AM
I don't have any hands-on experience with it, but while researching this year's Christmas present I've come to conclude that the LaCie 321 offers good bang for the buck. It beats out the Apple and Eizo monitors in its class and comes with a color calibrator for under $2000 making it cheaper than the WACOM model you referenced.
If I can find a good deal (I know its unlikely) on Black Friday I just may have my Christmas present a little early!
I'm not acquainted with the LaCie monitor OL recommends, but I can speak up on behalf of the company and their calibrator. The only CRT monitor we have left is one of their electron19blueIII models along with their calibrator. Both are still going very strong after 5 years, with results so much better than other CRTs we had, we're still reluctant to part with it. If the same can be expected from the 321, you have a lot of good things to look forward to.
I bought my Monaco Optix profiling tool from them: Good people and great service!
-PB
Posted by Filemon Lopez on November 26, 2006 at 11:01 AM
Thanks for all the replies. I am now narrowing my selection to either the Eizo or a Samsung Synchmaster 244T. If anyone has any experience with the Samsung I would appreciate some feedback. Thanks
I own a 22" IBM C220P monitor. Amazing quality and can be pushed to extremely high resolution if you use the right video card with a DVI-I input, although it takes both DVI and VGA connectors.
I drive mine with a PCI Express x16 nVidia GeForce 6800 at 1920x1440
Here's the details: http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?sitestyle=lenovo&lndocid=MIGR-54141
The only problem? Rather heavy, especially when you wanna move, hence I'm considering selling off mine. Email me if you're interested.
Posted by Keith Anderson on November 30, 2006 at 4:47 AM
Filemon,
Forget Samsung and IBM and such, They are good monitors for the business class and such. If you can afford it get a EIZO. The Flexscan S2410W or S2110W are fantastic monitors Will blow the other away not only in colour fidelity but also in the amount of control you have to calibrate the monitor perfectly. If you have heaps of money you then would buy one of their colour edge monitors.
Resolution of the monitor means nothing when looking a LCD. You should be looking at Brightness and Color Uniformity. This is what sets a Ezio above the rest. The next best really would be a Apple Display but Ezio are still a better display than the Apple's but not by a huge amount. Against a Dell, Samsung, IBM, Sony, Mits there is just no comparison, Ezio will be a huge improvment
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9 repliesThe Eizo-Nano monitors are considered to be some of the best you can buy. I'm using a Flexscan L768 which was about $900 when I bought it. My photographer friends react with a WOW when they see it (and I like it a lot too
Good luck.
If I can find a good deal (I know its unlikely) on Black Friday I just may have my Christmas present a little early!
Eizo Monitors .
I bought my Monaco Optix profiling tool from them: Good people and great service!
-PB
I drive mine with a PCI Express x16 nVidia GeForce 6800 at 1920x1440
Here's the details: http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?sitestyle=lenovo&lndocid=MIGR-54141
The only problem? Rather heavy, especially when you wanna move, hence I'm considering selling off mine. Email me if you're interested.
Forget Samsung and IBM and such, They are good monitors for the business class and such. If you can afford it get a EIZO. The Flexscan S2410W or S2110W are fantastic monitors Will blow the other away not only in colour fidelity but also in the amount of control you have to calibrate the monitor perfectly. If you have heaps of money you then would buy one of their colour edge monitors.
Resolution of the monitor means nothing when looking a LCD. You should be looking at Brightness and Color Uniformity. This is what sets a Ezio above the rest. The next best really would be a Apple Display but Ezio are still a better display than the Apple's but not by a huge amount. Against a Dell, Samsung, IBM, Sony, Mits there is just no comparison, Ezio will be a huge improvment