Michael Seltzer
New member
Hello,
I am looking for a good LCD monitor, and was thinking about the Apple Cinema Display (23"). However, I've heard this is hard to profile, as you can't adjust much (only the brightness, I think?). Does anybody have experience using, and profiling, this monitor?
I am also considering the Eizo CE210W. It's smaller, but if the color is better (more accurate, more consistent), it might still be the better choice. Then again, I've heard that it might not be as good as others because it is a PVA panel instead of an IPS type panel. I've also heard good things about the NEC monitors, but I think the new 26" LCD will be out of my price range. Both the Eizo and NEC have calibration software that, apparently, modify the LUT (calibration?) as opposed to simply creating an icc profile. I'm not certain I understand that correctly, but according to one of the threads on this forum, modifying the LUT is a good way to calibrate (as opposed to profile) an LCD. I have Monaco Optix XR Pro, so already have a colorimeter and profiling software, but the software that comes with these monitors might be better (at least, they're deigned for that company's monitors). I work in both color and black and white, so the ability to display monochrome images well is also important to me.
Any information/help/advice is appreciated.
Thank you,
Michael
I am looking for a good LCD monitor, and was thinking about the Apple Cinema Display (23"). However, I've heard this is hard to profile, as you can't adjust much (only the brightness, I think?). Does anybody have experience using, and profiling, this monitor?
I am also considering the Eizo CE210W. It's smaller, but if the color is better (more accurate, more consistent), it might still be the better choice. Then again, I've heard that it might not be as good as others because it is a PVA panel instead of an IPS type panel. I've also heard good things about the NEC monitors, but I think the new 26" LCD will be out of my price range. Both the Eizo and NEC have calibration software that, apparently, modify the LUT (calibration?) as opposed to simply creating an icc profile. I'm not certain I understand that correctly, but according to one of the threads on this forum, modifying the LUT is a good way to calibrate (as opposed to profile) an LCD. I have Monaco Optix XR Pro, so already have a colorimeter and profiling software, but the software that comes with these monitors might be better (at least, they're deigned for that company's monitors). I work in both color and black and white, so the ability to display monochrome images well is also important to me.
Any information/help/advice is appreciated.
Thank you,
Michael