Christine Nielsen wrote: >Hi all, > >I've decided to quit hunching over my laptop & get a real monitor, to >be properly calibrated, just like all the cool kids have. Not only >are my back & eyes killing me, but I think I would stand a better >chance of getting some images out of my hard drive and onto paper if I >could get a reliable handle on the color management thing. > >I've done some research, and though I still feel a bit out of my depth >on this topic, my initial inclination is toward a NEC P221W >http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/controller/home?O=NavBar&A=getItemDetail&Q=&sku=602072&is=REG&si=rev#anchorToReadReviews > >The price is right, and it comes well-recommended. Anyone care to >disabuse me of this notion? What am I missing by not going with a >$1000+ model, like a higher-end NEC, or Apple Cinema display, or Dell >Ultra Sharp...? Are there others I should consider? (I think we can >safely leave Eizo out of the discussion for now...)
Looks good. According to the TFT Central database it uses a Samsung S-PVA panel, which should be excellent. What you're mainly missing with the more expensive models would be size and extra features (USB connections, video input, built-in speakers, etc.) Here's the CNET review: http://reviews.cnet.com/lcd-monitors/nec-multisync-p221w/4505-3174_7-33416987.html#reviewPage1 TFT Central is the best source of information I've found: http://www.tftcentral.co.uk/ I have a blog post on picking a computer monitor: http://www.robertstech.com/blog/?p=31 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
