Comments on: Multiple-Monitor Goodness: My New Eizo Monitor http://regex.info/blog/2008-02-02/710 Not a photo blog. A personal blog with photos. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:03:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Lars K. Christensen http://regex.info/blog/2008-02-02/710#comment-35208 Lars K. Christensen Wed, 06 May 2009 21:24:56 +0000 http://regex.info/blog/2008-02-02/710#comment-35208 After bying a new wide gamut 8-bit monitor, my first impressions were like yours: colours so saturated they almost hurt the eye ;-) Impressive! However, saturation is not necessarily a goal in itself. In fact, to get naturally looking colours, I found a hit to turn down saturation a bit. Now I'm very pleased with the monitor. More details on http://blog.christianehoej.dk/2008/11/05/lang_dai-et-bredere-perspektivlang_dalang_enin-a-broader-perspectivelang_en/langswitch_lang/en/ Yours Lars (from Denmark) After bying a new wide gamut 8-bit monitor, my first impressions were like yours: colours so saturated they almost hurt the eye ;-)
Impressive! However, saturation is not necessarily a goal in itself. In fact, to get naturally looking colours, I found a hit to turn down saturation a bit. Now I’m very pleased with the monitor.
More details on http://blog.christianehoej.dk/2008/11/05/lang_dai-et-bredere-perspektivlang_dalang_enin-a-broader-perspectivelang_en/langswitch_lang/en/

Yours
Lars (from Denmark)

]]> By: Halmat http://regex.info/blog/2008-02-02/710#comment-31695 Halmat Thu, 18 Dec 2008 19:51:33 +0000 http://regex.info/blog/2008-02-02/710#comment-31695 Hi Jeffrey, I was interested in buying this monitor but I've heard somewhere that there is a massive lag 40ms. Is this true? Even though it states 6ms. Thanks your help, Halmat <span class='jfriedl'>I'm not exactly sure what lag would look like, but I don't think I've ever noticed any. It's a great monitor and I'd not hesitate to buy another if I broke this one. —Jeffrey</span> Hi Jeffrey,

I was interested in buying this monitor but I’ve heard somewhere that there is a massive lag 40ms. Is this true? Even though it states 6ms.

Thanks your help,
Halmat

I’m not exactly sure what lag would look like, but I don’t think I’ve ever noticed any. It’s a great monitor and I’d not hesitate to buy another if I broke this one. —Jeffrey

]]> By: Fred http://regex.info/blog/2008-02-02/710#comment-15905 Fred Wed, 02 Apr 2008 19:06:33 +0000 http://regex.info/blog/2008-02-02/710#comment-15905 Hi Jeffrey! Interesting read this. I'm clinging on to my old <a href="http://www.bjorn3d.com/read.php?cID=385" title="957MB review" rel="nofollow">Samsung SyncMaster 957MB</a> for dear life because I've found it far too difficult to find a LCD monitor to suit my needs. Perhaps I'm just really picky, or perhaps scared to delve into something new. My reason for sticking with the CRT has been that whites seemed to be blown out. The details weren't there when I looked at photos. And the black reproduction as well. How does your shiny Eizo deal with that? I might just get one like yours if I can be convinced. ;) Thanks for your excellent blog! I enjoy reading it! -- Fred <span class='jfriedl'>I'm not very knowledgeable in this area; I can only report that I still catch myself gawking in awe a couple of times a day while using this monitor for photo work. As for blown-out highlights and lack of detail, any monitor can (and likely will) look bad if it's not profiled properly (and fed an image from an application that understands both the image and monitor profile), so that's an important step regardless of what monitor you use. —Jeffrey</span> Hi Jeffrey!
Interesting read this. I’m clinging on to my old Samsung SyncMaster 957MB for dear life because I’ve found it far too difficult to find a LCD monitor to suit my needs. Perhaps I’m just really picky, or perhaps scared to delve into something new.

My reason for sticking with the CRT has been that whites seemed to be blown out. The details weren’t there when I looked at photos. And the black reproduction as well. How does your shiny Eizo deal with that? I might just get one like yours if I can be convinced. ;)

Thanks for your excellent blog! I enjoy reading it!

–
Fred

I’m not very knowledgeable in this area; I can only report that I still catch myself gawking in awe a couple of times a day while using this monitor for photo work. As for blown-out highlights and lack of detail, any monitor can (and likely will) look bad if it’s not profiled properly (and fed an image from an application that understands both the image and monitor profile), so that’s an important step regardless of what monitor you use. —Jeffrey

]]> By: chrisb63 http://regex.info/blog/2008-02-02/710#comment-14478 chrisb63 Thu, 14 Feb 2008 08:36:56 +0000 http://regex.info/blog/2008-02-02/710#comment-14478 hello I discovered with great pleasure recently your blog. Great pics !! I can see on the pic above that you have a Macbook. I am wondering how does it run with Lightroom ? I guess 4 gig of ram is a must ? Does it make sense to get a macbook and a external monitor, like a 23' cinema display or anything else ? Thanks <span class='jfriedl'>Lightroom runs fine on my first-gen MacBook with 2G ram, and I can use Lightroom/Photoshop on without problem, but when I'm not traveling, I prefer to use a big monitor with better colors. I've never used a laptop with an external monitor, so I'm not sure how that would work, but it sounds like it'd be reasonable. —Jeffrey</span> hello

I discovered with great pleasure recently your blog.
Great pics !!

I can see on the pic above that you have a Macbook.
I am wondering how does it run with Lightroom ?
I guess 4 gig of ram is a must ?

Does it make sense to get a macbook and a external monitor, like a 23′ cinema display or anything else ?

Thanks

Lightroom runs fine on my first-gen MacBook with 2G ram, and I can use Lightroom/Photoshop on without problem, but when I’m not traveling, I prefer to use a big monitor with better colors. I’ve never used a laptop with an external monitor, so I’m not sure how that would work, but it sounds like it’d be reasonable. —Jeffrey

]]> By: Dan http://regex.info/blog/2008-02-02/710#comment-14289 Dan Tue, 05 Feb 2008 02:57:39 +0000 http://regex.info/blog/2008-02-02/710#comment-14289 I also have a FlexScan SX2461W and it's a nice monitor (quite reasonably priced too). I also noticed that the colour is very good; significantly better than the 24-inch Dell sitting next to it. Of course, this big new monitor is no doubt a requisite for your coding... Dan I also have a FlexScan SX2461W and it’s a nice monitor (quite reasonably priced too). I also noticed that the colour is very good; significantly better than the 24-inch Dell sitting next to it.

Of course, this big new monitor is no doubt a requisite for your coding…

Dan

]]> By: Peter http://regex.info/blog/2008-02-02/710#comment-14263 Peter Sun, 03 Feb 2008 11:53:08 +0000 http://regex.info/blog/2008-02-02/710#comment-14263 As someone still working in the dark ages of CRT monitors, have you any thoughts on how they compare, in terms of gamut, with modern LCD ones like your handsome Eizo? <span class='jfriedl'>I don't know how they compare, but I suspect that their sheer weight warps the fabric of space-time sufficiently to distort the picture, not to mention slowing the rotation of the earth. I can't imagine going back to a CRT. —Jeffrey</span> As someone still working in the dark ages of CRT monitors, have you any thoughts on how they compare, in terms of gamut, with modern LCD ones like your handsome Eizo?

I don’t know how they compare, but I suspect that their sheer weight warps the fabric of space-time sufficiently to distort the picture, not to mention slowing the rotation of the earth. I can’t imagine going back to a CRT. —Jeffrey

]]> By: Mark http://regex.info/blog/2008-02-02/710#comment-14221 Mark Sat, 02 Feb 2008 22:47:21 +0000 http://regex.info/blog/2008-02-02/710#comment-14221 As a fellow owner of a Macbook, I always thought their displays were some of the best. I'm curious to know if you think the Macbook is insufficient for photo work. My own experience with some of the prints produced from pro labs shows that it seems to be working for me thus far, but as you clearly pointed out, I may not have many photos which are outside of the gamut for the Macbook. Another informative post! As a fellow owner of a Macbook, I always thought their displays were some of the best. I’m curious to know if you think the Macbook is insufficient for photo work.

My own experience with some of the prints produced from pro labs shows that it seems to be working for me thus far, but as you clearly pointed out, I may not have many photos which are outside of the gamut for the Macbook.

Another informative post!

]]> By: Jon http://regex.info/blog/2008-02-02/710#comment-14214 Jon Sat, 02 Feb 2008 17:04:54 +0000 http://regex.info/blog/2008-02-02/710#comment-14214 When I got my HP LP3065 I was shocked to see my previous monitor and other screens looked almost broken color wise. Especially in warm, rich reddish tones; my other monitors look dull and tan as opposed to rich, warm brown/red. The newer wide gamut monitors really do make huge differences in your pictures. So much so that you wonder how anyone can really "finish" a digital image and say "this is how it should look" When I got my HP LP3065 I was shocked to see my previous monitor and other screens looked almost broken color wise. Especially in warm, rich reddish tones; my other monitors look dull and tan as opposed to rich, warm brown/red. The newer wide gamut monitors really do make huge differences in your pictures. So much so that you wonder how anyone can really “finish” a digital image and say “this is how it should look”

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