thats a good choice but the Asus PA279Q and Dell U2713H share the same panel at a cost of $800, vs the $2k+ of the NEC.
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OK Your new MP just arrived. What will you be using as a display for this bad boy?
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thats a good choice but the Asus PA279Q and Dell U2713H share the same panel at a cost of $800, vs the $2k+ of the NEC.
Hey I love my old 271Ws, but it looks like the newer 272W is worth considering.I got two of these 27" NEC MultiSync PA271W
http://www.necdisplay.com/p/desktop-monitors/pa271w-bk
For me they are much better than apple or dell but do cost quite a bit.
The calibrator version comes with it, never bothered to check the price. You can (or at least you used to be able to) use the Spectraview package with all your monitors.
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Guessing you didn't click through, the one I have is listed at 30lbs per monitor.
The HP LP2480zx Dreamcolor monitor with its RGB Led backlit display covers 100% of Adobe RGB and 133% of NSTC color. It has a built in LUT and seven separate built in color space settings, all can be calibrated separately.
The unfortunate part of the 28" is that it is a TN not an IPS panel so the color fidelity is not as strong for professional applications.
Would love to consider, but spent £2000 on these a while back and all my money is now going to be invested in a maxed out nMP 8 core. I figure in a year or two 4k will be much better/cheaper than it is now.
Indeed not. But, what does make an NEC 272W worth $500 more than a Dell 2713H? I have an NEC 2690WUXi that's been fine for quite a few years, great colors, but not super sharp, so looking for something to replace it.
I got the pricing confused with the 30" versions I was looking at. I've been searching furiously for a monitor and they're starting to run together to me at this point.
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I'd also like to know what the differences are between the three monitors that share the same panels, and they seem to have the same features.
What makes the NEC stand out?
I honestly do not know, in this particular case, but having the "same" panel does not mean that the monitors will perform equally. There are also the controlling electronics, which are not the same and it could be that one model has panels with less chances of dead pixels.
You simply plug them straight into the thunderbolt ports, like you would with any other mac with thunderbolt ports, if they are 27" or 24".
I bought mine 3 years ago, so they're due for a refresh. I'm going to wait on the nMP till at least the next round of processors.Would love to consider, but spent £2000 on these a while back and all my money is now going to be invested in a maxed out nMP 8 core. I figure in a year or two 4k will be much better/cheaper than it is now.
I don't get all the 4K mania, I just want accurate color that fits on my desk.
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I like the Calibrator integration, but I'd like to know how they compare as well.
With the NEC you get the "opportunity" to spend a couple of hundred bucks on the hood.
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I found the answer by myself.
Bootcamp driver provide the brightness control by pressing F1 and F2, which is same as in OS X, under Window is running.
When I asked this, I lost my first installation of Windows, and was not able to re-install. After I succeeded re-installation, I found this.
I also called Apple support. I got funny answer from the support person.
Apple Support) Once Window is running, how to control displays brightness is responsible by Windows. So please ask your question to Microsoft.
I ) In Windows world, most displays have buttons for brightness. Widows does not have software functionality to control the brightness of the display.
Apple) Again, that the question is about Windows. Please ask to Microsoft.
I ) Does Apple provide any software tool to control the brightness of Thunderbolt Display under Windows?
Apple) I'm afraid not. Apple does not provide any such a tool.
I ) Thank you.
I have the NEC PA271, which I purchased with the SpectraView II Calibration kit. For my usage (color accurate printing), there was little point in spending the money on the NEC monitor, without also spending the extra dough on the calibration kit. Prior to purchasing the NEC Monitor, I already had a "decent" third-party (nonApple) monitor with a generic calibration kit (Spyder). The improvement with the NEC with SpectraView II is beyond question worth the money if you want to do your own printing. Now I truly do get (WYSIWYG) color accuracy from monitor to printing. I especially love the subtle but notable difference when selecting paper types for my CanonPro 9000 printer using "online proofing" settings within Aperture. Not only am I able to avoid wasting paper (because my prints seemed always to be too dark or else washed out), but because I am now able to see in advance which of my papers is best suited to which photos before I print. Seems like it should have been easy all these years, but buying and using the NEC with the SpectraView seems like the "holy grail" of print proofing (I know that sounds dramatic, and I guess it is).
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For the same reason that the display of an iMac pass the UGRA certifications (EU standard printing industry) and not any DELL Ultrasharp.
With same paper-spec you can have many difference in practice, based on integration and electronic beside the panel and software support of it.
Even I agree that it's not an important matter for many users to reach such specs, price stay an argument for most of us... with a good hardware colorimeter !
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I was going to buy one when I got my NECs, but nobody could ship one by my fiscal year end, so I went with the NECs. Haven't looked at their newer models yet.
Dell UP2414Q Compatibility?
The Dell UP2414Q is on its way to my office... ready for my (February - Quad/300/1TB) Mac Pro. BUT... I've heard conflicting reports as to whether it'll work with the nMP!
I don't need it to scale... but to run at native rez (3840x2160).
I even saw a reference to this monitor being attached to a nMP at the 5th Ave Apple store... but nothing firm.
Anybody know or had experience with attaching the UP2414Q? Thanks in advance.
The Dell UP2414Q is on its way to my office... ready for my (February - Quad/300/1TB) Mac Pro. BUT... I've heard conflicting reports as to whether it'll work with the nMP!
I don't need it to scale... but to run at native rez (3840x2160).
I even saw a reference to this monitor being attached to a nMP at the 5th Ave Apple store... but nothing firm.
Anybody know or had experience with attaching the UP2414Q? Thanks in advance.