Thanks, Mark! I first stumbled on that model over at cnet, but I've not been to TFTCentral before. Great info on your page, too -- much appreciated!
-c On Sat, Oct 2, 2010 at 11:40 AM, Mark Roberts <[email protected]> wrote: > 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. > -- 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.
