EA231WMi best for graphic design? dead pixels?

flaveret3rd · 9 Apr 2010 at 19:47

A budget of £300, is this best with it being IPS?

Anyone know how NEC are for if you get a dead pixel?

PCM2 · 9 Apr 2010 at 20:12

I'm not sure I would say best. I'm not a fan of the 16:9 aspect ratio for graphic design work. I would also consider the Dell 2209WA. The colour gamut of the Dell is much broader, but this can be a blessing as well as a curse - it depends whether you work within the sRGB colour space or would prefer the broadest range of colours possible.

Arcane · 10 Apr 2010 at 17:13

The 2209 has the same colour gamut as the NEC, the 2410 is wide gamut though. As for it being 16:9, it's something I think is vastly exaggerated. A 23" 16:9 will still have more working area than a 22" 16:10. The Dell's a great panel and is cheaper but out of the two I think the NEC's the better choice. I used a hardware calibrator on mine, (used Native mode) and the colours are great, it's good enough to use Creative Suite on, borrow a calibrator, use it and don't forget to set the colour profile to european pre-press 2 in bridge under the colour settings.

PCM2 · 10 Apr 2010 at 22:37

Sorry this is correct - I was thinking of the U2410 and U2711 which both have a wide colour gamut. I actually just corrected this on my own website today!

I still think extra vertical resolution is helpful for design work, but whichever way you look at it the NEC has a higher resolution than the Dell so you have more space to play with.