New NEC Multisync P241W (e-IPS, 14bit LUT, pro focused) due out this month

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Looks like I may well be getting this screen when it launches over here (comes out in the States this month) and using my Hazro HZ24Wi as a 2nd screen in portrait only mode.

The RRP seems very good but that was to be expected given the e-IPS panel being used although a surprise given the other features!

Interesting that they're not using an LED backlight though, maybe this is due to the market it is geared toward and the other hardware features it has?

I'd be interested in seeing a review of it first though to see how the performance fares in gaming and movie watching as I do use my PC for fun times too :p

Also I'm glad it is an sRGB monitor and not a wide gamut one, I shoot in Adobe RGB but save to sRGB as all working is mainly for online display and having had wide gamut screens before I found them to be hit and miss with accurate colours when browsing the web generally and between different viewing applications.

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I can imagine it on my Ergotron MX arm right now and it looks beautiful!

Where's Baddass? :D


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Or do I go Hazro 27".... Hmm.
 
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Go for the 27" if the quality is even anyway comparable. 24" is lovely, but the "size" is 5 years old now, and I personally would feel the extra resolution would be very helpful.

Not me putting the bucks down though. :p
 
Baddass is having a well-earned break at the moment but I am sure TFT Central will be reviewing this model in the near future. It will be interesting to see how it compares to the likes of the PA241W in practice. One thing I find particularly interesting is the inclusion of grey to grey acceleration - something which has been lacking on their previous professional models as it isn't necessary for most colour-critical work. As for the backlight - NEC has years of experience working with CCFL backlights on this classification of monitor and perhaps they weren't ready to implement the full whack (14-bit LUT and all) on an LED-backlit model.
 
Aye and IMO the NEC (and HP) screens look the most professional of any screen I have seen so far. Shame Hazro don't make aluminium casings any more as they were nice.
 
mrk said:
Interesting that they're not using an LED backlight though, maybe this is due to the market it is geared toward and the other hardware features it has?
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I think it's an acknowledgement of what many of us feel - edge-lit LED backlights are, well, rather poop at this stage of their development (clouding, backlight bleed etc), and probably not entirely suitable for pro work.

At least the price doesn't seem too exorbitant, at least for an NEC Multisync, although I expect it will be the usual more-or-less $1=£1 by the time it gets to Rip-off Britain.
 
That may be a possibility ($=!=£) but I would hope not :p

I don't mind having another 24", I find it's a rather nice size to have but a 27" would also mean a new GFX card so extra cost to factor in because my GTX460 won't handle the increased res as nicely as it does 1920x1200 in the latest games!
 
$1249 for the whole lot with the Calibrator is a very good price, we paid more than that for the 24" Eizos at work, I think NEC screens are excellent, the customer service is first rate as well.
 
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I think it's an acknowledgement of what many of us feel - edge-lit LED backlights are, well, rather poop at this stage of their development (clouding, backlight bleed etc), and probably not entirely suitable for pro work.
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I don't think NEC have been able to find a suitable WLED solution that would equal the reliable and 'tried and tested' performance of the backlight arrangement and featureset NEC are going for here - plus they have existing panels and backlight designs to suit that are CCFL based. But let's not get carried away with generalisations regarding backlight type. Those issues apply equally to CCFL-backlit models. It is just that people are drawing erroneous and unfair comparisons between monitors of completely different calibres, sizes and price classes and generally blowing things out of proportion. I would accept that the natural hue of the backlight and tendency of LED backlit monitors to be 'thin' can exacerbate problems but I have used a large number of CCFL backlit and LED backlit monitors and have seen very little correlation between these issues and backlight type. It is important to note that I have used a number of NEC PA241Ws with very bad backlight bleed-through problems and uniformity that is frankly unacceptable for that class of monitor - ColorComp IUC is there for a reason but is not without its consequences. I have also experienced worse uniformity on the EA231WMi units I've tested compared to the EA232WMi units - granted it's a small sample size of around 3 of each monitor but it highlights how hit and miss things are regardless of backlight type.
 
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But let's not get carried away with generalisations regarding backlight type. Those issues apply equally to CCFL-backlit models.
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Oh, I'm not writing off LED on principle (I'm talking specifically edge-lit here), and god knows I'm not saying CCFL backlit models don't continue to have their issues. However, the technology is relatively mature and stable compared with LED, and manufacturers have had more time to refine their production techniques and QC procedures, which means that those issues tend to be generally less widespread and severe, at least as things currently stand.

I'd expect to see an improvement as LED effectively replaces CCFL in the mass market, although ultimately cost will continue to be the driving factor of course.
 
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