New toy! Not what you might expect
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PLS (Plane to Line Switching)
IPS (In-Plane Switching)
I don't think there's a huge difference between the two. At the moment both technologies are still developing, this is just the latest (and from the reviews I've seen, the best) PLS panel so far, aimed at the more professional user.
My first impression is that the quality is staggering. About to calibrate the colours so bear with me!
I have literally just turned it on, if you'd read anything I'd written. Maybe give me a few minutes to start the calibration?
An eye-one display 2. Not 100% sure if it'll work with it though, we'll see.
OK, calibration complete.
This was one of the simplest monitors to calibrate. On previous monitors I've found huge jumps with tiny increments to settings unlike on this one. It was very simple to get the required settings practically spot on the required levels.
Calibration result:
Which compared to my secondary monitor shows the clear difference in colour range.
Secondary monitor:
I immediately noticed the richness of the blues on this forum compared to the other monitor immediately.
This was one of the simplest monitors to calibrate. On previous monitors I've found huge jumps with tiny increments to settings unlike on this one. It was very simple to get the required settings practically spot on the required levels.
Calibration result:
Which compared to my secondary monitor shows the clear difference in colour range.
Secondary monitor:
I immediately noticed the richness of the blues on this forum compared to the other monitor immediately.
Here we have a good quality photo of the two monitors now calibrated.
(Click for high res - if I've linked it correctly!)
The difference in colour between the two is noticable. It may be hard to tell without seeing them in person. A photo of a monitor showing a photo doesn't give the best impression! The new monitor (left) displays a much wider gamut than the other. The cheaper one (right) looks a little washed out by comparison.
With black and white images, there is almost no banding on the blacks with the new monitor, something I've hugely impressed with. It produces a very realistic, natural gradation, something I haven't seen achieved on any other monitor.
(Click for high res - if I've linked it correctly!)
The difference in colour between the two is noticable. It may be hard to tell without seeing them in person. A photo of a monitor showing a photo doesn't give the best impression! The new monitor (left) displays a much wider gamut than the other. The cheaper one (right) looks a little washed out by comparison.
With black and white images, there is almost no banding on the blacks with the new monitor, something I've hugely impressed with. It produces a very realistic, natural gradation, something I haven't seen achieved on any other monitor.
There was a heart wrenching moment when I was unpacking and setting up the monitor.
Notice anything missing?
PLUG! There was no UK plug. I genuinely yelled "NOOOOOOOO!!!!".
Luckily though...
Hiding in the bottom of the box on its own under all the polystyrene packing:
Good job I checked, I was about to phone overclockers in tears.
Notice anything missing?
PLUG! There was no UK plug. I genuinely yelled "NOOOOOOOO!!!!".
Luckily though...
Hiding in the bottom of the box on its own under all the polystyrene packing:
Good job I checked, I was about to phone overclockers in tears.
Very true, though at the time none of the above popped into my head.
Agreed, I doubt many with IPS monitors would get the benefit given the price-tag (£800 - http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MO-187-SA ). I was upgrading from a 5 year old 2493HM which died last month (was an amazing monitor while it lasted) so the jump in quality was certainly a big enough gap for me to take the plunge.
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