Comments on: NEC PA301W 30″ Monitor w/ SpectraView Review

By: Dale Berman

Dale Berman — Tue, 12 Mar 2013 17:24:00 +0000

I own the PA241W and I love my NEC monitor. The only problem is I wish I had bought the 27 inch one. I do work close to my monitor and I personally think 30 inches would be to big. 27 inches would be perfect. I looked at many monitors before buying. The last thing I wanted was a shinny monitor. I needed a matte screen because I have a big window behind me in my office. I read many reviews and for the price NEC was the best choice. I picked a profile that worked both for internet and Photoshop. My images are a perfect color match when I print on my Epson 3880 printer when I use the Epson Pro Luster paper. Make sure you get the Spectravision software that comes with the monitor puck. It is very easy to calibrate NEC monitors. If you have any questions in the beginning NEC has a very good tech support department that will walk you through it.

By: apollo

apollo — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 06:30:00 +0000

It’s IPS panel :)

By: Albert Zablit

Albert Zablit — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 01:58:00 +0000

Like you said Jon, you need distance to be able to appreciate the size. From experience, I find that a 24″, from an arm’s length, is perfect for day long usages.
Still, I’ve seen people cram 27″ screens in a space where 20″ ones, at best, would have been considered comfortable to use. Go figure…

By: Trevor Howard

Trevor Howard — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 01:53:00 +0000

Seconded on Dell displays, I run a 2411 (Calibrated with a Spyder 3)and I adore it… I’d have sprung for the 27″ but i also am a fairly big gamer and the jump to 2560×1600 and the necessary Graphics card bulking up to drive that resolution (Basically I was looking at having to do SLI/Crossfire which doubled my graphics card budget at the very least….) with the way I want to enjoy my games added a lot to the upfront cost of my rig not to mention the fact that its highly likely Graphics Card upgrades would be needed more rapidly than if i stuck with my 1920×1200…..actually my only complaint on the 2411 is screen tearing and the fact it has quite a bit more “blur” compared to my old 2407 which makes it less nice for gaming… Still VERY good just not perfect

By: Albert Zablit

Albert Zablit — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 01:52:00 +0000

I usually go to TFT Central for thorough monitor reviews. They don’t have the 30″ in stock, but the 27″ comes close I believe.

The link: http://www.tftcentral.co.uk/reviews/nec_pa271w.htm

By: Matt Skalski

Matt Skalski — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 01:50:00 +0000

I prefer the u3011 to the u2711, as it has many more features, better build quality and better color accuracy… and the few extra pixels are nice, too

By: Matt Skalski

Matt Skalski — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 01:48:00 +0000

I’ll stick with my U3011 and save the extra $1300, thanks… The U3011 is more than adequate for accurate retouching, IMO

By: Bogdan radu

Bogdan radu — Mon, 14 Jan 2013 02:58:00 +0000

2400$ and no built in webcam ?? pffff…..

By: José Tomás Tocino

José Tomás Tocino — Sun, 13 Jan 2013 22:37:00 +0000

I CAN’T believe anyone has mentioned Dell’s brilliant u2711 so far. I have one and it’s impressive, way better than those cinema displays the author mentions in the article, which seems to contemplate just two options as ‘serious’: apple displays and ultra-expensive monitors. Dell’s u2711 color reproduction is really good too.

By: Nikola Borissov

Nikola Borissov — Sun, 13 Jan 2013 21:35:00 +0000

There is a third, somewhat neglected player in the pro display market – HP. I am extremely happy with the 24″ HP Dreamcolor display (developed together with Lucas’ Dreamworks studios, has all the bells and whistles of the Eizo CG series and then some), paired to a Dreamcolor mobile workstation (the only laptop with integrated professional-grade display) and an HP calibrating tool (a customized i1). Getting correct color on both displays is extremely fast and simple. For the life of me I cannot understand why more photographers aren’t using these and instead opt for the sub-standart Apple stuff that costs twice as much and delivers half. HP should really push the marketing for the Dreamcolor series of displays and laptops, people simply do not know they exist.