New Monitor

[mattdslr]

Hello Everybody,

Me first post on here

OK my budget is around 2500 to 3000 for a new monitor

I do wedding photography and portrait work so looking for some guidance

I currently have 3 macs and 2 of them are iMacs and one MP

What I need is help to what to choose

I like 27"plus monitor to replace 24" old dell

what should I look at

I shoot only in RGB

THX

Matt

[mistermonday]

Matt, welcome to RetouchPro. There have been a number of similar recent threads on monitors with lots of good recommendations from Andrew Rodney, RP member and well known color expert. Just plug monitor into the RP search engine and that should provide you with some good info.
Regards, Murray

[mattdslr]

I can't find any info on
new NEC monitor
PA301W-BK-SV

Can anybody help with it is this good buy, and when it will become available

THX

[mattdslr]

And what about this one
EIZO FlexScan SX2762W

Pluses minuses of both of them will help me out
THX

[ashphotoart]

very affordable with similar to NEC technology I found it.

http://www.asus.com/product.aspx?P_ID=Oy0p29rrVbfjJOle

don't know how it is but it seems to be a very good one. we need to ask andrewrodney about it.

Ash

[mattdslr]

Sounds amazing

but the only 3 brands i'm looking at are

Eizo, Lacie, NEC

I want to have something that I can trust for years to come

[andrewrodney]

LaCie makes nothing really, rebranded stuff. I just worked on location with a fellow with TWO of the LED 30” displays which cost big bucks. The software for calibration was pretty awful. Had to contact tech support, it was a process but once I got through, the person was helpful. But overall, not impressed.

Eizo is great but I’ve yet to see or hear why its any better for the extra money over the SpectraView. Depending on the model, they are much more costly.

So for me, NEC is the deal.

[mattdslr]

PA30 or PA27
Andrew do you have opinion on both of them ?

[andrewrodney]

I have a PA27W, its great. I don’t yet have the new PA30 unit but the older 3090.

[mattdslr]

How would you compare the two pa27 and 3090, is one better than the other?

[andrewrodney]

The PA series is newer, more advanced (and looking at my PA271 vs. 3090, although not a totally fair and apples to apples comparison), better.

[mattdslr]

Should I get PA30?
would this be a good choice for photo retouching and color matching to prints?

[andrewrodney]

Originally Posted by mattdslr

Should I get PA30?
would this be a good choice for photo retouching and color matching to prints?

I can’t see why not, based on my experience with the PA271 (and older 3090). If the budget permits, sure. Be sure you get SpectraView II to calibrate the display and have instrument it supports (or get the bundle with theirs).

[mattdslr]

Finally available in Canada
PA301 with SV
will be ordered by the end of the month
Thank you