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Originally Posted by sreidvt
Hi Alan,
Karl Lang argues that there are practical implications of this any time one is trying to work with colors that are very close to each other. I'd have to try both the 2690 and 2490 to know for myself but I do take Lang's opinion quite seriously simply because I believe that he really does know what he's talking about. As you say, when and if higher bit pipelines become standard, this will be a moot issue.
I've decided, unconventional though it may be, to largely live in the world of sRGB right now because of clients, the RR web site, etc. Though I may lose certain shades of coloring, there's a consistency in that workflow (and in the way it will appear in a broad range of display/output) that I like.
Cheers,
Sean
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I am sure Lang is correct but I looked at both models side by side before buying and couldn't see anything that jumped out at me. I have been doing everything in sRGB up to this point also because most of my clients wouldn't know what an embedded profile is and they'd end up viewing and posting on the web Adobe 98 files without using sRGB conversion profiles.
I know a wide gamut display is not "ideal" for sRGB fine adjustments, but I thought I'd take the plunge and see how it works for me. I just want to try to see what more is in my raw files (and if any of this is prefered by me.) So far so good with sRGB files viewed on it in calibrated wide gamut mode and color management. My prints match my NEC 2690 monitor as well as I could expect. However I rarely make prints for my clients other than as proofs. I supply my clients with sRGB files and not a single one has ever complained abuout color being off. (Tens of thousands of digital files delivered so far.)
When I get time, I'm planning to hook up the 2690 in wide gamut mode right next to another computer running my sRGB Samsung. I'll try to calibrate the Samsung to match the NEC and will study and adjust the same sRGB image on both. I'll also compare some images on the calibrated Samsung vs. the factory set NEC sRGB emulation mode.
I think I know what I'm doing (I hope anyway) as I have a pretty strong technical education and work background in color theory, human color perception, and color printing. So we'll see what I turn up.