EIZO ColorEdge CG276, is it worth buying?

[junah1]

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Has anybody got one of these? I'm told in order to get prints that look like they do on the screen, this is the best monitor to buy? or is there a better one to suit the Monochrom?

[MarkP]

Has anybody got one of these? I'm told in order to get prints that look like they do on the screen, this is the best monitor to buy? or is there a better one to suit the Monochrom?

 

I use the Monochrom and print via twin NEC Multisync PA241w monitors with excellent consistency between screens and prints. All screens though require careful manual calibration as do printers.

[junah1]

I use the Monochrom and print via twin NEC Multisync PA241w monitors with excellent consistency between screens and prints. All screens though require careful manual calibration as do printers.

 

I was hoping that as the Eizo is self calibrating and I send my prints to be printed that I would not have to get involved with all that fuss.

Thanks for your input.

[IWC Doppel]

I will move to a NEC or Eizo when I replace my iMac, calibrating with something like color Munki or spyder is not much effort and takes 2-3 mins every 3 weeks or so. If you printing B&W on something like an epson then you will need a little bit of experimentation if you use ABW mode.

 

I thought it would be a real pain and there was some energy consumed. The best advice I can give which was given to me is to buy the LuLa videos and pour a glass of wine and start your printing journey. It's worth it

 

I have an iMac and face no problems now with matching screen to print. When I replace ill be buying an NEC or Eizo and MacPro

[junah1]

I will move to a NEC or Eizo when I replace my iMac, calibrating with something like color Munki or spyder is not much effort and takes 2-3 mins every 3 weeks or so. If you printing B&W on something like an epson then you will need a little bit of experimentation if you use ABW mode.

 

I thought it would be a real pain and there was some energy consumed. The best advice I can give which was given to me is to buy the LuLa videos and pour a glass of wine and start your printing journey. It's worth it

 

I have an iMac and face no problems now with matching screen to print. When I replace ill be buying an NEC or Eizo and MacPro

 

Thanks for your input.

[MirekE]

I was hoping that as the Eizo is self calibrating and I send my prints to be printed that I would not have to get involved with all that fuss.

Thanks for your input.

 

The EIZO probably is the best monitor for photography, but in order to get very good approximation of what you are going to get in the print, you will still have to deal with soft proofing, printer profiles and probably create some standardized lighting for viewing the prints. If you feel you want some information on the process before spending money on the most expensive monitor, I would suggest looking at the aforementioned videos on LuLa, getting Jeff Schewe's new book The Digital Print and looking on printing related tutorials from Chris Orwig on lynda.com.