Max Alfy Posted February 6, 2009 Share #1 Posted February 6, 2009 Advertisement (gone after registration) Hi everybody, I wish to share with you a recent experience, positive for a change on this forum. Two weeks ago my 19in iiyama 454 Pro CRT went burst; fortunately I still had an old 17in monitor at hand, so I was not totally blind. After frantic research on the web, I finally selected the HP LP2475W, a 24in 16/10 H-IPS Wide Gamut display. HP delivered in 3 days. The factory settings were of course atrocious, but after turning the brightness down to a proper photo-editing level and calibrating with Spyder2 Pro, the results are excellent: - no color cast, even local; - excellent brightness uniformity right up to the corners; - it is only marginally wider than the 19in 454 Pro, and yet the viewing area is practically double: if needed, I can comfortably run CO4 and PS side by side; - the Wide Gamut capability is a gratifying experience, revealing Leica M8 color tone richness which the CRT never showed; - it’s price is reasonable compared to any other “pro” monitors. It performed successfully the Locum monitor tests (LCD monitor test images) As a matter of curiosity, here is an unretouched shot of my Windows start-up screen (M8 & Nocti) ______________________________________ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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sandymc Posted February 6, 2009 Share #2 Posted February 6, 2009 I too have a HP2475W, and am very happy with it. Read very, very happy. The very high end HP DreamColor monitor is a bit better, notably as regards uniformity across the screen, but it also costs a LOT more. The DreamColor btw, actually uses the same panel, but with a LED backlight. The only caution that I'd sound is not about the 2475W, but about wide gamut monitors in general - be sure you understand the downsides - especially that colors will be "off" in non-color managed applications - before you buy. Sandy Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cbretteville Posted February 19, 2009 Share #3 Posted February 19, 2009 Add me to the list of happy users, I spent a lot of time researching and agonizing over what to get. I'm glad I got the HP, great value for money. - Carl Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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