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20-inch display promises 'magic' colours

It's nothing but a calibration program, i've got a version for my 930 and it does help to tune the colours, but LCDs still are far from perfect for reproducing colours.

The 204b is a nice screen, but what do you want to do with it, might be there's a better suited one out there for you.
 
Given that there don't seem to be (m)any changes in the design (at least changes mentioned in the marketing literature) that would actually improve the gamut or other color display properties of the monitor, I'm going to make a wild guess that a mid- to high-end Eizo would still be better (either that or the LED-backlit LCD from NEC).
 
If you want the best colors and are going to spend that much, go with the NEC 20WMGX2. The 204B is a TN-type display, which are very often inferior to other types like the NEC (S-IPS). The 214T is a PVA, but, while better, is still not as good mainly due to the fact the NEC has an automatic backlight adjuster. Here are calibration results of the NEC LCD vs. an aperture grille CRT: http://www.lesnumeriques.com/duels.php?ty=6&ma1=52&mo1=95&p1=969&ma2=120&ph=6

Another bonus of the S-IPS panel is lower response than S-PVA and wider viewing angle than S-PVA and TN. The new S-IPS (which the NEC uses) even manages to be right up there in response time with TNs. I believe LG also has some products in the pipeline that will use the new LG.Philips LCD panel so if you want a non-widescreen display, you may wait a little while and see what turns up. I think LG actually has one (8 ms g2g) that uses this new panel right now, but I am not sure if it does or not. I don't believe the new LG displays will have the backlight adjuster though, which is a big plus for skin tones or darker colors, as you can see in the following comparison.

Here it is pitted against the 214T: http://www.lesnumeriques.com/duels.php?...o1=95&p1=969&ma2=36&mo2=65&p2=702&ph=6

Select under Etape 3 to see different comparisons between the two displays. Also you can select Ecran under Etape 2 to see how it compares to the reference (theoretically (non-existent) perfect) display.

*The lower the bar the better (it measures difference of displayed color from expected color). The NEC manages to display all the tested colors within 1 pixel of difference in accuracy. Most LCDs can only manage 2 or 3, even some of the best ones.
 
So the upcoming LG ones might display color better? I am definitely waiting.
I'm in a weird position I have a CRT on my Mac which I use mainly for graphics stuff and an LCD on my PC which is mainly for games.
I really appreciate how much space the LCD saves, and how much better simple text looks there, but I can see how the colors don't match up and that is a pity because I would love to get rid of my clunky CRT.
 
erg...still waiting for those led backlight ones😛 i know there are hdtv's that use a grid of leds as backlight, but the price is premium of course.
 
I have the 204B but I am a gamer. I feel the colors are nice and so is the text, but this is my 1st LCD so I am a LCDnoob. I do have backlight bleeding with this monitor in dark games, its mostly along the bottom part of the screen and a little less on the top. The viewing angles also isnt very good, but that doesnt bother me much the backlight bleeding does a bit.
 
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