Upgrading to IPS NEC 23" IPS EA231WMi question

[geepondy]

I'm thinking seriously about this monitor as an affordable viewing real estate upgrade from my 19". I own a PVA and never have seen an IPS. I love the great contrast, both color and text of the PVA but don't like the typical PVA contrast shifting and sometimes loss of dark details.

In a nutshell, if I upgrade to the NEC, will I be giving up a lot in the contrast? Despite it's short comings, I would never give up a PVA for a regular TN.

 

[CurseTheSky]

I have a NEC EA231WMi (E-IPS) and a Dell 2408WFP (S-PVA) sitting next to each other. I find that the overall color vividness (I don't want to say accuracy without a colormeter) better on the NEC, while the whites and blacks are better on the Dell. Whites on the NEC tend to either look too warm or too cool, while they appear perfectly white on the Dell.

You'll probably be giving up contrast by going to the IPS panel, but you're also gaining screen size, resolution, and better input lag, all for an excellent price. Depending on what you do with the monitor will be the deciding factor as to which is better for you. Personally, I prefer the NEC and I would trade my 2408WFP for a second one in a heartbeat.

 

[akugami]

http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/monitors/display/nec-ms-ea231wmi.html

Strangely enough, Xbitlabs just posted this.

 

[Patrick Wolf]

http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/monitors/display/nec-ms-ea231wmi.html

Strangely enough, Xbitlabs just posted this.

Gotta say, not too impressed, but it seems about right for ~$330.
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/produc...creen_LCD.html

 

[CurseTheSky]

Gotta say, not too impressed, but it seems about right for ~$330.
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/produc...creen_LCD.html

That's the saving grace of the monitor. It's not a bad screen by any means, and it blows the $200-350 TN panels out of the water... all for the same price as the upper end of that spectrum. If you really want a better screen, expect to pay $500-600 minimum, and even then you're still not guaranteed to be satisfied. The Dell U2410, for example, has horrible uniformity issues from what I've heard. The HP LP2475 has its own set of problems as well.

If you really want an awesome monitor, expect to pay for it. The Dell U2711 is supposed to be pretty amazing, but then you're over the $1000 mark.

 

[Patrick Wolf]

That's the saving grace of the monitor. It's not a bad screen by any means, and it blows the $200-350 TN panels out of the water... all for the same price as the upper end of that spectrum. If you really want a better screen, expect to pay $500-600 minimum, and even then you're still not guaranteed to be satisfied. The Dell U2410, for example, has horrible uniformity issues from what I've heard. The HP LP2475 has its own set of problems as well.

If you really want an awesome monitor, expect to pay for it. The Dell U2711 is supposed to be pretty amazing, but then you're over the $1000 mark.

Hell yeah, now that's a monitor, but a large part of that expense is the 2560x1440 resolution. For ~$1000 you could get a pretty damn nice 40-42" 1080p Sammy LCD or Panny Plasma, or a 32" 1080p Sammy for <$1000. That'd be preferable for gaming/video, but of course some people don't like when they can see pixels and/or can't sit far enough away for them to disappear.

 

[Dadofamunky]

Plus big displays like that are hell if you have to sit at one of them and work. Talk about neck strain! But yeah, that NEC is a really good deal and the only monitor of its class that is remotely affordable. However, as I recall, Lenovo makes an S-PVA 22" 1920x1200 monitor for around $400 that has wonderful color reproduction.

 

[geepondy]

Guys probably a Dell 2209WA would perform similarly? I like the resolution of the NEC but don't know if I can get used to a 16:9 ratio. The monitor would be for general use, lots of web browsing, quite a bit of photo editing, some DVD viewing and increasingly minor game playing.