LaCie Shows Super Accurate IPS LCD Monitor

[Caffeinecarl]

[citation][nom]TheDane[/nom]Heh! I paid about 1/2 that for my Dell U2410 with about the same specs (98% AdobeRGB), all kinds of inputs (incl. DisplayPort), pivot mode etc. And it comes with a factory calibration sheet.[/citation]
I'm with you on the U2410! It even has four USB ports, an SD card reader, etc... and while it may not be a La Cie, I totally love it!

 

[distanted]

I don't think they intended this P-IPS model for the average Tom's reader anyway...unless your career depends on seeing images with the utmost color accuracy. Ask any photographer or artist who makes a living off their images and they'll pick color accuracy over resolution or screen size any day.

 

[joebob2000]

[citation][nom]thesmokingman14[/nom]Geez! At a price that big, you would think they would go the extra mile and get OLED panels. They offer faster response, better color saturation, brighter screens and infinitely better contrast. Plus, given the fact that this is for high-end clientele, the difference between $1250 and $2500 really is not that much of a stretch.[/citation]

OLED hasn't been proven to have the precision of LCD just yet. I am sure they are working on it, but every OLED screen I have seen has a bright but unfaithful color representation. It will be a few years before they are at the point where production and calibration tools are available to rival what LCD offers today.

 

[asdfghjkl]

For years, LaCie has designed monitors

First time I hear they produce/design monitors. Looks like they bought some from Eizo and just rebranded them.

 

[mlopinto2k1]

Right up my ally. This monitor is SWEET!

 

[mikewong]

Thank you Tom for showing us new monitors.

 

[TheDane]

[citation][nom]eaclou[/nom] Not to defend the price too much, but just want to say that monitor specs don't tell the whole story. This is definitely in a class above a Dell U2410. And higher % color gamut does != better.[/citation]
Sorry but to me it looks like you *are* defending the price. To me an almost perfect gamma curve, excellent color gradients and a impeccable calibration report tells me that the U2410 is just as good as this Lacie monitor and many others costing 2-3x as much.

This review of the U2410 is spot on:
http://www.trustedreviews.com/monitors/review/2010/02/02/Dell-UltraSharp-U2410-24in-Monitor/p1

 

[TheDane]

[citation][nom]awaken688[/nom]That's great and all, but what kind of Delta E's can we expect here? For that price for a 24", it better come from the factory with a Delta E of < 2 with even lighting throughout. Otherwise, as mentioned, just stick with the Dell. Until I see someone critical review it, I'll hold off my full thoughts.Separate note, you should probably mention the size of a monitor in a review. It's one of those key features...[/citation]

My DELL U2410 calibration report has Delta E < 2 - and it shows 🙂

 

[Darkv1]

It would be nice to see some additional specs like response time.

 

[rhelme]

Honestly I think they should move PAST OLED and move to laser panels. Now that we have blue, green and red lasers, companies have already done test sets that are very thin and have a color gamut well beyond what the human eye can see and can be the most accurate displays because they know the color of the light down the to the NM... It would be a "projection set" but not like you think. Mitsubishi made them already and I think still makes them, but they are expensive but people said the color was second to none... and it was only a few inches thick.... I think for huge home TV the lazer is the way, for everything else Organic LED's are the way to go!

 

[dEAne]

This is very good for Video and Photo Editing, thank you tom.

 

[falchard]

More like LaCie shows an LG IPS Panel that they cased.

 

[nebun]

[citation][nom]mlopinto2k1[/nom]Right up my ally. This monitor is SWEET![/citation]

rip off