Eizo intros 30-inch FlexScan SX3031W-H monitor

Eizo sure looks to have outdone itself with its latest FlexScan monitor, which considerably ups the size and specs (and price) over the company's previous models. Leading the list of attention-grabbing specifications is the monitor's 2560 x 1600 (or WQXGA) resolution which, when combined with the dual DVI inputs, can also be split down the middle to let you use two computers at 1200 x 1600 apiece. Otherwise, Eizo says you'll get 100% coverage of the NTSC color gamut, along with a 900:1 contrast ratio, a brightness rating of 260cd/m2, and a pair of USB 2.0 ports, among other more common features. Look for it to set you back around $2,555 when it lands this December.

[Via Engadget Japanese]

[M @ Oct 18th 2007 6:14AM]

Credit card ready!
I have several of their monitors and are worth every penny when doing graphic work.
M

[Cunthor @ Oct 18th 2007 6:37AM]

Oh man, I just complained how much Eizo's 24" costs... now this beast comes along... with a matching price tag

[shamrock593 @ Oct 18th 2007 6:42AM]

The stand looks very simmilar to the Dell UltraSharp monitors.

[jdmbo1 @ Oct 18th 2007 7:31AM]

Yea, and the monitor looks like a samsung... There's only SO many ways to design a flat screen monitor and its stand, off course their all going to look similar after a while.

[Shadowise @ Oct 18th 2007 8:04AM]

Dual monitors on one monitor? That's pretty cool. First time I've ever heard of this company, but I would sure buy one of those if I had the money going spare.

[shamrock593 @ Oct 18th 2007 8:57AM]

Probably because no one can afford their monitors!

[b_a_boone @ Oct 18th 2007 10:31AM]

Great monitor but.... Please tell me the significant difference between that monitor and monitors a bit less expensive.

http://www.shentech.com/305tdh.html

http://www.deskeng.com/articles/aaadxt.htm

http://accessories.us.dell.com/sna/productdetail.aspx?c=us&l=en&s=dhs&cs=19&sku=222-7175

[alex @ Oct 18th 2007 10:41AM]

article says why...
"...you'll get 100% coverage of the NTSC color gamut"

[Eric @ Oct 18th 2007 10:56AM]

Eizo's and Apple's monitors are the only LCDs certified by SWOPE, a printing industry standard. Which is why the cost more. They're more carefully controlled for color. Notice much lower contrast ratio than monitors aimed at spreadsheet jockies and gamers. Too much contrast is bad for color correctoin.

I was just looking at a fellow photographer's 30" monitor and drooling. My boss HAS to get me one of those 30" monsters!

[b_a_boone @ Oct 18th 2007 11:16AM]

Thanks for clearing that up Eric, Alex not so much...

[craig @ Oct 18th 2007 11:10AM]

Certification doesn't mean they are "more carefully controlled for color", it means they've been tested to some kind of standard.

"Too much contrast is bad for color correctoin."

So? You speak as if you know this monitor is somehow better than competitors that aren't even named.

Hard to believe that revisions in some of the internal circuitry justify 2x the price when you consider that the chassis and panel looked to be OEMed.

[js1206 @ Oct 18th 2007 3:00PM]

Not that I work for Eizo or anything, but this monitor is supposed to offer a considerable bit more than any of the 30 inch lcds out to date.

The most important feature is built in scaling capabilities and well as color and sharpness correction (Current monitors only allow you to change the brightness, while scaling has to be done by the graphics card). As far as I know the monitor will be a *VA panel, which means it shouldn't have problems displaying whites, as personally I wouldn't be able to work with either the Apple or the HP (maybe that's just me).

As this is an Eizo, the problem won't be the quality, but price. If you think it's too much, then just wait for the 100% Adobe RGB model coming later.

Also I believe the monitor is already shipping in Germany (www.alternate.de) and should be in the UK around November.

[JSM @ Oct 18th 2007 3:45PM]

I've got an eizo 19inch sitting next to a sony 23 inch on my desk. While the sony is nice in all of it's 1920x1200 goodness, when i move images, or even docs from one monitor to the other you can see how much better the eizo renders color. While I continue to think they are absurdly overpriced, and not very pretty outside of the screen, eizo is certainly doing something right when it comes to their panels.

[DerekPowell @ Oct 19th 2007 2:52PM]

CGI and special effects might be made using cheaper monitors, but when it comes time to color proof the actual final shoot, big studios use crazy gazillion dollar monitors.