Eizo debuts pair of new color-accurate FlexScan LCDs
By Donald Melanson 
posted Jan 15th 2009 4:09PM
posted Jan 15th 2009 4:09PM
Apart from the occasional foray into unconventional remote controls, Eizo is best known for its often-specialized monitors, and the company has returned to its stomping grounds with its latest announcement: a pair of new FlexScan LCDs that promise to cover 95% of the Adobe RGB color space (and 92% of the NTSC color gamut). Those include the FlexScan S2242W-H and FlexScan S2232W-E, both of which are 22-inchers, with the former boasting a full 1920x1200 resolution and the latter dialing things back slightly to 1680x1050. Otherwise, the two seem to be mostly identical, with each sporting a 1,200:1 contrast ratio, a 12ms black-to-white response time, VGA and HDCP-capable DVI ports (but no HDMI), a pair of USB ports, and pair of built-in 0.5W speakers. No indication of a release over here, as usual, but folks in Japan will be able to pick 'em up next month for ¥69,800 yen and ¥62,800 (or roughly $780 and $700).
[Via Electronista]
[Via Electronista]
lol, 2 speakers in an LCD from EIZO. That's irony, ladies and gentleman.
At 700-800 bucks apiece, these are obviously meant to be their low end models. the cheapest models in their current lineup (at 1920 x 1200) are somewhere in the $1300 range. Strange still to have the speakers included at all. I think I'll just save up for an SX2461W.
Best monitors ever, for 3d modeling and animation (Maya, 3dmax, cinema 4d...etc)
i heard that those Eizo monitors are hand made.
wow - really? hand made?
Yeah, it takes awhile b/c I have to keep resharpening my pocketknife, but it's well worth the extra time and effort.
You mean hand calibrated at the factory? Yes, their higher end color critical models are.
I really wish Eizo would make a few monitors that retain their professional lineup's color qualities, but add in some more connectivity options. Sure they'd be expensive as hell, but it's not like their current offerings are anywhere near cheap/affordable, and I imagine I'm not the only one who would think an extra $100-ish on a 24" for an HDMI or two would be worth it.
You mean like their HD2442W?
I really like the color accurate function on the Lenovo W700 with extend-out screen. There are details in the auditorium of the Lenovo eLounge (link below). Very cool. Anyone have any experience with an Eizo monitor?
www.lenovo.com/elounge
100% or go home!!!
Ehehe
So how does black-to-white response time compare to grey-to-grey (GtG)? If you're not using the same metrics, it's hard to tell what's going on here.
You should be asking how GtG compares to black to white, since GtG is a deceptive practice and really doesn't mean jack. Not all manufacturers are using the same gray tones in their specs, while black to white pixel response is well defined. Many of these absurdly low GtG times (8ms and below) test up at around 35ms or 40ms black to white.
Those are actually pretty good prices for color reproduction-intensive Eizo monitors. I would like to see if these prices stay around 700-800 when they introduce them to US markets
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definitely not worth it when dell has a 22 incher IPS panel...probably at half the cost.
the new 22inch dell dosen't come close to the quality of this Eizo,
Eizo is made for pro people that make 3d application and photo editing. not toying around with games.
plus Eizo producst are hand made, and made in japan, not china like other monitors.
This is news? Reviews of the Dell UltraSharp-HC monitors have been at or above 92% of the NTSC gamut since mid 2007.
Since when did gamut coverage become the only spec to determine if a monitor is newsworthy?
Things like big look up tables and back light evenness and constance (warms up fast, and stays at that brightness) are also vitally important.
@msalivar
Couldn't agree more.
Absolutely! I hate crappy LCDs with their light leaks around the bezel. The Eizo I'm viewing this page on now is awesome!
I wholeheartedly reccommend the LED Apple Cinema Displays. They offer the best build quality and used by leading creative and business professionals. I know it because I have one.
No, the title of choice of graphics professionals goes to the Planar PL2010M.
The apple cinema displays have a horrid antialiasing in screen which fuzzes over visual area, until recently an abysmal .285 dot pitch, and are overpriced to boot. The Samsung 305T is better in every regard, and cheaper. It didn't come close to the Dell 3007WFP until a recent spec upgrade. They are also manufactured by NEC, so, take that any way you like it.
"No, the title of choice of graphics professionals goes to the Planar PL2010M."
No, it doesn't. It belongs to Barco, in a wet dream. Realistically, to NEC's and Eizo's high end parts, and Samsung's LED backlit offering. Planar makes some decent consumer displays, and some good medical displays, but they can't compete for graphics, and certainly not with the PL2010M.
Eizo makes some of the best looking LCD's for graphics work. i'm working away on my CW240W right now....
What about the really important question, dot pitch?
You're joking, right? These aren't CRTs.
watch 'm side by side with the apple led and see how sharp a 0,04 lower dotpitch (on the apple)means... before you tell someone dot pitch isn't important..