NEC rolls out 24-inch LCD2490WUXi2 monitor
By Donald Melanson 
posted May 21st 2009 2:46PM
posted May 21st 2009 2:46PM
NEC just rolled out a pair of 26- and 30-inch monitors for graphics professionals earlier this year, and it's now kicked out a slightly smaller 24-inch model that hangs onto the same nondescript looks and many of the same specs. That includes the usual 1,920 x 1,200 resolution, a 1:000:1 contrast ratio, a DVI port with HDCP support (but no HDMI), and a slew of dedicated image processing and color calibration features. No official word on a release over here, but folks in Japan can pick this one up next month for ¥135,000, or just over $1,400.[Via Impress]
IPS IPS IPS.
Way to leave out some massive detail Engadget.
The author didn't need to mention it. The shear mention of a professional display, and the $1,400 price tag instantly point to it being an IPS. This leaves xVA's and TN panels, which are obviously not in the professional domain.
Then again.... there was that style over substance glass covered dell monitor for like $1100, and that was a 22" TN panel.
Eizo is using SPVA in this price range, which isn't necessarily a bad thing when done well.
/sarcasm
Oh noz.
But Newegg haz 26 inch BENQ for $250 dollaz.
Why is dis sooo expensiv?
/sarcasm
OH, I GET IT!
I don't get it. Plez xplane
Honestly, I'd like to know what people are paying for when they buy a monitor of this size for this price.
Ken- viewing angle and accurate color reproduction.
It's like, color accuracy. And stuff.
In Plane Switching (IPS)
S-IPS/H-IPS (In Plane Switching) panels are generally considered the best overall LCD technology for image quality, color accuracy and viewing angles, but this comes at a price.
Source:
http://www.pchardwarehelp.com/guides/lcd-panel-types.php
Good to know. Now It would be nice for consumers to be able to afford IPS LCD monitors.
It's not that sarcastic if you know that a 24" Apple LED backlit IPS display costs only 900$.
Cinema displays are glossy though.
Yeah I'm sure NOT including the glossy finish at the production line increases the cost by 500$, makes complete sense. And we're talking about Apple here, known to overprice things by a big margin.
The only conclusion I can come up with is that NEC is out of its mind.
Not including useless shit that detracts from the product (glossy screen, proprietary cables, etc) is something that I would pay for, but that's beside the point.
While I am not sure which one has better color production between NEC and Cinema display, it is not that unusual for 24 inch high-end graphics monitors to cost this much–just check out Eizo's products.
As such, your explanation that NEC is simply out of their mind doesn't seem very likely.
You misunderstood. The problem is that there IS a glossy finish, which interferes with detailed design work and makes color reproduction more difficult with odd metamerism and such.
I was surprised the IPS point was left out, too. I mean, $1,400, you kinda have to assume, but still ...
Does the viewing angle warrant such a price??
Ken:
No it doesn't. Not if your name is Ken, that is.
Is that u, Ken, Barbie's bf?
I'd like one!
1400 yen?
¥ = Yen, $ = USD
Why don't monitor / display makers create resolutions that are standard, so we don't have black borders or squished or elongated pixels?
IE, why isn't this monitor specced at 1920 x 1080?
Why 1920 x 1200?
It's a total pain in the...
...cue sound of old fashioned car horn.
I dunn understahhnndddd...
Because a bigger vertical resolution is much more useful for actual computer use.
>> "Why don't monitor / display makers create resolutions that are standard... why isn't this monitor specced at 1920 x 1080?"
1920 x 1200 *is* the standard for a 24" monitor. The extra space compared to 1920 x 1080 is especially useful when the monitor is rotated to portrait mode.
Vision, why would you ever want "less" resolution? Unless you plan on watching 1080 HD video and just don't want the black bars at the top and bottom (or the image to be scaled), but then why would you be using this monitor? This unit is intended for high end use that requires extreme color accuracy - graphic design, CAD, 3D content creation, etc... not so much for watching video or gaming as its response time is likely very slow.
Hmmm, $1400... I'm presuming it comes with the SV then. Otherwise, it will end up more expensive than the 2690W2-BK-SV ($1449)
Hmm, where did my comment go? In any case, based on the given name (2490WUXi2-BK), it seems the monitor doesn't come with SpectraView.
According to Engadget, the LCD2690W2-BK-SV sells for $1,449 ($1,199 without SV). SV alone retails for $329 so if you add it to the $1400, you will end up with $1729, making this monitor $280 more expensive than its 26" sibling.
What gives?
That is the MSRP for the display which is always more than stores sell them for. If they say $1400 you can usually get it for around $1200.
Because it has an IPS display, covers 90+ percent of the Adobe RGB color spectrum and 100% of NTSC for video work, has hardware calibration in the monitor itself and can have up to 5 presets, comes with optional software and calibration puck made specifically for this line of NEC displays and has a 4 year warranty.
The Apple CD is glossy, has no hardware calibration, has no DVI-D/I port, isn't a wide-gamut display and you have to pay for more than a pitiful 1yr warranty. There is your price difference.
Where did you get this information? The original 2490 was sRGB.
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I'm the other Ken.
I like non-TN displays.
I like them too. S-PVA is good, but has this annoying contrast shift in darker areas when you look at it from an angle. IPS reigns supreme, and the more modern ones don't suffer from the purble/amber glow that was visible in the first ones.
Looks like it can even control the gamut, which means it has internal 3D LUTs. If that's the case, it could be a killer.
The 2490WUXi (which I know pretty well, I'm using it right now) is already a sweet machine, second only to the hp DreamColor (which is like 1000$ more than the WUXi2). Color accuracy has a price.