The LaCies are rebrands of NEC models, they are not changed in any way aside
from labeling and case color, so if you look by specs you should find the
same. The one I have was not only identical to the LaCie equivilent in
specs, but NEC marketed it as a graphics monitor with NEC's Spectraview
calibration software, which uses an Eye_One calibrator. You MUST use the NEC
software (or the LaCie version of the software if you got a Lacie) to
calibrate these monitors. Like most high-end monitors, they allow their own
calibration software to modify the internal lookup tables rather than just
adjusting the signal sent by the graphics card as other calibration software
like the Spyder and the Eye-One software does.
I tried to use the Eye-One software with mine to compare to the Spectraview
software and there was a big difference.
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On 6/5/09 4:55 PM, "Sue Pearce" <bs.pearce@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> They are not cheap, that's for sure. It calibrates easily and looks great.
> How can I trust that the NEC that I mail order is one and the same?
>
> Bill Pearce
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> From: "Chris Crawford" <chris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: "Olympus Camera Discussion" <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Friday, June 05, 2009 3:31 PM
> Subject: Re: [OM] What a difference a screen can make!
>
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>> LaCie monitors are just rebranded NEC monitors at a higher price. I have
>> an
>> NEC 2190UXi that I got a few years ago and it is beautiful. One of the
>> best
>> available at the time for graphics. LaCie had a version of it for about
>> $300
>> more.
>>
>>
>> --
>> Chris Crawford
>> Fine Art Photography
>> Fort Wayne, Indiana
>> 260-747-5101
>>
>> http://www.chriscrawfordphoto.com My portfolio
>>
>> http://blog.chriscrawfordphoto.com My latest work!
>>
>>
>>
>> On 6/5/09 4:25 PM, "Sue Pearce" <bs.pearce@xxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>>> When my old faithful Sony Trinitron finally bit the dust (wouldn't
>>> calibrate
>>> any more), I replaced it with a LaCie I found our aboutr through the
>>> ShootSmarter emails.
>>>
>>> Wow! Not cheap, but well worth it, as most of my stuff that isn't
>>> personal
>>> goes to a 4 color press.
>>>
>>> BIll Pearce
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "iwert bernakiewicz" <zuikooh@xxxxxxxxx>
>>> To: "Olympus Camera Discussion" <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> Sent: Friday, June 05, 2009 2:51 PM
>>> Subject: [OM] What a difference a screen can make!
>>>
>>>
>>>> Hello all,
>>>>
>>>> My wife just upgraded to a callibrated Eizo CG241W monitor. (mainly
>>>> for better color-proofing her graphic design work)
>>>> Whow, what a difference. The color gamut this screen can display is
>>>> amazing. It is as if I have a whole new camera.
>>>> My old screen was calibrated and I thought I had it right (it was, for
>>>> the screen, an apple lcd). Looking at this is like asking
>>>> yourself how you could work on an image before? Blacks appear to have
>>>> details in them, just as whites.
>>>>
>>>> Now the printing will get easier as well I suppose...
>>>>
>>>> I always advocated a good callibration, but the screen makes the real
>>>> difference!
>>>>
>>>> Iwert
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