NEC PA242W Monitor Review
by Chris Heinonen on September 27, 2013 9:00 AM ESTFor the AdobeRGB testing the targets are the same as sRGB except for colorspace. Light output, gamma, and everything else remains the same.
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Pre-Calibration (updated) |
Post-Calibration, 200 cd/m^2 |
Post-Calibration, 80 cd/m^2 |
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| White Level (cd/m^2) | 199.7 | 200.2 | 79.55 |
| Black Level (cd/m^2) | 0.3328 | 0.3645 | 0.1501 |
| Contrast Ratio | 600:1 | 549:1 | 530:1 |
| Gamma (Average) | 2.2265 | 2.18 | 2.4294 |
| Color Temperature | 6442K | 6507K | 6472K |
| Grayscale dE2000 | 1.2235 | 0.5104 | 0.8575 |
| Color Checker dE2000 | 0.8203 | 0.7093 | 0.7103 |
| Saturations dE2000 | 0.8436 | 0.7073 | 0.6561 |
AdobeRGB performance is similar to sRGB performance before calibration. The grayscale has tiny, tiny errors but that's it. The gamma is even better than before, and so is the color gamut. This is all right out of the box, using the AdobeRGB preset. Even the on-screen brightness number is only off by 1 cd/m^2 or less. That might even be instrument positioning error that accounts for that. I really fail to even see the point of calibrating a display like this. It comes out of the box so perfect, that I can't imagine wanting it much better.
Post-calibration with a 200 cd/m^2 target the AdobeRGB calibration is slightly better than with sRGB. The gamma is more accurate and the grayscale errors are slightly smaller. Color errors are non-existant and nothing else is here to complain about. Basically the NEC is perfect here.
With the 80 cd/m^2 target it is virtually identical as well. The gamma is better than in sRGB mode and everything else is so close as to not matter. Invisible error levels are still invisible. There's nothing to complain about here at all.
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Laststop311 - Sunday, October 6, 2013 - link
I guess this monitor is great for certain professionals. But for people like me that game and watch movies it really just stinks. Samsung makes an awesome 27" monitor with a bery nice contrast ratio with deep blacks and great detail I forget the model number but look for 27" 2560x1440 SamsungLaststop311 - Sunday, October 6, 2013 - link
I use a Dell u3014 because I found it on craigslist for 775 which i talked the guy down to 515foxalopex - Monday, October 7, 2013 - link
For most folks a ~$700 monitor will admittedly be more than enough for most uses. Some of us however really want a professional monitor for precision work.foxalopex - Monday, October 7, 2013 - link
It's actually pretty good for watching movies as well. The lag isn't as bad as you think. Though yes, this isn't for a high end gamer.