Seeking help pt2 Monitor suggestions

Hi guys.. another thread. Ive already asked this question on my first thread but I think its just better to make a new one. So with the SSD problem solved Im searching for an upgrade to my dell u2412m which is not color consistent even with calibration. Unfortunately a 4k monitor will not run with my mac mini (late 2012). Im looking at these ones but obviously Im open for suggestions. Like always thanks in advance. Budget ($900)

http://www.amazon.com …ic-Back-lit/dp/B00DX64DBU

http://www.amazon.com …keywords=viewso​nic+vp2772

http://www.amazon.com …r=1-10&keywords=dell+1440

I will be using it for LR and PS only

All of the displays you linked to would be great and I myself have looked at those models before getting the one I own now... an NEC PA272W which happened to be on sale and I snagged it for not much more than the VP2772's price, I figured that if I'm going to sit in front of this display for the next 5-10 years, it ought to be good.

The PA279Q comes with a glue-on hood and works best with its pre-calibrated profiles, which are already well within dE2~3.
VP2772 calibrates very well, but I have no idea if a hood is an option. I probably would have gone for this one if it wasn't for the discount.
The Dell is a popular display, but I'm not sure if it's as good as the other two. It has no hardware calibration nor uniformity correction.

Kolor-Pikker wrote in post #17736161
All of the displays you linked to would be great and I myself have looked at those models before getting the one I own now... an NEC PA272W which happened to be on sale and I snagged it for not much more than the VP2772's price, I figured that if I'm going to sit in front of this display for the next 5-10 years, it ought to be good.

The PA279Q comes with a glue-on hood and works best with its pre-calibrated profiles, which are already well within dE2~3.
VP2772 calibrates very well, but I have no idea if a hood is an option. I probably would have gone for this one if it wasn't for the discount.
The Dell is a popular display, but I'm not sure if it's as good as the other two. It has no hardware calibration nor uniformity correction.

How's been the experience with the NEC PA272W?

yamatama wrote in post #17736235
How's been the experience with the NEC PA272W?

Pretty much ideal, so I'm at a loss of what to actually say about it - short of an Eizo, this is probably the best 27" display you can buy. Very easy calibration with the optional Spectraview kit, great color and uniformity, is built like a tank, etc.

Couldn't agree more. I have a PA272W and PA302W. I haven't seen an Eizo, but these monitors are a breeze to calibrate and display gorgeous images. They also weigh as much as a tank!

The weight part might be of trouble to anyone used to using display arms, since you'll need a pretty beefy system to hold these up. It's probably due to the display having a metal frame underneath the plastic outer shell. With the hood on, I actually use the top of the display as a shelf for papers and other small items.

I just re-ran calibration today and got around 0.24 dE @ 100cd/m. I think this figure would even satisfy a cyborg.

I have an older NEC PA241W and would buy the PA272W in a heartbeat if I needed a replacement. This has been an excellent monitor with exceptional uniformity. Incredibly easy to calibrate with SpectraViewII. I typically get Delta Es between 0.12 and 0.28.

HOSTED PHOTO
please log in to view hosted photos in full size.

Bob_A wrote in post #17739526
I typically get Delta Es between 0.12 and 0.28.

Just in case someone wanders in here and doesn't know what we're talking about - delta-E is quite simply the point difference between two colors in the LAB color space, which incidentally does a good job of approximating how human color vision works. If one color is L:80 A:30 B:24 and another is L:80 A:30 B:20, that's a dE of 4.

Roughly speaking, dE~4 is about as much as the average person can tell apart two colors, while someone with perfect color vision and a trained eye can tell colors apart down to 2, with values less than 2 being considered imperceptible. In this context, a 0.2 error is 10x smaller than someone can ever hope to see. Of course it depends on the specific colors, as we're better at telling certain shades apart, among other factors.