Contemplating a NEC MultiScan LCD2690WUXi monitor

I am considering purchasing either the NEC LCD2690WUXi monitor, or its smaller

sibling, the LCD2490WUXi to replace my aging CRT monitor. I already have the

Eye-One Display 2 calibration system, which includes the Eye One Match 3

software. Is it advantageous to buy the SV version of either of these monitors,

which incluses both a colorimeter (I believe the same one as I already own) and

NECs SpectraView software for calibration? Or would my present colorimeter

puck and Eye One Match 3 software be entirely adequate for calibration?

Your eye1 should be perfect.

But will the eye one match 3 software adjust the LUT in the NEC monitor? that's the issue. The NEC SpectraView will adjust the internal LUT. Perhaps you can just buy the software from NEC and use your existing colorimeter?

Get the Nec software.

Thanks to the three of you for your comments. I understand the issue is where the LUT is modified as a consequence of the calibration. I am sure the Eye One Match software modifies the LUT on the video card (8 bits/channel), and if the SpectraView software modifies the monitor's LUT, there is perhaps a greater bit depth there, and thus this approach would be preferred.

I have the NEC L2490WUXI, Eye-One Display 2 and SpectraView. SpectraView is much better to calibrate the LCD then Eye-One for NEC LCD monitors.

 

The reason is you put in the color temp, brightness, contrast settings you want to use and the software changes them in the LCD, then creates a profile. With the Eye-One's software I had to manually set them by hand and try to get the setting to fall within the center of the bar.

 

Bill