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(More customer reviews)I am a very serious portrait photographer which means dealing with getting perfect skin tones printed. I use an Epson 7900 Stylus Pro printer (there is no better printer on the planet). I have had to do tons of proof printing to get the image on paper to look like what I want, even though I have used a calibrated LaCie 324 printer (calibrated with iDisplay2 software and XRite colorimeter). All in the LaCie and calibration software cost about $1100--big money from my perspective and I expected color calibration perfection.
Turns out--again, my opinion, that the LaCie is a great monitor but not fully integrated with the iDisplay software (meaning the software doesn't control every aspect of the calibration process--much of the process requires trial and error with variable results--not satisfactory at all).
Out of frustration, after reading David Brooks' review of the NEC P221W in the recent Shutterbug issue, I ordered one because it offered full software automation and integration of the calibration process with the controls of the monitor. Long story short--total cost of about $800 and the result is PERFECTION. Enter the settings that you want (I use 5500K white point, 2.2 Gamma, and 90 cd/M luminance). Absolute color perfection--I don't know what else to say.
Prints on my Epson 7900 now look EXACTLY like the photo on my monitor.
As a side benefit, I have been able, through the trial and error and software assisted process, successfully calibrate my LaCie 324 by making manual adjustments to match what I see on the NEC Spectraview. So, I'm now overmonitored (which isn't all bad) BUT.........Here's the lesson and the recommendation: If you want color calibration that is truly simple and more importantly effective, get the NEC. You will be happy.
Click Here to see more reviews about: NEC MultiSync P221W-BK-SV - LCD display - TFT - 22" - widescreen - 1680 x 1050 / 60 Hz - 300 cd/m2 - 1000:1 - 8 ms - 0.282 mm - DVI-D, VGA - black - with SpectraViewII Color Calibration Solution
MultiSyncP221W-BK-SVSpectraview display,22 Black LCD Monitor with SpectraviewII software and sensor, S-PVA wide viewing angle LCD, 1680x1050 landscape and 1050x1680 portrait, Brightness 300 cd/m2,1000:1 contrast ratio, 16ms response time.Sensor: (MDSVSENSOR2) customer colorimeter. Software: (SVII-SOFT) SpectraViewII Windows 2000 XP, MAC - OS 10.28.
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