Sad Post About NEC Wide Gamut Monitors

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Mike Johnston recently posted this post about NEC monitors on his blog: https://theonlinephotographer.typepad.com/the_online_photographer/2022/11/nec-we-hardly-knew-ye.html . I have two NEC MultiSync monitors and have been a fan of their IPS panel monitors for more years than I can count. Their customer service was exceptional when I needed help, and I was worried that their merger would take them in a new direction, and it seems it has.

I had planned to replace my older sRGB monitor soon, but am now wondering if I should be looking at new options. Currently, I am considering Eizo and BenQ. I know one will take me up the price ladder, and the other will take me down. I tend to like quality products and try to "buy once, cry once", but got a bit spoiled as I was often able to buy refurbished NEC monitors at exceptional prices. As I start to consider both Eizo and BenQ, any thoughts or experiences with them would be appreciated. I have heard mixed opinions on BenQ when I searched the web, and that is more concerning than that anything I have read about Eizo to date.

Thanks,

--Ken

 

[tspear]

I have a 30in BenQ m4K wide gamut monitor. Bought in 2017, still works great, and is the primary monitor for my desktop.
When my secondary monitor dies (and it is getting a little unreliable -- a ten year old Apple Cinema Display), I will get another BenQ.
I use Dataspyder for color calibration.

Tim

 

[Victoria Bampton]

Oh that is a shame, we've had a few NEC's at the studio over the years and they've always been excellent.

My EIZO CG243W I purchased in 2010 is still sat on my desk and still calibrates fine, which is pretty good going for a 12 year old monitor. I haven't used any BenQ for comparison though.

 

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I have a 30in BenQ m4K wide gamut monitor. Bought in 2017, still works great, and is the primary monitor for my desktop.
When my secondary monitor dies (and it is getting a little unreliable -- a ten year old Apple Cinema Display), I will get another BenQ.
I use Dataspyder for color calibration.

Tim

I use a Dataspyder as well, and that was a consideration as I did not really want to buy new calibration hardware if possible. At least these monitors seems to last for some time, and my main monitor is not that old, relatively speaking.

--Ken

 

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I bought an Eizo a couple of years ago, but found that my ColorMunki is not supported by Eizo's calibration software. I can still calibrate using the ColorMunki software, but not store the results in the monitor's LUT.
I don't know if this matters!

 

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I bought an Eizo a couple of years ago, but found that my ColorMunki is not supported by Eizo's calibration software. I can still calibrate using the ColorMunki software, but not store the results in the monitor's LUT.
I don't know if this matters!

You may find that BasICColor Display software can do both. That's what I've used for years.