Perfect Color correcting monitor for the 7D 24"dell $599

[Nik Manning]

The low cost of the Canon 7D leaves so much money on the table to get the items that can really make your video amazing.
Check this new monitor by dell.

http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/14/dell-24-inch-u2410-ips-monitor-sneaks-out-for-599-us-retail/

The IPS-panel features a 1920 x 1200 pixel resolution, 6-ms response, 178-degree viewing angles, 1000:1 typical contrast, and 12-bit internal processing (1.07 billion colors), and 96% AdobeRGB and 100% of sRGB color space coverage. Connectivity options are vast with jacks for DisplayPort, DVI, HDMI, component, composite, and VGA. That's a lot of rig for $599.

 

[xbourque]

Good find! Thanks for the link!

 

[dcoughla]

I've got a 2407wfp-HC and I LOVE it. I use it for CC, as well as video / some gaming as well.

 

[USLatin]

There is no way that this will be perfect, but I am very curious if anyone has used one? They might be very good.

 

[Justyn]

Hopefully it's better than my older 2405. Great computer monitor... Horrible video monitor. It cuts off on highlights... I mean it will shut off, and there's horrible gradiants and the whole thing just doesn't do video very well at all. It was also 900 bucks when I bought it.. Yikes... But again, it's a great computer monitor

 

[Nik Manning]

There is no way that this will be perfect, but I am very curious if anyone has used one? They might be very good.

Well I am sure it is not perfect but it maybe perfect for a Canon 7D owner because of it's low cost and impressive color space coverage.

 

[PSA1]

Hopefully it's better than my older 2405. Great computer monitor... Horrible video monitor. It cuts off on highlights... I mean it will shut off, and there's horrible gradiants and the whole thing just doesn't do video very well at all. It was also 900 bucks when I bought it.. Yikes... But again, it's a great computer monitor

Yes it cuts off when your ire is over 100, so that is a good thing, so you can fix it, but back when I got mine, it was $1200.00, the only full HD monitor at the time in that size, yeah I will have to upgrade it soon, refresh rate is pretty bad.

 

[ryansheffer]

This plus a mxo2 mini would be fantastic.

 

[ChipG]

I'm seriously thinkng of upgrading my old lcd's with two of these, maybe a 3rd for my laptop. I'm not going to use them for color correction, just good high quality displays.

 

[USLatin]

Well I am sure it is not perfect but it maybe perfect for a Canon 7D owner because of it's low cost and impressive color space coverage.

:beer: I definitely agree with that. Just wanted to clarify for people coming along to their first.

Does anyone know where to see it on a show room? I think this mightbe better than what I've had going on, for way too long.

 

[Cranky]

$600 is pretty steep, but this is IPS after all. I've got my 24-inch non-TN monitor (not sure it is IPS, I think it is MVA) for $380.

 

[Eddy Robinson]

It'll be $500 in 6 months, monitor prices (especially Dell's are constantly in decline. All the manufacturers want to cash in by pushing out 3d displays to games by the end of this year so.

Alternatively, you might consider picking up one of the old Dell24" like the 2405 for about half the price and borrowing a colorimetry device to calibrate it for you: http://www.tftcentral.co.uk/reviews/content/spyder3elite.htm

That whole family of products is really quite good, even the older ones.

 

[Jean Dantes]

I have the 22" version of this monitor. It's an IPS panel, which makes it's very good for colour correcting. I highly recommended it if you wish to use LCD technology and colour correct.

 

[ryansheffer]

The addition of an MXO2 mini would take this into being a truly useful tool for color correction. The software calibration built into the MXO2 mini plus the impressive specs of the lcd combine to make a great tool. The monitor itself, though objectively impressive, should not be used for color correction without calibration.

Just because the monitor has all of the specifications of a color correction monitor doesn't mean it will look good at all out of the box. Don't trust your eyes. Trust a blue only signal and some color bars. Google search how well Matrox's software calibration does compared to high end broadcast monitors. It consistently impresses all professionals that get their hands on it.