NEC Spectraview LCDs (TravBomb ?)

Ok, so heres the deal. The new Spectraview II software has been
printing all week and is being sent out to our warehouse as we
speak. Marketing told me on Monday that the new software should be
posted within the next 14 days, so by August 7th at the latest.
Thanks, TravBomb. Any word on the price ? Also, will the
hardware+software package be bundled with with new 2090/2190
packages ending with SV ?

As for my input on price, I think that $399 is too much to
calibrate monitors in the $1000-1500 price range, considering that
existing calibrators already do a good job. $25-50 is reasonable
for software that works with many calibrators, so the extra $200,
about 15-40% of the monitor price for the NEC 90 series, provides
for only a small difference. The Spectraview II hw+sw package
price above asks $200 for internal LUT calibration software.
Software by itself will be $169.99

Yes the SV units will have the HW+SW with it.
 
Software by itself will be $169.99

Yes the SV units will have the HW+SW with it.
Hello TravBomb,

Thanks for the word on the software price. Now I can get back to price comparisons within the 90 series.

I would still like to be educated on the panel quality difference between the 2090 and 2190.

Thanks,

Gints
 
I am seriously working on this, since it is quite a common question. The engineer who heads up those products is out of town this week so I dont think I will be able to get anything until then.
 
Does anyone know the main differences (both hardware and software) between the Spectraview 2190 and the new NEC LCD 2190 UXi ?
 
The LCD2190UXi and LCD2190UXI-SV are the exact same monitor. Absolutely no differences. The latter just comes with the Spectraveiw software and Graytag Mcbeth Eye1 colorimeter.
 
The LCD2190UXi and LCD2190UXI-SV are the exact same monitor.
Absolutely no differences. The latter just comes with the
Spectraveiw software and Graytag Mcbeth Eye1 colorimeter.
That article reads that NEC handpicks for the Spectraview monitors, implying that non-Spectraview monitors are the leftovers. Is that line truly false ? My 2190Uxi didn't arrive with that certificate.

Here's the excerpt on Page 2:
http://www.trustedreviews.com/article.aspx?page=2032&head=0

That’s not all the extra cost entails. There’s a whole protocol that NEC/Mitsubishi follows before sending a SpectraView monitor out to you. First of all, a 1980SXi is hand selected from stock and the magnetic hood strips are fitted. The monitor is then pre-set via the OSD for use in the pre-press environment to the following settings: Brightness level 60% (160-170cd/m2); Colour temperature 5000K (Daylight 50); and Gamma Correction 1.8 (for the Mac OS). This is then followed by a full validation of these settings by comparing the colour differences to the CIE L*a*b* Colour Space Specification, expressed as a DeltaE value.

This colour uniformity value and the results of the validation are included on a signed certificate that accompanies every SpectraView monitor. As a rule, a DeltaE value of one is considered a perfect calibration i.e. there is no difference between the CIE L*a*b* colour space and the colours reproduced by the monitor. Furthermore, DeltaE values that are equal to or less than three are considered highly accurate. A DeltaE of three, or more and the chances are you’ll notice the colour differences. Interestingly, the DeltaE number on my certificate here shows a figure of 3.49.
 
I am not aware of any such certificate. Keep in mind that article appears to be from Europe so they may do things differently.

All of the 90 seires IPS monitors go through much more stringent testing then any of our other monitors do at factory. This is includes hand picked panels and such from what I understand. The likely hood of getting a defect in one of these panels is ver slim.

Also the settings are tested and tweeked at factory from what I understand.
 
As far as I am aware they all go through the same amount of testing and are all stringently picked whether they are Spectraview or not since the spectraview kit is attached in our CA warehouse and not at factory.
 
That article was about the previous generation 1980. Did the xx80 series have ColorComp? It might serve to obviate the need for the sort of hand selection and calibration that ruled for xx80-series SV models.

Nill
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http://www.toulme.net
As far as I am aware they all go through the same amount of testing
and are all stringently picked whether they are Spectraview or not
since the spectraview kit is attached in our CA warehouse and not
at factory.
 
I am not aware of any such certificate. Keep in mind that article
appears to be from Europe so they may do things differently.
Thanks, TravBomb.
All of the 90 seires IPS monitors go through much more stringent
testing then any of our other monitors do at factory. This is
includes hand picked panels and such from what I understand. The
likely hood of getting a defect in one of these panels is ver slim.
My 2190UXi has zero pixel defects, which is more than I can say for any other LCD panel I've ever owned. Though, it seems to have some darker areas as the border of the top of the screen, apparent when I set the background to middle grey. My 1880SX doesn't have those mild darkness areas. Are such brightness defects normal ? In use, I don't see them as a problem, but of course, I'm worried if they are symptomatic of a larger problem, such as damage during shipping.
Also the settings are tested and tweeked at factory from what I
understand.
For each monitor ? So, if I calibrate my monitor and change the brightness or contrast, am I doing the wrong thing ? Admittedly, the monitor looked fantastic when it arrived with the brightness cranked up. Is the monitor tweaked for the showroom ?
 
Do you have ColorComp turned on? It's off by default; you have to turn it on in the menus and then recalibrate. It might correct for those dark areas, worth a try.

Also make sure you're not being influenced by ambient light or subtle reflections.

Nill
~~
http://www.toulme.net
 
Do you have ColorComp turned on? It's off by default; you have to
turn it on in the menus and then recalibrate. It might correct for
those dark areas, worth a try.
Yes, I have ColorComp on , followed by a recalibration. I just tried toggling ColorComp on/off a few times, and other than a brightness change, there is no improvement in the subtle dark areas. How many fluorescent tubes are in the backlight, and are they oriented vertically ?
Also make sure you're not being influenced by ambient light or
subtle reflections.
They appear to be evenly spaced. Thanks for the help and tips.

Gints
 

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