NEC Spectraview LCDs (TravBomb ?)

Is the NEC 2090 UXi the same at the LaCie 320, and what is the difference between the 2090 UXi and The 2090 UXI-SV (only the calibration software?)?

afriman said:

Is the NEC 2090 UXi the same at the LaCie 320, and what is the
difference between the 2090 UXi and The 2090 UXI-SV (only the
calibration software?)?

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Thanks for psositng this. I had not seen that Lacie released the 90 series version of our product yet.

Yes they are the same monitor. Lacie buys them from us. I did notice they only offer a 3 year warranty where as ours has a 4 year standard warranty.

The 2090UXi-SV has our Spectraview Software for calibrating the internal 12 bit LUT and a graytag mcbeth eye1 colorimeter to the callibration hardware.

Hi,

I have the NEC 2190UXi, and I am still pondering the value of the Spectraview II software given that I already have the Gretag Macbeth EyeOne Display2.

The benefits of internal monitor calibration are obvious when there is no color management performed by the system driving the monitor. However, once again, I would like to know what I'm buying for $169.
NEC obviously put a lot of effort into Spectraview, and given that effort,

I'd like to have some answers on what NEC does better. This is all I can find on Google :

Does an NEC "white paper" exist comparing the calibration of Spectraview and other methods ?

I'd like to know this too - particularly because I am not in the US.

The question I'd like answered is how essential is it to be able to edit the LUT with NEC monitors... since what it boils down to is only NEC software (or the rebadged third party stuff in Europe) will do that.

For example here in the UK - I could get a Spectraview 2090 - It retails for apx 700 and does NOT come with a colorimeter which would add about another 300 totalling 1000 UKP for the whole package (assuming I buy the recommended colorimeter).

On the other hand if I bought the recommended package and instead of buying a spectraview 2090 just purchased a 2090UXi then the total cost would come to around 800 UK - so providing a total saving of 200 UK (which is apx $400 US).

On the one hand doing this I would not be able to manipulate the LUT of the 2090UXi - BUT on the other hand I would have some calibration using the same software which is rebadged as Spectraview, I would have the colorimeter included with the software AND I wouldn't have a crappy license whereby I could only use the software on one machine (Spectraview is tied to one machine whereas most color calibration software is licensed on on a sitewide basis).

It would seem to me that unless being able to config the LUT on the 2090 is crucial you'd be much better off not buying a Spectraview. Indeed would there not be solutions to modify the LUT of the graphics card you are using instead to get you around the whole problem? (the only disadvantage being the monitor would not remember your LUT settnigs from system to system).

Maybe Trav or someone else can comment on what is wrong with the above plan

You keep mentioning the 12-bit internal LUT yet there is no substance to what the advantage of being able to do that is.

Dave Wolfs said:

You keep mentioning the 12-bit internal LUT yet there is no
substance to what the advantage of being able to do that is.

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To add on to my previous comment about Lacie they do have our 90 series product for sale now but it is quite a bit more expensive.

The advantage to a 12 bit LUT is more colors to choose from which means smoothing edges and colors.

Trav

I just bought a 2090UXI in Sydney, Australia. It doesn't come with SV package (in fact i don't think SV is available in models sold in Australia). Is buying the SV-II software from the US the only way to calibrate the internal LUT or will can I go the Eye1 option like in Europe? It seems we Aussies are again left behind....

Thanks
dmak

derekmak said:

Trav

I just bought a 2090UXI in Sydney, Australia. It doesn't come with
SV package (in fact i don't think SV is available in models sold in
Australia). Is buying the SV-II software from the US the only way
to calibrate the internal LUT or will can I go the Eye1 option like
in Europe? It seems we Aussies are again left behind....

Thanks
dmak

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I spoke with engineering and you can buy the Spectraview II software off of our sight. It will work fine with your monitor.

http://www.nm-select.com/searchresults.asp?search_id=12

Trav Bomb said:

derekmak said:

Trav

I just bought a 2090UXI in Sydney, Australia. It doesn't come with
SV package (in fact i don't think SV is available in models sold in
Australia). Is buying the SV-II software from the US the only way
to calibrate the internal LUT or will can I go the Eye1 option like
in Europe? It seems we Aussies are again left behind....

Thanks
dmak

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I spoke with engineering and you can buy the Spectraview II
software off of our sight. It will work fine with your monitor.

http://www.nm-select.com/searchresults.asp?search_id=12

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Thanks Trav.

I have just purchased a nec lcd 2690 and you cannot purchase spetraview II in Australia and neither can you purchase it in the USA or anywhere else to my knowledge. If I had known this I would never have purchased this NEC monitor.

What a ripoff!! You buy what you believe to be a good monitor for image editing yet you cannot purchase the SpectraviewII software to best calibrate this monitor.

Unless I find a solution to this problem I will ask for a refund and never look at another NEC product again and spread the word around to relevant forums, newsgroups etc.

Cheers

Ron

Is there (at least!) possibility to steal that software? Because I am on the same boat - really considering to buy 2690.

Other option in my mind is Apple 30 cinema (with more "megapixels" less colors ;-).

So - NEC option I like more... But if I can't get out exactly and precisely calibrated wide gamut colors... It seems not so atractive.

V.

RJSPhotography said:

I have just purchased a nec lcd 2690 and you cannot purchase
spetraview II in Australia and neither can you purchase it in the USA
or anywhere else to my knowledge. If I had known this I would never
have purchased this NEC monitor.

What a ripoff!! You buy what you believe to be a good monitor for
image editing yet you cannot purchase the SpectraviewII software to
best calibrate this monitor.

Unless I find a solution to this problem I will ask for a refund and
never look at another NEC product again and spread the word around to
relevant forums, newsgroups etc.

Cheers

Ron

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Hope I've got this right.

I've just checked the NEC website and the 2090UXi has the top screen which is an A-SIPS (inline plane switching). The Multisync (top line) 1990 also has SIPS,
the2090 has A-TW-IPS( highest) but the 2190 has S-PVA.

Talking to a NEC head office techie the other day he stated that side by side a S-IPS panel was clearly better than S-PVA, which I think is a Samsung development.

By the way there are major price differences between these items. Sorry if I've slightly bumped the OP's query. There's no mention on their site of a 2080.

The NEC is grossly over priced at $1600. You should have bought the Planar for almost half the price.

I searched our local web shops... Somehow NEC is not presented. Planar too. So USA is reasonable market to buy it there.

But Apple 30" is presented. Costs... 2400 USD (EU taxes, etc).

I guess... Monitor - it is that terrible thing what becomes obsolete in the very fastest trend now. Computers itself stopped more or less, but HDD, and everything linked with multimedia signal develops dramatically.

You need to be careful. There is alot of misleading price representation on the NEC 2690. The street price of the NEC is $1600. The Planar can be had for $850 if you shop around.

I am really careful!

Checking all web sites and places continiously for this subject, groping them in favorites etc.

And I am sure NEC is $1200 - I believe to my eyes when I look on this at Technoweb Ritzcamera etc. web shops.

Also Manager of NEC Design and developement says the same:

http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1004&message=25543265

;-)

V.

amikoenig said:

You need to be careful. There is alot of misleading price
representation on the NEC 2690. The street price of the NEC is
$1600. The Planar can be had for $850 if you shop around.

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RJSPhotography said:

I have just purchased a nec lcd 2690 and you cannot purchase
spetraview II in Australia and neither can you purchase it in the USA
or anywhere else to my knowledge. If I had known this I would never
have purchased this NEC monitor.

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Ron,
Did you get this resolved?