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  Penta and FSI comparison

  Posted by Chris Tomberlin on June 21, 2013 at 12:56 am

  Anybody out there put a Penta and Flanders side by side? I know “better” can subjective term so I won’t ask which is “better”. Just wondering as a grading monitor if one is more accurate than the other or if they are about the same. I have a FSI LM-2461W and am interested in something larger like the Penta 47″ as an addition to the suite or a potential replacement. Feedback appreciated.

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  Brandon Thomas

  June 21, 2013 at 1:20 am

  I have an FSI 2461 and 55″ Penta in my suite.

  They’re certainly very close, and I can’t say which is more accurate.. I’d be comfortable making decisions off either of them. For a large client monitor, it’s tough to beat. The Penta is too far away for me to be comfortable with it as a replacement/only screen, but I much prefer it to the Panny Pro Plasma it replaced.
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  Margus Voll

  June 21, 2013 at 11:23 am

  I love 24″ Penta i have in my clients suite.

  I have not seen them side by side.

  Accuracy you can measure with calibrators.

  We got 1% accuracy on Penta rec709 what in my book seems pretty accurate ?
  Class 1 i’d say.

  To have really accurate client panel 47 or 55 is the way Penta guys suggests you set up your
  suite as then you have 2 panels on the same technology and they can be calibrated to match.

  Clients always ask if this monitor is accurate and what would you like more than having 2
  panels that are identical ?

  All plasmas seem bad compared to the Pentas imo.

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  Robbie Carman

  June 22, 2013 at 2:46 am

  Brandon –

  Curious what’s the price point for that 55? Looking for something in that size for upgraded client monitors

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  Margus Voll

  June 22, 2013 at 7:16 am

  Not sure.

  Did not to dear to ask yet 😀

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