-
IPS Monitors – 6 bit A-FRC Good Enough?
I’ve been looking for reasonably affordable IPS Monitors in the $250-$400 price range. I’ve had a couple of video editors suggest the Dell UltraSharp U2312HM and the HP ZR2440w. The Dell is a little more in my budget, but doing further research I’ve found that they are both very similar (maybe actually identical LG panel?) 6 bit A-FRC panels that use frame/pixel averaging to achieve their colors. I’ve also found that it’s incredibly difficult to find any true 8-bit IPS panels in this range.
Can anybody help me out and tell me if the 6 bit is still a good low budget monitor? I’ve heard the newer eIPS technologies have gotten much better with dealing with banding and other issues that may arise. Are there actually any 8 bit panels in my price range anyways? (hoping to spend a max of $300 for the monitors, though I would go a bit higher if necessary).
Also, what are your opinions of 16:9 vs 16:10?
Any and all help is much appreciated!
-
2 Replies
-
Hello David,
I did my research too. I got U2410 recently but I am planning to return it due to heavy brightness. Leaving it, the only options in the budget range are U2312HM. True 8 bits are expensive and slowly getting replaced with LED back lighting.
Only 24″ come in 16:10 – You may have to move your head hear and there. I felt it little big for my view. All 23″ come in 16:9. If you do more of layers and want to have the extra bit of a screen then 16:10 is the way to go.
I would suggest to check it out for the size and go for it.
Cheers
VinodThanks
Vinod -
HP zr2440w. I have one and I love it. Honestly it looks very good, has a nice set of connections, and is easy to calibrate. You won’t be disappointed.
Panasonic HPX170, Canon 7D
2011 Macbook Pro 17″, 2.3 Ghz Quad Core, 8GB RAM
AJA IoXT
Adobe Premiere Pro CS5.5, Final Cut Pro Studio 3, Avid Media Composer 3.5.4
The College of William and Mary
Reply to this Discussion! Login or Sign Up