TV/Monitor/DVD issues

stratman said:

Roy, I don't think those blokes need any Viagra as they are already stiff enough.

The following link demonstrate a self-calibrating monitor from Eizo: http://www.flatpanelshd.com/news.php?subaction=showfull&id=1272368148

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The auto calibration surprisingly is just not as good as anyone could expect from this kind of monitor, at least the calorimeter is still needed to get colors right.

Smile said:

The auto calibration surprisingly is just not as good as anyone could expect from this kind of monitor, at least the calorimeter is still needed to get colors right.

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Interesting comment. Exactly what do you find lacking?

From my perspective: Genuine 10 bit colour, covers most of the aRGB colour space. Excellent build quality and more. The Eizo self calibrating monitor is used extensively by colour professionals in North America and Europe.

I could list a list of superb specs and reviews, but this is after all a printer forum, and I don't want to run afoul of our benevolent moderators.


RS

I can confirm Roy's finding: I too have a Eizo self calibrating monitor and I could hardly see any difference after calibrating my monitor with my Colormunki.

Given that this thread is off topic I will add my take on the subject.

Eizo go to great lengths to ensure that their top end monitors are set up right before they leave the factory, and shift very little over time due to being built to do colour properly and I would be more than shocked if there was very much change post calibration. I have been doing it for four years now and still get a tad miffed at how little change there really is.

3dogs said:

Given that this thread is off topic I will add my take on the subject.

Eizo go to great lengths to ensure that their top end monitors are set up right before they leave the factory, and shift very little over time due to being built to do colour properly and I would be more than shocked if there was very much change post calibration. I have been doing it for four years now and still get a tad miffed at how little change there really is.

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The ICC profile for monitor is like for a printer, it's recipe describing many variables such as: monitor, monitor driver, video card used, video card driver, OS, various settings. I had to calibrate some EIZO CG graphics series monitors they were new out of box. None of them connected to the Mac Pro would show anything remotely as they should. The auto calibration did not work as expected. Only after proper calibration using spectrophotometer they passed certification.

The integrated calibration has a plus, it stops you from calibrating too cold monitor !
You should always wait 60min without screensaver before calibration, but for unexperienced this saves time and money.

So what you say, monitor, or Mac?

3dogs said:

o what you say, monitor, or Mac?

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What do you mean? I was a Mac with EIZO CG monitor.

You said that the calibration issues arose with Mac, and implied, to me not with Windows machines. I may have misread, but is it an issue with Mac. I can attach a MacBook Pro to my monitor, I don't, because it is a pain in the a** . I was asking to establish perhaps if the issue I have is a) me, b) the Mac, or 3) the monitor + Mac.

The computer was:

1. http://store.apple.com/us/buy-mac/mac-pro?product=MD878LL/A&step=config
Mac Pro
Graphics (Dual AMD FirePro D700 GPUs with 6GB of GDDR5 VRAM each)

It was noted by client that the cost was like $10,312.00 or something. I don't know why they not used some Mac display like the 4K Display a.k.a Sharp PN-K321 display
but they used :

http://www.eizoglobal.com/products/coloredge/cg318-4k/index.html

3dogs said:

I was asking to establish perhaps if the issue I have is a) me, b) the Mac, or 3) the monitor + Mac.

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My issue was the integrated calibrator, I don't know what it has in common with you.

Perhaps if EIZO can lie and get away with flicker free technology like:

" Flicker-Free for Reduced Eye Fatigue

The ColorEdge CG318-4K offers flicker-free viewing at all brightness levels.
Now you can work without worrying about eye fatigue caused by viewing a
flickering screen for long periods of time."

" Brightness Modulation Minimizes Flicker

To counteract the flicker that is noticeable by some users at low brightness settings,
EIZO uses PWM (pulse width modulation) technology. This helps prevent
eye fatigue for a more comfortable work environment."

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The only flicker free technology is constant current, RGB type monitor back light one. As always marketing department doesn't know what they are lying about.