TFT Screens

[SdKfz181]

Having finally decided to upgrade my screen, I'm confused.

Several screens: Lacie 324, Eizo Flexscan S2411, Eizo S2111W & NEC Spectraview 2090 & 2190 all get good reviews, have (fairly) similar prices but widely different brightness and contrast rates. Are these rates that important? An NEC gives 700:1 contrast and a cheaper Eizo gives 3000:1!

Has anyone got any advice or personal experience of any of these, please?

[Chappers]

Don't get to hung up on contrast ratio's for photo editing. 1000:1 is fine , but a decent monitor calibrator will set the correct value. Also brightness, for editing about 120-140 cd/m is about right. In fact you have to turn most monitors way down to get this value

[rgrebby]

the lower the better?

[mrgubby]

The important bit for photography is angle of view, some panels have poor viewing angles & the colours change unless you are sitting in exactly the right position