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Best Monitor for Color Grading?

The i1D2 was always wide gamut...
It's all based on the filters used in the probe.
Remember this display is for 'print' applications - a very different level of accuracy compared to that needed in film and TV.
The new i1D3 (i1 Display Pro) is a much better probe, and about the same 'cost'.
In the end, you do get what you pay for.
I use a Klein K10-A, Jeti 1211, PR-655 - and that's a totally different league.
But I take colour very seriously.
 
So running a linux red hat flame 2012 on an HP Z800 with an AJA sdi-HDMI box in between. What do I need to buy? Can you send me a quote to bjorn at syndicate dot se.
 
I have both the Sony OLED PVM 2541 and the Flanders 24" and we use the Flanders for the colorist and the Sony for client monitoring.
I have found that when you grade for the OLED, you'll end up too flat on other monitors and the colors aren't spot on and suffer from angle of view problems (lean to the left it goes magenta, lean to the right it goes green), while if you grade to the Flanders, it will look great on both and colors are spot on.

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Hi Björn,
We'll get some figures to you shortly...

Liam, yep, if you make sure all ICC colour management is off, and EDID is managed correctly, HDMI is perfectly accurate.
SpaceMatch DCM is a good system to help manage this.

And Florian, I agree - we do not rate OLEDS at all...

Steve
 
Steve Shaw said:
The new i1D3 (i1 Display Pro) is a much better probe, and about the same 'cost'.
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I did some more research and you are right. So I decided do buy a i1D3 plus a 10 bit NEC monitor. The problem is I will be forced quite often to use a non native interpolated resolution because I'm creating very expensive 3d worlds like these
flipped_1920_effects_v2.jpg

1920 res http://img248.imageshack.us/img248/3804/flipped1920effectsv2.jpg

plus I really hate the small letters and buttons you get with higher res.
So my question is which monitor will provide the sharper 1280 res. A 2560 resolution one or the 1920 one ?
You should also keep in mind that with a 2560 you will have much smaller pixels, so it's possible the quality will be higher even with an interpolation. And the most important fact - with a 2560 you can have an exactly half smaller res which is supposed to be the best when we talk about re-size and zooming.

But still I would prefer to buy the 24 inch 1920 res and not the 27 inch higher res. Any advice ?
 
I've never been a fan of Eizo displays for anything other than GUI use - certainly not for main colour work.
The in-built calibration is not very accurate, and the probe is of rather low quality.

And Sebastian, make sure you get the OEM probe - not the retail version.

Steve
 
Damn, thinking about this new Flanders OLED 25" for 6k and my own words echo in my head.

Good advise Will. :)

Will Keir said:
Lots of threads on this, try doing a search before you post. :)

Just kidding dude, I wanted an update for this question too. My last research yielded the "Flanders Scientific 24." $5000. It only uses 50 watts and can be used for on set monitoring as well with battery plate on back. I believe a RR only works HD SDI out for RCX, so you'll need a AJA KONA 3 CARD for resolve.

But why buy now? Wait a few months and get a 4k Red Ray for 10 grand. Might be out of your price range but we are so close to 4k monitors, why settled for 2k?
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That's a beautiful 3d world there Sebastian.

Sebastian_A said:
I did some more research and you are right. So I decided do buy a i1D3 plus a 10 bit NEC monitor. The problem is I will be forced quite often to use a non native interpolated resolution because I'm creating very expensive 3d worlds like these
flipped_1920_effects_v2.jpg

1920 res http://img248.imageshack.us/img248/3804/flipped1920effectsv2.jpg

plus I really hate the small letters and buttons you get with higher res.
So my question is which monitor will provide the sharper 1280 res. A 2560 resolution one or the 1920 one ?
You should also keep in mind that with a 2560 you will have much smaller pixels, so it's possible the quality will be higher even with an interpolation. And the most important fact - with a 2560 you can have an exactly half smaller res which is supposed to be the best when we talk about re-size and zooming.

But still I would prefer to buy the 24 inch 1920 res and not the 27 inch higher res. Any advice ?
Click to expand...
 
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