Viewsonic service - must try harder

[Kheldar]

Of course you are Khel', only the plebs have Gas Hobs.. 

( Should get me at least a temporary ban ).. 

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Never felt a thing Rik.. painless.. 

is that what they mean by no sense....no feeling

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is that what they mean by no sense....no feeling

(1)  Awwww I am touched...  ( no comments required  )

(2)  You got it in one.. 

[Rik]

Back on topic - a first for me. 

The monitor arrived and, having untangled all the old cables and removed the Viewsonic, I have created a new tangle with the Eizo (S2410W) on the end of it.

First impressions:

Stunning. Blows your socks off. Brilliant. Best display I have seen since people stopped buying me professional monitors. It resolves grey scale down to 1%, I can see the difference between 99% grey and 100% white. There's no banding in the colours, no dead pixels, perfect geometry, of course, and texture in photos leaps off the screen. Response time is good, though that's not a great concern to me, and it beats the TV for playing a DVD.

Downside: The stand adjustment takes some getting used to - but I only plan to do that once.

[Inactive]

Great stuff Rik, a link to this new monitor required please. 

( Just being a nosey git as usual  ).

[Rik]

At Scan:

http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/ProductInfo.asp?WebProductID=390086

Review:

http://www.trustedreviews.com/displays/review/2006/05/03/Eizo-FlexScan-S2410W/p1

Eizo:

http://www.eizo.com/products/lcd/S2410W/index.asp

[Lance]

 

At that price it should be good! That cost more than my laptop!

I'm very jealous! 

[Rik]

I am a bit self-indulgent when it comes to monitors, Lance, but I spent my life working in colour calibrated systems, and it's hard to stop doing it (though it would save me a fortune!).

[Kheldar]

omg !

is that a price for like 3 of them !

[Rik]

No, but if I bought three, I could probably get a discount. 

[Kheldar]

i thought i was being extravagant wanting a dell 24inch but i could have 2 and a bit for the price of that one !

in fact i could have the 27" and a nice bit of change.

jeez thats once expensive (overpriced ! ) monitor for a 24?

[Rik]

The Dell would be no good to me, you can't calibrate the illumination (I work at the industry-standard 6500K, or D65), and it suffers from banding, I need to be able to see smooth tone, the Eizo is particularly good, both at smooth transitions and the tonal range (1% differentiation). I wouldn't suggest it's a monitor for everyone, and the Viewsonic is £260 cheaper with good performance. OTOH, for general use, the Dell is fine.

[Inactive]

OUCH....That is one expensive piece of kit Rik...very nice tho'..

[Rik]

Paying for it does hurt, but it's possibly the most important part of the system when I'm working in Photoshop. Still, I can console myself with the certain knowledge that the price will fall dramatically tomorrow. 

[Kheldar]

OUCH....That is one expensive piece of kit Rik...very nice tho'..

Good Film that was In.

[Rik]

I've just received a call from Viewsonic, wanting to swap the monitor. It gave me considerable pleasure to tell them I didn't need it any more as I had bought an Eizo in preference. 

[Inactive]

A lovely feeling Rik.

I managed to get a £20 cheque from Comet for the inconvenience of sending the wrong hob, not much, but better than a kick in the groin.

[Rik]

Much better.

[Inactive]

Well, shiny new ceramic arrived earlier, took the gas one away, just got to fit it now, along with the new fan oven.. 

A job for tomorrow methinks.

[Rik]

That's good news - the arrival, not the having to fit.

[Kheldar]

Well, shiny new ceramic arrived earlier, took the gas one away, just got to fit it now, along with the new fan oven.. 

A job for tomorrow methinks.

always put off today what you can do tomorrow 

[Rik]

The Scots put it more poetically, "The cares of tomorrow can wait till this day is done..."

[Inactive]

always put off today what you can do tomorrow 

Sadly, I have a funeral to attend this afternoon, otherwise I would have made a start today.

BTW ..one more post and you will be in to 4 figures..well done.. 

[Rik]

Sadly, I have a funeral to attend this afternoon, otherwise I would have made a start today.

Sorry to hear that. 

[Inactive]

Thanks Rik, these things happen to us all at times..

[Rik]

Indeed, but it doesn't make them any easier.

I sometimes think that the easiest funeral to attend is your own...