I may need to upgrade my monitor, as I may get a couple of commercial retouching jobs. One of them is very picky about color. Currently, I have a Dell 2209WA, an inexpensive monitor with an e-IPS panel. It's pretty good, but it does lose detail with tones over rgb 250 or so, and it's not all that uniform. (I do calibrate and profile it with a Spyder 3.)
I'm considering one of the NEC monitors with Spectraview II software, perhaps the PA-231W-BK. http://www.necdisplay.com/p/desktop-monitors/pa231w-bk . While it would be nice to get something bigger, like a PA241W, they get much more expensive. I'd use my Dell as a second monitor to hold Photoshop pallets.
While I have a Spyder 3, I've heard that being able to adjust the monitors LUT directly is better than calibrating color through the video card, hence the Spectraview II software. While the software can use the Spyder 3 puck, it might be better to get the recommended I1 Pro, although I'd probably buy a retail version that can be used on any monitor instead of the NEC specific version.
I'd appreciate comments as to whether this sounds like a good plan, or if there's other solutions around the same cost that might be better.
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