Eizo's S2111W Reviewed

FYI only, as I may not be the only one interested in this particular monitor, PRAD reviewed Eizo's S2111W monitor. Unfortunately (for many of you), only the German Version is currently available, but the big deal is Eizo's funky, kitchen-plumbing-like backlight solution which has U-shaped elements on the left side of the monitor.

Although the article goes on to state that contrary to what one observes, the screen is actually brighter on the right side, but because of the panels' varying Gamma values, the panel appears brighter on the left side... .

Whatever. The point is that Eizo's monitors are geared towards professionals and carry a hefty price tag and thus I am not one bit pleased by the news. They go on to state that if you concentrate on the center of the panel, colors are fine... well, isn't that good to know...

Aside from this rather minor issue [not], theý also noted that the monitor has problems when using the analog (VGA) interface: blacks become dark greys.

Last but not least, large dark-colored patches actually glitter" - just like IPS panels - although the S2111W is equipped with an S-PVA panel. This has led PRAD to deduce that the effect is associated with the type of anti-glare layer and perhaps not the panel type itself... .

Assuming you're still willing to pay a premium price for this monitor given the above remarks, then rest assured that it is responsive (as far as 8ms S-PVA panels go) and movie playback was very good. They were also impressed by the quality of the monitor's interpolation modes. A "good all-around monitor" was their final descriptor, with a "Good" as final composite score (vs. the "Very Good" note given to the former S2110).

And to think, I already had my credit card out... sniff...

Funny enough, there doesn't seem to be a whole ot of Eizo fans here, but for the few of us, there's an interesting thread over at Hard|Forum on the S2411W, the bigger brother to the S2111W... .

I find the thread really interesting 'cause I'm also debating between the NEC LCD2690WUXi and the Eizo (or should I say, an Eizo)!