Eve Spectrum ES07D03 Review: Premium Image Quality and Performance

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Uncalibrated – Maximum Backlight Level

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Eve Spectrum ES07D03
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The ES07D03 has plenty of light output available in SDR mode. Unless you’re set up outside, you won’t need 443 nits, but it’s there if you want it. The black level score is a bit misleading because the six monitors have varied maximums. For the given backlight level, 0.4050 nit is a good number. And that is why the Eve finished first in the contrast comparison. Any IPS monitor that delivers over 1,000:1 contrast out of the box is a good one.

After Calibration to 200 nits

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Eve Spectrum ES07D03
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Calibration has little effect on contrast; it’s still comfortably over 1,000:1 and only a tick behind the Acer XV282K. This is excellent performance. My only complaint is that the ES07D03 has a fairly high minimum brightness, 73 nits. It would be better if the backlight ranged from 400 down to 50 nits so one could play comfortably in a completely dark room.

The ES07D03 handily takes the ANSI contrast win, keeping its ratio over 1,000:1, another point for Eve’s quality control. This is a premium monitor built from premium components to a high standard.

Christian Eberle
Christian Eberle
Contributing Editor

Christian Eberle is a Contributing Editor for Tom's Hardware US. He's a veteran reviewer of A/V equipment, specializing in monitors. Christian began his obsession with tech when he built his first PC in 1991, a 286 running DOS 3.0 at a blazing 12MHz. In 2006, he undertook training from the Imaging Science Foundation in video calibration and testing and thus started a passion for precise imaging that persists to this day. He is also a professional musician with a degree from the New England Conservatory as a classical bassoonist which he used to good effect as a performer with the West Point Army Band from 1987 to 2013. He enjoys watching movies and listening to high-end audio in his custom-built home theater and can be seen riding trails near his home on a race-ready ICE VTX recumbent trike. Christian enjoys the endless summer in Florida where he lives with his wife and Chihuahua and plays with orchestras around the state.

5 Comments Comment from the forums
  • Gillerer
    The review has no mention - never mind cautioning potential buyers - of the less-than-stellar reputation Eve has when it comes to delivering products....

    Taking preorders for the "first high-end high resolution monitor with high refresh rate", then taking months to fulfil the orders, by which time other manufacturers have released and actually started selling similar models; Buyers would have been better off waiting and getting the name brand option.

    EDIT: And no, I'm not talking about kickstarter backers, but actual retail orders after the product was supposedly released.
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  • 10tacle
    I am so tired of 27" 4K monitors. Can we PLEASE get 32" 4K straight up 16:9 for those of us with older eyes who like gaming but think that 1440p at that size is just not enough pixel density for the size? The large older flight simulator community will thank whoever creates one with business.
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  • TimeGoddess
    This reads more like an ad than a review
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  • Trevor_lb
    You should be ashamed. How can encourage your readers to throw away $1000 on a product you know perfectly well they will never receive. I hope you were paid a lot.

    If you're considering patronizing this fraudulent company, PLEASE read google reviews, TrustPilot, and the subreddit first.
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  • IAmMrBongo
    Only 2 cons?

    The biggest con isn't mentioned, it being that the monitor is a con and will never arrive.

    Been waiting since May. The monitor isn't real. There is no monitor. Buy an existent one instead.
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