What monitor(s) for Vegas

Peter100 wrote on 1/30/2015, 2:59 PM

Two days after I had expanded my studio with a new TV, my monitor refused to cooperate. It seems that LCD lighting has died.
So I need to purchase immediately one or two monitors.
The TV (Sony 32W705B) is for preview. The monitor(s) will be used for timeline (and maybe color correction).
What would you advise? I'm thinking about two EIZO EV 2450.

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ddm wrote on 1/30/2015, 3:10 PM

I'm a big fan of the ultra HD monitors that can do higher res than the typical 1920x1080. I have an Asus that does 2560x1440 and the added real estate for Vegas and other editing software is really beneficial. The Asus looks great, but I do calibrate it with a Spyder 4. I recently was in a Fry's and saw a few of the super ultra wide monitors, like 3880 (or whatever it is) by 1080. They were pretty cool, too, I gotta say, great for editing, and they were cheaper than I thought. Monoprice also has a 4k monitor (@60hz via displayport) that seems quite tempting, really cheap, too. Some complain about it being too reflective but that would not be a problem in my studio. I don't think I'll never buy another 1920 monitor for an editing system again. (Although, the Eizo's are excellent)

OldSmoke wrote on 1/31/2015, 3:22 PM

I love my two Sharp Ultra 2560x1440 27" monitors. The colors are great and I use a Spyder Pro for calibration.

JohnnyRoy wrote on 1/31/2015, 5:44 PM

I use two ASUS ProArt PA246Q 24" 1920×1200 16:10 Widescreen monitors and they are extremely accurate. I calibrate them with a Spyder Pro but it's really just a tweak on the factory setting because they were very accurate right from the factory. I have them both connected via DisplayPort cables to the ATI Radeon HD 5870 in my Mac Pro.

That particular model has since been discontinued in favor of the ASUS PA249Q 24" LED Backlit IPS Widescreen Monitor. I assume it's equally as awesome. I noticed there is also an ASUS PA248Q that is 1/2 the price and still a 1920×1200 IPS panel.

~jr

john_dennis wrote on 1/31/2015, 6:03 PM

I use the ASUS PA248Q. Though I don't do any calibration, I find it to be pleasant to use. I am bothered by reflective screens and this one just disappears. It's bright at its factory settings.

ushere wrote on 2/1/2015, 7:15 AM

i have a catleap 2560x1440, (pixel perfect, for about $350au from big cloth ebay) along with an 'old' ips hd viewsonic. both calib. with spyder.

couldn't / wouldn't go back to hd for system monitor..

Peter100 wrote on 3/16/2015, 6:23 PM

I think you need two kinds of monitors for NLE editing. One for timeline. Second one for the preview.
Ultrawide monitors seem to be just created for timeline. What about the preview? Maybe Eizo CS 230? This is the most basic monitor from professional line. It has IPS panel with 6 bit + 2 bit emulation color space. That is why it displays only Computer RGB colorspace.
The higher models have 8 bit + 2 emulation panels. That is why they are wide gamut monitors. They display almost whole Adobe RGB colorspace and can emulate e.g. Rec 709 colorspace.
Please correct me in I'm not right - Vegas pro works in Computer RGB, so buying wide gamut monitor is pointless. Unless you use video card. Am I right?