Dell 22" LCD E228WFP? - on sale $296 shipped-
 

Currently looking at the Dell Dell E228WFP 22" wide lcd screen for editing with FCP. Anyone have experience with this monitor? Glen?

http://accessories.us.dell.com/sna/p...9&sku=320-5205

-Mike Jensen
Jensen Wedding Films
www.jensenvideo.com

I had the Dell 23" for a while. I think the one your looking at is a lower end panel that may not handle colors as well, so I would look into that some more. At that price, you really can't go wrong. Keep in mind that the 20" higher quality model has the same resolution and a very similar price, so I myself would pick that one, but both are great values.

We have a bunch of the Dell 24" 2405FPW & 2407 FPW - Couldn't be happier.

Mike I don't have any experience with the 22"s but I loved my 24 and 30. Dell makes very solid displays at rock bottom prices. Very hard to beat!

These look like a fantastic buy!

Good monitor for editing in terms of resolution, but definatley the 6 bit lcd panel is no good for colour correction for photos nor video imo.

For more accurate video colour representation id choose the 2007wfp/2405wfp/3007wfp/3007wfp-hc.

Unfortuantely with the 2407wfp, Dell sorely missed the mark. They do use a decent 8 bit lcd panel, but the contrast/reds on taht monitor over a DVI connection is intolerable for any professional-ish work.

Michael, what makes you say that? I've read tons of great reviews on that monitor, and was considering picking it up. Any more details from your experience?

Thanks,
Vito

According to http://www.flatpanels.dk/panels.php that is a TN panel, which means it cannot be color calibrated accurately enough for critical work. (Though if it's all you can afford, do calibrate it anyway). S-IPS panel types and derivitives are currently the only way to get top-notch accuracy. Unfortunately, manufacturers consider their panel type as a "trade secret". Worse yet, they change panel types without changing the model number (or price!). Dell is notorious for that. (They had a great deal on a S-IPS that soon became an IPV.)

NEC will be coming out with 23" and 26" color-critical displays soon. Right now they only have up to 21":

http://www.necdisplay.com/products/C...etail.cfm?ID=9

Hi Vito, altho I do agree that the reviews on the web by pcmag etc etc are mostly favourable, if you go dive further to monitor forums you will see there have been quite a few problems with this monitor. From banding to contrast/colour issues.

From my personal experience, the contrast (which cannot be corrected under a DVI connection) is set too high, which makes it no good for any sort of colour correction. AND even via a VGA connection you will notice that the skin tones can be WAYYYYYY too red @ certain times.

I would highly recommending test it extensively (maybe a friend of yours has one) before buying. My friend has one (A03) and to say the least all the forums were correct and I was surprised very dissapointed.

I can tell you for certain that the 2405wfp A03 revision is a far better performer, and those whom I know owning both monitors 100% agree.

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Thanks for all the advice guys:)
I'll probably purchase whatever size LCD I can afford after taxes.
That may end up being a 2" LCD screen hacked off a dead camcorder.

-Mike Jensen
ps. I've also heard the new Samsung 22" is supposed to compete well with the 22" Dell in the $300 - $400 range.

If you can afford it, it may be worth looking into a large screen LCD TV like the Westinghouse 37". It's not native 1920x1080 resolution and can be purchased for around $1,000.