Yeah, the Spyder calibration improved it a lot in terms of the overall contrast and color balance. However, I think I'm trying to like this monitor more than it seems to like me.
I was staring at a blank white screen (Google) and I noticed a dark spot near the centre. Wasn't trying to really, I just noticed it.
It's like this monitor is slowly revealing its flaws. I even compared with my old Viewsonic to make sure I wasn't seeing things, and it's there. It's not an easily noticeable spot, but it's there. Viewsonic is perfect, even white, zero blotches.
So...the flaws keep piling up and I'm asking myself why I *upgraded* to a $700 monitor when my trusty 5 yr old Viewsonic that I paid about $300 for is flawless.
Hence the NEC option. I can afford it, it's still a lot of money for a monitor, but I'll pay it if the monitor works, as it should. No more, no less. If you pay $700 for something, it should bloody work out of the box. Period.
Anyway, I'm going to think on it.
This monitor has been the most annoying purchase I have made in a very long time, lol.
I was going to write a user review for it for this site, but I think that one line pretty much sums it up. :wink:
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