I had already written a detailed review on 24 April - but this is somewhere disappeared - therefore, here again my opinion in brief:
Preface:
So a monitor purchase is not easy, and certainly not when one reads all the different opinions, which are subjective for the most part on the internet. Sure it comes to you like this: If you were to follow all these opinions, you would eventually buy anything. The same is true for so-called test reports - here I keep asking myself: Did ever tested the device?
Statement (even if I practice some criticism):
My predecessor, I can only wholeheartedly agree: Here, HP, done albeit to a lesser extent, clean work! 5 of 5 stars, buy recommendation!
I have an Eizo S2431W and had as a second monitor an old Samsung 213T.Der Samsung should now be replaced - and I would like to eventually have a 3 monitor setup I needed a monitor in the same size and resolution with DisplayPort.
Who is to shop around in the market soon discover that it's actually just an affordable monitor without TN panel are: The ZR24w - for this reason you have to buy it either way ;-)
Who wants to read detailed user opinions, I recommend the hard forum com.
Now to monitor course compared to Eizo:
Externally, both monitors look in black very, very similar. The frame of the HP, however, is considerably narrower.
Operation of the HP is similarly on the Eizo, but I lack here at HP controls for brightness to these times to adapt on the fly. Here there is only one way: from the menu.
While there is a sensor on the Eizo to adjust the brightness automatically comes the HP without therefore.
The HP is in the off state, and the computer is turned on, the HP also automatically switches on - virtually. The Eizo I have to switch manually.
The power supply unit of HP is not absolutely silent - if you hold his ear back to the monitor - but no monitor is really silent. If you remove the ear, the more deep to medium power supply noise is about 15cm no longer audible to me. I would like to point out just because there are people who disturb the buzzing of a Logitech G500. In daily business so no problem.
The black level of the HP - especially when compared to other monitors is excellent - but the Eizo is here clearly better and my standards are already high!
In a dark room at a black background you can see a small, bright atrium at the top, left side next to the HP logo. Other users also take the lower left corner a larger atrium true. Of these, exist in Hard Forum several photographs - though I doubt a little, whether they have been properly exposed, as the eye sees: Sure, if I expose a minute probably every monitor will have terrible white spots. The atrium at the bottom left, I can not really see.
My Eizo has in every corner of this halos backlight! However, these halos have no effect in the daily business - ie everything is evenly and brightly lit with the colors also do not change really. (I do not deny, if you really "small-minded" draufschaut if you then do not but may "suggest" a change. "Clouds" or gradients can be seen none.
So therefore both monitor absolutely top! Even for professional applications.
I never understood why you should let it warm up a monitor - if I see both monitors directly after switching me something is clear - during the Eizo shines instantly at full brightness the HP needs but then a few minutes until it gets up to speed.
Unfortunately, I realized that my HP a blue sub-pixel defects on the taskbar at the bottom has left - that is, in pure blue is a tiny dot black. However, this is in other colors than they are really, really tiny. (Single particle of dust is annoying).
I keep him despite the small atrium and the pixel error - there should be inferior models - and if you are realistic, it really does not fall on.
Important for me is that both monitor the same brightness, have the same contrast and the same colors. Both monitors have the preset sRGB (6500 Kelvin, gamma 2.2) - but the colors of the HP are much cooler than the Eizo in this setting. When By measuring I found that the HP in the default setting actually 7500 Kelvin displays during Eizo here 6490 Kelvin. 2. Those who do not monitor for comparison or must vote two monitors to each other presents this variable under certain circumstances.
Glücklicherweie there is the HP "Custom" colors in which the values can be set for each RGB. Also can of course also the brightness and contrast adjust - with the brightness at the factory, is really very high.
With regard to the values set for the preset "sRGB", RGB and brightness there seems to be a large series dispersion - that is, the set of users values differ significantly from! (Though I personally not so large deviations).
In the brightness of my monitor set between 40 and 45 watts consumed - for an IPS panel, a very good value.
Calibration with Spyder 3 Elite
As I have written above, a multi-monitor environment must reflect a nearly identical picture for me. (Almost in the context, as precisely as possible - on two different monitors you will never managed it exactly)
The goal was a browser window and images which are distributed on both monitors display approximately the same. To anticipate: I recognize by calibration between the two monitors no longer any difference.
Spyder 3 Elite has various calibration options to calibrate multiple monitors:
1. On the basis of specifications such as Kelvin, gamma and brightness - each monitor itself
2. On the basis of specifications such as Kelvin, gamma and brightness - both monitors are measured in order to then determine the optimum averages.
The option 2. I had to choose between my Eizo and Samsung because Samsung could compete in any way with the Eizo. That means I would have calibrated each monitor separately the deviation would have been too high to me.
Not so with the Eizo compared to HP. Here I have calibrated individually with very good results each monitor and the picture is really identical.
First, I have the HP, this is the sRGB beyond 6500, calibrated using the custom color accurately on 6500 Kelvin.
Who wants to try it, here is my settings on my HP: R = 255, G = 203, B = 205
I then both values to 6500K, gamma 2.2 and a brightness of 120 (or 140 - I do not remember) calibrated.