Gamut: finally a good wide gamut
PVA 6 ms : Dell 2407WFP-HC
Classic sRGB screens : Iiyama, Dell, Samsung...
PVA 6 ms : Samsung SyncMaster 245TAfter several months of suspense, the price of the Samsung 245T has finally fallen (or soon will) to 1000 Euros. When on sale, the Dell will therefore be more affordable.
As we can see on this graph, Dell and Samsung are equivalent in terms of gamut, closely sticking to each other. When we know that Dell also has better presettings and ergonomics, clearly the 2407WFP-HC has our preference.
We again realize that this is the first time we have a wide gamut with good colors on our desktop. Up until now, reds were particularly a problem in that they were too vivid, saturated and entirely unnatural. Here this isn’t the case. We do have a blue that with large DeltaE values, however, in practice this isn’t dramatic. The colorimeter would probably find bloated values in extreme shades but the screen displays a natural rendering and no single color stands out.
There is one thing lacking on this monitor most likely related to the fact that it’s not a new screen but rather based on a former version. There is no button to simply go from wide gamut to sRGB. This isn’t really lacking in terms of the general display of photos, but more to insure us that photos taken in sRGB aren’t distorted.
