A New 30" Contender: HP ZR30w Review
by Brian Klug on June 1, 2010 6:30 PM ESTColor Uniformity
For color consistency, we test Delta E at 9 different places across the LCD in an evenly distributed grid fashion.
It’s obvious from other tests that color calibration data is very localized. Wherever you create the calibration profile is going to be where it matches closest. Performance at other points on the monitor simply differs, which is normal.
Tracking is reasonably acceptable along the edges, with an average Delta E of 1.88 and a standard deviation of 0.49 across all 9 points. Time will tell how this ranks among other monitors as we gather more data.
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ranplett - Saturday, July 16, 2011 - link
I've purchased this monitor, and returned it thinking it was defective. The second one I received was exactly the same. The monitor was calibrated several times with both the Spyder 3 Pro and i1 Display LT, and it exhibits banding in bright colored gradients, and a VERY obvious difference in tone from the top left to the bottom right. The top left has a blue/green color cast, while the bottom right is far more pinkish. I'm comparing it to a HP LP2475w (also calibrated). The HP 24" is very uniform and has no banding issues.I was really hoping this is a good montior considering the price, but it really isn't good for critical color work (photogrpahy/video). The review on this site claims that it is very accurate but I disagree.
At this point it looks like I'm going to ask to return it in exchange for a NEC 27". The NEC 30" is $1000 more!
deon - Thursday, September 1, 2011 - link
thanks for your comment mate! i was looking to buy it for color work, but after reading your review, i will probably go with NEC. It bums me out that NEC does not have a zero dead pixel return policy on their 2 grand monitors.deon - Wednesday, August 31, 2011 - link
The price difference between HP 30 and NEC 30 is over 1200$!HP is around 1300$ and NEC 30 is over 2500$, but when i looked at the stats and numbers provided here, it seems like NEC is not worth of spending extra 1200$ and HP can be very good enough for doing professional color work (vfx compositing, color grading, photography).
Is that so, or am i delusional? Can you please comment/clarify why i should or should not spend extra 1200$ on NEC, when this HP performs almost as good. Looking forward for any replies and suggestions!
walkswithmighty - Tuesday, September 20, 2011 - link
I just thought I would chime in, and let you know that I just got this adapter today and was excited to try it on my ZR30W: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004I6IYSM ( startech hdmi to dp powered adapter )does not work with this monitor and the xbox 360 hdmi output. I hope that this helps anyone that wants to try this adapter out, in order to try and get a hdmi source to work on the display port of this monitor.jonsinache - Tuesday, January 22, 2019 - link
I just bought this monitor used last month and it still works great.