14 DAY TRIAL // There are plenty of monitors and TVs with ultra-high-definition video support, but few of them have the sort of color accuracy needed by video editors and graphics designers. NEC has just launched one such display.
The newcomer is unusual due to more than its wide color gamut, which we will get into a bit later. The other odd thing is the side of the screen. At 23.8 inches in diagonal, it is very small for its type.
Most UHD TVs come in 40 inches or more, and it took months before they got to that level after starting out at 85 to 110 inches. Even 4K monitors are on the large side, with 28 to 32 inches being the most popular form factors.
Thus, the new NEC EA Series EA244UHD is small for its kind. Nevertheless, it has a resolution of 3840 x 2160 pixels, as well as 99.3% Adobe RGB color gamut coverage, 94.8% NTSC, and 100% sRGB. The GB-r-LED backlight system is primarily responsible for this.
The rest of the specifications are what one might call upper level, though not altogether high-end. The 350 cd/m2 brightness is on the high side, the viewing angles of 178/178 horizontal/vertical are nice, the contrast ratio is normal (1,000:1), and the response time is rather slow (6 ms).
Sure, IPS displays of any sort are slower than TN ones, but they usually manage a healthy 5 ms anyway. Clearly, color accuracy and image sharpness were considered more important in this case.
Fortunately, response time doesn't matter much unless you play really fast-paced shooters, and the NEC EA244UHD isn't supposed to be used for playing games anyway. On the flip side, the 1.07b color depth with a 4.3 trillion color palette will definitely allow CAD experts to design highly-realistic 3D environments.
Moving on, the newcomer boasts a fully-adjustable quick-release stand (pivot, height, swivel, tilt), plus touch-sensitive on-screen display controls. As for connectivity, NEC included two HDMI (one with MHL), DVI-D (two, single-link), and two DisplayPort inputs. The usual, in other words, though in double portion.
You will be able to use the NEC EA244UHD professional display normally or in ECO Mode, for up to 56% power savings. A human sensor and ambient light sensor will even do you the favor of automatically adjusting brightness. Picture By Picture support and integrated speakers round up the spec sheet, all for the price of $1,349 / €991 / £1295.