Performance
We tested the Eizo FlexScan T2351W-L through its DVI input, connected to a Windows Vista PC, using the included DVI cable. The display posted a composite score of 94 on CNET Labs' DisplayMate-based performance tests.
Movies:
The Cinema preset pushes way too much green and red and causes everything to look like a sunny tropical island, regardless of whether the scene takes place on a sunny tropical island. Luckily, both the sRGB preset and our own calibrated settings are much more appropriate for movies given each setting's very balanced level of color saturation. Compared with the HP LP2480zx, movies on the T2351W-L looked slightly less vital, as the HP tended to saturate the colors to a greater (but not too great) extent.
DisplayMate:
In our Extreme Grayscale bars test, the T2351W-L impressively distinguished a level 2 dark gray (two levels above true black) from true black, while retaining a low black level. Since VA panels typically reach the lowest of low in black levels, this didn't come as a surprise. On the same token, light gray began to blend into pure white (255) at level 253, which indicates that light colors will likely not wash out and will retain their color integrity. In Color Tracking, the grayscale remained mostly neutral, with only a slight inclination to green. In the Dark Screen test, we saw backlight bleeding in two spots along the left side of the screen.
Text:
Black text on white looked clear, without any obvious color tint problems. Also, fonts were clearly visible down to a 6.8 size.
Touch screen:
The T2351W-L's touch-screen feature lets you completely navigate through your OS environment, mouse-free. Essentially your fingertip acts as the cursor, allowing you to highlight text, tap links, and launch applications. Holding your finger down on the screen for a second gives you right-click options. There's a soft keyboard for those who want to go strictly peripheral free and the monitor's multitouch ability lets you easily resize Web pages with the swipe of two fingers. The biggest problem is the fact that Windows was designed to be used with a mouse, so attempting to accomplish tasks as simple as moving the scroll bar or tapping a small icon can be a frustrating endeavor.
Recommended settings:
We used SpectraCal's CalPC to calibrate the Eizo FlexScan T2351W-L for bright room viewing. The following settings are what the monitor had been adjusted to after calibration.
We tested the Eizo FlexScan T2351W-L through its DVI input, connected to a Windows Vista PC, using the included DVI cable. The display posted a composite score of 94 on CNET Labs' DisplayMate-based performance tests.
Movies:
The Cinema preset pushes way too much green and red and causes everything to look like a sunny tropical island, regardless of whether the scene takes place on a sunny tropical island. Luckily, both the sRGB preset and our own calibrated settings are much more appropriate for movies given each setting's very balanced level of color saturation. Compared with the HP LP2480zx, movies on the T2351W-L looked slightly less vital, as the HP tended to saturate the colors to a greater (but not too great) extent.
DisplayMate:
In our Extreme Grayscale bars test, the T2351W-L impressively distinguished a level 2 dark gray (two levels above true black) from true black, while retaining a low black level. Since VA panels typically reach the lowest of low in black levels, this didn't come as a surprise. On the same token, light gray began to blend into pure white (255) at level 253, which indicates that light colors will likely not wash out and will retain their color integrity. In Color Tracking, the grayscale remained mostly neutral, with only a slight inclination to green. In the Dark Screen test, we saw backlight bleeding in two spots along the left side of the screen.
Text:
Black text on white looked clear, without any obvious color tint problems. Also, fonts were clearly visible down to a 6.8 size.
Touch screen:
The T2351W-L's touch-screen feature lets you completely navigate through your OS environment, mouse-free. Essentially your fingertip acts as the cursor, allowing you to highlight text, tap links, and launch applications. Holding your finger down on the screen for a second gives you right-click options. There's a soft keyboard for those who want to go strictly peripheral free and the monitor's multitouch ability lets you easily resize Web pages with the swipe of two fingers. The biggest problem is the fact that Windows was designed to be used with a mouse, so attempting to accomplish tasks as simple as moving the scroll bar or tapping a small icon can be a frustrating endeavor.
Recommended settings:
We used SpectraCal's CalPC to calibrate the Eizo FlexScan T2351W-L for bright room viewing. The following settings are what the monitor had been adjusted to after calibration.
Games:
Games looked good, but failed to reach the high vibrancy levels seen on the HP LP2480zx, which really allow the visuals to pop. The colors on the T2351W-L look accurate, but with games, that shouldn't always be the goal. More accurate colors don't necessarily translate into more impressive visuals with most games. A monitor that can find the balance between accuracy and oversaturation usually has the best game-displaying capability. To our point, the Game preset included in the OSD is ill-conceived in its color oversaturation predisposition, with settings that look as if they were calibrated by someone whose only exposure to video games were '90s-era Sega Genesis commercials. In our DisplayMate-based response time and motion blur tests, the T2351W-L delivered levels of streaking higher than the LP2480zx, indicating that fast moving images may have the tendency to leave noticeable streaks on the screen. However, we didn't notice this when playing Black Ops on the T2351W-L.
Photos:
In the sRGB preset and at our calibrated settings, pictures weren't imbued with as much red as they are on the HP LP2480zx and as a result, faces on the T2351W-L don't look as flush. You can turn down the green on the T2351W-L, which helps things a bit, but we couldn't get it to perfectly match the HP.
Games looked good, but failed to reach the high vibrancy levels seen on the HP LP2480zx, which really allow the visuals to pop. The colors on the T2351W-L look accurate, but with games, that shouldn't always be the goal. More accurate colors don't necessarily translate into more impressive visuals with most games. A monitor that can find the balance between accuracy and oversaturation usually has the best game-displaying capability. To our point, the Game preset included in the OSD is ill-conceived in its color oversaturation predisposition, with settings that look as if they were calibrated by someone whose only exposure to video games were '90s-era Sega Genesis commercials. In our DisplayMate-based response time and motion blur tests, the T2351W-L delivered levels of streaking higher than the LP2480zx, indicating that fast moving images may have the tendency to leave noticeable streaks on the screen. However, we didn't notice this when playing Black Ops on the T2351W-L.
Photos:
In the sRGB preset and at our calibrated settings, pictures weren't imbued with as much red as they are on the HP LP2480zx and as a result, faces on the T2351W-L don't look as flush. You can turn down the green on the T2351W-L, which helps things a bit, but we couldn't get it to perfectly match the HP.
(And/NewsTechnology)
