Name: SpectraView Reference 242
Brand: NEC
SKU: 82911
Rating: 4.2 (40 reviews)

solid and well-built
make it easy to shoot compelling lifestyle images
else improves and becomes practically perfect

The text is fuzzy
blurred
with red halo

Maximum resolution: 1920, 1200 px
Display technology: LED
Response time: 8 ms
Panel design: Flat
Screen size: 24.1 in
Brightness: 340 cd/m²
Aspect ratio: 16

NEC SpectraView Reference 242 - Pros & Cons

solid and well-built
make it easy to shoot compelling lifestyle images
else improves and becomes practically perfect
more flexibility and has the added feature of being free)
color performance is good
spectacular as a professional LCD monitor and valuable for photographic work
The software supports an impressive range of measurement devices
with lifting slots
and easy to carry a moderate distance

The text is fuzzy
blurred
with red halo
you end up losing a lot of details in the images
using at work has worse light bleed in the corners
The grayscale has a little bit of an error
) lighting in the background is not ideal
The design is fairly plain - it's black
There is no built-in monitor calibration
the software has changed somewhat from earlier versions
Backlight Ageing Correction - brightness and white point

NEC SpectraView Reference 242 - Technical Overview

	Poor	Average	Good	Excellent
Screen size	24.1 in Best: Acer UM.PB1EE.A01 Screen size: 282 in
Response time	8 ms Best: JVC LM-H191 Response time: 0.01 ms
Brightness	340 cd/m² Best: DynaScan DS321LR4 Brightness: 25000 cd/m²
Weight	10600 g Best: BenQ GL2450HM Weight: 0 g

NEC SpectraView Reference 242 - Full Specifications

Screen size	24.1 in
Brightness	340.0 cd/m²
Aspect ratio	16:10

Height adjustment	5.91 in
Height (min-max)	< 528
Height with stand	14.88 in
Depth (with stand)	8.96 in
Width (with stand)	21.92 in
Weight	373.9 oz

Maximum resolution	1920 x 1200 px
Supported graphics resolutions	1024x768 1152x864 1152x870 1200x1920 1280x1024 1280x720 1280x960 1400x1050 1440x900 1600x1200 1920x1080 1920x1200 640x480 720x400 720x480 720x576 800x600 832x624
Display number of colours	1.073 billion colours
Colour gamut (Adobe RGB)	99.3 %
Contrast ratio	1000:1
Display technology	LED
Backlight	GB-r LED
Panel type	AH-IPS
Response time (GtG)	8.0 ms
Response time (BtW)	16.0 ms
Response time	8.0 ms
Picture-in-Picture (PIP)	yes
Pixel size	0.01 in
Viewing angle (horizontal)	178.0 °
Viewing angle (vertical)	178.0 °

3D support (3D-Ready)	no
Adaptive synchronization	no
HDR	no
VESA mount	yes
Type of VESA mount	100x100mm

Energy efficiency class	C
Operational power consumption	37 - 58
Power consumption (standby)	0.5 W
Power consumption (typical)	37.0 W

Colour of product	Black
Panel design	Flat
Built-in USB hub	no
Touchscreen	no
Built-in camera	no
Screen surface	Matte
Built-in speakers	no

DisplayPort	yes
DVI Port	yes
DVI-D ports quantity	1
HDMI	yes
HDMI ports quantity	1
Number of HDMI inputs	1
VGA in	yes
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	1
Number of DisplayPort inputs	1
Ethernet LAN	no

Ascendable and submersible	yes
Pivot function	yes
Wi-Fi	no
Bluetooth	no
Swivel	yes
Tiltable	yes
Cable lock slot	yes
Plug and Play	yes

EnergyStar	yes

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