16:10 Lives On: EIZO Releases 24-inch ColorEdge CG2420 and CS2420 Professional Monitors
by Ian Cutress on February 16, 2016 8:30 AM EST
For anyone that loves a 16:10 screen, with resolutions such as 1920x1200 or 2560x1600, there have been relatively slim pickings in the monitor world recently. Any high end or high refresh rate monitor is likely to be of the 16:9 variety (1920x1080, 2560x1440 or 3840x2160) or a 21:9 unit through the ultra-wide 2560x1080 or 3440x1440 monitors. One of the reasons as to why companies who make high end monitors do not produce many 16:10 units was given to me by ASUS: there are simply not enough companies producing the panels. It seems that EIZO has managed to find a couple though, with their new ColorEdge displays.
| EIZO ColorEdge | ||||||
| CG2420 | CS2420 | |||||
| Video Inputs | DVI-D with HDCP DisplayPort with HDCP HDMI with HDCP, Deep Color |
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| Panel Type | IPS with Wide-Gamut LED | |||||
| Pixel Pitch | 0.270 mm | |||||
| Colors | DisplayPort: 1.07 billion from 278 trillion HDMI: 1.07 billion from 278 trillion DVI-D: 16.77 million from 278 trillion |
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| Greyscale | DisplayPort: 1024 tones from 65k tones HDMI: 1024 tones from 65k tones DVI-D: 256 tones from 65k tones |
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| Gamut | AdobeRGB: 99% DCI-P3: 98% |
AdobeRGB: 99% | ||||
| Brightness | 400 cd/m2 | 350 cd/m2 | ||||
| Contrast Ratio | 1500:1 | 1000:1 | ||||
| Response Time | 10 ms (gray-to-gray) | 15ms (gray-to-gray) | ||||
| Viewable Size | 24.1-inch (61cm) | |||||
| Resolution | 1920 x 1200 at 60 Hz | |||||
| Viewing Angle | 178°/178° | |||||
| Backlight | Wide-Gamut LED | |||||
| Screen Treatment | Anti-Glare | |||||
| Height Adjustable | 155 mm | |||||
| Tilt | -5° to +35° | |||||
| Swivel | 344° | |||||
| VESA Wall Mounting | 100 x 100 mm | |||||
| Dimensions w/Stand at maximum height |
554.4 x 551 x 245 mm | |||||
| Power Consumption | <0.7W Power Save 20W Typical 79W Peak |
<0.7W Power Save 26W Typical 92W Peak |
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| Weight | 8.5 kg / 18.7 lb with Hood | 7.8 kg / 17.2 lb | ||||
| Additional Features | 3-port USB 3.0 Hub Color Adjustment Sensor USB Charge Port |
3-port USB 3.0 Hub USB Charge Port |
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| Accessories | Signal Cables (DVI-D, mDP to DP) USB Cable Utility Disk |
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| Warranty | 5 Years / 30k hours Parts 10k hours color (under 120cd/m2) |
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So admittedly these are not particularly consumer style monitors, and EIZO states that they are aimed at the creative industries rather than high refresh rate gaming. The cabinet designs come with a slimmer bezel that EIZO’s previous versions, and come with carrying handles for easier mobility across a working environment. The CG2420 is the higher specification of the two, with a built in self-calibration sensor to maintain color accuracy over time, a higher contrast ratio at 1500:1 and a shading hood as standard.
Color sensor on the CG2420
Both units are 1920x1200 wide-gamut 10-bit IPS non-glare displays but use 16-bit look up tables to do so, and offer DisplayPort, HDMI and DVI digital inputs. The wide gamut aspect means that these panels have 99% AdobeRGB coverage, with the CG2420 panel also covering 98 of the DCI-P3 color space. Unfortunately no Rec. 2020 coverage is specified at this time, as the focus seems to be for DCI-P3. Both monitors also come with EIZO’s custom ColorNavigator 6 software for calibration and a quoted time of 3-minutes for color stabilization from power-on.
Now, of course there will be users wondering why anyone wants a few extra pixels at the bottom, and why it matters. Typical 16:10 enthusiasts are coders and writers that love them for the extra vertical space, ensuring more content is on the screen at the same time. For media processing and consumption, the user can see the full 1920x1080 video on a 1920x1200 screen and still has space for functional buttons on editing or playback, rather than obscuring part of the video or making the content shrink/expand. As much as 16:10 monitors are rare, laptops even more so, which makes me wonder if I can’t go back to my Dell M4400, except that the battery now lasts 2 hours and it weighs 4kg+. Fingers crossed for a 16:10 laptop sometime soon.
EIZO states that these monitors will be shipping from February, although intended markets and pricing are not yet confirmed. Both the CG2420 and CS2420 are backed by a five-year or 30,000 hour (3.4 year) on-time warranty for use and a 10,000 hour warranty on brightness and color.
Source: EIZO
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Manch - Tuesday, February 16, 2016 - link
If the price is right I'll take 3 please! I too had an old dell with a 16:10 screen. I used it till it died.DanNeely - Tuesday, February 16, 2016 - link
Unfortunately, the price probably won't be. EZIO generally is even more expensive than NEC; both target customers for whom image perfection is the only criteria that matters and who're willing to pay a substantial premium for it.Samus - Wednesday, February 17, 2016 - link
You can pickup an HP Dreamcolor LP2480ZX on eBay for $300-$400 + the calibration tool (they need 5000 hour recalibrations although my experience is they are quite accurate well beyond that.)Arguably the best 16:10 24" monitor ever made. HP recently rebooted the Dreamcolor display in the Z24x and Z27x, both 16:10, and both relatively inexpensive compared to competing displays from NEC and EZIO. It'll cost you twice as much as a LP24ZX, but they are thoroughly more modern, USB 3.0 hubs and all.
I have both an LP24ZX and a Z24x, and I still like the LP more, even if it is clunkier, louder (cooling fans) and older.
phuang3 - Tuesday, May 17, 2016 - link
Beware of LP2480ZX from eBay. They are usually with defeated panels. There are quality issues (mura, block of dead pixels) on early batches. I got mine from eBay, but ended up sending back for repair. Despite of this, LP2480ZX is the king of 24" monitors. 7 years passed, there is still no comparable product in its class. Due to the RGB back-light array, I believe it is the only monitor which can adjust WB freely without losing colors. The super wide gamut is ideal for photo editing, publishing and many color critical works.GodHatesFAQs - Tuesday, February 16, 2016 - link
I miss 16:10 very much,Sunrise089 - Tuesday, February 16, 2016 - link
QFTGlaurung - Tuesday, February 16, 2016 - link
I miss 4:3. You can have my 20" 1600x1200 Dell 2001fp when you tear it from my cold dead hands.kpb321 - Tuesday, February 16, 2016 - link
Same monitor I still use at home. Old as dirt at this point but it still works great and I spent a fair bit on it back in the day and since I don't want to 1080p to replace it replacements aren't exactly cheap. I had a pair of 1920x1200 monitors at my last job and prefer them to the 1920x1080 monitors I've got now but for a little bit unusual reason. I rotated both of them to portrait and the 1200 width is a nice improvement over the 1080. I ended up only rotating one of my 1080p monitors instead of both like my old setup.jasonelmore - Tuesday, February 16, 2016 - link
Triple Asus Pro Art PA248Q's for me, it even has a crude gsync effect, it drops down to 45, 50, 55 and 59hz/fps in some demanding titles with vsync on. dunno why it does it, i just know there is no tearing, and if i can only get 45fps, its not clocking it down to 30fps with vsync.Klug4Pres - Wednesday, February 17, 2016 - link
Even more useful in laptops, where widescreen has more limited usefulness. I'm still holding out with my 15 inch T60 in 4:3, and am about to upgrade it to a T61 (motherboard swap). I will not buy a 16:9 laptop, ever. 3:2, I will think about it if it is in the 14 to 15 inch range.