Sat Nov 28, 2020 7:47 pm
Here are my views on the Eizo after some time with it.
Last year, I purchased an expensive 32" Asus ProArt monitor (PA32UC) that had great reviews. It was good at its primary function, colour accuracy. However, like some reviewers, I had reservations about the build quality. Among other things, there were buttons on it that seemed destined for a short life. Then I found out that Asus's calibration software wouldn't work on MacOS. Asus support is pleasant, but as is typically the case these days, bureaucratic and hierarchical. Support couldn't tell me when, or even if, the absence of MacOS support would be fixed. Although I could live with it, at 3840x2160 there was a scaling/print size issue. Finally, I was getting odd behaviour from some of the menu settings. Asus support decided that the monitor was defective. Luckily, I purchased the monitor locally and was able to return it to the vendor for a full refund. Packing up a 32" monitor and shipping it somewhere would not have been a fun exercise. There's a good chance that I would have been responsible for the shipping cost, too.
The Eizo is also good at colour accuracy. I am not only unconcerned that it's 27" rather than 32", I prefer the smaller size, in part because I'm also using a second monitor. At 3840x2160, I do not have any scaling issues. I have a lot of confidence in the physical design and build quality. In any event, the monitor has a five year warranty. The calibration software - ColorNavigator 7 - works perfectly on my Mac. All of the monitor controls work the way that they are supposed to. E-mail support, which appears to be based in Japan, is knowledgeable (I got clear answers to the issues discussed in the post just above), but can be a bit slow. That said, when I wanted to speak with Eizo U.S., I got to the right person almost immediately.
In other words, I am really happy with this monitor. The one problem for potential buyers, at least in the U.S., is that it is difficult to see Eizo monitors prior to purchase. Few vendors have any on display, and if they have one, the odds are that it won't be the model that you're interested in. I was not able to see the model that I bought, which was launched this year, before purchase. With few exceptions, vendors don't even carry stock. It appears that almost all orders are drop-shipped from Eizo's U.S. office in California. That's how I received mine. Some people, especially people who have never used an Eizo, may see this way of doing business as an impediment to purchasing an Eizo.
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