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EizoFlexScanEV 2360

EizoFlexScanEV 2480

Ifpixelsperincharemore

importantthanactual

inches,thisisagreatbuy

Afinechoiceforbusinesses

thatdemandeaseofuseand

agreatwarranty

PRICE£177(£2 21 incVAT)
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PRICE£258(£309incVAT)
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thestand–butdon’tfear,asitworks

wellandfeelssturdy.

TheIPSpanelitselfisn’tthevery

bestonshow.There’sadrop-offin

contrastasyoumovefromsideto

sidethatwedon’tseeonotherEizo

panels,whileitscolouraccuracyis

okayratherthangreat:anaverageof

1.26in sRGBmodehides a peak of

4.21.Norisita widegamut offering,

covering87%ofthesRGBgamutand

only68%ofDCI-P3.

.

Notthatthisisa wide-gamut

displayora particularlyaccurateone:

sRGBcoverageof 87%andanaverage

DeltaE of 1.18aresolidratherthan

sensationalfigures.Instead, you’re

buying a premiumpieceofdesign,the

bestOSDinthebusinessandsuperb

customersupport:fiveyears of cover,

witha guaranteeagainstbright

sub-pixelsforthefirstsixmonths.

Foranexampleof thedesign,turn

tothetelescopicheight adjustment

thatcantakethebottomofthepanel

froma centimetreoffthedeskto

nearly20cmabove.Itswivelsalmost

Eizomakesitblissfullysimple

tadjustcoloursettings– and

eerythingelse– in theonscreen

dsplay,whichis justasgoodasthe

rstoftherangedespitethis

onitor’slowprice.Therearetwo

user-definablemodes, plusPaper,

ICOMandMovie,butwewould

inorethelatteras it madelittle

dfference.Norwouldweusethe

sereo1Wspeakersforanything

vguelyresemblingentertainment,

athey’re probablytheweediest

e’vetestedthismonth.

Youcanalsoforgetaboutluxuries

schasUSB-C,butthat’shardly

srprisingforthis price.Andatleast

Ezostillincludes a USBhub,witha

SB-Bconnectoratthebase–

alongsidetheVGA,HDMIand

DisplayPortinputs– andtwoUSB-A

3.1ports convenientlyplacedonthe

left-handside.

Inshort, if thiswasWaitroseit

wouldbeanEssentialsmonitor.And

there’snothing wrongwiththat,as

youstillgeta five-yearwarrantyand

a guaranteeagainstbrightsub-pixels

forsixmonths.The 22 .5inpanel feels

compactnextto24inpanels(noteyou

canstillpickuptheEV2460wetested

lastyearfor£251),butifthatdoesn’t

botheryou,thenit’sa fantasticbuy.

360°andthe35°oftilt makes it a fine

choiceforkioskuse;it’salsoworth

pointingoutthesupportforDICOM

profilesformedical applications.

Wherethesimilarlyspecified NEC

EA242Fisa painto adjust,the

EV2480’sOSDisa joy. Press lightlyon

oneofthetouch-sensitivebuttonson

thefrontandan intuitivemenu

appears,allowingyoutojumpto your

areaofchoice, be thatadjusting

brightnessfrom1cd/m^2 uptoits

282cd/m^2 maximum,tweakingthe

volumeof the1Wspeakers,turning

onthe EvoViewsettingsor switching

betweenthethreevideoinputs.

Eizosuppliesonlya USB-Ccable

anda powerlead in thebox,butan

HDMIportandDisplayPortarealso

presentat therear.You’llfindtwo

USB-A3.1portshere,too,butwithno

USB-Bconnectortheonlywayto

accessthemisifyouconnect via

USB-C.Thissupplies70Wofpower.

Therearesometemptingrivals

totheEizo,mostnotablytheDell

UltraSharp25,soit’sby no meansa

clear-cutwinner.However,itisa

greatchoicefroma brandwith

provenreliability,andit’sbacked

upbythatexcellentwarranty.

Forbusinessesinparticular,that

arguablygivesittheedge.

T

hisisn’toneofEizo’snewest
screens,butdon’t be putoff:at
£221incVATit’sthefourth
cheapestinthisLabs,andwedon’t
oftenusetheword“cheap”to
describe Eizodisplays.It’sthe
smallestmonitorhere,witha22.5in
diagonal,butpacksinthepixels: a
16:10aspectratioallowsfora 1,920x
1,200resolutionat 10 1 pixels perinch.
A smallerpanelalsoleadstothe
smallestfootprintofanymonitor this
month,witha simpleyetflexible
standon offer.Forexample,where
otherEizosusea sophisticated
telescopicstandtoallowforheight
adjustment(140mmhere),the
EV2360is a straightforwardup-and-
downmechanism.Unusually,to

W

henwereviewed theEizo
FlexScanEV2460last year,
itfeltexpensiveat£274
whenmost other24inmonitorscost
around£150.Inthecontextofthis
Labs,especiallywhencomparedto
theEV2495(seep 84 ),the EV2 480 feels
goodvaluedespitethe£35increase.
WhiletheEV2480woulddefinitely
loseheavily to theEV2495 in a
featureswar– no RJ-45 port,nodaisy
chaining, no KVMswitch– it offers
buyersthereassurance ofEizo
qualityfora muchmorereasonable
price.Stickinthe sRGBgamutand
you’llbeassuredof deliciouswhites,
anditsexcellentviewingangles,
coupledwith 1 ,070:1contrast and

ABOVE

pixelsperinch

ABOVE

pieceofdesign

SCORE

SCORE

KVMstandsforkeyboard,video,mouse.Amonitorwithabuilt-inKVMallowsyoutoconnecttwoPCstoamonitorandshareamouseandkeyboardbetween

them.OSDisshortforonscreendisplay,usedtocontrolamonitor’ssettings.RJ-45isaphysicalEthernetconnector.

1 , 920 x

1 , 200

22. 5 in^87 %

sRGB

68 %

DCI-P 3

1 , 920 x

1 , 080

23. 8 in^87 %

sRGB

69 %

DCI-P 3

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