Eizo FlexScan L797
Every now and then I have been looking for an LCD monitor that would match my needs. I want a monitor with good color reproduction for working with digital images. Unfortunately, I also want to be able to play FPS games with it. Combining the two has not seemed to be possible sofar, because good color fidelity has meant bad response times.
Enter the Eizo FlexScan L797. According to the press release Eizo targets graphics professionals with this 48 cm (19") S-IPS LCD display. However, For applications such as 3D CAD that require frequent zooming in/out and rotating of images, the fast response time eliminates ghosting or streaking, even in detailed linear drawings. It comes with a response time that is listed as 20 ms (typical), but Eizo claims that this response time is valid for almost all transitions. That is actually better than many ordinary 12 ms displays. If the claim is correct, I believe Eizo may just have a winner on their hands.
I have not yet been able to locate a unit on display anywhere, as availability seems to be fairly poor in Finland. Prices in Germany right now are slightly above the 1.000 € mark, which unfortunately means it is going to be ridiculously over-priced in Finland at first.