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Same with my Sharp. The new drivers didn't do the trick. By the way, BIOS messages don't show up when the monitor is in MST mode. Pretty annoying because fixing this would require new video card firmware... I don't really have any issues with 30Hz in SST mode, though... Does 60Hz really...

If you calibrate the sRGB mode via the internal calibration functionality, can you go back to the factory calibration, or are you stuck with the new calibration? With the LCD3090WQXi, you can't go back to the original calibration once you calibrate using the internal calibration. I found this...

The problem is typically with sub-pixels. Entire dead pixels are encountered much less frequently. Even one dead sub-pixel can be quite annoying. For example, you can get a pretty obvious red dot in the middle of white backgrounds. A bigger problem, actually, is uniformity across the screen -...

Should be the same - it's the same 30" LG panel. Unfortunately, the state of the technology is such that it's not perfect. The thing that bothers me is the pretty large variation between units. This is a general problem - not specific to NEC. I would be willing to pay more for a unit with no...

That's a different problem, then. I haven't seen that (and hopefully never will...) Do these lines flicker, or do they stay static? You should probably contact NEC customer support... Their US team is reputed to be good, and I personally had good experience with them in the past.

Are you referring to faint vertical gray stripes visible on white backgrounds? Mine have had those since the beginning, and they stayed pretty much the same since then (not getting any better or worse). Many people reported the problem back in 2008. I believe it's a flaw in the LG panel itself...

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The problem that bothers me the most with the NEC LCD3090WQXi is a flaw in the design of the stand. The panel is very heavy, and as time progresses, the part of the stand that holds the panel at a particular tilt position weakens. This means that the panel starts having a tendency to tilt...

I wonder how it compares to the X-Fi Elite Pro...

It's not yet mentioned even on the Japanese site of NEC, so it will probably still take a while. Too bad there's no new 30" IPS panel, so it will still have the same old LG panel from 3 years ago (also used by the LCD3090WQXi)...

Maybe, but exchanges often become an endlessly frustrating game. Been there many times...

I believe the lamps come as part of the LCD module from LG. Tint and color uniformity issues are typically LCD problems, not lamp problems. The buzz is most likely a problem with some power-related component such as the CCFL inverter or the power supply.

You're likely to get better whites and a better color calibration overall with the NEC.

The NEC LCD3090WQXi at $2200 or the (hopefully) soon-to-be-released PA301W are better choices if you care about calibration and accuracy. It's still a crapshoot to some extent, but with better chances of landing a good unit.

Higher-end 30" monitors from NEC and Eizo have settings for enhanced color and brightness uniformity across the panel. They have some electronics which perform compensation. This is one of the biggest advantages of those models. Non-uniformity can be very annoying, and it's a big problem with...