Eizo CS2731 ColorEdge - Color Grading Monitor

The Eizo CS2731 ColorEdge color correction monitor offers a maximum resolution of 2560x1440 (QHD), a very good contrast ratio of 1000:1 and a maximum brightness of 350cd/m². This makes it possible, for example, to edit graphics and images with pixel precision. In addition, text contours are clear and precise. The LCD module with dual-layer IPS (Wide Gamut) panel (Wide Gamut, 10 Bit) enables a wide viewing angle, which ensures that color tones and contrasts remain stable in the user's viewing cone.

 

To be able to use the full color spectrum of modern film and video cameras, a monitor with the widest possible color space is required. Otherwise, visual evaluation and processing of the saturated color tones contained in the recordings is not possible. That is why the IPS panel of the Eizo CS2731 ColorEdge covers, for example, the large AdobeRGB photographic color space as well as the ISO-Coated V2 CMYK print color space by more than 99%. This means that the entire color spectrum of modern cameras is rendered unaltered and lossless.

 

The CS2731's LUT (Look-Up-Table) calculates internally with an extremely high color depth of 16 bits, and the panel then outputs the signals with up to 10bits of precision. This means that billions of color tones are available to calculate the precise display on the monitor. In this way, display errors caused by the monitor, such as banding or clipping, which lead to broken tonal values in gradients or color casts in grayscales, are effectively avoided. Even nuances and fine structures in dark or highly saturated areas of the image are still displayed in a differentiated and detailed manner.

 

To ensure that an Eizo ColorEdge monitor is ready for use right out of the box, each CS2731 is individually tested and optimally calibrated at the factory. For this purpose, the gamma curves of the red, green and blue channels are thoroughly checked and, if necessary, corrected. This unique, high-precision calibration carried out at the EIZO factory allows the user to use the monitor with the preset color spaces right out of the box. This elaborate factory calibration is also the reason why recalibration with ColorNavigator by the user is so fast.

 

Each individual monitor panel is accurately measured over its entire surface at the EIZO factory. Any inhomogeneities in brightness and color shades are detected and eliminated. This process (Digital Uniformity Equalizer, or DUE) ensures that identical colors always look the same throughout the lifetime of the monitor, regardless of where on the screen they are displayed. This is the only way to enable precise image editing and retouching.

 

To ensure that a monitor always displays the same content in the same way throughout its lifetime, regular calibration is essential. For this purpose, all Eizo ColorEdge monitors use a lossless hardware calibration method. Unlike software calibration, where there is always a risk of loss of display quality, hardware calibration not only creates a correction profile for the graphics card, but also adjusts the monitor's own LUT (Look-Up-Table).

 

Every monitor ages and changes its display properties. Therefore, professional graphics monitors, which require an absolutely constant image display throughout their lifetime, must be calibrated and corrected regularly. With EIZO's free ColorNavigator 7 calibration software, the CS2731 ColorEdge can be corrected within 90 seconds (measured with MacBook Pro and EX4), easily and losslessly. So the same image on the monitor will still look the same five years from now.
 
The free Quick Color Match software helps users see on the monitor what their images will look like when printed on their Canon or Epson inkjet printer at home, even without in-depth knowledge of color management. In this way, images can be optimized for the special properties of the selected photo paper before printing, thus avoiding costly printing errors.

 

Image signal, USB data transfer as well as power supply up to 60W - all this and more can be realized with a single USB-C cable. The CS2731 ColorEdge thus becomes the central hub of the graphics workflow. Peripheral devices such as mouse, keyboard or printer can be connected directly to the USB-A ports. Mobile devices such as laptops or tablets can even be charged with up to 60W via the USB-C cable. In this way, a notebook and CS2731 can be turned into a full-fledged desktop workstation in one quick step.

 

The Eizo CS2731 supports a wide range of video formats via USB-C, HDMI and DisplayPort interfaces. This means that the monitor can not only be integrated into PC-based workflows, but can also be used with HDMI sources.

 

Operating multiple PCs with a single mouse and keyboard has never been easier. Via the USB ports, the CS2731 has an integrated KVM switch (keyboard, video and mouse). The monitor automatically links the mouse and keyboard to the currently active source computer. This means, for example, that a desktop PC and a notebook or a business PC and a private PC can each be operated with the same combination of monitor, mouse and keyboard. This ensures uninterrupted work and a tidy desktop.

 

The monitor does not flicker at any brightness setting. The advantage: your eyes don't get tired as quickly. You can work on the screen for an extended period of time.

 

The Eizo CS2731 grading monitor offers an optimal anti-reflective surface. By minimizing reflections by scattering reflected light, it effectively prevents glare and eye fatigue. In addition to reducing eye fatigue, you can sit comfortably in front of the monitor without adopting a "forced position" to avoid glare.

 

Eizo displays can be continuously adjusted in height and, depending on the model, lowered to the base of the stand. This allows for optimal ergonomics, whether you are standing or sitting in front of the display. You can also swivel, tilt and tilt the monitor stand in the way that is most comfortable for your seated posture.
 
The CS2731 ColorEdge can also be rotated to work in portrait format, which is a great advantage for portrait cable shots in people photography, for example.