Fujitsu-Siemens SCENICVIEW P24W-5 ECO

Update 22/01/2010:

A reader first pointed out the change that means this test of the P24W-5 monitor isn't up to date any more: Fujistu has changed the panel inside the display.  During an update, the manufacturer has switched from using PVA technology to IPS.

This test is based on the earlier PVA version which we tested in November 2008.  We've asked Fujistu if we can test the new version, but not yet sure if we'll be able to.

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The SCENICVIEW P24W-5 ECO is one of Futitsu Siemens Premium screens. This one has been designed with image professionals in mind. This model has a white plastic bezel underlain with a black band at the level of the OSD access buttons. It’s S-PVA panel gives it very wide angles of vision and means it displays blocks of colour instead of the variations you generally get with a TN panel:

Photo of a homogenous round circle on a black background
(test included in face-offs)


1: SCENICVIEW P24W-5 ECO (S-PVA panel)


2: Flatron  L226WU (TN panel)
The LG screen (image 2) is not bad, but even if you put yourself directly opposite, there is a slight change in the tone of the orange, while the Fujitsu-Siemens is homogenous.

Another point that will be of interests to graphics designers: this is a wide gamut screen and will display the colours taken by a reflex in Adobe RGB, for example, or cover the ISOCoated area of printers. At first however, the colours are not very faithful. Some tones are too bright and the overall difference in terms of the average dE is too big at 4.3, when some general consumer screens give as low a score as 2.

Happily, after making some changes to the manual settings, things fall back into place. Putting the colours in Office mode and reducing brightness to 20, cuts the deltaE to just 1.7, for a contrast at 1100: 1, pretty exceptional for a monitor. In the end then we give this screen 4 for colour handling.


In terms of connnectivity, the screen includes VGA DVI and HDMI sockets. For more comfort, the base is adjustable up and down and placed on a rotating platter. There is also a HUB 4 port. It gets 4 for ergonomics.

A good score, though it does lack the option that is present on the LaCie 324, equipped with a Faroudja video correction circuit. For films, the LaCie screen has the nicer images, cleaner and less subject to noise than on the P24W-Eco.

Its responsiveness, though not a screen designed for gaming, is excellent. It is up there with the very good 2ms TNs.


Is this screen touching perfection then? Well, it’s not far off, but you have to say all the same that its Input Lag is over 2 images. How serious is this? Unless you plan to play FPS games (Unreal, Quake…) intensively over the net, this is of little importance.