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Having spent the last week using the Eve Spectrum for gaming, photo and video editing, it is clear that the $799 asking price gets you a lot of monitor for your money.
Not only does this display offer excellent response times, with user-definable overdrive settings, that makes for a fast gaming experience, but it is highly colour accurate as well. We saw an average deltaE of just 1.41 out of the box, while this improved to 0.81 after calibration – one of the best results we have ever seen. It means the Spectrum is a fantastic monitor if you want a single screen for both gaming and colour-sensitive work.
It's hard not to be taken in by the sleek design too. The bezel-less design looks fantastic and the overall aesthetic is just incredibly clean. Granted, the metal stand isn't included in the price and will set you back an extra $99, but that also means anyone who already has their own stand or wall mount isn't wasting their money on something they won't need.
Certainly, if any other monitor manufacturer was offering this package for $799, it would almost be a no-brainer. I say that because Eve as a company has a troubled past – we don't need to get into all the nitty gritty here, but the company previously offered a 2-in-1 device known as the V, with numerous reports of customers not receiving the product and not getting refunds either. The Spectrum itself has also been delayed significantly, as it was first estimated to ship at the end of 2019, and other estimates for a 2020 shipping window came and went.
We wanted to address these concerns head on, and reached out to Eve CEO Tuukka Korhonen. He told us that the company has changed its whole business model since the V debacle, and also offered some numbers indicating a significant number of 4K Spectrums have already shipped – we were asked not to share exact figures, but it was a reassuring number.
Still, I would completely understand if Eve's history would be enough to deter a potential customer. It's just a shame this needs saying at all, as the Spectrum is a technically excellent screen. That – along with at least some user reports of their orders arriving – is why we are still giving the 4K/144Hz Spectrum our ‘Worth Buying' award.
You can buy the Eve Spectrum directly from Eve HERE. The 4K/144Hz model is priced at $799, with the monitor stand priced at $99.
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Pros
- Sleek and stylish design.
- Very impressive colour accuracy.
- Wide gamut coverage, including 98% DCI-P3.
- Fast response times with customisable overdrive settings.
- Good levels of brightness.
- Low latency.
- Two HDMI 2.1 ports, both offering 48Gbps bandwidth.
Cons
- Eve has a chequered history.
- HDR isn't worth using.
- Some may find the screen size too small for the 4K resolution.
KitGuru says: The Spectrum is a great 4K gaming monitor, though wary potential customers may want to wait for more real-world user reports.
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