Alex, Pardon the dumb question, but is your laptop LCD calibrated? Really calibrated, that is, with a device designed for that purpose?
Lots of us are using LCD monitors happily. Calibration makes a world of difference. Rick --- AlexG <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I currently have a Nec Multisync FE950 CRT based > around the old > Diamondtron NF series of tube. It's a great monitor. > Sharp as a tack > with beautiful color rendition, still as bright and > sharp as the day I > got it 8 years ago. Realistic maximum res it can > handle is 1360x1024 @ > 85hz. 1600x1200 is sharp enough but at 75Hz it > starts to hurt after a > whole. > > I scored a used Diamondtron 2070SB, manufactured > late 2003 for about > $250. The seller misrepresented the monitor. While > it's reasonably > sharp all the way up to 1920x1440 @ 85hz (a truly > awesome resolution > to work in. I can't describe how great it is to have > that much screen > space) it suffers from bad color rendition > (posterizing?) especially > in skin tones, bad brightness (presumably because > it's been abused) > and ghosting/banding. Basically unusable for photo > editing (but great > for games) > > Long story short, I love my old FE950 but I know for > a fact these CRTs > don't last forever. The retards in the various > companies are now > peddling LCDs, which I have always detested. I fear > now that I have no > choice, as there are no high-end CRTs being made > anymore. (I think > there is a Philips model still in production, but no > one online has > ever posted a comment as to how good it is.) > > I know about different types of LCD panels... TN, > IPS, MVA, PVA, etc > but there is never any concrete data about color > quality/blackness > level, etc. I have tried photo editing on my laptop > LCD, and it is > horrific. Pics I delete because they look bad on the > LCD look > beautiful on the CRT. > > There HAS to be a decent LCD display out there for > not too much money. > Or a good CRT still in production. What has the list > used and what > should be avoided? > > ******CLIFF NOTES****** > > Want high-end CRT. Can't find any. Need an LCD with > good color > rendition. Thoughts? > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > http://www.photo.net/photos/RickW __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
