Stephanie, I think two queries may have become confused here but without trying to unravel that mess let me try to cover some of the points you raise now. The phosphors on colour CRTs are not all the same between makes and between PAL / NTSC / computer monitors. This means that whatever you are looking at and working to make look nice will be seen differently by many of your viewers (clients) so you are fighting something of a losing battle. The introduction of LCD and plasma screens makes the whole thing even more complicated as new technologies bring new colour solutions and problems with them. You are wise, I am sure, to view your work on a PAL TV because it will give a closer approximation to what your viewers will see. As far as definition and lack of 'lag' is concerned I still feel that a CRT monitor is superior to the alternatives and I would stick with that (I have!). However, I am told that it is now impossible to buy a CRT TV in Japan and I have no doubt that sooner or later the same will apply here. Consequently you will have to move to new technology sooner or later. You ask how long a CRT lasts... This is rather like asking 'How long is a piece of string.'! Firstly it depends on the original quality of the construction. Then, somewhat upon how many times it is switched on and off. Then how well it is looked after - many CRT TVs / monitors die because they get full of dust. The overall answer is 'many years. I've just slung a TV which was about 10 years old, not because of the CRT but because the dry joints in the electronics were becoming too much to tolerate! As regards which is the best monitor to buy... I suggest checking one of the reviews of computer monitors in one of the major computer magazines (PCW?). There are so many factors to consider - colour rendering, focus in centre and corners, colour fringing, definition, price, size etc. etc. that it will occupy many pages.
As for the best resolution settings for your monitor I will leave that for someone else to suggest but whatever you choose you can be sure that someone else who views your work will have their monitor set differently! Have fun. Julian Bristol, England Date: Wed, 8 Sep 2004 11:11:16 +0100 From: "Stefanie Kappel" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: monitor? >By 'new monitor' I assume that you are referring to a PAL or NTSC monitor for viewing video rather than a computer monitor for viewing the output of a PC... Dear Julian- thanks for your input- it was actually me who posted the question. Actually I do speak about a 'normal' computer monitor as I have my computer hooked up to a TV anyhow. I would not work on a video without a TV as the colors for instance a very different than on a computer monitor. Jeffery mentioned an Apple e-cinema which would be a dream but I think this would be a bid too much for me... I was actually interested what you guys use at the moment- which monitor would you really recommend and especially which one besides Premiere to use for Photoshop. I have a Dell monitor at the moment (CRT) with which I am fairly happy with- or perhabs just used to- but might have to consider to buy a new one eventually. How long does a CRT last? Thanks for all your replies! Stefanie Kappel ARPS Photography & Digital Imaging ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Make a clean sweep of pop-up ads. Yahoo! Companion Toolbar. Now with Pop-Up Blocker. Get it for free! http://us.click.yahoo.com/L5YrjA/eSIIAA/yQLSAA/ADr1lB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Adobe-Premiere/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
