>>>>> "Stefan" == Stefan Klinger <dt-l...@stefan-klinger.de> writes:
Stefan> Hello DT users,
Stefan> since my current monitor is past the end of its useful lifespan (it
Stefan> has developed a yellowish color cast in the middle of the screen)
I'm
Stefan> about to buy a new one. And having taken on raw-processing a bit
more
Stefan> seriously, it seems logical to me to get something that can be
Stefan> calibrated, which would be a first-time experience for me.
Stefan> Being an open-source (FOSS, that is) apologist, and a Linux-only
Stefan> user, I'm especially interested in achieving an open-source only
Stefan> workflow, or at least to the extent possible.
Stefan> So I figured that the Darktable community might have a lot of
Stefan> knowledge and experience about what hardware goes well with FOSS,
Stefan> and what to better not buy.
Stefan> Could you please give me some feedback on the the experience
Stefan> you've had, especially with an open-source perspective?
Stefan> * What monitor do you use?
Eizo CX241 if you need true black point than you can forget CS240 plus CX241
has built in correction so you setup once. If you have RHEL 6 then you can use
EIZO's color navigator as well since it will communicate with the monitor
argyll can't do that
Stefan> * What graphics card do you use, and do you use it with a FOSS
Stefan> graphics driver? AFAIK OpenCL pretty much binds me to a
Stefan> proprietary driver — right?
AMD Radeon 7950
Stefan> * What colorimeter/photometer do you use? And how does it play
Stefan> with Linux?
xrite idisplay pro
Stefan> * Would you buy them again? If not, then why, and what would you
Stefan> go for instead?
yes
Stefan> * Do you have to use non-FOSS software in certain aspects of
Stefan> your workflow? (Maybe MS-Windows on a VirtualBox to get the ICC
Stefan> profile from the calibration tool?)
Yes but then I switch to windows
Stefan> Currently I'm thinking about getting Eizo's CS240, and borrow a
Stefan> colorimeter before buying one. I have no clue about what graphics
Stefan> card to get. I'm not interested in playing games or watching
Stefan> movies. Money-wise I'd like to stay below 1000€ for the monitor,
Stefan> and rather spend the bucks on a lens, but that's debatable...
You will need the colorimeter every month or after certain hours of usage if
you go CS240 way
Stefan> Don't get me wrong, I can compromise and use a closed-source
Stefan> graphics driver. But if there's a choice, I'd rather pay a little
Stefan> more for the benefit of manufacturers collaborating with FOSS.
Good luck
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