I don't know what planet your from but I havent seen any LCDs that can match even my "LOWLY" P991s on contrast ratio or color accuracy. Contrast ratios are inherently high on ANY color crt, even the dirt cheap ones. what you get on the high end color crts is not better contrast ratios, what you get is better color accuracy and much better geometry and convergence. But I can tell you right now these P991 have gorgeous color and contrast, as good or better as my $2k top of the planet SONY XBR 34" HDTV monitor. There really nice. That's why after I got the first one I bought two more as backups and for home video usage. jco
-----Original Message----- From: Adam Maas [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, November 12, 2005 8:42 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Modern PC hardware, Was: Re: Full Frame Rob Studdert wrote: >On 12 Nov 2005 at 19:31, Adam Maas wrote: > > > >>Even then, those are not really high-end CRT's, midrange really >>([EMAIL PROTECTED]). And those will not match the performance of the best >>20" and 23" LCD's on the market today, which don't cost all that much, >>you can get a Dell 20" 16x10 format LCD for $500ish USD if you pay >>attention to Dell's 1 Day sales. A 20" 4:3 LCD will match the resolution >>of your Dell monitor and a 23" will exceed it (1920x1200). Either will >>match the a CRT like the P991 for colour accuracy and contrast. >> >> > >I don't know where you get your figures but my CRT monitor achieves a >measured >750:1 contrast ratio at a white point of 90 cd/m2 not 400:1 at 250 cd/m2 like a >20" cinema display, I don't know anyone who could sit for hours less than a >metre in front of a monitor at 250 cd/m2. And it cost far less at purchase than >the equivalent sized TFT does now. > > >Rob Studdert > > Rob, I'm comparing a mid-range CRT to the better LCD's. I know quite well that a top-end CRT will outperform a 20" LCD like the Apple Cinema Display for contrast and colour accuracy ( I have such a display on my desk currently), but a mid-range job like the P991 won't unless you got a particularily stellar example. Having spent a day working with the Dell 20" wide-screen (Same panel as the current Cinema Display), spending hours in front of it is quite easy on the eyes. And this cost $650CDN including shipping on a One Day Sale (It's a co-workers that I got to try at work), the Apple Displays are rather overpriced, given the normal cost on the Dell variety is cheaper in Canadian Dollars than the Apple in US Dollars. Note that the P991 retailed for slightly over $500USD when introduced, and a 20" LCD has 2" more viewable area than the P991 for similar cost. -Adam
