You probably tried it but just in case... Did you set the screen refresh rate? It should be above 75Hz for a CRT and sometimes, if you don't install the device specific drivers, the Windows generic ones won't allow reaching such rate.
I've always heard that a low rate can be annoying for you eyes. Hope this helps. Jaume --- Boris Liberman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> escribió: > Hi! > > I've bought Philips 17P50 CRT monitor. For some odd > reason it really > hurts my eyes. I've run Adobe Gamma and profiled it. > Yet, after 10-15 > mins in front of it my eyes start to hurt real > badly. My wife also > complains. > > Now, I went to the service shop. Guy there offered > to lower the > brightness (set currently at 90) and contrast (set > at 60). I didn't > quite like this idea because that would mean > problems with my photo > editing... > > So, I was offered to buy Philips 200W6CS LCD screen > as a replacement. > The service guy claimed this screen to be dedicated > to photo editing > because it has 16 million colors (24 bit color). > > Suppose I have the money to pay the difference in > price between CRT > and LCD - is it indeed that good - this LCD screen? > Any of you have > any experience with it? Is it worth it? > > Currently I've no computer at home 'cause I've no > screen. The screen > is in the service shop. On Sunday I'm going to bring > my PC and they'll > give me a try run on LCD to see with my eyes is it > enough for my > photography. But they claim that CRT is in perfect > order, and it > really hurts my wife's and my eyes... > > Any word of help would be greately appreciated. > > -- > Boris > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > ______________________________________________ LLama Gratis a cualquier PC del Mundo. Llamadas a fijos y móviles desde 1 céntimo por minuto. http://es.voice.yahoo.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

