From: "Mark Roberts" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Christine Aguila wrote: > >> I do have a question: in a previous post you mentioned something about a >> good monitor & you stated "(TM) (shoot, was it (TN)?). Anyway, what does >> that mean? > > TN means "Twisted Nematic". This is the garden variety LCD monitor most > computers come with. Limited color gamut, low contrast and narrow > viewing angles. Which means, I probably have a TN monitor. > > The better monitors are either IPS (In-Plane Switching) or VA (Vertical > Alignment). Both types are way ahead of TN in terms of viewing angle, > contrast and color. IPS has an edge on VA in terms or color gamut. VA is > a little better than IPS in terms of contrast. Generally. > > I had to do a lot of digging to learn about LCD monitors and find the > resources with good information. I ended up putting it all into a blog > entry at http://www.robertstech.com/blog/?p=31 (which immediately > started drawing large amounts of traffic and has continued to do so ever > since it went on line). I took a quick glance at your blog post and found it very informative & helpful. Thanks very much for posting that. Mark, I freely admit that there are huge gaps in my knowledge of digital photography, and I don't have unlimited time to really plunge in and learn what I need to know quickly, but I do read and learn what I can when I can, and I'm a little surprised I haven't heard about this and a little suprised it's not a topic more people/magazines are talking about. Though perhaps I shouldn't be: I have found photo mags (the ones I have been reading anyway) a bit thin on information about the digital darkroom. No doubt I'll be taking a closer look at your blog. > > I wouldn't be confident sending stuff out for printing, by Blurb or > anyone else, if I had a TN monitor, even if it were properly calibrated > and profiled. (Monitor calibration and monitor profiling are two > different things, BTW. That'll be the subject of another blog entry > soon.) You want a very good monitor (IPS or VA) *and* calibration and > profiling if you hope to receive an end product that meets your > expectations. Yes, your point here is well taken, but truth be told, right now I have purchasing fatigue and can't face any more learning or reading about product. But having said that, your response spured a long conversation with my husband about the project, which is really just a family photo project, and from that discusion new decisions about timeframe and action steps were made, so I'm feeling much better. Big, big thanks for all your help. Christine -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
