Mark, I work in graphic design, so color calibration is important to me as well.
Remember, if you need good color accuracy, you can't go with a LCD flat panel -- the color accuracy is just not there yet (from any manufacturer, as far as I know). I am currently running a 20" Sun (trinitron) and 21" Dell (trinitron) on my PTP, and they both give me color as accurate as I need for dtp and photoshop work. I find there is more variation among commercial printers than there is from my monitors to any output. Also, after about a year or so, no monitor is going to stay calibrated for more than a few days (tops!). What I have taken to doing is buying used monitors from ebay vendors. The shipping on a monitor is horrendous, so I located a local monitor reseller who buys monitors at auction, refurbishes them, then sell them online. I called them directly, got their address, went down and took my pick of what they had on hand. The prices were great ($150 and $225 with no shipping) and I haven't had any problems. It's always hit-and-miss with used, but it's sure worked for me. Even if I got a lemon, I would have only be out a couple of hundred bucks. IMHO, two monitors is the only way to go when working in photoshop or quark; I use one monitor for the image or layout and the other for all the palettes, always available. This is one of the most significant timesavers I know of. I paid about $15 for a second IX micro twin turbo video card online. I use me "best" monitor as my primary image monitor. In fact, the second monitor can be any old thing (even your venerable PT 17"). Good luck, Scott Gerber >Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Date: Sun, 02 Mar 2003 22:29:51 -0600 >From: Mark <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: My original 17" monitor for the PTP 225 is starting to die. > >Hello, > >After 6 years of faithful service it is time to replace it. I need it for >photos and light desktop publishing. Need one that can be properly calibrated >(through Photoshop) so colors are close. What's out there in the world at a >reasonable price 19" or larger. > >Thanks > >Mark -- Power Computing is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... 123Inkjets.com <http://lowendmac.com/ad/123inkjets.html> Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Power Computing list info: <http://lowendmac.com/power/list.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> List archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/powercomputing%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
