Re: Monitors

2022-06-12 Thread John Sessoms
I've got two LG UK50T 32 inch 4K monitors. I'm fairly happy with them except all of the text is smaller than the bottom line on an eye test chart (I still do a lot of Photoshop tutorials). On 6/11/2022 3:51 AM, Henk Terhell wrote: 4K is the standard now for photography editing. I wouldn't buy

Re: Monitors

2022-06-11 Thread Henk Terhell
4K is the standard now for photography editing. I wouldn't buy smaller. Henk Op wo 8 jun. 2022 om 02:34 schreef Larry Colen : > I’m considering getting a new monitor. I see that there are 4K IPS > monitors in the 27-32” range for around $700. > I could get away with another 2.5K, par

Re: Monitors

2022-06-10 Thread Bill
I don't know if this was a good value or not, but I bought a Viewsonic VP2785-4K 27" 4K Monitor and am more than happy with it. bill On Tue, Jun 7, 2022 at 6:34 PM Larry Colen wrote: > I’m considering getting a new monitor. I see that there are 4K IPS > monitors in the 2

Re: Monitors

2022-06-08 Thread Ralf R Radermacher
Am 08.06.22 um 02:34 schrieb Larry Colen: Has anyone done research on monitors lately and found any particularly good values or nasty things to avoid? Not much research but I've been using EIZO monitors for many years and have just bought a CS2740, earlier this year, that I'm quite happy

Re: Monitors

2022-06-07 Thread Alan C
One of these? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monitor_lizard Alan C On 08-Jun-22 02:34 AM, Larry Colen wrote: I’m considering getting a new monitor. I see that there are 4K IPS monitors in the 27-32” range for around $700. I could get away with another 2.5K, particularly at the smaller size

Re: Monitors

2022-06-07 Thread Paul Sorenson
time to replace this monitor I'd have no hesitation going with the ProArt again.  Amazon and B seem to price the 32" in the $700 range. https://www.asus.com/Displays-Desktops/Monitors/ProArt/ -p On 6/7/2022 7:34 PM, Larry Colen wrote: I’m considering getting a new monitor. I see that th

Monitors

2022-06-07 Thread Larry Colen
I’m considering getting a new monitor. I see that there are 4K IPS monitors in the 27-32” range for around $700. I could get away with another 2.5K, particularly at the smaller size range. One of my gripes with my second monitor is that it doesn’t have brightness or contrast controls

Re: 4k Monitors

2018-10-28 Thread Paul Stenquist
. I spend a lot of time writing for clients. I frequently need four or more source docs. With the two monitors I can open them all. Paul > On Oct 28, 2018, at 1:01 PM, Jostein wrote: > > > Den 28.10.2018 17:06, skrev John: >> My current video card does have HDMI, but

Re: 4k Monitors

2018-10-28 Thread Jostein
y existing ColorMunki calibrator will still be good enough. So do i. :-) Still use mine. Love the fact that I can calibrate prints with it too. My existing monitor has speakers built in which is good enough for YouTube tutorials & such. Which brings up another question ... Anyone using multiple m

Re: 4k Monitors

2018-10-28 Thread John
r has speakers built in which is good enough for YouTube tutorials & such. Which brings up another question ... Anyone using multiple monitors so you can have your work on the main screen and toolbars and/or YouTube tutorials on a side screen? Can you mix a 4k monitor with a 1080p monitor

Re: 4k Monitors

2018-10-28 Thread Jostein
ple, it's actually a mini-DisplayPort. Also cross-check that your power supply can deliver the necessery watts for the graphics card. Especially if you go high-end. :-) There is also the issue of sound. HDMI and DisplayPort can carry sound, and many monitors come with built in speakers. I have

Re: 4k Monitors

2018-10-28 Thread Toine
IPS or better. Only Win10 has decent 4K support. I got my LG 4K monitor a year ago and was shocked after I connected the beast to Win10. Losts of older apps don't support scaling (you have to scale the desktop to 150-200 %) resulting in tiny text and icons. After lots of upgrading and tweaking I

Re: 4k Monitors

2018-10-27 Thread P. J. Alling
for the additional cost, unless you're doing super critical work.  Hell right now I'm limping along on my backup monitor, or more properly, one of my two backup monitors.  It's one of the better implementations of TN that I've seen, and it's at this point very old, it just seems the older

Re: 4k Monitors

2018-10-27 Thread lrc
Ips, I picked up what seamed too be a nice 4k, but it turned out to be tn and just didn't work well for photography On October 27, 2018 6:10:33 PM PDT, John wrote: >So, say that theoretically I was thinking about buying a 4k monitor ... > >What buzzwords do I need to check off? > >Needs to be

4k Monitors

2018-10-27 Thread John
So, say that theoretically I was thinking about buying a 4k monitor ... What buzzwords do I need to check off? Needs to be Windoze7 compatible. I expect I'll also need a new video card to drive it, so anything you want to add about that would be welcome as well. I'm looking for something in

Re: 4K monitors

2017-11-28 Thread Larry Colen
Daniel J. Matyola wrote: Generally, the electronics at Costco is the top of the line. It was more a question of how well some of the new technologies work, OLED vs QLED vs IPS particularly for color reproduction etc. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Mon,

Re: 4K monitors

2017-11-28 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Generally, the electronics at Costco is the top of the line. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Mon, Nov 27, 2017 at 8:29 PM, Larry Colen wrote: > Today's big steaming pile of shit I don't need is that my Dell U3014 > (primary photo processing)

4K monitors

2017-11-27 Thread Larry Colen
Today's big steaming pile of shit I don't need is that my Dell U3014 (primary photo processing) monitor seems to have crapped out. The other day I noticed that there were some pretty decent looking, and very large (45-55") 4K displays at Costco in the $300 range. Would these just suck in terms

Re: Inexpensive large monitors for pixel peepers

2013-12-13 Thread steve harley
on 2013-12-12 14:25 Igor Roshchin wrote The main caveat that they are mainly available from eBay (or, which very likely, I am not aware of other sources), and _shipped from South Korea_, which means if you get a lemon, it will cost you to return it. some of these are also listed on Amazon,

Inexpensive large monitors for pixel peepers

2013-12-12 Thread Igor Roshchin
Every so often some PDMLer mentions that he/she is looking for a monitor. I just realized that nobody ever mentioned this new type of monitors that look like a good deal. They are ultra-high resolution (2560x1440 !), 27 with the panel made by Samsung. The monitor itself is manifactured by some

Re: Inexpensive large monitors for pixel peepers

2013-12-12 Thread Zos Xavius
Thanks for posting this. I'm looking at getting another monitor soon actually! On Thu, Dec 12, 2013 at 4:25 PM, Igor Roshchin s...@komkon.org wrote: Every so often some PDMLer mentions that he/she is looking for a monitor. I just realized that nobody ever mentioned this new type of monitors

Re: Inexpensive large monitors for pixel peepers

2013-12-12 Thread Zos Xavius
...@komkon.org wrote: Every so often some PDMLer mentions that he/she is looking for a monitor. I just realized that nobody ever mentioned this new type of monitors that look like a good deal. They are ultra-high resolution (2560x1440 !), 27 with the panel made by Samsung. The monitor itself

Re: Inexpensive large monitors for pixel peepers

2013-12-12 Thread Larry Colen
On Thu, Dec 12, 2013 at 04:25:50PM -0500, Igor Roshchin wrote: Every so often some PDMLer mentions that he/she is looking for a monitor. I just realized that nobody ever mentioned this new type of monitors that look like a good deal. They are ultra-high resolution (2560x1440 !), 27

Re: Inexpensive large monitors for pixel peepers

2013-12-12 Thread John
mentioned this new type of monitors that look like a good deal. They are ultra-high resolution (2560x1440 !), 27 with the panel made by Samsung. The monitor itself is manifactured by some other company (I see mostly QNIX, X-Star, and don't know the difference). They are PLS which is, as far as I

OT - Inexpensive Korean 27 LCD monitors

2013-08-20 Thread Igor Roshchin
Hi All: A friend of mine has been telling me about these korean-made monitors (they are PLS which I was told is Samsung's version of IPS?) that are based on Samsung's panels. One can find them on e-bay, and 27 ones start from ~$280 or so. I've heard of people who are very happy with them. Most

Re: OT - Inexpensive Korean 27 LCD monitors

2013-08-20 Thread steve harley
on 2013-08-20 15:09 Igor Roshchin wrote A friend of mine has been telling me about these korean-made monitors (they are PLS which I was told is Samsung's version of IPS?) that are based on Samsung's panels. [...] Does anybody here know the differences or knows any sort of forum/review where

Re: OT - Inexpensive Korean 27 LCD monitors

2013-08-20 Thread John
. On 8/20/2013 5:42 PM, steve harley wrote: on 2013-08-20 15:09 Igor Roshchin wrote A friend of mine has been telling me about these korean-made monitors (they are PLS which I was told is Samsung's version of IPS?) that are based on Samsung's panels. [...] Does anybody here know the differences

OT - One of the best monitors also makes phone calls

2012-09-27 Thread Matthew Hunt
different displays, from PC monitors, to TVs to projectors. Not a single one, out of the box, can put up the Gretag Macbeth dE numbers that the iPhone can, and perhaps one projector (which listed for $20,000) can approach the grayscale and color accuracy out of the box. Now they just need to scale it up

Re: OT - One of the best monitors also makes phone calls

2012-09-27 Thread Steven Desjardins
step up that is very easy to quantify. To put this in perspective, in the past few years I've reviewed probably 30-40 different displays, from PC monitors, to TVs to projectors. Not a single one, out of the box, can put up the Gretag Macbeth dE numbers that the iPhone can, and perhaps one

RE: monitors

2010-12-11 Thread Tanya Love
Message- From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Gasha Sent: Wednesday, 1 December 2010 10:40 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: monitors I'm sitting at front of DELL U2410 (portrait oriented), and think that it is great. Not cheap, however

Re: monitors

2010-12-02 Thread Gonz
LCD monitors?  I'm looking for a good 24 (or larger) monitor for photo-editing.  I looked at Dell's website and found one for a very good price, but a couple of comments really made it sound like it was a bad choice.  Does 5ms response time (vs 3ms) really make that much of a difference

IPS Monitors

2010-12-02 Thread Doug Franklin
Howdy, folks, Several people have been asking around about photo quality LCD monitors. I just got an ad flyer from PCMall (brother of MacMall) offering the HP ZR24w 1920 x 1200 S-IPS LCD monitors for US$399.99. Thought some of you might be interested: http://www.pcmall.com/p/product~dpno

Re: IPS Monitors

2010-12-02 Thread Gonz
Wow, that is a good price. On Thu, Dec 2, 2010 at 9:04 PM, Doug Franklin jehosep...@mindspring.com wrote: Howdy, folks, Several people have been asking around about photo quality LCD monitors.  I just got an ad flyer from PCMall (brother of MacMall) offering the HP ZR24w 1920 x 1200 S-IPS

Re: monitors

2010-12-01 Thread Gasha
I'm sitting at front of DELL U2410 (portrait oriented), and think that it is great. Not cheap, however. There are newer models around, with better performance. Gasha Tim Bray wrote: Yeah, I bought the same NEC that James Duncan Davidson recommended:

Re: monitors

2010-12-01 Thread Doug Franklin
at 4:03 AM, Gonzrgonzoma...@gmail.com wrote: You guys have any experiences good or bad with any particular brands of 24 LCD monitors? I'm looking for a good 24 (or larger) monitor for photo-editing. I looked at Dell's website and found one for a very good price, but a couple of comments really

Re: monitors

2010-12-01 Thread Doug Franklin
NEC screens ain't cheap. I haven't vetted the information personally, but the following page claims to be a comprehensive list of IPS-based LCD monitors: http://www.pchardwarehelp.com/guides/s-ips-lcd-list.php The HP ZR series replaced the series containing my photo monitor (HP LP2475w

Re: monitors

2010-12-01 Thread Boris Liberman
better color gamut and brightness than the computer monitors of the same size. Doug, I am perfectly aware of these considerations that you mentioned. Mind you, I made very conscious choice of the monitor and I am happy ever since I chose it. Boris -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML

Re: monitors

2010-12-01 Thread Otis Wright
I've been running two Dell ultrasharp models on my computers for some years now. Currently running two 2209s. Have had good luck with the Dell units. Will probably add two 24-inch units next year and upgrading system to 4 displays. Any one care to share experience with more the two

Re: monitors

2010-12-01 Thread Igor Roshchin
I am very happy with Dell 2410. It has a reasonable quality/price ratio. Igor Gonz wrote: You guys have any experiences good or bad with any particular brands of 24 LCD monitors? I'm looking for a good 24 (or larger) monitor for photo-editing. I looked at Dell's website and found one

monitors

2010-11-30 Thread Gonz
You guys have any experiences good or bad with any particular brands of 24 LCD monitors? I'm looking for a good 24 (or larger) monitor for photo-editing. I looked at Dell's website and found one for a very good price, but a couple of comments really made it sound like it was a bad choice. Does

Re: monitors

2010-11-30 Thread Mark Roberts
Gonz wrote: You guys have any experiences good or bad with any particular brands of 24 LCD monitors? I'm looking for a good 24 (or larger) monitor for photo-editing. I looked at Dell's website and found one for a very good price, but a couple of comments really made it sound like it was a bad

Re: monitors

2010-11-30 Thread Matthew Montgomery
On Nov 30, 2010, at 8:03 PM, Gonz wrote: You guys have any experiences good or bad with any particular brands of 24 LCD monitors? I'm looking for a good 24 (or larger) monitor for photo-editing. I looked at Dell's website and found one for a very good price, but a couple of comments really

Re: monitors

2010-11-30 Thread Boris Liberman
: You guys have any experiences good or bad with any particular brands of 24 LCD monitors?  I'm looking for a good 24 (or larger) monitor for photo-editing.  I looked at Dell's website and found one for a very good price, but a couple of comments really made it sound like it was a bad choice

Re: monitors

2010-11-30 Thread Tim Bray
, Nov 30, 2010 at 6:32 PM, Matthew Montgomery matt...@electricjunk.com wrote: On Nov 30, 2010, at 8:03 PM, Gonz wrote: You guys have any experiences good or bad with any particular brands of 24 LCD monitors?  I'm looking for a good 24 (or larger) monitor for photo-editing.  I looked at Dell's

IPS LCD Monitors

2010-08-20 Thread Doug Franklin
Howdy, folks, If any of you are in the market for LCD monitors to use in editing photos, it looks like HP has added a number of models with S-IPS panels, some at very reasonable prices. In particular, the ZR22w model is 21.5 diagonal with 1920 x 1080 resolution. It's MSRP is about US$270

Re: Monitors

2007-08-17 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Aug 16, 2007, at 10:14 PM, William Robb wrote: Any recommendations? A couple of the pro boys I know went from CRTs to Eizo ColorEdge monitors and are quite happy. The EIZO monitors are very nice but very pricey. It's hard to go wrong with an Apple Cinema Display 23 at half the price

RE: Monitors

2007-08-17 Thread Antti-Pekka Virjonen
www.computec.fi -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Godfrey DiGiorgi Sent: Friday, August 17, 2007 9:11 AM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: Monitors On Aug 16, 2007, at 10:14 PM, William Robb wrote: Any recommendations

OT: Monitors

2007-08-17 Thread John Sessoms
From: David Savage G'day All So last night I'm reading the PDML, surfing the web trying to get my repaired PC back up to date, when all of a sudden my CRT main monitor makes a sound flickers like it's decided it needs to degauss. When the screen comes back to life I've got these very

OT: Monitors

2007-08-16 Thread David Savage
G'day All So last night I'm reading the PDML, surfing the web trying to get my repaired PC back up to date, when all of a sudden my CRT main monitor makes a sound flickers like it's decided it needs to degauss. When the screen comes back to life I've got these very pretty, but seriously

Re: Monitors

2007-08-16 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: David Savage Subject: OT: Monitors Any recommendations? A couple of the pro boys I know went from CRTs to Eizo ColorEdge monitors and are quite happy. William Robb -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo

Monitors - (was RE: Cheap Monitor)

2005-11-19 Thread Anand DHUPKAR
Speaking of monitors - I have a question - I am thinking of changing my existing 17 HP monitor. Actually, I am planning to change my complete computer. I, however, am thinking this time I won't buy the 'readily available' kit at all these electronics shops. I want to buy a good quality monitor

Re: Monitors - (was RE: Cheap Monitor)

2005-11-19 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
gamut and resolution than all but the high end CRTs costing $1000 or more. They're also much more stable on adjustments. Comparable monitors from Sharp and Sony are also available. Godfrey On Nov 19, 2005, at 12:11 PM, Anand DHUPKAR wrote: Speaking of monitors - I have a question - I am

Re: Monitors - (was RE: Cheap Monitor)

2005-11-19 Thread Rob Studdert
? To what extent CRT and LCD matters ? Most current quality monitors will be OK for image editing and general browsing however there will of course be those who suggest that one or the other is markedly better, but really it boils down to your needs, budget and physical constraints

Re: Monitors - (was RE: Cheap Monitor)

2005-11-19 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 11/19/2005 4:56:09 PM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I have recent top end flat panel and CRT monitors and I find that for web browsing, spread-sheet work and word processing I prefer the flat panels but even with all the monitors well calibrated I still far

Re: OT - Can Monitors Be Repaired

2005-07-27 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Hi Gang ... Thanks for all the advice and suggestions. It turns out that whatever the problem is, it's in the monitor itself. I swapped the monitor from my old machine (which is essentially the same monitor except it doesn't have a flat screen) and it works great. The monitor now needs to be

Re: OT - Can Monitors Be Repaired

2005-07-26 Thread Steve Larson
6:28 AM Subject: OT - Can Monitors Be Repaired My monitor is producing a yellow cast. Any ideas what may be causing that (cat hair in the box, loose wire, major cosmic upheaval). Can monitors be repaired? Is it worthwhile? Is there something I can check? Shel

Re: OT - Can Monitors Be Repaired

2005-07-26 Thread Rob Studdert
On 26 Jul 2005 at 5:46, Steve Larson wrote: Hi Shel, if its not the cable connection or the video card, it could be a loose solder joint. Most likely its the flyback transformer going bad. A loose solder joint is easy, if you can find it. But be careful there are voltages in there that

Re: OT - Can Monitors Be Repaired

2005-07-26 Thread Cotty
On 26/7/05, Rob Studdert, discombobulated, unleashed: I wouldn't advise anyone without suitable qualifications to go poking around in the back of any CRT based equipment even after it's been turned off, the voltages there can lay you out on the floor permanently. Agreed. I have had occasion to

OT - Can Monitors Be Repaired

2005-07-25 Thread Shel Belinkoff
My monitor is producing a yellow cast. Any ideas what may be causing that (cat hair in the box, loose wire, major cosmic upheaval). Can monitors be repaired? Is it worthwhile? Is there something I can check? Shel

Re: OT - Can Monitors Be Repaired

2005-07-25 Thread P. J. Alling
cast. Any ideas what may be causing that (cat hair in the box, loose wire, major cosmic upheaval). Can monitors be repaired? Is it worthwhile? Is there something I can check? Shel -- When you're worried or in doubt, Run in circles, (scream and shout).

Re: OT - Can Monitors Be Repaired

2005-07-25 Thread Paul Sorenson
, major cosmic upheaval). Can monitors be repaired? Is it worthwhile? Is there something I can check? Shel

Re: OT - Can Monitors Be Repaired

2005-07-25 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Jul 25, 2005, at 6:28 AM, Shel Belinkoff wrote: My monitor is producing a yellow cast. Any ideas what may be causing that (cat hair in the box, loose wire, major cosmic upheaval). Can monitors be repaired? Is it worthwhile? Is there something I can check? They can often be repaired

Re: OT - Can Monitors Be Repaired

2005-07-25 Thread Steve Jolly
Paul Sorenson wrote: Agreed - better to replace than repair. Before you do that, though, if you have access to another monitor, substitute it to make sure the monitor is the problem and not the video card. It could also be the cable connecting them... S

Re: OT - Can Monitors Be Repaired

2005-07-25 Thread Powell Hargrave
How old is it? More than 3 years definitely replace if it is a monitor problem. Powell My monitor is producing a yellow cast. Any ideas what may be causing that (cat hair in the box, loose wire, major cosmic upheaval). Can monitors be repaired? Is it worthwhile? Is there something I can

Re: OT - Can Monitors Be Repaired

2005-07-25 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Cable? What cable? The one from the video card to the monitor? It would seem that's the easiest place to start troubleshooting. I'm going to try that now. Shel [Original Message] From: Alexandru-Cristian Sarbu Shell, if a color is missing (i.e. you can't see red/green/blue) it's

Re: LCD monitors?

2005-03-07 Thread Frantisek
GD Frankly, I'll take their word for it over any ruminations here. GD ;-) Funny. You believe word from Apple that the displays they have made for them are the best? That's not very objective... I agree that the latest high-end LCDs are great, though who has the money for them. Midrange LCDs, not.

Re: LCD monitors?

2005-03-07 Thread Paul Stenquist
You can use the Apple Cinema Display on any PC with the correct video card. On Mar 6, 2005, at 11:45 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In a message dated 3/6/2005 7:39:21 PM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: The guys on the ColorSync team and in the hardware development lab at Apple

Re: LCD monitors?

2005-03-07 Thread Herb Chong
] To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Sent: Sunday, March 06, 2005 11:05 PM Subject: RE: LCD monitors? Which one? I tried looking for a 19 Mitsubishi CRT today and all I could find was NEC ones that got awful ratings from users.

Re: LCD monitors?

2005-03-07 Thread Mishka
apple 23 is the same as sony 23. and both are platform (mac/pc) agnostic. best, mishka Okay, but that's Apple/Mac. Hehehehe. Marnie aka Doe

Re: LCD monitors?

2005-03-07 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
--- David Mann [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The Cinema Display 20 (and various other Apple monitors) are easily usable with a PC as well, Marnie. Only the new ones - the previous models used ADC connectors. Just in case everyone was rushing off to eBay :) Older models required an interface

Re: LCD monitors?

2005-03-07 Thread John Francis
Ah. I've been looking at that Sony. Mishka mused: apple 23 is the same as sony 23. and both are platform (mac/pc) agnostic. best, mishka Okay, but that's Apple/Mac. Hehehehe. Marnie aka Doe

Re: LCD monitors?

2005-03-07 Thread Kenneth Waller
Marnie, I took one of Geo's first weeklong classroom digital workshops back in early 02, and was impressed with the completeness and professional level of the class. He has since expanded and now offers a variety of digital classroom workshops. I especially appreciated the hands on aspect

RE: LCD monitors?

2005-03-07 Thread Jon Paul Schelter \(R* Toronto\)
One thing to watch out for is that there do exist (new) LCD monitors that don't actually display 24 bits per colour, but rather 16.. obviously, that would be *bad* for editing photos. I think that a number of these are fast displays (~16ms refresh) better suited to gaming and movie watching than

Re: LCD monitors?

2005-03-06 Thread Bob W
suitable for my purposes. It's not a separate screen, but there are sure to be better ones available separately nowadays - this is about 3 years old. Undoubtedly you could get a CRT which is better suited to photography, but the top end professional monitors are really expensive, and large

Re: LCD monitors?

2005-03-06 Thread Paul Stenquist
the praises of that giant screen. Paul On Mar 5, 2005, at 11:07 PM, Jens Bladt wrote: LCD monitors are too contrasty. Photopro's don't use them. Niether do I. Jens Bladt mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt -Oprindelig meddelelse- Fra: Amita Guha [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED

Re: LCD monitors?

2005-03-06 Thread Rob Studdert
On 6 Mar 2005 at 9:50, Bob W wrote: Bear in mind that you can't actually calibrate an LCD. That is, you can't really change the screen settings to match a standard. Instead you have to profile it, which means you record the settings it has and your software maps your photos onto the screen's

Re: LCD monitors?

2005-03-06 Thread Rob Studdert
that the monitors have been selected simply due to advantages in image quality. I recently had to replace my monitor and had the option of TFT or CRT, I chose CRT as image quality and specifically gamma accuracy and contrast range were my primary criterion. Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel

Re: LCD monitors?

2005-03-06 Thread Jaume Lahuerta
I asked a similar question about 3 moths ago (my 17'' CRT burned). The responses that I got weren't encouraging regarding LCD's and photo editing, so I finally ended up buyimg a Samsung 17'' CRT for 1/3 the cost of a 17'' LCD and I am quite happy. However, I hope that technology evolves so that my

Re: LCD monitors?

2005-03-06 Thread Paul Stenquist
I agree that the best CRT monitors can still deliver better image quality than the best TFT monitors, but it comes at a price. I was merely responding to a message claiming that all photography professionals use CRT monitors. It just isn't the case. I think one factor that has driven many

Re: LCD monitors?

2005-03-06 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 3/6/2005 4:11:23 AM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Regardless of the profiling the gamma varies from the top to the bottom of the screen on any current LCD/TFT, my 19 (Mitsubishi) and 15 (Dell) TFT are both fine in the middle but dodgy at the top and

Re: LCD monitors?

2005-03-06 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Jaume Lahuerta Subject: Re: LCD monitors? I asked a similar question about 3 moths ago (my 17'' CRT burned). The responses that I got weren't encouraging regarding LCD's and photo editing, so I finally ended up buyimg a Samsung 17'' CRT for 1/3 the cost

Re: LCD monitors?

2005-03-06 Thread Paul Stenquist
: LCD monitors? I asked a similar question about 3 moths ago (my 17'' CRT burned). The responses that I got weren't encouraging regarding LCD's and photo editing, so I finally ended up buyimg a Samsung 17'' CRT for 1/3 the cost of a 17'' LCD and I am quite happy. However, I hope that technology

RE: LCD monitors?

2005-03-06 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
No longer the case, Jens. Godfrey --- Jens Bladt [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: LCD monitors are too contrasty. Photopro's don't use them. Niether do I. __ Celebrate Yahoo!'s 10th Birthday! Yahoo! Netrospective: 100 Moments of the Web

Re: LCD monitors?

2005-03-06 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Paul Stenquist Subject: Re: LCD monitors? The La Cie 22-inch CRT has a dot pitch of .24, ditto the Mitsubishi Diamond Pro and the $5000 Mitsubishi Diamondtron. The LCD Apple Cinema Display is .258. Not a significant difference. Reread the part about

Re: LCD monitors?

2005-03-06 Thread Herb Chong
it's not a coincidence that you and i ended up with the same monitor. Herb - Original Message - From: Rob Studdert [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Sent: Sunday, March 06, 2005 8:26 AM Subject: Re: LCD monitors? I recently had to replace my monitor and had the option

Re: LCD monitors?

2005-03-06 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 3/6/2005 7:51:56 AM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: No longer the case, Jens. Godfrey --- Jens Bladt [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: LCD monitors are too contrasty. Photopro's don't use them. Niether do I. == Well, at the George Lepp workshop I went

Re: LCD monitors?

2005-03-06 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
--- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Well, at the George Lepp workshop I went to today, he said LCDs have finally evolved to the point that they are quite good for photography. ... But I am not convinced. (It's still a matter of calibration vs. profiles if nothing else.) The guys on the ColorSync

RE: LCD monitors?

2005-03-06 Thread Amita Guha
Which one? I tried looking for a 19 Mitsubishi CRT today and all I could find was NEC ones that got awful ratings from users. -Original Message- From: Herb Chong [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, March 06, 2005 5:41 PM To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Re: LCD monitors

Re: LCD monitors?

2005-03-06 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 3/6/2005 7:39:21 PM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: The guys on the ColorSync team and in the hardware development lab at Apple all agree that the latest flat panel display have more gamut and more adjustability than all but the very best CRTs. The Apple Cinema

Re: LCD monitors?

2005-03-06 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
The Cinema Display 20 (and various other Apple monitors) are easily usable with a PC as well, Marnie. The panels they use are also in several of the better LCDs sold under other names too (LG, Siemens, and Sharp make them). Godfrey --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In a message dated 3/6/2005 7:39

Re: LCD monitors?

2005-03-06 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 3/6/2005 9:05:02 PM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: The Cinema Display 20 (and various other Apple monitors) are easily usable with a PC as well, Marnie. The panels they use are also in several of the better LCDs sold under other names too (LG, Siemens

Re: LCD monitors?

2005-03-06 Thread Cotty
On 7/3/05, [EMAIL PROTECTED], discombobulated, unleashed: Okay, I stand corrected. I am TOTALLY ignorant. Surely not? ;-) Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _

Re: LCD monitors?

2005-03-06 Thread David Mann
On Mar 7, 2005, at 6:03 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: The Cinema Display 20 (and various other Apple monitors) are easily usable with a PC as well, Marnie. Only the new ones - the previous models used ADC connectors. Just in case everyone was rushing off to eBay :) I have my eye on the 23 HD

LCD monitors?

2005-03-05 Thread Amita Guha
It's time for me to buy a new monitor, and I'd like to get an LCD. Obviously I am concerned about viewing and editing photos on an LCD monitor. Do any of you have an LCD monitor that you can recommend for photography? Most hardware review sites don't seem to be too concerned with color fidelity

Re: LCD monitors?

2005-03-05 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Amita Guha Subject: LCD monitors? It's time for me to buy a new monitor, and I'd like to get an LCD. Obviously I am concerned about viewing and editing photos on an LCD monitor. Do any of you have an LCD monitor that you can recommend for photography? Most

Re: LCD monitors?

2005-03-05 Thread Mishka
I have just (two days ago) got a pair of 20 Dell FP2001 instead of my old 19 Viewsonic CRT. The new flat panels are *very* nice. I haven't done any scientific comparisons, but I couldn't be happier with quality. The color fidelity is just fine, and contrast is quite good. The best part was that

Re: LCD monitors?

2005-03-05 Thread pnstenquist
The Apple Cinema Displays are superb for editing photos. The very best CRTs are probably a bit better, but the top LCDs are very good as well. Paul - Original Message - From: Amita Guha Subject: LCD monitors? It's time for me to buy a new monitor, and I'd like to get an LCD

RE: LCD monitors?

2005-03-05 Thread Isaac
: Mishka [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, March 05, 2005 6:41 PM To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Re: LCD monitors? I have just (two days ago) got a pair of 20 Dell FP2001 instead of my old 19 Viewsonic CRT. The new flat panels are *very* nice. I haven't done any scientific comparisons

Re: LCD monitors?

2005-03-05 Thread Jon M
I have a Sony SDM-S73 (around $290 from newegg, last i checked) and I'm quite happy with it overall... haven't really done any real comparisons to see how it is, but I don't miss my old CRT a bit. --- Amita Guha [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: It's time for me to buy a new monitor, and I'd like to

Re: LCD monitors?

2005-03-05 Thread Peter J. Alling
cheaper from someone like BH? -Original Message- From: Mishka [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, March 05, 2005 6:41 PM To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Re: LCD monitors? I have just (two days ago) got a pair of 20 Dell FP2001 instead of my old 19 Viewsonic CRT. The new flat panels

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