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01/02/2003 09:49:53 AM · #1 |
Anyone here use an LCD monitor for digital darkroom work? My old CRT is starting to go, and I'd love to replace it with an LCD. But while LCDs have been really great for most uses for a long time, they haven't been that good for accurate photo work (or, less importantly to me, for gaming).
Is the LCD technology there yet to make one of these things a viable digital darkroom monitor? |
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01/02/2003 09:58:07 AM · #2 |
I have one 17" LCD and one 22" CRT and I never use the LCD for photo work. The LCD is very sharp but the colours are not as good as on the CRT. My LCD is only a month old so it can also depend on what you are used to.
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01/02/2003 10:21:34 AM · #3 |
I bought a Dell 17" LCD 2 months ago and I am very very very happy with it. I am using it with a laptop. Dell usually have 15% off their monitors and free shipping and no taxes. So if you're in US that's a nice deal.
I am planing to buy a PC with a digital output so .. I guess it will even be better !
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01/02/2003 11:06:01 AM · #4 |
| I have been using an 18.1" Sony Vaio LCD for the past year and it has worked well for me. |
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01/02/2003 11:22:59 AM · #5 |
My LCD monitor is apparently good for gaming (EverQuest has been played by others on my PC and they've been happy with my monitor).
It's not brilliant for image work simply because it hasnt as wide a gamut as some monitors - on the DPC Calibration strip I cannot distinguish between the darkest two and the lightest two squares.
For general use and for price it's very good.
It's a Relisys 540 15 inch.
It's also really pretty - silver and pale blue.
:)
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01/02/2003 11:28:48 AM · #6 |
Toms Hardware is constantly reviewing them //www.tomshardware.com
Ive been keeping an eye out for the sweet spot in the LCD market (When the tech is as good as you'll ever need, and the price is right) I think its just about here, but if you can hold out for a few more months, things are still improving very quickly. |
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01/02/2003 01:18:47 PM · #7 |
| It all depends on the monitor. You can get a nice CRT monitor for much cheaper than a nice LCD. Also, inexpensive LCD monitors are an asbolute waste of money if you want to do image work... But The nicer LCDs are absolutely wonderful. To get such an LCD you have to expect to pay anywhere form $1000 to $4000 though, depending on the size of the monitor. |
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01/02/2003 03:11:24 PM · #8 |
I currently use a 15in. LCD monitor (Dell Laptop) that costs about $2000 to replace. The colours and sharpness are outstanding.
The downside is that when other people view my pictures on a CRT they look more yellow and darker than on the laptop screen. There is no way to colour correct an LCD screen at the screen. You have to do the colour correction in the software. That can make the images look odd on the LCD screen, but good on the CRT.
I'm going back to using my 19in. NEC CRT for the images for now. I'll continue to tinker with the LCD until I can match the colours on it better.
Doug
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01/02/2003 06:23:24 PM · #9 |
I used to think that LCDs just didn't have the colour quality needed for graphics work, but I have to admit that the one I now have at work (sadly an unbadged beast, so I can't tell you exactly what it is!) is absolutely fantastic, 18" touchscreen and perfect colour reproduction at just about any angle.
It seems that, with LCDs as much as everything else in life, you get what you pay for. I would dearly love to reclaim my desk and get one at home, but as one of high enough quality would cost me an arm and a leg, I'll struggle on with my trusty Vision Master Pro for a while longer! |
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11/09/2004 10:52:02 PM · #10 |
I saw a website that offers a free flat screen tv or LCD display if you sign up for a free trial offer, and get 8 others to do so. It is the same company that does freeipods .com. It was reviewed on "tech tv" on a show called "the screen savers". They tried it on the sow, and give you their results. A video clip of that show is on their web site at the link below.
//www.g4techtv.com/videos/index.html?video_key=8872.
I do not personally know if it works or not, but am going to give it a try. If you want to check it out you can go to my link below:
www.freeflatscreens.com/?r=11392516 |
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11/09/2004 10:57:53 PM · #11 |
I have the flat panel HP Pavilion f1703 and am pleased with it. My prints come out as I see them on the screen and am pleased with the results. I have no fancy callibration tools/software; I use the gradient strips.
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11/09/2004 11:14:20 PM · #12 |
Originally posted by dltruex:
I currently use a 15in. LCD monitor (Dell Laptop) that costs about $2000 to replace. The colours and sharpness are outstanding.
The downside is that when other people view my pictures on a CRT they look more yellow and darker than on the laptop screen. There is no way to colour correct an LCD screen at the screen. You have to do the colour correction in the software. That can make the images look odd on the LCD screen, but good on the CRT.
I'm going back to using my 19in. NEC CRT for the images for now. I'll continue to tinker with the LCD until I can match the colours on it better.
Doug |
I have a Dell 5100 Laptop with the same problems. But I can fix my colors using Adobe Gamma. I just make it a point to use a color reference when calibrating. This is, however, a consistent issue with Dell Laptops.
I own a Dell 1901fp 19" LCD at home. You CAN correct color via the monitor's settings (unlike Dell Laptops) and there's no ghosting at all. At least none that I could see from Call of Duty or Sims 2. Also, the color rendering is beautiful. I'll never go back to clunky CRT's.
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