Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/02/28
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I read a review of the new Dell 24" in the last week which stated that it is actually quite a bit better than the Apple screen. Didn't read it that closely, as I'm not in the market - I'll dig it out again, though. Nick --- bruce <bruce@ralgo.nl> wrote: > Hi Javier, > > For under $1000, it is possible to obtain a 19" 1900 > Pro from Iiyama > (US distributor, Ampronics) say $850 and a 20" 2010 > Pro for ? $1050. > These are both MVA LCD screens, which give an > excellent colour > rendition. > > Cannot help about Dell .............. but, I know > that they are well > respected in the 24" here. > > The Sony CRTs all had very bright, intensive > colours, which many > found too dazzling! > > Have fun in your selections. > > B. > On 28-feb-2006, at 15:40, Javier Perez wrote: > > > Hi Bruce > > I should be looking at those. But the prices > aren't near the under > > 1k range yet. I have heard that the current LCDs > can't match the > > stuff available from the "golden age" of CRT > monitors That's to say > > the 80s and 90s when big screen monitors were made > exclusivelyfor > > frigteningly expensive high end work stations. My > current Hiitachi > > and older nec XP21 aren't among those but my even > older CM2086 is. > > Unfortunately, it only works on one frequency and > I'm not about to > > pay an arm and a leg for a mediocre qualiity > customized card to > > drive it. I think the Sonys may have been even > better. They had > > slow phosphorous and didn't need high refresh > rates so I guess they > > could afford to pour more money into the crt and > save on the more > > expensive high frequency circuitry. > > Javier > > > >> From: bruce <bruce@ralgo.nl> > >> Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org> > >> To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org> > >> Subject: Re: [Leica] Big screen LCD monitor > advice please ! > >> Date: Tue, 28 Feb 2006 13:29:04 +0100 > >> > >> Oh, oh! I was referring to the better quality CRT > screens, not > >> discounting LCD. > >> > >> I think that I mentioned that a colleague works > with 2 x Apple > >> 30" LCD screen ................ and the image > quality is phenominal. > >> > >> If I may, Javier, I suggest you have a look at > both the Apple and > >> Eizo LCDs, viewing your own photos, which you > know on the > >> Hitachi ................... and see the > difference. > >> > >> B. > >> > >> On 28-feb-2006, at 13:16, Javier Perez wrote: > >> > >>> Thanks Greg and Bruce. > >>> I think you've convinced me to hold on to my old > Hitachi a > >>> little longer. The reason I was thinking about > upgrading was the > >>> savings space and power consumption but if the > image quality > >>> isn't there It might not be worth it. Also, > those wide screens > >>> while bigger don't have much more viewing area > than a 21 with a > >>> normal aspect ratio! > >>> Thanks again > >>> Javier > >>> > >>> > >>>> From: GREG LORENZO <gregj.lorenzo@shaw.ca> > >>>> Reply-To: Leica Users Group > <lug@leica-users.org> > >>>> To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org> > >>>> Subject: Re: [Leica] Big screen LCD monitor > advice please ! > >>>> Date: Sun, 26 Feb 2006 14:07:46 -0700 > >>>> > >>>> <bruce@ralgo.nl> writes: > >>>> > >>>> > Greg, if you have access to Eizo monitors, > they are excellent in > >>>> > both CRT and LCD, but not cheap. > >>>> > > >>>> > For CRT you will have to go a supplier > holding old models > >>>> > ............. > >>>> > Success, > >>>> > >>>> Bruce, > >>>> > >>>> Calgary is one of the high tech centre in > Cananda. If they > >>>> exist they will be offered here somewhere. > >>>> > >>>> I'll look for them when I get some time to > shop. > >>>> > >>>> Regards, > >>>> > >>>> Greg > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> _______________________________________________ > >>>> Leica Users Group. > >>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug > for more > >>>> information > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> _______________________________________________ > >>> Leica Users Group. > >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug > for more information > >> > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Leica Users Group. > >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug > for more information > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug > for more information > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for > more information > ___________________________________________________________ Win a BlackBerry device from O2 with Yahoo!. Enter now. http://www.yahoo.co.uk/blackberry