Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/01/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Why not Richard? Mine calibrates properly, if slightly less bright than ideal (112-113 cd instead of 120). Marty On Sun, Jan 23, 2011 at 12:28 AM, Richard Taylor <r.s.taylor at comcast.net> wrote: > To add my two cents: ?I have a 27" iMac and am delighted with it. ?The > reflections can be controlled by placement and keeping light sources out > of its FOV, BUT it will not calibrate properly with a Spyder or any other > calibrator AFAIK. ?I calibrated mine manually using the internal > calibrator. ?It takes some time and has to be done with great patience but > once done prints from my printer and local processor match the screen > nearly perfectly. > > I don't know how you'd do manual calibration on a PC. > > Regards, > > Dick > > > > On Jan 21, 2011, at 6:26 AM, Marty Deveney wrote: > >> The main problem with the Apple screens is that the adjustments are >> coarse, so if you have a good calibrating device, you either need to >> have it slightly less bright than optimal or a lot brighter. ?I keep >> mine about 10-15 cd less bright than the absolute ideal. ?My old Sony >> Artisan was much better in this regard and the Eizo and NEC screens >> are too. ?The Apple factors settings are pretty good, much better than >> most screens. >> >> Marty >> >> >> On Fri, Jan 21, 2011 at 8:43 PM, Jeff Moore <jbm at jbm.org> wrote: >>> 2011-01-21-02:07:20 Chris Crawford: >>>> I had one of the 17 inch NEC crt monitors too, loved it until it finally >>>> died. That's when I replaced it with the LCD I have now. The NEC lcd >>>> screens >>>> are really cool because they are self-calibrating (If you get it with >>>> the >>>> Spectraview software and colorimeter). The calibration happens in the >>>> monitor, not by adjusting the video card, the way all other screens are >>>> calibrated. >>> >>> All other screens? ?No, just all screens without internal lookup >>> tables adjustable to help profile them. ?In other words, toy monitors. >>> Good monitors have 10- or 12-bit lookup tables which the calibration >>> software tweaks. ?Good monitors like Eizo, who've been doing that for >>> years (in their serious graphics monitors). ?"Only NEC", forsooth. >>> >>> Here's the good stuff: >>> >>> ?http://www.eizo.com/global/products/coloredge/index.html >>> >>> ?http://www.eizo.com/global/products/coloredge/cg221/index.html >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> 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 >