[Leica] Big screen LCD monitor advice please !

[nickbroberts at yahoo.co.uk (Nick Roberts)]

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
> >>>>
> >>>>
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