Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/09/21
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Well done, Oliver. Time to gracefully retire that old CRT. The tube would be well and truly degraded, even calibrated it would perform nowhere near as new. You are doubtless discovering that new analog CRTs are not exactly thick on the ground, being completely supplanted by digital LCDs. Now where have I heard that before? Assuming you don't stubbornly resist assimilation and buy a CRT very cheaply, you will be looking at a bunch of LCD choices. The better the model, the more likely it will exhibit less brightness and colour shift as the viewing angle increases. If you have a gazillion dollars check out the Eizo coloredge models. If you're not in Bill Gates territory, have a peep at what Dell is badging and marketing. I have their 2405FPW, which I think is actually a Samsung display. But it's bright, adjustable has a lot of connection options and has lots of (widescreen) screen space, which is great for Photoshop. Physical width is just over 21 inches on the analog scale. If toy can set it up with controlled ambient light it will work very well for you. A hood arrangement is worth investigating. You need a decent video card to drive it, too. Native resolution 1920 x 1200. Keep those great photos coming Cheers Hoppy -----Original Message----- From: lug-bounces+hoppyman=bigpond.net.au@leica-users.org [mailto:lug-bounces+hoppyman=bigpond.net.au@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of Oliver Bryk Sent: Friday, 22 September 2006 09:24 To: lug@leica-users.org Subject: [Leica] Monitor calibration (was Umbria and Saas Fee 2006) After completing three iterations of calibrating my ancient CRT monitor with a friend's Gretag I see what almost everyone has been telling me: the images are too bright! When I consulted the manual for my monitor to find out how to set brightness, contrast, RGB, etc. and noticed that it referred to Windows 95, I realized that the monitor wasn't just 5 years old as I had thought but more like 12 because I kept it through two CPU replacement cycles, Win98 and Win2k. The RGB adjustment controls don't work any more. Since I don't suffer from M8 lust (yet) I will investigate replacing the CRT, perhaps with a 21" ViewSonic or NEC AccuSync. My desk configuration limits any display to a maximum enclosure width of 23". I welcome comments and/or recommendations based on personal experience. Oliver _______________________________________________ Leica Users Group. See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information