Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/12/28

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Subject: [Leica] OT: Monitors - your preferences?
From: ricc at mindspring.com (Ric Carter)
Date: Fri Dec 28 15:21:02 2007
References: <70d5554f0712281440w25821fbdpd94f9c67f2f2e206@mail.gmail.com>

I've had the Apple 23 and older 20 displays. Haven't seen anything I  
like as much. Was readily able to get them to match my Epson 2200 well  
enough without calibration hardware.

Have a Samsung 19 at work that is pleasantly bright and sharp, but I  
can't get the colors to behave (may just be me).

Ric Carter
http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/ricc/




On Dec 28, 2007, at 5:40 PM, Benjamin Marks wrote:

> Well, it's finally time to buy a new monitor.  It should be  
> calabratable (if
> that's a word) and be of reasonable quality. I am currently using a  
> 7 year
> old Dell CRT and the poor beastie just canna' take it ne more.  I  
> think it
> will be relegated to second-monitor status to "keep Photoshop  
> palletes, tool
> bars and the like.
>
> I'm looking at LaCie's 1600X1200 LACIE320 and Apple's Cinema 20"  
> Flat -Panel
> Display; but am I missing something obvious? Maybe BenQ makes a $300  
> 20 inch
> monitor that is the answer to my calibration woes.
>
> Any input and/or personal experiences appreciated -- off list, if  
> you like
> and if Brian feels this strays too far afield.
>
> Happy New Year!
>
>
> Ben 
> Marks<http://www.amazon.com/Apple-Cinema-20-Flat-Panel-Display/dp/B0002ILKMW/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=pc&qid=1198880962&sr=1-2
>  
> >
>
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Replies: Reply from jhnichols at bellsouth.net (Jim Nichols) ([Leica] OT: Monitors - your preferences?)
In reply to: Message from benmarks2005 at gmail.com (Benjamin Marks) ([Leica] OT: Monitors - your preferences?)