Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/01/21

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Subject: [Leica] Apple 27" LED Display Questions
From: jayanand at gmail.com (Jayanand Govindaraj)
Date: Sat, 22 Jan 2011 11:07:01 +0530
References: <C95E6907.40BBC%chris@chriscrawfordphoto.com> <795F2A2D798E4321B17C2DA6C1045E39@qck8vqhgou8blu> <AANLkTi=7mKziOaHKxYOGuYeB3azKV6vJR0_JYzGxCKyQ@mail.gmail.com> <AANLkTi=QwTcznVkLeq9UEfmD5Vbki7vA-GoT0ji+Jp+c@mail.gmail.com>

I use the same combination, and it has been satisfactory. I want to upgrade
to a Color Munki, so I can calibrate the printer as well.
Cheers
Jayanand

On Sat, Jan 22, 2011 at 10:13 AM, Daniel Tan <taniel.dan at gmail.com> wrote:

> I use one of these 2209WA screens too in conjunction with a spyder2
> calibrating thingy.
>
> Does anyone else use spyder colour calibration things?
>
>
> On 21 January 2011 17:32, Jayanand Govindaraj <jayanand at gmail.com> 
> wrote:
> > Factory defaults are always set up for watching movies or playing games.
> We
> > need a much more subdued viewing screen for our tweaking of photographs.
> It
> > keeps happening here - if you tell someone that his online postings look
> > flat, back comes the reply that it looks fine on his screen. Of course it
> > will, but on a dimmer, calibrated screen they look awful - and none of
> them
> > print anyway, so never are going to accept the truth! BTW, I use a Dell
> > 2209WA which is an excellent 22" IPS screen available at a very
> reasonable
> > price.
> > Cheers
> > Jayanand
> >
> > On Fri, Jan 21, 2011 at 11:31 AM, A. Lal <alal at poly.edu> wrote:
> >
> >> Good point Chris. When we got our plasma TV we had to turn down the
> colour,
> >> contrast and brightness. The factory defaults were set to maximum or
> nearly
> >> so.
> >>
> >> Any suggestions on calibration soft/hard-ware?
> >> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Chris Crawford" <
> >> chris at chriscrawfordphoto.com>
> >> To: <lug at leica-users.org>
> >> Sent: Thursday, January 20, 2011 10:34 PM
> >>
> >> Subject: Re: [Leica] Apple 27" LED Display Questions
> >>
> >>
> >>  A screen doesn't have to look 'wow', it needs to match your prints and
> be
> >>> calibratable to do so. A properly calibrated screen looks dim compared
> to
> >>> most screens out there now.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> --
> >>> Chris Crawford
> >>> Fine Art Photography
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> >>> 260-486-2581
> >>>
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> >>>
> >>>
> >>> On 1/20/11 9:55 PM, "A.Lal" <alal at poly.edu> wrote:
> >>>
> >>>  Hi Gang,
> >>>>
> >>>> I'm putting together a new  WIn 7 computer  to replace a 7 year old
> >>>> Compaq.
> >>>>
> >>>> Digital image  processing will be about the toughest job this computer
> >>>> will
> >>>> have to do. At the moment I am leaning towards one of the new Sandy
> >>>> Bridge
> >>>> i7 processors with lots of RAM, 16  GB, and a good video card.
> >>>>
> >>>> High on the wish list is a first-class large monitor.  For the past
> week
> >>>> or
> >>>> so I've been eyeballing displays at the local computer stores and by
> far
> >>>> the
> >>>> best display I've come across to date is the 27" Apple LED display.
> Every
> >>>> time I look at one, I go 'Wow'.  Are any list members using this
> display
> >>>> with a Win computer? If so, are there any compatibility problems? In
> >>>> particular, I want to make sure that the built in camera will work and
> >>>> the
> >>>> USB ports will not freeze up. Newer 1155 socket motherboards  are
> >>>> available
> >>>> with display port sockets so is it correct to assume that the Apple
> >>>> monitor
> >>>> will be plug 'n play with win 7?
> >>>>
> >>>> As an alternative, should the Apple option not work,  can list members
> >>>> recommend similarly sized monitors that would be suitable for serious
> >>>> digital photo work as well as everyday computing - I prefer not to
> have a
> >>>> dual monitor solution.
> >>>>
> >>>> Thanks in advance,
> >>>> Akhil
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
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In reply to: Message from chris at chriscrawfordphoto.com (Chris Crawford) ([Leica] Apple 27" LED Display Questions)
Message from alal at poly.edu (A. Lal) ([Leica] Apple 27" LED Display Questions)
Message from jayanand at gmail.com (Jayanand Govindaraj) ([Leica] Apple 27" LED Display Questions)
Message from taniel.dan at gmail.com (Daniel Tan) ([Leica] Apple 27" LED Display Questions)