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| Thread ID: 75540 | 2007-01-02 06:27:00 | What LCD monitor for photography? | R.M. (561) | Press F1 |
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| 512095 | 2007-01-02 08:47:00 | Hi all I've seen somewhere last year recommendations for 19in LCD monitors. I use mine for photography, using Photoshop and need (would like!!) as accurate colour as possible. I know people still recommend CRT monitors, but they take up so much room (especially at the 19inch size). I seem to have a recollection that Benq might be one, also perhaps a Phillips. Can anyone help? As always, TIA. Cheers R.M. I hate to say this but Apple monitors are actually the industry standard for colour accuracy for viewing PMS colours and photography work which is probably why Mac Op photo re-touchers tend to work with them. Depends on whether you want to print your photos at home or send them to a professional printing press for commercial work. It pays to get the colour accuracy confirmed at or before the proofing stage so that you don't get any rude shocks when the job comes off the press. |
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| 512096 | 2007-01-02 09:07:00 | $1349 for 20inch Apple monitor (works on a PC as well) 20-inch (viewable) 1680 x 1050 optimal resolution 16.7 million colors DVI Display Connector 2 port USB 2.0 Hub 2 FireWire 400 ports VESA mount compatible Ideal for photography and photo retouching. |
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| 512097 | 2007-01-02 09:25:00 | Whatever u do, don't get an interlaced monitor. | Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 512098 | 2007-01-02 10:30:00 | This would be the one time when choosing a budget monitor to save some $$ could come back to bite you in the ass. | winmacguy (3367) | ||
| 512099 | 2007-01-02 10:39:00 | LCD may be $$. Cheapskates like me would get a 2nd hand Sony CRT and a calibrator :D For a non job, does not need too be a graphics pro calibre one but it does need to be a consumer top tier one. Def not Benq, DSE etc ...... All the big brands will have these higher ended offerings. Don't assume big screens must be good - many kids look for affirdable big screens for games and movies. |
Nomad (952) | ||
| 512100 | 2007-01-02 10:45:00 | A pro Sony CRT, v highly regarded. Not those stuff in Sony store or Dell/IBM w/ trinitron tubes. www.luminous-landscape.com luminous-landscape.com |
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| 512101 | 2007-01-02 10:51:00 | I guess it depends on the importance in the degree of colour accuracy that you want. Is it just personal interest or will it mean the difference between being paid or paying for the job out of your own pocket. I agree with Nomad regarding the Sony Pro CRT monitors. :) |
winmacguy (3367) | ||
| 512102 | 2007-01-02 19:19:00 | Though that wont mean "real world" colour, merely that what your looking at on screen will be close to what gets printed. I have heard of companies doing a weekly check on colour adjustment after large jobs were sent off to be printed and the end result was far different then what the "professional" was seeing on there rig. Yes - I try to do that - with varying degrees of success! |
R.M. (561) | ||
| 512103 | 2007-01-02 19:23:00 | If you want calibration for printer and monitor - have a look at Eye One Photo. Great reply, but beyond me financially I think. |
R.M. (561) | ||
| 512104 | 2007-01-02 19:26:00 | I hate to say this but Apple monitors are actually the industry standard for colour accuracy. One of my sons would totally agree with this - the other is a PC man! |
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