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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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| 512105 | 2007-01-02 19:29:00 | Thanks to all for the replies. Lots of food for thought amongst that - but probabably about what I thought/expected. BTW - I see the LG Flatron monitor recommended in PC World for $849 is now available for $650. That seems to be good news.:) Cheers R.M. |
R.M. (561) | ||
| 512106 | 2007-01-02 21:07:00 | Thanks to all for the replies . Lots of food for thought amongst that - but probabably about what I thought/expected . BTW - I see the LG Flatron monitor recommended in PC World for $849 is now available for $650 . That seems to be good news . :) Cheers R . M . On a side note . If you looking to do a bit of self improvement in Photoshop I can suggest a couple excellent books one of which is called Commercial Photoshop by Bert Monroy . You can get them from Amazon . com or any Borders book store . They retail for about $100 NZ and next to the Photoshop WOW series I would regard them as my bible . Bert Monroy is an Adobe fellow who has helped with the development of Photoshop since its inception . Regards winmacguy |
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| 512107 | 2007-01-02 21:56:00 | Great reply, but beyond me financially I think. What about a high end consumer monitor. Get a colorimeter than a spectrophotometer but it cannot scan printouts, it can do monitors. One good one is a Monaco Optix I think, a cheaper one is a Colorvision Spyder from $150usd or check eBay. Postal won't be a lot and if $400nzd maybe incl postage you won't get import tax as GST amounts to less than $50nzd. Great thing is they can be used to profile many monitors if you have more than (1) and if you upgrade monitor over time they can be reused (unless drivers become an issue for new windows etc..). To calibrate printer use the supplied ICC files or print one test chart and send to a local NZ company to have it done or ones in the USA can also make one for you around $60USD, NZ around $100-150. If you use one paper only need one to be made. They will email you the files, or in NZ they may send you a diskette or such. If you want it cheaper, go abroad, search for "Cathy's Profiles". "Drycreekphoto.com" also does it but a bit more expensive, there are also established companies in this area which is even more such as "inkjetmall.com". If you want to use a lab, I know www.pcl.co.nz has a supplied ICC for you online if you want to use their printing services. |
Nomad (952) | ||
| 512108 | 2007-01-02 22:04:00 | Thanks for that Nomad - I'll do some research with that. :) | R.M. (561) | ||
| 512109 | 2007-01-02 22:12:00 | Speedy what do you mean interlaced monitor? :rolleyes: beetle |
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| 512110 | 2007-01-02 22:44:00 | Speedy what do you mean interlaced monitor? :rolleyes: beetle Its like hi-res, I think most apple monitors are interlaced. Or people who are into CAD / desktop publishing. Its like it flickers. And watching one of these screens for a while, can be hard on the eyes. If you know anyone who's a MAC user / into CAD or DTP and the monitor they use, you'll see what I mean. |
Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 512111 | 2007-01-02 23:27:00 | interlaced display explained An interlaced GIF is something different. An interlaced display is a cathode-ray tube (CRT) display in which the lines are scanned alternately in two interwoven rasterized lines. In a CRT display, there are several hundred horizontal lines in a frame (full screen). These lines are scanned from left to right, and from top to bottom. The refresh rate (number of frames scanned per second) varies, but it is normally between 60 and 100 hertz. Refresh rates slower than 60 Hz produce distracting screen flicker, which can cause headaches and eye fatigue. Most CRT computer monitors scan each line in turn from top to bottom at the lowest resolution levels (640 x 480 and 800 x 600 pixels). However, at the higher resolutions, such as 1024 x 768 or 1200 x 800, the frame is sometimes scanned in interlaced fashion: first the odd-numbered lines, and then the even-numbered lines. This allows for a lower refresh rate without producing flicker. With text and fixed graphics displays, this scheme can work well. However, with animated graphics -- especially images that move or change form rapidly -- interlacing can produce a fluttering effect at least as irritating as screen flicker. For serious animated-graphics work and video editing, a non-interlaced display is recommended. The refresh rate should be as high as the system will allow, ideally 70 Hz or more. Hope that helps. |
winmacguy (3367) | ||
| 512112 | 2007-01-02 23:30:00 | Its like hi-res, I think most apple monitors are interlaced. Or people who are into CAD / desktop publishing. Its like it flickers. And watching one of these screens for a while, can be hard on the eyes. If you know anyone who's a MAC user / into CAD or DTP and the monitor they use, you'll see what I mean. A Mac users screen only flickers if the hertz are set too low. The last thing us Mac operators need is to get headaches and dizzyness after an 8 hour day designing. The difference between designers screen and a gamers screen is that gamers need the highest possible fps rate rather than the highest optical definition of an image so each is ideally suited to their own requirements. MAC is an acronym for Media Access Controller. Fluorecent tubes can also cause eye irritaition from flickering. |
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