phil_sugar Posted January 13, 2005 Share Posted January 13, 2005 My CRT seems to be dying of old age and I would like to upgrade to a LCD Monitor. I will be using Photoshop CS and would appreciate some suggestions on what to purchase. I have been looking at the 19" to 21" Eizo, Planar, Apple, Sony etc. The prices are all over the place and I realize I will need to budget a hefty amount. 1. Any suggestions on make and model?2. Some manufacturer(s) state that their color space is in RGB(Adobe 1998) and others, I assume, have a more limited palette like sRGB. If anyone has any information or opinions on this subject I would appreciate it since some of these monitors are outrageously expensive.Thanks to all,Phil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anthony_m1 Posted January 13, 2005 Share Posted January 13, 2005 <i>information or opinions </i><p>How 'bout an opinion. I use the Apple 20" LCD display and it is amazing. You will pay but if you spend a lot of time in front of it working on your images, you will appreciate the space and the quality. Others will state facts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ellis_vener_photography Posted January 13, 2005 Share Posted January 13, 2005 Who besides Eizo is claiming that that their monitor can display the full Adobe RGB (1998) gamut? Most monitors are doing well to display the full sRGB gamut. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carl smith Posted January 13, 2005 Share Posted January 13, 2005 If you can afford the Eizo, get it. Otherwise look at what LaCie, Sony, NEC and others have to offer, which usually costs less than the Apple displays with sometimes equal or better quality. HP has a 23" screen using the same panel as the Apple 23" Cinema display, but costs a bit less last I looked. Might also be worth considering. Apple, Sony, LaCie, NEC, etc are all good brands to look at. They're not going to match an Eizo, but they also cost less (even the Apple displays). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dglickstein Posted January 13, 2005 Share Posted January 13, 2005 All I can say is be careful of lesser known name brands, such as Viewsonic--I'm throwing out 2 17" LCDs because they've both been to repair already and have since dropped out of warranty. I have 2 other Viewsonics that show signs of dying--the company didn't care. I'm replacing them with 4 new LG Electronics 19" LCDs. I have never had an LG LCD, however I hear it's a big company and widely used in Europe. Also comes with 3 year warranty. Lots of luck. dG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carl smith Posted January 13, 2005 Share Posted January 13, 2005 You shouldn't be having problems with Viewsonic, they make some excellent displays. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eric_konieczny Posted January 14, 2005 Share Posted January 14, 2005 Within the last montth I bought an entire new system. I bought the Dell machine and then bought a Apple 20 inch Cinema Display. I love the Apple display. I wish I would have known they were goign to go down in price, i might have waited and got the 23 inch, but it is great. No color controls to mess up, just brightness. It is great working in CS and then hook up an old CRT to the analog port to check page layouts if you work with web pages Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krisj_bee Posted January 15, 2005 Share Posted January 15, 2005 nobody mentions formac. great lcd monitors. www.formac.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dglickstein Posted January 15, 2005 Share Posted January 15, 2005 Carl, You're dead wrong on Viewsonic. I actually own between 15 and 18 Viewsonic monitors so I speak from experience. I work with a quad-monitor display at work (4 Viewsonics that are going to be tossed because Viewsonic won't fix them a SECOND TIME!) and 7 of my employees have dual displays each. I purchased Viewsonic monitors for my company and I won't be purchasing another Viewsonic again. Most of them are model VG175. How many have you had experience with? dG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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