Formac? Lacie? Nec?

[mateusz_skalski]

Hello,

I am a photographer by trade and I want to switch from my old CRT monitor to

LCD. My budget is around 500$ - I need a 19' to 20' monitor that I could

calibrate with a Spyder or MacBeth and connect to my PC (with Matrox G750 card)

so it gives me fairly matched colors and show as much tonality as possible. I

was thinking about Formac Gallery or LaCie TFT. Which one would be more suitable

for photo processing? And, most of all, is it worth switching from CRT to LCD on

such a tight budget?

[patricklavoie]

Apple Cinema Display 20 inch, Lacie 319, NEC (dont remember de model) or Samsung (dont

rmember the model also).

[ellis_vener_photography]

Except for the budget limitation, maybe none of the above, is the answer.

 

See http://www.ppmag.com/reviews/200602_neclcddisplay.pdf for details

[mateusz_skalski]

There is a new LCD from Iyama, any reviews on these? I remember that iyama used to have really good CRT monitors used for DTP and photo-processing by profesionals.

[mateusz_skalski]

This NEC is way over my budget, although I'd love to have one ;) I think that the real question is should I 500$ budget an LCD or simply get myself a new pro CRT from Sony or LaCie?

I just don't know, if any LCD for that money will give satisfactory colour match.

[d_g]

no more lacie crt available anyway !