ni_gentry Posted April 8, 2006 Share Posted April 8, 2006 I'm just curious about how many people out there are using LCD's versus CRT's and which ones, so how about a little meaningless and un-scientific poll. <p> What monitor do you use for your photo editing? Do you like it? <p> Me? I have a 23" Apple cinema display. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sladez Posted April 8, 2006 Share Posted April 8, 2006 I have the iMac 20" and love it! Wish I had the 23" or even better the 30" but not complaining. Images look great and once calibrated match my printer perfectly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
godfrey Posted April 8, 2006 Share Posted April 8, 2006 I used an Apple iMac G4 20" from Dec 2003 until last month and loved the display. I sold it, bought a PowerMac G5 and the Apple Cinema Display 23". Even better. Godfrey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emwalker Posted April 8, 2006 Share Posted April 8, 2006 Laptop HP, 99.3% of the time. I like it about 93.67% of the time, until I'm sitting in the sun and the glare gets too strong. But hey, I enjoy the outdoors, and I can take my digital darkroom to the park... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed_Ingold Posted April 8, 2006 Share Posted April 8, 2006 The most important thing is whether the monitor is calibrated. Otherwise, it is just another piece of furniture. With calibration, practically anything will work. I have a Viewsonic VP191 19" LCD, 1024x1280 resolution, which I use most of the time, and a variety of Viewsonic CRTS from 15" to 19". My laptop LCD is calibrated as far as possible. However it has a narrow viewing angle and the display changes whether running on batteries or AC for power-saving. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jochen_S Posted April 8, 2006 Share Posted April 8, 2006 19" CRTs, new one here, and another pair at the 2nd PC. Probably nothing stellar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
p.s. Posted April 8, 2006 Share Posted April 8, 2006 Samsung SyncMaster 900NF 19" @ 1280 x 1024. Works fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deletemenow Posted April 8, 2006 Share Posted April 8, 2006 Two NEC FE1250+ 20" (viewable) CRTs as dual-monitors. I normally run them at 1600x1200, or bump them to 2048x1536 for photo editing. Using PS I have the image on one monitor and palettes on the other. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert DeCandido PhD Posted April 8, 2006 Share Posted April 8, 2006 Tom's Hardware (an excellent email newsletter about computer parts/equipment, etc.) just had a review of LCDs in the $300-$600 range. Much discussion about color fidelity and suitability for photoediting. If you do a google search it is easy to find. Based on a review there we purchased the Samsung 930P LCD (about $500). It is 1280 by 1024...nice monitor at all angles. Three year warranty. Our other one is a LaCie CRT. We prefer the LCD for most work, except color critical work - for that we use the LaCie. LCDs are still too high in cost. CRTs are good value. rdc/nyc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dan_n1 Posted April 8, 2006 Share Posted April 8, 2006 LaCie 22 Blue IV and LaCie 19 Blue IV Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
awindsor Posted April 8, 2006 Share Posted April 8, 2006 LaCie 19 Blue IV here too. The difference between my calibrated laptop and the calibrate CRT is noticeable. I no longer use the laptop screen for any serious photo editing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
godfrey Posted April 8, 2006 Share Posted April 8, 2006 Laptop screens cannot compete with desktop monitors regardless of whether the latter are CRT or LCD technology. The laptops are too constrained with regard to size, weight, power consumption, backlight quality, etc. Current top-end LCD desktop monitors are generally better quality than CRTs of similar pricing, most CRTs have become a commodity market now and have serious imaging quality problems. Top of the line CRTs in the $1500+ price bracket still have a small edge, mostly important when doing color-critical video work, but need more maintenance with the calibrator than LCD monitors in a similar quality bracket. Yes, calibration tools are essential if you want to be critical about quality. I use the Gretag- Macbeth Eye One Display unit, it helps keep both my systems (laptop and desktop) in sync and consistent, makes printing much much less of a pain. Godfrey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim_Lookingbill Posted April 8, 2006 Share Posted April 8, 2006 Picked up a 1999 19" Optiquest Q91 CRT at a thrift store for $4. Have a 1998 19" Princeton Graphics EO90 CRT paid $600 when it was new. Still calibrates well to sRGB standards according to EyeOne Display. Between the two I now get to see what a cheap low quality CRT is like. The Q91 has slight pinkish white point color non-uniformity. The pink made my eyes perceive a grayramp changing color cast when it wasn't after calibration making it hellish to calibrate and profle. I finally found the sweet spot. If I set the black point level any higher than overscan (with readings of 0 minimum luminance levels) the display will drift through the week to brightness levels intolerable. This unit doesn't have a black point gain lock screw adjust on the circuit board like the EO90. Color critical still hasn't been fully defined for me, but from the color restoration testing of some really bad pro wedding photography, I still get screen to print matches Soft Proofing to my local minilab. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KenPapai Posted April 8, 2006 Share Posted April 8, 2006 I am very very happy with my Dell 20 inch ultrasharp LCD which I run natively at 1280x1024. I have not used a CRT for editing photos in five years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digitmstr Posted April 8, 2006 Share Posted April 8, 2006 Lately, I have been using ViewSonic LCDs and they are great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
serge c Posted April 8, 2006 Share Posted April 8, 2006 I am extremely happy to switch to LCDs. CRTs have caused me years of frustration. I used to work as a tech support guy for an art school and you hardly ever see a nice looking analog graphic card / CRT monitor combination. Ghosting, blurring, weird geometry, non-uniform color... you name it. I use two Dell 2001FP and they are good. Some minor banding on a greyscale gradient, nothing major. One thing I am not sure is how to thoroughly test the image quality after calibration though. Greyscale ramp has some problems in the garkest greys separations if I softproof to monitor profile in PS. The ramp looks OK if I use normal color space though (Adobe or ProPhoto) - so I assume it's all good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uhooru Posted April 9, 2006 Share Posted April 9, 2006 iMac G5 20". Calibrated and wonderful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darrenyates Posted April 10, 2006 Share Posted April 10, 2006 Viewsonic VA912b LCD. The only problem i've had so far have been a couple of stuck pixels. Easy to fix though. Love it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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