Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/12/28
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I've had the luck of using a 5-year old ViewSonic VP2290b, on loan from a colleague. This beast has 3840x2400 pixels, while its diagonal measurement is a modest 22 inch. The density of pixels is very high at 204dpi, and it's hard to see the individual pixels, even at a close range. However, it gives a realistic rendition of photographs, not too surprising as it was initially made by IBM for a defense contract to for espionage photograph analysis, and was also used for medical imaging. It requires a pretty high-end graphics card to drive it properly: I use an nVidia Quadro FX3400 card using two DVI cables: the display can be driven as one 3840x2400 display, two 1920x2400 displays, four 1920x1200 displays or four 960x2400 displays. Low-end and consumer-level cards will try to run it at one 3840x2400 display, if at all, at a refresh rate of 12 Hz interlaced. Fine for static images, but even scrolling becomes tiresome. It pops up from time to time on eBay, and can be had for $1500 or so. Brand new, it was originally over $20,000 and I have heard a rumour that a similar monitor is being readied for sale by Toshiba soon. I'd be wary of the price, though. Cheers, K On 12/28/07, Brian Reid <reid@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> wrote: > Every person on the LUG uses a monitor to participate and also, in many > cases, to edit photographs. Discussions about monitors are as on-topic as > discussions of developer or film spools. > > > > > Any input and/or personal experiences appreciated -- off list, if you > > like > > and if Brian feels this strays too far afield. > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >