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Subject: [Leica] Apple 27" LED Display Questions
From: alal at poly.edu (A. Lal)
Date: Fri, 21 Jan 2011 13:50:34 -0500
References: <C95E9AD8.40BE6%chris@chriscrawfordphoto.com>

Thanks for the additional info.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Chris Crawford" <chris at chriscrawfordphoto.com>
To: <lug at leica-users.org>
Sent: Friday, January 21, 2011 2:07 AM
Subject: Re: [Leica] Apple 27" LED Display Questions


> Akhil,
>
> I had one of the 17 inch NEC crt monitors too, loved it until it finally
> died. That's when I replaced it with the LCD I have now. The NEC lcd 
> screens
> are really cool because they are self-calibrating (If you get it with the
> Spectraview software and colorimeter). The calibration happens in the
> monitor, not by adjusting the video card, the way all other screens are
> calibrated. Changing the video card lookup tables reduces the number of
> colors the screen can display, doing it internally with the 12bit internal
> lookup tables doesn't have that problem. I have tried calibrating my NEC
> with spectraview and with the Eye-One display using the i1 match software
> that comes with the Eye-One. The Spectraview calibration was more accurate
> (using the Eye-one system calibrates the video card, not the screen).
>
>
>
> -- 
> Chris Crawford
> Fine Art Photography
> Fort Wayne, Indiana
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>
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> On 1/21/11 1:26 AM, "A. Lal" <alal at poly.edu> wrote:
>
>> Thanks again Chris.
>>
>> I have a soft spot for NEC, I used their 15" and 17" CRT displays for 
>> many
>> years.  The 17" CRT was still going strong after 6-7 years of use when it
>> was replaced by a Sony 20" LCD. The NEC was put on the sidewalk one 
>> Sunday
>> morning and walked away by the afternoon. Would not surprise me to learn
>> that it is still working well today. I thought they had left the market.
>> Next time I'm at one of the big stores I'll have a look at the NECs.
>>
>> Regards,
>> Akhil
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Chris Crawford" <chris at chriscrawfordphoto.com>
>> To: <lug at leica-users.org>
>> Sent: Thursday, January 20, 2011 10:55 PM
>> Subject: Re: [Leica] Apple 27" LED Display Questions
>>
>>
>>> I have an NEC Spectraview II system, the 2190UXi, and I love it. Had it
>>> four
>>> years. The cool thing is they cost half as much now as what I paid for
>>> mine!
>>>
>>>
>>> -- 
>>> Chris Crawford
>>> Fine Art Photography
>>> Fort Wayne, Indiana
>>> 260-486-2581
>>>
>>> http://www.chriscrawfordphoto.com  My portfolio
>>>
>>> http://blog.chriscrawfordphoto.com  My latest work!
>>>
>>> http://www.facebook.com/pages/Christopher-Crawford/48229272798
>>> Become a fan on Facebook
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On 1/20/11 10:42 PM, "leo wesson" <leowesson at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Akhil,
>>>>
>>>> I'm on a mac, not a pc; I have one of the apple monitors and am pretty
>>>> pleased with it.
>>>> These NECs are pretty much a sure bet for quality;
>>>>
>>>> *http://tinyurl.com/2lnek5*
>>>>
>>>> Make sure that your graphics card is compatible with the apple before 
>>>> you
>>>> buy.  Call apple to ask them questions about compatibility.
>>>> .
>>>> Leo Wesson
>>>> Photographer/Videographer
>>>> 817.733.9157
>>>> www.leowesson.com
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Thu, Jan 20, 2011 at 8:55 PM, A.Lal <alal at poly.edu> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Hi Gang,
>>>>>
>>>>> I'm putting together a new  WIn 7 computer  to replace a 7 year old
>>>>> Compaq.
>>>>>
>>>>> Digital image  processing will be about the toughest job this computer
>>>>> will
>>>>> have to do. At the moment I am leaning towards one of the new Sandy
>>>>> Bridge
>>>>> i7 processors with lots of RAM, 16  GB, and a good video card.
>>>>>
>>>>> High on the wish list is a first-class large monitor.  For the past 
>>>>> week
>>>>> or
>>>>> so I've been eyeballing displays at the local computer stores and by 
>>>>> far
>>>>> the
>>>>> best display I've come across to date is the 27" Apple LED display.
>>>>> Every
>>>>> time I look at one, I go 'Wow'.  Are any list members using this 
>>>>> display
>>>>> with a Win computer? If so, are there any compatibility problems? In
>>>>> particular, I want to make sure that the built in camera will work and
>>>>> the
>>>>> USB ports will not freeze up. Newer 1155 socket motherboards  are
>>>>> available
>>>>> with display port sockets so is it correct to assume that the Apple
>>>>> monitor
>>>>> will be plug 'n play with win 7?
>>>>>
>>>>> As an alternative, should the Apple option not work,  can list members
>>>>> recommend similarly sized monitors that would be suitable for serious
>>>>> digital photo work as well as everyday computing - I prefer not to 
>>>>> have
>>>>> a
>>>>> dual monitor solution.
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks in advance,
>>>>> Akhil
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
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