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Subject: [Leica] Big screen LCD monitor advice please !
From: bruce at ralgo.nl (bruce)
Date: Tue Feb 28 08:10:22 2006
References: <20060228160608.64145.qmail@web25503.mail.ukl.yahoo.com>

Please do, Nick.

Thanks,
B.

On 28-feb-2006, at 17:06, Nick Roberts wrote:

> I read a review of the new Dell 24" in the last week
> which stated that it is actually quite a bit better
> than the Apple screen. Didn't read it that closely, as
> I'm not in the market - I'll dig it out again, though.
>
> Nick
>
> --- bruce <bruce@ralgo.nl> wrote:
>
>> Hi Javier,
>>
>> For under $1000, it is possible to obtain a 19" 1900
>> Pro from Iiyama
>> (US distributor, Ampronics) say $850 and a 20" 2010
>> Pro for ? $1050.
>> These are both MVA LCD screens, which give an
>> excellent colour
>> rendition.
>>
>> Cannot help about Dell .............. but, I know
>> that they are well
>> respected in the 24" here.
>>
>> The Sony CRTs all had very bright, intensive
>> colours, which many
>> found too dazzling!
>>
>> Have fun in your selections.
>>
>> B.
>> On 28-feb-2006, at 15:40, Javier Perez wrote:
>>
>>> Hi Bruce
>>> I should be looking at those. But the prices
>> aren't near the under
>>> 1k range yet. I have heard that the current LCDs
>> can't match the
>>> stuff available from the "golden age" of CRT
>> monitors That's to say
>>> the 80s and 90s when big screen monitors were made
>> exclusivelyfor
>>> frigteningly expensive high end work stations. My
>> current Hiitachi
>>> and older nec XP21 aren't among those but my even
>> older CM2086 is.
>>> Unfortunately, it only works on one frequency and
>> I'm not about to
>>> pay an arm and a leg for a mediocre qualiity
>> customized card to
>>> drive it.  I think the Sonys may have been even
>> better. They had
>>> slow phosphorous and didn't need high refresh
>> rates so I guess they
>>> could afford to pour more money into the crt and
>> save on the more
>>> expensive high frequency circuitry.
>>> Javier
>>>
>>>> From: bruce <bruce@ralgo.nl>
>>>> Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org>
>>>> To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org>
>>>> Subject: Re: [Leica] Big screen LCD monitor
>> advice please !
>>>> Date: Tue, 28 Feb 2006 13:29:04 +0100
>>>>
>>>> Oh, oh! I was referring to the better quality CRT
>> screens, not
>>>> discounting LCD.
>>>>
>>>> I think that I mentioned that a colleague works
>> with 2 x Apple
>>>> 30"  LCD screen ................ and the image
>> quality is phenominal.
>>>>
>>>> If I may, Javier, I suggest you have a look at
>> both the Apple and
>>>> Eizo LCDs, viewing your own photos, which you
>> know on the
>>>> Hitachi ................... and see the
>> difference.
>>>>
>>>> B.
>>>>
>>>> On 28-feb-2006, at 13:16, Javier Perez wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Thanks Greg and Bruce.
>>>>> I think you've convinced me to hold on to my old
>> Hitachi a
>>>>> little  longer. The reason I was thinking about
>> upgrading was the
>>>>> savings  space and power consumption but if the
>> image quality
>>>>> isn't there It  might not be worth it. Also,
>> those wide screens
>>>>> while bigger don't  have much more viewing area
>> than a 21 with a
>>>>> normal aspect ratio!
>>>>> Thanks again
>>>>> Javier
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> From: GREG LORENZO <gregj.lorenzo@shaw.ca>
>>>>>> Reply-To: Leica Users Group
>> <lug@leica-users.org>
>>>>>> To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org>
>>>>>> Subject: Re: [Leica] Big screen LCD monitor
>> advice please !
>>>>>> Date: Sun, 26 Feb 2006 14:07:46 -0700
>>>>>>
>>>>>> <bruce@ralgo.nl> writes:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Greg, if you have access to Eizo monitors,
>> they are excellent in
>>>>>>> both CRT and LCD, but not cheap.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> For CRT you will have to go a supplier
>> holding old models
>>>>>>> .............
>>>>>>> Success,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Bruce,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Calgary is one of the high tech centre in
>> Cananda. If they
>>>>>> exist  they will be offered here somewhere.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I'll look for them when I get some time to
>> shop.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Regards,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Greg
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
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