Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/12/28

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Subject: [Leica] OT: Monitors - your preferences?
From: jhnichols at bellsouth.net (Jim Nichols)
Date: Fri Dec 28 18:20:58 2007
References: <70d5554f0712281440w25821fbdpd94f9c67f2f2e206@mail.gmail.com> <2211DA18-3A8D-4C61-8573-B0612F989A73@mindspring.com>

I've got a Dell 19 LCD that I like and I find, without calibration, it 
matches up well with my Epson R800.  Maybe I'm just lucky.

Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ric Carter" <ricc@mindspring.com>
To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org>
Sent: Friday, December 28, 2007 5:20 PM
Subject: Re: [Leica] OT: Monitors - your preferences?


> I've had the Apple 23 and older 20 displays. Haven't seen anything I  like 
> as much. Was readily able to get them to match my Epson 2200 well  enough 
> without calibration hardware.
>
> Have a Samsung 19 at work that is pleasantly bright and sharp, but I 
> can't get the colors to behave (may just be me).
>
> Ric Carter
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/ricc/
>
>
>
>
> On Dec 28, 2007, at 5:40 PM, Benjamin Marks wrote:
>
>> Well, it's finally time to buy a new monitor.  It should be  calabratable 
>> (if
>> that's a word) and be of reasonable quality. I am currently using a  7 
>> year
>> old Dell CRT and the poor beastie just canna' take it ne more.  I  think 
>> it
>> will be relegated to second-monitor status to "keep Photoshop  palletes, 
>> tool
>> bars and the like.
>>
>> I'm looking at LaCie's 1600X1200 LACIE320 and Apple's Cinema 20" 
>>  Flat -Panel
>> Display; but am I missing something obvious? Maybe BenQ makes a $300  20 
>> inch
>> monitor that is the answer to my calibration woes.
>>
>> Any input and/or personal experiences appreciated -- off list, if  you 
>> like
>> and if Brian feels this strays too far afield.
>>
>> Happy New Year!
>>
>>
>> Ben 
>> Marks<http://www.amazon.com/Apple-Cinema-20-Flat-Panel-Display/dp/B0002ILKMW/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=pc&qid=1198880962&sr=1-2
>> >
>>
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In reply to: Message from benmarks2005 at gmail.com (Benjamin Marks) ([Leica] OT: Monitors - your preferences?)
Message from ricc at mindspring.com (Ric Carter) ([Leica] OT: Monitors - your preferences?)