Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/01/21
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Thanks for the e-mail Marty. At this time it seems that the Mac 27 display is not in the running as the settings can't be adjusted from a PC. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Marty Deveney" <benedenia at gmail.com> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org> Sent: Friday, January 21, 2011 6:26 AM Subject: Re: [Leica] Apple 27" LED Display Questions > The main problem with the Apple screens is that the adjustments are > coarse, so if you have a good calibrating device, you either need to > have it slightly less bright than optimal or a lot brighter. I keep > mine about 10-15 cd less bright than the absolute ideal. My old Sony > Artisan was much better in this regard and the Eizo and NEC screens > are too. The Apple factors settings are pretty good, much better than > most screens. > > Marty > > > On Fri, Jan 21, 2011 at 8:43 PM, Jeff Moore <jbm at jbm.org> wrote: >> 2011-01-21-02:07:20 Chris Crawford: >>> 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. >> >> All other screens? No, just all screens without internal lookup >> tables adjustable to help profile them. In other words, toy monitors. >> Good monitors have 10- or 12-bit lookup tables which the calibration >> software tweaks. Good monitors like Eizo, who've been doing that for >> years (in their serious graphics monitors). "Only NEC", forsooth. >> >> Here's the good stuff: >> >> http://www.eizo.com/global/products/coloredge/index.html >> >> http://www.eizo.com/global/products/coloredge/cg221/index.html >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >