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Re: LCD Monitors for B&W use

2003-11-10 by sanfo2003

> Are they any easier to calibrate than a CRT, or is it just a 
question
> of getting brightness and contrast adjusted correctly?
> 


GretagMacBeth Eye1 with Profiler Pro 4 will adjust the brightness and 
contrast on an LCD display. I'm not yet a fan of LCD displays for 
critical Photoshop work. After using an LCD display (even a good one)
for awhile then switching to a Sony Artisan CRT one can only 
say, "Ahhh, yes, now THAT's more like it!"

An LCD display (doesn't take up much space on a desk) would be great 
as a secondary display to put next to a primary CRT. All the 
Photoshop menus could be put on the LCD monitor leaving that 
beautiful CRT display dedicated to the image only. That's what I'm 
planning on doing on my next upgrade. There's always that next 
upgrade, isn't there?

BTW, Jon Cone (Pieziography, Inkjet Mall) made a post somewhere 
saying they're working with Sony to offer a special version of Sony's 
Artisan monitor to use for B&W printing. No mention of when this 
might take place.

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