Digital BW, The Print

Thank you everyone for your responses.

I am on a PC and have no idea what kind of video display card I 
have.  It's probably 5 years old, and it came free with my computer, 
so I'm sure it's not very good!  I am hoping to spend less than 
$400, so I'm sure I will have to pick and choose options.  I usually 
print jpeg 4 X 6, 5 X 7 and 8 X 10s.

Calibrate and profile?  I have no idea what that even means!

Yes, pure amateur here.

Thank you for your help!


--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, Sam McCandless 
<samcc@v...> wrote:
 
> Are you on a Mac or a PC, Jennifer, and do you happen to know 
which 
> video/display card is in it? If you're on a Mac, it will tell you 
if 
> you open the Apple System Profiler under the apple icon (top left) 
> and click on Devices and Volumes (second tab).
> 
>   And do you have any idea yet about the size/format at which 
you'll 
> want to print B&W prints? Or about how much you'll be willing to 
> spend on the monitor/display plus the supplementary hardware and 
> software you might need to calibrate and profile it?
> 
> Thanks.
> --
> Sam