Digital BW, The Print

And your backlight bulb has not faded at all?
Mark

On Nov 1, 2004, at 11:20 AM, Jeff Magidson wrote:

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> About a year ago I switched from using a Lacie 19" Blue III to a Apple
> studio display LCD and I would never go back!
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> I run a photo studio in Boston, MA. I specialize in reproducing artwork
> so all of my work is "color critical". I moved to the Apple display
> with all the reservation mentioned on the list but in reality have
> found the Apple display to outperform the Lacie in every way that is
> important to me. For color work I make Lightjet prints and have been
> able to achieve perfect soft proofing and WYSIWIG printing. For B&W
> work I print with and Epson 1280 and UT2 Inks. Again.. perfect soft
> proofing and WYSIWIG with the Apple display. Using the GretagMacbeth
> Eye-One I was able to get a better profile on the Apple display than on
> the Lacie. Perhaps because when profiling a LCD there are a lot less
> variables and they are much more neutral right out of the box.. at
> least my Apple studio display was.
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> Here are some other advantages I have found with the Apple LCD:
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> No warm up time - CRTs will take at least 15 min to warm up and display
> proper color.
> Sharper - the LCD is so much sharper than the CRT and looks MUCH closer
> to the sharpness of the printed image.
> Less eye strain after hours of use than the CRT. No CRT radiation.
> The LCD is lightweight and easy to move around if necessary.
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> -Jeff
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> On Oct 31, 2004, at 10:36 PM, craig_hanson_98110 wrote:
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>> I'm in the market for a new display monitor. I know there has been a
>> lot of debate in recent years about LCD vs. CRT, with high end CRTs,
>> such as the Sony Artisan, considered by many professional
>> photographers to be necessary for critical work. Are the newer LCDs,
>> such as the Eizo ColorEdge and Apple Cinema HD, "good enough" now
>> for either color or B&W work?
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