Digital BW, The Print

Contrast ratios are up to 400:1 but are still well behind plasma or CRT.
The big downfall of LCD is its poor black generation.  This is why it will
be a long time before plasma is pushed out of the living room/home theatre
environment. (Note even Apple's 16.7m colours is way off plasma's current
1070m and brightness also lags way behind plasma.  They do outperform in the
resolution stakes which is important for close-up, ie computer monitor,
viewing)  I think the over-riding sales advantage to LCD vs CRT is a better
form factor (space, style etc) and probably lower cost of
production/transportation/storage and higher retail margin.  The bottom line
is they look cool and are good enough to get the job done for most people so
they sell.  I would not want to rely on one to watch my DVD collection
though, let alone HDTV....But I can tell you there is a massive increase in
quality from an Apple laptop screen to one of their Cinema (now there's a
misnomer!) displays.


> From: Don Marcotte <dmarcot@...>
> Reply-To: <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com>
> Date: Mon, 1 Nov 2004 14:41:04 -0500 (EST)
> To: <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com>
> Subject: Re: [Digital BW] LCD vs. CRT
> 
> 
> The main criticism of LCD screens has been their low contrast ratios versus
> CRTs. I can certainly see a huge difference between my wife's laptop screen
> and my Sony Trinitron monitor. When I last looked a few months ago, they were
> getting better. Do any LCD monitors match CRTs for image editing?
>  
> Don
> 
> "Anthony G. Atkielski" <anthony@...> wrote:
> Jeff Magidson writes:
> 
>> Here are some other advantages I have found with the Apple LCD:
>> 
>> 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.
>