Digital BW, The Print

IMNSHO, yes. ;-)

I work for a major national ad agency, and all of our 75+ art 
directors, designers and studio/production artists are on Apple Cinema 
Displays--and have been for 2 generations now.

Yes, we lease the monitors, so we don't have to deal with any pixel 
failure or other potential long-term issues. And yes, we pull high-end 
proofs from outside vendors to make sure color is dead-on for final 
reproduction. But before it gets to that point, we have to pull plenty 
of in-house prints for client approval. They (and our Creative 
Directors) expect those to look great now--and for the proof to confirm 
what they saw, not reinvent it.

I too err on the side of caution when it's my own money at risk. But 
from first-hand observation, the Apple LCD's are definitely "good 
enough" for companies with a lot more at stake financially and 
reputation-wise than my little ol' photography business.

Doug



>  Date: Mon, 1 Nov 2004 07:04:48 -0500
>    From: Mark Savoia <mark@...>
> Subject: Re: LCD vs. CRT
>
> IMHO no.
> Mark
>
> On Oct 31, 2004, at 10:36 PM, craig_hanson_98110 wrote:
>
>>
>>  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?