Digital BW, The Print

My Sony 21" CRT was on its last legs (couldn't hit the high and low
calibration points, type a little fuzzy, etc.).  It was about five years
old, which others on this forum have advised is about the useful life.  Last
week I bought the Samsung 213T, which is a 21.3" LCD.  I calibrate with
SpyderPro, and it works well on the LCD, i.e., the prints (Epson 2200/IP6)
look like the monitor.  It swivels so you can use it in portrait mode also.
I have it plugged into an analog output (digital card is on the way), and it
looks great.   It has a native resolution of 1600x1200.  I paid $800 at
BestBuy.  I was thinking of the Apple Cinema 21", but it appears you really
need a Mac for that.  Anyway, I'm happy and have some more desk room.

Regards,

  --Ken Carney
    www.kencarney.com 

 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Diane Fields [mailto:picnic@...] 
> Sent: Friday, March 18, 2005 9:59 AM
> To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [Digital BW] Re: CRTs not being made, what LCD for future?
> 
> 
> I've read over and over for the last several months on one 
> 'pro' forum that almost all CRTs will stop being made the end 
> of 2005.  Mine is not quite at the end of its very good life 
> but it will probably be time to replace it in 2006.  I've 
> been wondering just what I will do since I will have to 
> choose an LCD, want a very good quality monitor but probably 
> not the 'best' which is what they (pro forum) were 
> recommending (because of price).  I calibrate of course---but 
> am wondering from those that have switched from CRT to LCD 
> what you are finding as to being able to calibrate to your 
> standards (I tend to find this group has 'high' standards for 
> the most part).  
> 
> Diane