Digital BW, The Print

Hi Stephen,

I have a Mitsubishi Diamond Pro 2070SB, which is the same unit as the large
Lacie but without the shade. It's generally a little cheaper than the Lacie,
and it's trivial to make an adjustable shade out of some stiff black card.
Sure, it does look homemade, but it's actually more flexible than a fixed
shade as I can slide it back out of the way if I want to show something to a
group of people or else slide if forward to make it much deeper than the fixed
shades ever are. Overall I'm very happy with the monitor and appreciate the
large size.

However... I'm a lurker on a couple of colour-management and pro press type
lists (http://www.lists.apple.com/mailman/listinfo/colorsync-users/ and
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/colortheory/). The guys there regard the Sony
Artisan as the undisputed benchmark. The Lacies/Mitsis are known as decent
products, but the received wisdom was that if you have the money, get the
Artisan. Given that these same people seem to think that the (very expensive
and widely praised) Eizo CG220 flat-panel is not up to the mark, it seems safe
to assume that their standards are high. I realise that all this is hearsay
but if you search the recent history of the groups you should find some info
that is closer to the source.

HTH

-= mike =-

-----Original Message-----
From: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
[mailto:DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Stephen M
Martin
Sent: 04 May 2005 19:03
To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [Digital BW] Monitors

I am about to install a new computer dedicated to Photoshop, IP, etc. With all
the monitors out there, I am looking for recommendations as to which is best.
I am considering the Sony Artisan-or whatever it's called now-and it's about
$1,700 which is doable but, if there is something close for substantially
less, I'd like to know about it. Thanks. 

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