Digital BW, The Print

Scott,

My biggest problem in transiting to an LCD for b&w was that the thing was so
dang bright and constrasty (get the sunglasses).  Life became easier when I
cranked down the brightness considerably and turned up the room lights, and
then calibrated (OptiCal Pro).  No problem then relating shadow detail to
the print (using ImagePrint RIP).  With color it is the same, but there I
can soft-proof and get it the first time or maybe second at most. 

  --Ken 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com 
> [mailto:DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com] On 
> Behalf Of Scott Jones
> Sent: Tuesday, September 27, 2005 12:00 AM
> To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [Digital BW] OT: Need help on upgrading monitor CRT to LCD
> 
> Greetings:
> 
> Sorry for the OT post, but this is my main printing community 
> and this question does pertain to my ability to print.
> 
> I currently use a very old 17" Compaq CRT calibrated by 
> Monaco. I wish to change to an LCD and am wondering if Dell's 
> UltraSharp 17"
> LCD monitors will be of sufficient quality for my B&W and 
> color printing on my R2400 printer. I will be calibrating 
> with the Monaco. Will it be good enough in the shadows and 
> have good enough color qualities to do good quality 
> photographic printing?
> 
> I use Windows XP and have a video card that can handle both 
> analog and digital output. Thanks for helping me make this 
> transition...
> 
> Scott