Digital BW, The Print

At 2:36 AM +0000 9/28/05, Scott Jones wrote:
>
>Thanks, that was helpful. Can any of our users comment specifically on
>the Dell UltraSharp monitors and whether they will be sufficient? Some
>of the reports I have read suggest that the panels are the same as
>those in the Apple's. Anybody using them? I need some encouragement
>before making the leap. Thanks in advance.
>
>Scott

The Apple conjecture is plausible since it owns part of Samsung and 
Dell sells at least some Samsung monitors as "Dell" monitors. But I 
doubt whether it's true because I've never heard it said among Mac 
users, who have however been buying Dell's discounted 21- and 24-inch 
LCD's. Bare Feats reviewed the 24-inch one, vs. Apple's 23-inch 
display, at <http://www.barefeats.com/lcd.html>.

I looked at Dell's smaller LCD's because I'd like one which rotates 
into the portrait orientation for more convenient use on my crowded 
desktop as a Photoshop "palette monitor". No luck, at Dell or 
elsewhere, so I got a 17" Dell CRT made by Samsung (I asked). It's ok 
for palettes (and e-mail, etc.), but, from ordering to delivery, I 
got the worst service from Dell that I've ever gotten anywhere in 
many years of using both WinTel and Apple boxes.

At the same time, I was shopping for a new rotating/pivoting 
1280x1024 19-inch LCD display for full-size 14 x 11 _and_ 11 x 14 
images. EIZO has one in their "Graphics Monitors" line which I like 
so much that I decided to see what else I can postpone so I can 
afford it. But I've since decided that their 20-inch L887 is a much 
better value. Incidentally, EIZO still has monochrome displays 
(intended for medical use), including an 18-inch one, listed on 
<http://radiforce.com/en/products/index.html>.

The best prices might be at <http://www.monitoroutlet.com/>, and I 
think the best advice - but maybe not for Dell displays specifically 
- might be at <http://www.chromix.com/>.
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Sam