Digital BW, The Print

Thanks very much, Alan, for remembering my interest in the better  
LCDs as image monitors. I too am surprised that the display  
manufacturers weren't at MacWorld.

What the Epson engineer said is also a puzzle to me. In at least some  
older Mac's, there is a reason to put your image-monitor's card in  
the first slot, because it can accommodate (a 3.3 volt card with) 66  
MHz frequency (and 32-bit data width). The other three slots were 33  
MHz only. So putting the palette monitor's card in one of them is a  
better use of an old Mac's resources. But I thought it was just a  
matter of the relative need for speed, not anything to do with  
calibration or profiling.

I think you're right about the Eizo's, but I'll probably end up with  
a less expensive display.

Thanks again.
--
Sam


On Jan 14, 2007, at 11:32 AM, Alan Kearney wrote:

> Sam. I was surprised by the lack of any monitor companies at  
> MacWorld! I
> did, however, spend a half hour with an Epson engineer and found  
> out that
> any monitor that is going to be the color correct monitor should be
> connected to the number one video card, in his humble opinion:-)
>
> I've a dual 2.7 G5 Mac that has a dual head Radeon video card in it  
> and I've
> always had my EIZO CG210 connected to DVI port 2. When I calibrate  
> it the
> computer and ColorEyes software and X-Rite puck take full advantage  
> of DDC
> (I think that's what it's called, maybe DCC?). Anyway, what happens  
> is the
> monitor is definitely being controlled by the calibration device and
> software, even though it's not on DVI port 1.
>
> Integrated-Color, the company I bought my EIZO and ColorEye  
> software from,
> has always told me if I were to run 2 monitors (Mac or PC) I'd need  
> 2 video
> cards. In the case of my Mac that's not true because the card is a  
> dual head
> card.
>
> Sorry I couldn't get more info for you but I still believe you  
> can't go
> wrong with the CG line of EIZO displays. They're listed under Color  
> Graphic
> displays at EIZO's web site. The company does make a cheaper line of
> monitors that may fit your bill as well.
>
> Alan