Digital BW, The Print

Whoa there Larry, some of the very BEST color monitors were CRT's!!

 

I think most would agree the old Sony Artisan (20 inch?) with hood and it's
own colormeter was one of the best monitors ever produced! Unfortunately
Sony quit making them a few years ago and they nearly impossible to find. 

 

The Blue Lacie CRT was supposedly a close second to the Sony, I never used
either so this is all 2nd and 3rd hand:-)

 

One of the best LCD's on the market, one that displays the full AdobeRGB
colorspace, is the EIZO CG220 (I think that's the newest top end product)
but the darn thing costs $5,000 to $6,500!! And it's only 22.3 inches so big
is not necessarily better! I say that because some folks have fallen in love
with Apples big 30 inch LCD's.

 

The EIZO I have, the CG210, doesn't display the full AdobeRGB colorspace but
it was only $2,700! I couldn't afford the top tier LCD..

 

Anyway, look carefully before you leap <G>. I didn't replace my old Sony 20
CRT until I couldn't get it to calibrate any longer. The phosphors do burn
out in CRT's over time.

 

Alan 

 

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From: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
[mailto:DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Larry
Ostrom
Sent: Wednesday, May 30, 2007 5:59 AM
To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [Digital BW] O.T. monitors

 

Alan you certainly are right,,, the CRT is not as sharp... reading 
this I can see the difference..

I guess it is also time for a new LCD monitor.

thanks again
Larry 



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