Digital BW, The Print

On Mar 27, 2009, at 8:46 AM, AnnMarie wrote:

> I am sure this topic has been covered before but frankly, I am too  
> lazy to research old posts. My old Apple G4 - second generation is  
> finally limping to the finish line. I have been using it with a  
> Viewsonic 17 inch monitor for 10 years and  it has been great with  
> Photoshop. I have a Macbook that I may just buy a monitor for or a  
> new tower. Either way - knowing that CRTs are no longer in  
> production, the few flat screens I've tried have given me (and  
> probably many others) issues with seeing details in the blacks due  
> to the extreme levels of contrast.  Are there ones that are better  
> than the others? My work is primarily black and white so obviously,  
> seeing the whole tonal range is best.

There is a wide range of displays available, and you simply can't  
compare the low cost ones to the midprice ones (which most people  
would consider high priced) or either of those categories to the high  
end graphics displays. However, its not just the screens, its the  
color management: without controlling your ambient lighting, and  
balancing the screen's brightness to that, you are not going to see  
the shadow detail, even if the display can present it...

C. David Tobie
Global Product Technology Manager
Digital Imaging & Home Theater
CDTobie@...


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