Digital BW, The Print

Hi AnnMarie,
this article has some basic information that will bring you  up to date on LCD monitors and what to look for.
http://web.me.com/thecolourlady/CM_Site/Knowledge_files/TPM_183_LCDMonitors.pdf

More stuff here: http://web.me.com/thecolourlady/CM_Site/Knowledge.html

She cites the 178 deg viewing angle as very important and if you are on a budget, only the Dell that's already been discussed has this viewing angle. http://www1.ap.dell.com/content/products/productdetails.aspx/monitor-dell-2209wa?c=nz&cs=nzdhs1&l=en&s=dhs

People seem to love the Samsung 214TW, though it only advertises a 160 deg viewing angle:
http://www.samsung.com/nz/consumer/detail/spec.do?group=computerperipherals&type=monitor&subtype=lcdmonitor&model_cd=LS21DPWABQ/XSA&fullspec=F

Next up seem to be the Eizos that vary in price. 

Good luck,
Richard

At 01:42 a.m. Friday 3/04/2009, you wrote:
>I am so happy that I started this thread on monitors (no more fighting, though, boys!) but now I have a really stupid question. What the hell is DDC compliance? I have only owned 2 monitors in my whole image-making life - one was a horrible 15 inch Apple CRT from back in the day, and the other is the one I am currently using - the Viewsonic A70. I've calibrated this one manually using the pre-existing apple software and have not seen a problem. I also keep my desktop a medium gray as to not confuse things.

____________
www.richardsmallfield.com 

   "Aerodynamically the bumble bee shouldn't be able to fly, but 
   the bumble bee doesn't know it so it goes on flying anyway."
   --Mary Kay Ash