Best Monitors

What's the current thinking about the best monitor for graphic editing for PS use? Have the flat panel displays caught up to the CRT yet?
My CRT went south so I need a good replacement monitor.

Sagebrush

Some of the latest flat panels are quite good. I'm thinking of those from companies such as Iiyama and Eizo, although the latter are quite expensive. The advantage that the flat panels have over CRT is that you can use DVI which cuts out the digital to analogue process, something you have to do with CRT. Samsung also do quite good panels at a more reasonable price.

If price is a sticking point then Iiyama and Samsung also do good CRT's, although it's important to get one with a good high resolution at a high refresh rate, i.e. 80Hz.

Read this....
The VP191B is now discontinued, even though the new version was only a few months old, and arguably the best LCD monitor available. Luckily it has been replaced by the VP930B!

VERY happy with the Dell 24" wide ... Screen to printer (Epson R2400) calibration is SPOT on.
(Mac G5)

Best is quite possibly Eizo and LaCie, though you pay a LOT of them.

I'd pick up an S-IPS panel if possible. Unfortunately, the newer panels are ALL TN+film, it seems like they don't care about image quality, and everyone who buys them just want faster response time.

You could always pick up another CRT.

Don't get me wrong, some TN+Film LCDs are very good. Just be sure to get a DVI one, if you have DVI out on your video card. There's a lot of research to be done.

how do the iMac G5 displays rate for photo editing? I'm considering getting the 20" model.

Samsung or Sony make good LCD Montors. If money is no object go with either of these. For image quality many brands are comparable. It's all about the MS seek time and the resolutions. You pay a lot more for a higher wide screen LCD monitor with a 6ms or less refresh rate. I think 3 is standard these days.

Check the review here:
http://www.behardware.​com …le-cinema-display-20.html

chtgrubbs wrote:
Check the review here:
http://www.behardware.​com …le-cinema-display-20.html

yeah, i read that, but I'm talking about the imac G5.

The Viewsonic VP191B/VP930B I mention above is actually an (m)VA panel, with true 8 bit colour. Even though it's marked as 8ms response, it's actually faster than most so-called 4ms TN panels because it never slows beyond 16ms (which equals 60hz refresh). The so-called 4ms panels often hit speeds as low as 30ms in certain conditions.

The colour reproduction of the MVA panel in the VP191B and VP930B match and sometimes exceed even the 10bit colour of some IPS panels, and definately outperform the IPS panels in most other areas, such as movie playback, and definately gaming.

As mentioned above, the ms response time means very little, especially for a photographer.
The so-called fast TN panels have relatively poor contrast, viewing angles, and colour reproduction (they are only 6 bit), and even the 8ms VP930B (which is a real 8 bit MVA panel) is overall faster for games than the "4ms" TN panels, and offers almost perfect colour reproduction.

If you want the "best" LCD monitor, check out this one:
ViewSonic VP2290b (Black) 22.2" LCD Monitor

Retails for about $7500 USD

I have the 23" Apple CinemaDisplay and am very happy with it.

I do think that it's what you are used to and consistency that are important. I only ever look at the apple display and it is calibrated. I adjust to it's colour rendition. It is repeatable and I know what to expect.

If you value your desk space, then an lcd from a reputable manufacturer is a good choice.

Just allow for a hardware calibrator and you will be fine.

Graham

What about CRTs? While I would love a high-quality LCD, I can't afford one now. I am in the market for a good 19-inch or (better) 21-inch CRT in the $200 to $250 (used) price. Maybe one that goes for or went for $350 to $500 new.

It doesn't have to be a super "Professional with one- million adjustments", just one that would let me work in 1600 x 1200 with reasonably accurate geometry and the ability to do color management on it.

No one seems to talk about CRTs anymore, it is very difficult to find info on CRT monitors these days. The few reviews I do find are for models that no one seems to be selling.

Is there anyone using a readily-available CRT that they can recommend?