New Monitor

After rebuilding my computer and using the old monitor, I'm starting to think about replacing the monitor. Any opinions? Experiences? I would like at least 19", preferrably 21" ...obviously accurate and stable color representation.

thanks,
daniel

I just bought a NEC Opticlear 1970GX. It's a bit more glare than I like but the colors are wonderful. I would buy it again.

are the newer LCD's still considered to be inferior to CRT's? ...for our purposes?

thanks,

I moved from CRT to LCD recently and have found little reason to question my decision. I purchased the Samsung 213T - a 21" monitor. Nice thing about the LCD is tha it holds the color calibration profile longer than my CRT. I only profile every 3-4 months vs. monthly with the CRT. I also use the DVI connection which is nice!

What's your budget like, dsze?

I have the Viewsonic VP930b. Believe this monitor is around US500.
It's a great LCD monitor with a contrast ratio of 1000.

Regards
Bama

I guess my budget is around $500 or preferably less.

I just moved from 2 CRT's to 2 LCD's; Dell 2001FP.
They're on sale right now, $472.00:
http://accessories.us.​dell.com …u=20013YR&cs=19​&c=us&l=en

Jack

I have to disagree with Drandy1, I have two 21" and one 19" CRT monitors and a 17" LCD running on my computer and I rarely use the LCD for viewing photo's as it seams to jump in colour or shade shifts (mostly noticeable in Sky's/clouds). The CRT monitors seem to change smoothly from tone to tone but the LCD is blocky, it is getting on a bit now so perhaps the newer ones have improved.

So, how many pros are using LCD's to do their editing these days?

I use my apple 23" monitor for my graphic design business. It is coupled with a Monaco Optix calibrator and I am more than happy.

I couldn't say whether photographers need more colour fidelity, but for my needs, I have no regrets.

Perhaps a bad lcd is worse than a bad crt, but I think a top lcd is certainly very close to a good one. The Apple ones are no more than average according to some reviews.

LCD's vary a lot in quality and some of the poorer ones may have given the technology a bad reputation.

They are probably going to get better and better as they are developed. It's not too easy to buy a crt any more either.

Graham

Opinions on the Samsung 940T? http://www.buy.com …84&adid=17653&d​caid=17653

thanks,

If you go with an LCD (IMHO) you need a higher end unit. Lower end LCDs in general are not good for photo editing however the higher end units are excellent.

I recently upgraded to the Dell 24005FP LCD and have no regrets.

I had narrowed down my choices to :
Samsung SyncMaster 243t
Dell 2405FPW
ViewSonic VP231wb
HP L2335
And the Apple Cinema Displays

Price v. Performance drove me to the Dell & it is great.

Best of luck,
Michael

http://www.anandtech.c​om/displays/

http://www.pcworld.com …ticle/0,aid,117​971,00.asp

http://reviews.cnet.co​m …l?tag=ont.lcd&c​di=5503419

One thing I forgot to mention, a lot of the LCD screens are built to rotate 90 degrees and they come with software that also rotates the contents of the screen. Its great for displaying portraits, my Philip's LCD stays upright permanently.

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Well, I did it. I got an email yesterday letting me know the Samsung Syncmaster 204T was on sale. It isn't the top of the line, but the specs are pretty good and the reviews I read on it, were very positive. ...AND it was $469.

So far, I think I like it. Out of the box, I plugged in and I had my doubts instantly, but after calibrating it I am much more confident. The ease of working on a 20" over my old 17" is amazing!The colors are very accurate so far and the visable range from white to black is at least as good as my old CRT.