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Aug 29, 2007 12:19 |  #1

I have the plasma TV in the title and was wondering if this would be up to scratch for using as a monitor for photoshop etc.

Anyone do this kind of thing? I would like to get a PowerMac and not buy a seperate screen... otherwise it'll be an imac in Oct.

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Aug 29, 2007 13:24 |  #2

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Aug 30, 2007 06:39 |  #3

looks like the native resolution is only 1024x768, so you are going to have huge icons and will be hard to work with images at that low resolution.


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Aug 30, 2007 12:11 |  #4

Zepher wrote in post #3825748 (external link)
looks like the native resolution is only 1024x768, so you are going to have huge icons and will be hard to work with images at that low resolution.

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Aug 30, 2007 12:14 |  #5

My next TV will be 1920x1200 1080P and I will calibrate it. I might not like the results but I'll still have a decent upgrade from the dlp samsung.

I would never consider using a tv monitor for photo editing unless I had a calibrator.


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Aug 30, 2007 12:20 |  #6

cosworth wrote in post #3827397 (external link)
My next TV will be 1920x1200 1080P and I will calibrate it.

LCD or Plasma?

I know that Pioneers new 1080p's come out next month, but I can't afford them right now. Next year I'll upgrade to a 1080p 50" and my 42" can go to the bedroom.

A Powermac and a 50" 1080p Kuro... Mmmmmm!


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Aug 30, 2007 12:22 |  #7

They still both look like crap to me. I prefer rear projection. Too pixely and ghosty but that is the result of jpg compression. DLP RP masks this nicely.

I'll go with a used unit that I can afford and that doesn't have crap reviews. I'd like an LCD of course.


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Aug 30, 2007 13:16 |  #8

single chip DLP TV's and projectors give me a headache since I really notice the rainbow/moire pattern they generate.

In another thread, they mentioned the iMac 24 has problems trying to calibrate them since you can't get the brightness down and the panels don't have uniform color from edge to edge.

Personally, I would go with a 24" or 30" LCD Computer monitor for doing photowork (I am using dual 19" LCD's since I am not a baller, aka I am poor)


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Aug 30, 2007 15:20 |  #9

Zepher wrote in post #3827736 (external link)
In another thread, they mentioned the iMac 24 has problems trying to calibrate them since you can't get the brightness down and the panels don't have uniform color from edge to edge.

I read the same thread, but I dismiss the comments because my photographer friend has a "new look" imac 24 and has none of these issues.


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