LCD monitor advice

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John Doe
Sep 24, 2004
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I am having to get ready and replace a 9 year old ViewSonic 21" CRT and I am going to a 19" LCD. With any monitor purchase make sure you see it in action before you buy it. Spend sometime looking at and make sure it isn’t going to cause eye problems.

A few years ago a friend of mine bought a monitor without looking it working first and the refresh rate made her throw up. It took her like 6 months and dozens of doctor visits to figure out what the problem was. The funny thing was that it wasn’t like you could see the refreshing or anything on it, it was just at the right frequency for her that it made her sick.

I have also seen some that can give you headaches, etc. Now LCD’s don’t refresh so you don’t have to worry about that, but you still need to look at one in use before you buy. Once you know what you want then you could go order it online for the best price if that is what you want to.

John

"Avi Katz" wrote in message
My 17-inch MAG is starting to stutter and blink and I figure it’s time to think about an LCD screen.
I do mostly 2D painter-style illustration in Photoshop and Painter, and stare at my screen many hours a day.
Can any of you give me some advice in terms of:

–Is an LCD screen a good idea at all?
–If ao what make and model do you recommend?
–any particular tips or warnings?

—
Avi Katz
Art & Illustration from Israel
http://www.avikatz.net
.

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Avi Katz
Sep 24, 2004
My 17-inch MAG is starting to stutter and blink and I figure it’s time to think about an LCD screen.
I do mostly 2D painter-style illustration in Photoshop and Painter, and stare at my screen many hours a day.
Can any of you give me some advice in terms of:

–Is an LCD screen a good idea at all?
–If ao what make and model do you recommend?
–any particular tips or warnings?

—
Avi Katz
Art & Illustration from Israel
http://www.avikatz.net
..
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BobS
Sep 25, 2004
I’ve been using two 19" CRT monitors side-by-side for several years now and finally, one croaked. Went with a ViewSonic 19" LCD as a replacement and wow, what a difference ! I won’t argue that you may get better color rendition with a CRT but most of my "real work" is with AutoCad and typical business app’s. I can compare a photo or a graphic on both the (remaining) CRT and the new LCD and I much prefer the look of LCD.

Others will have to address how well a LCD can be calibrated compared to a CRT since I use the eyeball method of calibration and have no real need for being super-precise for the work I do. But if you’re in the business, then that can be the difference between being just good or outstanding I guess. So choose wisely.

Bob S.

"Avi Katz" wrote in message
My 17-inch MAG is starting to stutter and blink and I figure it’s time to think about an LCD screen.
I do mostly 2D painter-style illustration in Photoshop and Painter, and stare at my screen many hours a day.
Can any of you give me some advice in terms of:

–Is an LCD screen a good idea at all?
–If ao what make and model do you recommend?
–any particular tips or warnings?

—
Avi Katz
Art & Illustration from Israel
http://www.avikatz.net
.

JD
John Doe
Sep 25, 2004
For all of my calibration I just do a print of an image on my printer and then adjust my monitor to match the print as closely as possible. I have found this method of "calibration" to work quite well, I expect to do the same with the LCD.

John

"BobS" wrote in message
I’ve been using two 19" CRT monitors side-by-side for several years now and
finally, one croaked. Went with a ViewSonic 19" LCD as a replacement and wow, what a difference ! I won’t argue that you may get better color rendition with a CRT but most of my "real work" is with AutoCad and typical
business app’s. I can compare a photo or a graphic on both the (remaining)
CRT and the new LCD and I much prefer the look of LCD.

Others will have to address how well a LCD can be calibrated compared to a CRT since I use the eyeball method of calibration and have no real need for
being super-precise for the work I do. But if you’re in the business, then
that can be the difference between being just good or outstanding I guess. So choose wisely.

Bob S.

"Avi Katz" wrote in message
My 17-inch MAG is starting to stutter and blink and I figure it’s time to think about an LCD screen.
I do mostly 2D painter-style illustration in Photoshop and Painter, and stare at my screen many hours a day.
Can any of you give me some advice in terms of:

–Is an LCD screen a good idea at all?
–If ao what make and model do you recommend?
–any particular tips or warnings?

—
Avi Katz
Art & Illustration from Israel
http://www.avikatz.net
.

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Bill Davis Jr
Sep 26, 2004
If I may ask which Viewsonic 19" LCD model did you purchase. I have a 7 year old Viewsonic 19" crt and I think it is going to die on me soon. And I wanted to get a LCD as a replacement. One to save desktop space.

Most of my work also is with Autocad. Not a lot of Photoshop and very little gaming.

Thanks,

Bill

On Sat, 25 Sep 2004 14:31:08 GMT, "BobS" wrote:

I’ve been using two 19" CRT monitors side-by-side for several years now and finally, one croaked. Went with a ViewSonic 19" LCD as a replacement and wow, what a difference ! I won’t argue that you may get better color rendition with a CRT but most of my "real work" is with AutoCad and typical business app’s. I can compare a photo or a graphic on both the (remaining) CRT and the new LCD and I much prefer the look of LCD.

Others will have to address how well a LCD can be calibrated compared to a CRT since I use the eyeball method of calibration and have no real need for being super-precise for the work I do. But if you’re in the business, then that can be the difference between being just good or outstanding I guess. So choose wisely.

Bob S.

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