fleming wrote:
I’de like to get my girlfriend a new 19" monitor for christmas. she’s a photographer and going to school for graphic arts and has been using a lot of photoshop. I have a viewsonic PF790, is this a good monitor? please help.
I have a ViewSonic UltraBrite A90f+. It seems to be a pretty good monitor although I had to return the first one since it did not function properly. The box it came in had been slightly crushed and it did something to the monitor but the one I traded for has worked for a year with not problems.
One thing about the A90f+ is the UltraBrite Mode. There is a button on the front of the monitor that changes the brightness of the monitor. I set the UltraBrite for use with Photoshop and then I can tone down the brightness for working on spreadsheets, word documents, etc. It’s a one touch button.
Photoshop really likes a bright monitor but I prefer one a little dimmer.
They don’t make the A90f+ any more but there is a newer version with three brightness settings. BestBuy has them for $250 with a $50 rebate so I’m waiting for the rebate to expire and see if they reduce the price to $200. Rebates suck.
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JD..