Advice on new monitor

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Luis ORTEGA
Jan 18, 2008
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I need to get a new monitor and I am looking at 22 inch flat panels in the
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babaloo
Jan 19, 2008
All of the LCD panels in this price range, while now the only monitors available for most people, are problematic for use with Photoshop. I am partial to the Samsung panels in the price and spec range you describe. Use a DVI connector and not a VGA cable from your computer. The native resolution of the monitor affects text size more than it affects image processing. Always run the panel at its native resolution and refresh rate. The resolution on your Mac is very high for a 17 inch panel, which is not necessarily a good thing because it can make use of the screen difficult for many people without serious tweaking. Changing the size that the monitor displays text may not work in many databased business programs, not a consideration in a Mac (the Mac is not "better" its just that these programs are rare on the Mac platform and are the backbone of Windows business use). Look for a monitor with adjustable RGB sliders. You should not adjust the brightness or contrast with the vast majority of backlit LCD panels when you calibrate. This may change when LED backlit panels become more common and affordable.
Presumably you are going to calibrate this monitor with a device like the Spyder et al.
While it is not difficult to calibrate LCD panels their use is not so straightforward for color managed processing. LCD panels are much brighter than CRTs and much brighter than the reflective surface of even high gloss paper. Hence although your monitor may be absolutely calibrated your prints may look too dark or contrasty. There are workarounds that you have to create on your own, e.g learning what arbitrary changes need to be made to brightness or contrast just prior to printing. Dimming the panel, unfortunately, tends to wreak havoc with the image and with calibration.
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Luis ORTEGA
Jan 19, 2008
Thanks for a very informative reply.
I do have a Spyder calibration device that I hope will work with Macs. I have used it on my current flat panel, a Samsung 19" 4:3, just following the instructions in Win XP with good results.
I want to get a larger widescreen flat panel to run with a Mac desktop. I realize that when some 22-24 inch monitors sell for
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jjs
Jan 19, 2008
"flambe" wrote in message
[…] The resolution on your Mac is very high for a 17 inch panel, which is not necessarily a good thing because it can make use of the screen difficult for many people without serious tweaking. […]

Very interesting. I use the 30" monitor on a MacPro with no trouble (well, after I modified the stand to be low enough). What problems am I missing?
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KatWoman
Jan 19, 2008
<jjs> wrote in message
"flambe" wrote in message
[…] The resolution on your Mac is very high for a 17 inch panel, which is not necessarily a good thing because it can make use of the screen difficult for many people without serious tweaking. […]

Very interesting. I use the 30" monitor on a MacPro with no trouble (well, after I modified the stand to be low enough). What problems am I missing?
The native resolution of the monitor affects text size more than it affects image processing

not a mac user but in Winders we can change the system font size for any res I am sure there must be a similar setting for Mac?

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