Check out the Dell Ultrasharps. They rotate so that you can have a portait orientation.
You’ll need a video card that supports it.
Bob
I don’t understand you hard & fast requirement of 1600 X 1200.
What about bigger than that?
What’s the CraigsList situation look like where you are? CRTs can be found there pretty frequently.
Be very careful about used crt monitor. If you are not experienced with their problems and cannot ferret them out, you may be in for more than you will want to deal with.
Of course, if it only costs say, $15 or $20 to find out give it a try, but then, you have two monitors to get rid of!
Robert…
Thanks for the suggestion… will check out.
Phos±four:
I’ve got used to 1600 x 1200… and higher resolutions cost an arm and a leg…
Lawrence…
Am not looking for used/outdated CRTs… been down that route and it hurts 🙂
My primary was a (CRT) SONY 19" that gave me 1600 x 1200. Was great.. second monitor was not so important as it was for secondary data. Unfortunately, the SONY died and can’t be fixed.. so need a new one.
No 19" 1600 x 1200 CRTs are now being made so, have to move to the TFT/LCD range.., and that’s the problem…
Cheers,
JJ
That is not the best way to conceive of what you need.
While a high quality CRT can run at very high resolutions there is little reason to do so unless you have a CRT much larger than 19 inches. In fact it is kind of dubious reasoning to run that high a resolution on a 19 inch monitor of any kind, but life gives us many chances to make bad choices. With LCD panels resolution tends to scale with panel size. Higher resolution does not necessarily mean better image quality for that depends on the quality of the panel itself.
Resolution has nothing to do with color and tonal range, the main limit of LCD panels for image editing.
Manufacturer’s statistics about contrast range are subjective and are intended to hide the fact that always on LCD back lit panels, the vast majority of what is out there, can not display true black, actually have very narrow viewing angles etc etc.
If you are willing to spend big bucks then you need to research which panels are actually 8 bit, have LED back lighting and other high end graphics features.
There are not many that meet those qualifications . . .
I went from Sony CRTs to Dell Ultrasharps and am very pleased. They will be brighter than you are used to and the new round on sale seem to be an improvement with an even wider color gamut.
Do they calibrate well?
I am using both types at Intel (not for graphics work, in any case) and the images I can access look better on the Mitsubishi’s than the Acer flat screen. Both are "factory settings" and the crt’s are getting on in years; but gray values are quite neutral still.
I use Monaco EZ-Color (I was able to get the 64-bit drivers before they were taken down from the site) and it works well, except that you cannot adjust the contrast on the monitors. But the contrast seems to be fine. I forget what the combo was, but if you push two of the buttons at the bottom of the screen you can access a different setup menu I think it is for technicians.
I use an HP LP 2065 20" @ 1,200 x 1,600. Bear in mind, this resolution is 4:3 ration, NOT widescreen. I purchased this monitor nearly 2.5 years ago or so to replace a Dell 21" CRT at the same resolution. If buying now, I’d go 24 or 26" as these have come down in price massively!
Note, if going for a 24" be aware some corners are often cut in some cheaper models such as an analogue connector instead of DVI.
Ian
Ian…
Hi… could you explain that "some corners are often cut"…
Thanks,
JJ
