Monitors & Callibration poll

[W00DY]

I am in the market for a new monitor and would like to get your opinion on what to buy, so here goes...

1. What type of monitor do you use, CRT, Flat CRT, LCD???

2. What size is your monitor???

3. What callibration tools do you use (if any)???

4. Are you happy with the colours that your monitor displays???

Look forward to your posts.

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Andrew.F

 

[Shay Stephens]

LCD (Dell Laptop)
1400x1050
Colorvision Spyder
Best I ever used.

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Shay

My Sony F707 Gallery: http://www.shaystephens.com/portfolio.asp

 

[Jian]

Sony F400 19" CRT
No callibration
Love this monitor and the color, only wish it's not so big and heavy

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Canon S100 (current camera)
Sony DSC-F707 on its way to a new home
Sony DSC-F717 on Pre-Order
http://www.pbase.com/zuffy

 

[David_S85]

19" CRT from Gateway, (Sony Vivitron?)
Usually 1280 x 1024 @16 bit or 1024 x 768 @ 32 bit
PSP7 Monitor Gamma Calibration Software Tool (set for 1.80)

• David

 

[Hal Fisher]

19" prinseton. set to 5500k. Never set the gamma but its probably not bad. I should at least get a colorific gamma setup on it.

Hal

19" CRT from Gateway, (Sony Vivitron?)
Usually 1280 x 1024 @16 bit or 1024 x 768 @ 32 bit
PSP7 Monitor Gamma Calibration Software Tool (set for 1.80)

• David

 

[Jimmy Chen]

1. What type of monitor do you use, CRT, Flat CRT, LCD???

El-chepo Samsung SyncMaster 995 DF flat CRT

2. What size is your monitor???

19"

3. What callibration tools do you use (if any)???

Supplied SW, plus Aboba Gamma and Intel video driver's adjustment tools. Not using any external reference.

4. Are you happy with the colours that your monitor displays???

It does the job. For $250, it gives me more screen real-estate then my ex-Princeton graphics e70 that costed me closed to $700.

A few years ago I used to belive in getting the top of the line equipment when it comes to computers. Must get the faster CPU, more RAM, good quality monitor. After going thru what is now my 8th or 9th computer upgrade, I have learned that it doesnt make sense. Monitor lasts for maybe 2-3 years, and with the computer being outdated within an year, it is much cheaper and easier to just get the above avg but not the top of the line and just do a major upgrade every two years or less.

LOL, I got this P3 1Ghz barebone for $800 1-1/2 years ago. Just a month ago we swapped out another computer with P4 2Ghz barebone for 1/2 that. When it comes to computers, it just is not worth it to spend top dollars for the latest and greatest only to see the value drops to 1/2 in six months.

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jc
Sony F707
http://www.reefkeepers.org/gallery/f707
http://www.reeftec.com/gallery

 

[Jian]

A few years ago I used to belive in getting the top of the line
equipment when it comes to computers. Must get the faster CPU, more
RAM, good quality monitor. After going thru what is now my 8th or
9th computer upgrade, I have learned that it doesnt make sense.
Monitor lasts for maybe 2-3 years, and with the computer being
outdated within an year, it is much cheaper and easier to just get
the above avg but not the top of the line and just do a major
upgrade every two years or less.

LOL, I got this P3 1Ghz barebone for $800 1-1/2 years ago. Just a
month ago we swapped out another computer with P4 2Ghz barebone for
1/2 that. When it comes to computers, it just is not worth it to
spend top dollars for the latest and greatest only to see the value
drops to 1/2 in six months.

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jc
Sony F707
http://www.reefkeepers.org/gallery/f707
http://www.reeftec.com/gallery

I disagree with the monitor part though. If you invest in a great monitor, you would not need to upgrade every 2-3 years. Just remember, you're looking at the monitor everyday (or everytime you use the computer) rather your computer is the latest technology or one of the slowest one. I spent $1k for 19" monitor 3 years ago and this monitor will out-perform Sony's latest G series and many other brands.

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Canon S100 (current camera)
Sony DSC-F707 on its way to a new home
Sony DSC-F717 on Pre-Order
http://www.pbase.com/zuffy

 

[Jian]

A few years ago I used to belive in getting the top of the line
equipment when it comes to computers. Must get the faster CPU, more
RAM, good quality monitor. After going thru what is now my 8th or
9th computer upgrade, I have learned that it doesnt make sense.
Monitor lasts for maybe 2-3 years, and with the computer being
outdated within an year, it is much cheaper and easier to just get
the above avg but not the top of the line and just do a major
upgrade every two years or less.

LOL, I got this P3 1Ghz barebone for $800 1-1/2 years ago. Just a
month ago we swapped out another computer with P4 2Ghz barebone for
1/2 that. When it comes to computers, it just is not worth it to
spend top dollars for the latest and greatest only to see the value
drops to 1/2 in six months.

--
jc
Sony F707
http://www.reefkeepers.org/gallery/f707
http://www.reeftec.com/gallery

I disagree with the monitor part though. If you invest in a great
monitor, you would not need to upgrade every 2-3 years. Just
remember, you're looking at the monitor everyday (or everytime you
use the computer) rather your computer is the latest technology or
one of the slowest one. I spent $1k for 19" monitor 3 years ago and
this monitor will out-perform Sony's latest G series and many other
brands.

I meant to say regardless if your computer is the latest technology or not.

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Canon S100 (current camera)
Sony DSC-F707 on its way to a new home
Sony DSC-F717 on Pre-Order
http://www.pbase.com/zuffy

 

[Cliff Kline]

1. What type of monitor do you use, CRT, Flat CRT, LCD?

Answer - LCD, Samsung SyncMaster 570s TFT

2. What size is your monitor?

Answer - 15 inches

3. What callibration tools do you use (if any)?

Answer - Colorific by Sonnentech

4. Are you happy with the colours that your monitor displays?

Answer - Yes, just wish I had bigger monitor. 19 inch LCD, but don't feel like spending upwards of a $1,000.

 

[Sparky_ca]

1. What type of monitor do you use, CRT, Flat CRT, LCD???

Sony CRT Trinitron

2. What size is your monitor???

17"

3. What callibration tools do you use (if any)???

Adobe Gama

4. Are you happy with the colours that your monitor displays???

Im very happy with my monitor! its my eyes that need help lol

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Sparky_ca
I have a photographic memory, but I always seem to have the lens cap on.

 

[Isabel Cutler]

Have been curious about the Spyder. Have you been happy with it?
Isabel

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http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Digipets/?yguid=11497599

 

[W00DY]

Hi Shay,

I have been looking at purchasing the spyder but have been a little hesitant... is it easy to use?

I live in Australia so it is about $400, not small change... Will it work just as well with CRT monitors or do you really need an LCD to get the best results?

Even once you have used the Spyder is there many more steps to callibrating your monitor and printer?

I appreciate your answers...

Andrew

LCD (Dell Laptop)
1400x1050
Colorvision Spyder
Best I ever used.

--
Shay

My Sony F707 Gallery: http://www.shaystephens.com/portfolio.asp

 

[Richard91758]

Dual 21" Sony G520 and 500PS.

The new G520 is excellent except for slight fuzziness of fonts.

The 500PS was bought nearly four years ago for AU$4200 when the price for monitors was just about the only PC item that wasn't going down in price.

The G520 was less than half that price!

I also use The Colorvision Optical Spyder and was blown away by the difference it made in both monitors.

Being a PC only one profile can be made up and not for both monitors, so what I did was go through Precal (RGB settings) on the older 500PS and left it at that.

The G520 was also put though Precal and then calibrated for a temp of 5500k.

Regards
Richard_
http://www.nhulunbuy.com

 

[Laurence Matson]

SGI 1600SW

17" or so 1600x1000

Spyder

Yes

Although the monitor is over three-years old, I have not found a better one for overall general use and serious work on images (both aspects are important).

I am in the market for a new monitor and would like to get your
opinion on what to buy, so here goes...

1. What type of monitor do you use, CRT, Flat CRT, LCD???

2. What size is your monitor???

3. What callibration tools do you use (if any)???

4. Are you happy with the colours that your monitor displays???

Look forward to your posts.

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Andrew.F

 

[Isabel Cutler]

Speaking of fuzzy fonts.

We recently bought a Dell Inspiron 8200 laptop and in setting it up I learned that it functioned optimally at a setting higher than 1024 x 780. Using that higher resolution I could barely read anything. I was horrible. At 1024 x 780 it stinks. I am very disappointed with the display. I do however like the my Dell Trinitron 19" display on my desktop, though for picture editing, with all the palettes you use in Photoshop, I wish I had gone even larger.

Isabel

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http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Digipets/?yguid=11497599

 

[Carlos Chacon]

CRT
19"
Adobe Gamma
Colors look great, but pitch could be a little better

Carlos Ch.

I am in the market for a new monitor and would like to get your
opinion on what to buy, so here goes...

1. What type of monitor do you use, CRT, Flat CRT, LCD???

2. What size is your monitor???

3. What callibration tools do you use (if any)???

4. Are you happy with the colours that your monitor displays???

Look forward to your posts.

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Andrew.F

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'Failure isn't about falling down, failure is staying down.' Marillion.com
http://www.pbase.com/charlie_17
http://www.photosig.com/viewuser.php?id=38489

 

[Tom Ferguson]

I'm not Shay, but I'll jump in here. I have the older (pre "spider") Colorvision system. Works great,works easy, no complaints at all. You should calibrate (with a puck) in a dimly lit room, too much ambient light will distort the readings.

I still like a crt,I havewhat was Apples top of the line 17 inch. The flats aregetting darn close to crt quality, but not quite there. By "quality" I mean color balance abd depth. In another "quality" issue,geometric accuracy (how straight is a straight line), the flat screens have beaten the crt screens.

Have been curious about the Spyder. Have you been happy with it?

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Tom Ferguson
http://www.ferguson-photo-design.com
F707 Studio Info Page:
http://www.pipeline.com/~tomf2468/temp1.html

 

[Erichatch]

I'm using a 15" LCD. Getting it calibrated was pure h* ; it's about 3 years old and neither the Mac calibration routine nor the Adobe Gamma worked. After 6 months tearing my hair out I paid for the Pantone Profiler Plus software and the Spyder that goes with it. Now I get remarkably good correspondence between what I see on the monitor and what comes back from my online printing service. What doesn't work is my Epson 785 EPX, though I FINALLY got it calibrated (it then promptly died!)

I am in the market for a new monitor and would like to get your
opinion on what to buy, so here goes...

1. What type of monitor do you use, CRT, Flat CRT, LCD???

2. What size is your monitor???

3. What callibration tools do you use (if any)???

4. Are you happy with the colours that your monitor displays???

Look forward to your posts.

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Andrew.F

--
Eric Hatch
It's never too late to follow your heart.

 

[JJ (Coyote)]

I am in the market for a new monitor and would like to get your
opinion on what to buy, so here goes...

1. What type of monitor do you use, CRT, Flat CRT, LCD???

2. What size is your monitor???

3. What callibration tools do you use (if any)???

4. Are you happy with the colours that your monitor displays???

Look forward to your posts.

Andrew.F
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2 CRT's- Nokia-ViewSonic 21 ViewSonic 19
Adobe Gamma

I thought I was- Nokia is less saturated with a lighter color hue, more natural color. 19 ViewSonic has darker colors and is harder on the old peepers but looks good. From a post in STF I have been informed that a WA lens shot I posted has purple fringing- I can't see it on either one of my monitors. Maybe I need the Spider (or new, younger eyes).

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JJ

 

[Hal Fisher]

What software matches for printing at stores? I just want "good enough" software (unfortunetly the spider is out for me. Maybe I can barrow one but I doubt it). Does Colorific get close enough or are they completely different when you get the prints? Do any stores give it away free?

Hal