TFT for Design?
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- phoeniks
Hey Folks, im looking forward to removing my old 20" CRT with a 19" TFT monitor, cause i need more space on my desk!
Which one can you recommend me, Photoshop is what i am using on a windows pc 90% of the time. the otehr 10% i am playing games or watching dvds...
or are TFTs not good for designing? because of colour problems=?
- ethios0
If you are willing to spend slightly over the odds you can get equal colour quality with TFTs
- Hym0
20" crt so you use 1600x1200 now i guess most 19" LCDs dont have such a high native resolution, so i would go to just the inch higher for a lot more desktop space or get a 16:9 LCD, Dell has a nice 24"
- phoeniks0
and that would be?
- Hym0
http://accessories.euro.dell.com…
http://accessories.euro.dell.com…20" and 24", assure you that you wont want to move back to 4:3 ratio after using widescreen
Dells are alot cheaper than Apples screens and the quality is about the same, but you wont get the neat brushed metal
- phoeniks0
and how is colour quality of the dell?
- Hym0
Apple is known for taking better care of Color Calibration but i do that with spyder, a small device from colorvision and its ok.
Neither Apple or Dell build the actual LCD but i wouldnt be surprised if they came from the same factory somewhere in China
color gamut must be almost same even if they arent
- phoeniks0
which one do you have
- Hym0
24" and a couple others but nobody cares so lets continue privately
- version30
keep it in the thread others may want to know later and its a good title for searching
i personally won't use a tft for design. its not clear enough imo
- Hym0
i personally won't use a tft for design. its not clear enough imo
version3
(Apr 9 05, 07:09)clear like? this one sure beats my sony CRT when it comes down to brightness, the only color issue i have is that black isnt as dark as it is on crt but i dont really have a big problem with that
My first worry was pretty funny,
i assumed that, maybe it was TOO big like eyes having to travel too much, I sitll think that arguement is valid but then you will have to go even biggerwhat it came down to is that i wanted to say that Apple isnt worth the extra cash when it comes to LCD
- version30
i have a dell 20" with .19 dot pitch it loses clarity when i get so close my eyes begin to cross. in comparison to the mac monitor and the pb monitor in the house there is no comparison
this is the best monitor i've ever had the pleasure of looking at for 18 hour a day
i believe solely in crts for design and tft. lcds for browsing and what not,
that spyder he mentioned is quite a tool too, a friend of mine lets me borrow his and it gets the colors right. i work both web and broadcast
the only lcd i'd buy would be the 30 inch apple display for sheer size and gloatability [not to mention a crt that big would weigh 100lbs and be 2 feet deep] but as far as working, i'll keep staring at the crt
- vburo0
I've got a brand new Sony flatscreen and it's got this new XBrite (sp?) technology. I'd never go back to my rotten old crt.
but you need to be aware of contrast and stuff when you design for web etc.
- phoeniks0
i love the xbrite on my s3xp notebook... which one do u have?
do you do photo manip and webdesign?
- phoeniks0
but i think im going to get a 2005 dell 20" widescreen