Thanks for the feedback folks. Unfortunately my budget doesn't run to an $800 monitor, let alone $2000 ones at this time. So I got an Acer H243HX. Picture is great although the sound is crap, but then its a monitor not a stereo:cool:
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Thanks for the feedback folks. Unfortunately my budget doesn't run to an $800 monitor, let alone $2000 ones at this time. So I got an Acer H243HX. Picture is great although the sound is crap, but then its a monitor not a stereo:cool:
I know what you mean! I settled on the top of the line Samsung 24 inch. It had great reviews and cost less than half of the dell.
My employer at the time had a major discount rate with Dell but there was so little margin on those monitors we couldn't get much off (or so the rep told me).
Cheers, Steve
Right on the money Arthur.Quote:
Originally Posted by Chucaro
Monitor calibation can be an absolute nightmare, especially with LCD monitors which IMHO don't hold a candle to a good old fashioned quality CRT monitor.
My suggestion would be, if cost is an issue and size isn't you can pick up a quality second hand Trinitron monitor (usually Sony or Dell) for throw away prices. Professional quality Viewsonic and Mitsubishi CRT monitors which cost $1000+ two or three years ago can be got for a song. These monitors are usually 19" plus in 4:3 ratio and offer high and variable resolution, something LCD panels don't give you.
My 19" analogue Dell Trinitron CRT gives me better resolution than my 19" HP digital LCD panel and I reckon the colour is much more accurate.
This is one area IMHO where analogue is better than digital.
Not for everyone but you can get a high quality result for next to nothing.
As for calibrating paper to the printer I gave up some time ago and use Canon Paper with my Canon Printer and Epson Paper with my Epson Printer and find the results OK. Using HP paper in either has poorer results , but would probably be OK in a HP printer. I find that Kodak paper works better with the Canon than the Epson
Deano