Thread: What monitor to get?

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

Originally Posted by Chucaro

A good monitor it is important for photo editing but monitor calibration hardware/software is a more important if you like to have a pro results.

Once you have the monitor calibrated then make sure that you have the correct printer profiles for your printer and paper.

I rate the Eizo monitors among the best but the Apple is very good as well.

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Right on the money Arthur.
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


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