22-24" monitors

PrettyKittyPrettyKitty Registered Users Posts: 57 Big grins
edited June 8, 2010 in Digital Darkroom
Ok, i'm thinking of replacing my Samsung Syncmaster T220 because it's so bright and glossy that I can't get a good color calibration done! The colors look amazing and then print way darker. I even turned the brightness down to 0 and the pictures were still darker.. LOL... SOooo... i'm thinking of the following monitor... any comments?

Viewsonic VP2365wb 23" LCD Professional Series with IPS panel technology

It's around $315, available at my local frys, and seems like it would be a vast improvement over what I have. I really don't want to spend $1000+ on a really professional monitor just yet... maybe if I start making serious money at photography, then I would. But for now, I'm just starting to make money at this. :) I have a wedding booked at the end of the month so I want to make sure they turn out as fabulous as possible! :noob

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  • ziggy53ziggy53 Super Moderators Posts: 24,127 moderator
    edited June 7, 2010
    I moved this to the Digital Darkroom Gear forum. You'll find similar monitor threads here. thumb.gif
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  • PrettyKittyPrettyKitty Registered Users Posts: 57 Big grins
    edited June 7, 2010
    ziggy53 wrote: »
    I moved this to the Digital Darkroom Gear forum. You'll find similar monitor threads here. thumb.gif

    Thanks! I wasn't sure where it belonged :)-
  • marzipannmarzipann Registered Users Posts: 8 Big grins
    edited June 8, 2010
    I purchased a HP ZR24w recently, and like it very much. Its a very bright monitor though. I had to set brightness to 0 during calibration to reach the target 120cd luminance, so you might still have a dark prints problem until you get used to how your processing will print. I'm still learning everything so I can't offer much advice.

    The colors on the ZR24 are very good. The main negative from reviews I read is the black point is not as low as ideal, but I can live with that since I'm no pro.

    It runs around 400 depending where you find it, and if its still on SmartBuy.

    PrettyKitty wrote: »
    Ok, i'm thinking of replacing my Samsung Syncmaster T220 because it's so bright and glossy that I can't get a good color calibration done! The colors look amazing and then print way darker. I even turned the brightness down to 0 and the pictures were still darker.. Laughing.gif... SOooo... i'm thinking of the following monitor... any comments?

    Viewsonic VP2365wb 23" LCD Professional Series with IPS panel technology

    It's around $315, available at my local frys, and seems like it would be a vast improvement over what I have. I really don't want to spend $1000+ on a really professional monitor just yet... maybe if I start making serious money at photography, then I would. But for now, I'm just starting to make money at this. :) I have a wedding booked at the end of the month so I want to make sure they turn out as fabulous as possible! yelrotflmao.gif
  • NewsyNewsy Registered Users Posts: 605 Major grins
    edited June 8, 2010
    PrettyKitty wrote: »

    Viewsonic VP2365wb 23" LCD Professional Series with IPS panel technology


    See this post....

    http://www.dgrin.com/showpost.php?p=1393648&postcount=4

    I'd get the NEC EA231WMi over the Viewsonic.

    Check out the reviews in the sites I've provided links for.

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    http://newsy.smugmug.com

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