Monitor

bmweerman

I"m thinking about getting a new monitor as the one I have is what came with the package. Any suggestions for something that would be good for someone wanting to work towards professional level pics? Unfortunately, cost is definitely an issue at this time.

Thanks!

Scott_Quier

Since cost is an issue, some idea of your budget would be one piece of information to provide.

Also, what do you have for a computer. Don't need to know the details, but are we talking Mac or PC.

How much desk space do you have. You can get a CRT for much less if you have the space for it. It is still true that small is more expensive, but LCDs are nice.

Bob Bell

I am a CRT user for now. Something I have found interesting is the 20" and 24" widescreen Dell LCD's are the same visual parts as the Apple Cinema. There are obviously other differences but the Dell 20" widescreen really isnt that expensive. A around $500 and there are nice deals and discounts out there. There is one out there for $389 right now. Not bad for something that should last you a while.

bmweerman

Monitors
I'm using a PC with a monitor that seems to have to be recalibrated everytime I log on. A serious pain. Is that the usual case or is it just this monitor? lCallibrating is new to me and I've posted a thread asking for help with that. I was told that I could get a lot of help here. Thanks for the input!

Scott_Quier

bmweerman wrote:

I'm using a PC with a monitor that seems to have to be recalibrated everytime I log on. A serious pain. Is that the usual case or is it just this monitor? lCallibrating is new to me and I've posted a thread asking for help with that. I was told that I could get a lot of help here. Thanks for the input!

Everything I've read indicates that color drift will happen, but it happens over time. I wonder if you are calibrating when the monitor is just turned on or if you have let it warm up a bit first (most calibration tools recommend one waits for at least 1 hr before starting the calibration). So, if the recommendation is that one wait for the monitor to warm up before calibrating, it seems to make sense that one should wait until the monitor warms up before working photos. Of course, some folks leave the computer/monitor on 24/7 to minimize color drift due to equipment temperature changes.

I calibrate my monitor about every 30 days or so and have seen very little in the way of color drift from one instance to the next. So, it seems to me that if you are waiting for the monitor to completly warm up, then you may have a problem.

Stan

Huey $60 is much better than spending $100's if you can't afford it and it works really well

Stan