MarkČ
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Sun Nov 28, 2004 12:04 am Post subject:
Re: NEC Multisync lcd2180ux vs. LaCie 321 |
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"steven" <stevenPANTSvh@pandora.be> wrote in message
news:Pl_pd.2260$aY1.147550@phobos.telenet-ops.be...
| Quote: | They look pretty much the same to me. Any reasons why I would prefer one
over the other?
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Have you looked at them in person?
One of the silliest things in retail is how monitors are sold...especially
flat-panel LCDs. They are usually strung together using a common video
source...with no accomodation for their various resolution needs, or any
other setting optimization.
When I bought my 20.1" LCD, I had to practically beg for them to let me
configure it correctly. When I did this, even the salesmen were blown away
with the difference. Until you've set them up properly, some of the finer
differences are impossible to compare...like black point subtleties, and
slight variations in their ability to render black vs. near-black, or white
vs. near-white.
Also...most places that sell LCDs just hook them up to teh standard VGA
connector--when many of them are only optimal when using their DVI
interface.
Perhaps you're already aware of these things, but just in case you're not,
you might want to do more serious fiddling before making a decision. If
you're going to do any critical photography work on an LCD, these finer
distinctions will be of great importance.
That said... I am absolutely thrilled with the results I get on my
Viewsonic VP201s. It is nearly perfectly color-balanced out of the box
(provided you use the included color profile), and it can actually
distinguish *one* level above black...from black. Excellent for an LCD.
Also... the entire screen will swivel to allow huge screen space when
working on portrait orientation shots. If you get an LCD that rotates (and
I HIGHLY recommend that you consider it), make sure you get a video card
that supports rotation in the card's hardware itself. If it does, this
means you can run the screen just as powerfully in portrait mode as you can
in landscape. I can't even tell you how nice a feature this is for many
applications.
-Just food for thought...
Mark |
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