[filmscanners] Re: Off scanners- Monitors

["Patrick Cullinan, Jr." <pcullinan@mindspring.com>]

Brad Davis wrote:

>Hi,
>
>I'm aware that this is about scanners, but sometime ago, there were some
>comments regarding monitors.  I have suddenly found that I am in need of a
>new one (black is now a dark gray).  I recall some comment that LCD flat
>screens were not ready for  prime time - but I am not sure why.
>
The LCD's I saw were too blurry for photographic work.  I got a Samsung
SyncMaster 955DF CRT with
my white box from Micro Express.  It has a 19 (or 20?) inch flat screen
with a .20 mm dot pitch -- very
sharp.  It's very likely a cheap monitor -- you might consider it.

Pat Cullinan, J r.
New York

> Since I use
>the monitor at least 75% for editing photos, what works well with something
>like a Polaroid SS 4000 (and Photoshop CS).
>
>Budget is limited, but I like large screens.
>
>Oh, it would be good if I can hook it up  to both a MAC and a PC
>simultaneously and switch between them - the PC does neural network
>modeling, not much monitor time, but very  CPU intensive.
>
>Brad
>
>
>
>

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