RE: filmscanners: Monitors: Shadow Mask or Aperture Grill???

["Jawed Ashraf" <Jawed@cupidity.force9.co.uk>]

I cannot abide shadow mask monitors - their relatively low contrast is the
thing that gets me all the time.  I can't think why a shadow mask is better
for text, either:

- aperture grille monitors are flat these days, shadow mask monitors are
not; flat text on screen is more friendly

- the blacker black of an aperture grille monitor means that black text on
white is more contrasty, which I like (maybe the opposite is considered good
for text readability!)

I hate the way the speckly, grainy look, of shadow masks makes all pictures
look grainy.

Jawed
(Iiyama 19" using Mitsubishi Natural Flat tube)

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-filmscanners@halftone.co.uk
> [mailto:owner-filmscanners@halftone.co.uk]On Behalf Of Robert Kehl
> Sent: 17 July 2001 22:54
> To: filmscanners@halftone.co.uk
> Subject: filmscanners: Monitors: Shadow Mask or Aperture Grill???
>
>
> It seems that some of the best graphics monitors , Cornerstone
> and Hitachi,
> (recommended by members of this list) use a shadow mask CRT while other
> monitors use and an aperture grill.  The curious thing to me is that
> Cornerstone's factory direct site state that Shadow Mask is
> better for text
> while aperture grill is better for graphics.  What gives?  Any comments
> appreciated.
>
> Bob Kehl
>
>