Re: filmscanners: OT: Monitor Purchase

["Lloyd O'Daniel" <lodaniel@bham.rr.com>]

Jim,

Thank you for your response . I also run my monitor and computer through a
UPS .  The first PC monitor I purchased was a NEC 4FG, considered to be the
best in its size at the time. We bought at least one more 4FG at the office.
Both developed problems within 3-4 years...mine post warranty and theirs
during warranty. Those were not run through UPS's though. I still have it
after 9 years, but it's pincushioned out and should be junked.

My current monitor is a Panasonic PF70 Pure Flat, which was close to if not
the most expensive 17" at Compusa about 3.5 years ago. I selected it because
it had the best display quality over all others on display, including at
least one Sony model.. It's a flat screen and, though Shadow Mask, has great
contrast, brightness, and sharpness when it is clear. It has developed an
intermittent ghosting problem that is getting progressively worse. Ghost
isn't exactly what's happening, but it's hard to describe. The problem can
go from minor ghosting to the right of text and icons to green streaks
running across the display. I can whap the sides of the monitor at the bezel
and clear these up. I originally thought that it might be the video card,
cable, or RF from another device. But I've systematically eliminated those
possibilities.

I've read on the list that most monitors will fail to be able to be
calibrated after 3 years of continuous use anyway. I've been calibrating
this one for the last year or so with Photocal and the MC7 puck. It still
calibrates with no problems. Are you calibrating your Sony's (particularly
the 7-year old) to D65 with similar hardware/software? If so, I'll
definitely give the Sony's a look.

Regards,
Lloyd


----- Original Message -----
From: "Jim Snyder" <jimsnyder@insight.rr.com>
To: <filmscanners@halftone.co.uk>
Sent: Friday, October 19, 2001 9:52 AM
Subject: Re: filmscanners: OT: Monitor Purchase


>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Lloyd O'Daniel" <lodaniel@bham.rr.com>
> > My experience with monitors in general (and I've bought in the $600-800
> > range previously) is that they die in 3-4 years anyway, which
discourages
> me
> > from paying a premium.
> >
> I run both the CPU and the monitor through a line interactive UPS and have
> never had a monitor die or fail in any way. Of course, I don't buy cheap
> monitors, and the oldest monitor I currently own is a seven year old Sony
> Multiscan 17se II. I believe the adage "you get what you pay for"
especially
> holds true in monitors.My latest monitor is a Sony GDM F520. I doubt your
> local store will carry a quality monitor.
>
> Jim Snyder
>