[filmscanners] Re: Video card for imaging

["Dave King" <kingphoto@mindspring.com>]

I'm not sure why brighter and greater dynamic range would be a good thing
when a full on CRT is already quite a bit in excess of those same qualities
on a printed page.  Every CRT I've calibrated has had to be toned down
considerably to match a page.

At the recent PhotoExpo the ColorVision booth had a calibrated CRT and LCD
side by side, and in a quick look I found it to be a case of swings and
round-a-bouts.  The LCD tonal range seemed a little "chunky", as if it can't
display subtle gradations as well as a CRT.  The LCD also blocked up shadow
detail slightly.  Other color and tone rendering qualities seemed
comparable.  The LCD also has NO rectilinear distortion (very nice).

Dave King

From: --
Julian Vrieslander <mailto:julianv@mindspring.com>

We have the Studio Display in our office, and on the desk next to it is a
highend Sony 21" CRT (GDM-F520).  Both have been calibrated and profiled
with the new LCD/CRT version of ColorVision's Monitor Spyder.  The Apple
display is brighter and has a greater dynamic range than the Sony.  Color
balance varies slightly with viewing angle, but not nearly as much as
earlier generation LCDs.  Both are excellent displays.



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