thanks a ton peter! that really helps a lot. i never thought about
neon light as being a problem ha. luckily i dont like them and we have
only indirect light, mostly halogen here.
so far i had good experience with two displays at different resolution
(way back when i had the 21" together with a 17" one). the nvidia
drivers support that really nice, because they dont span the whole
desktop over two screens. each one is controled alone with its
resolution, colour depht and refresh.
i try to check the apple one out here in town.
ciao
franky
Saturday, December 2, 2006, 3:58:15 PM, you wrote:
pb> I've worked recently on a 24 inch 16/9 flatpanel at 1920x1200
pb> resolution and must say it was so nice, that Im about to switch to one.
pb> Your fears are just, but its not as bad as say 2 years ago.
pb> Flatpanels have come a very long way.
pb> The stability and sharpness for instance: put it next to a crt
pb> and you'll find that the lcd is more comfortable and less tiring on the eyes.
pb> Looking from an angle has become much better, allthough for
pb> client driven sessions its still not ideal.
pb> If your office space is lit with neon light I would reconsider,
pb> since the refresh rate of flatpanels (60-75hz or so) is less than
pb> CRT's (100hz and more) and after looking at it all day, it's kind
pb> of bothering. Have experienced that only in neon lit spaces where CRT's coped much better.
pb> Keep the CRT around since its still gonna be better for judging colors.
pb> There's just so many more nuances that will be visible on the
pb> CRT, and especially when lighting or compositing thats crucial.
pb> I was never much into dual screen, and having two screens at a different format and resolution
pb> (eg one 16/9 at 1920x1200 and one 4/3 at 1600x1200) can give all kinds of problems.
pb> Captures that are partly off screen, interface that's never
pb> perfectly split between the two screens,..
pb> so you might find yourself switching between single and dual
pb> setup based on what you're doing.
pb> I've heard good things about those dells, can't comment on the eizo. Stay away from HP.
pb> I'd be tempted to go for the apple 23 inch cinema display. Its
pb> the best flatpanels I have seen myself.
pb> And they cost about the same as the dells.
pb> And go and find a store that has several on display. Seeing
pb> several lined up next to one another is more helpfull than any comments anyone can give you.
pb> ----- Original Message -----
pb> From: Frank Lenhard
pb> To: xsi
pb> Sent: Saturday, December 02, 2006 2:54 PM
pb> Subject: off topic: lcd monitor
pb> sorry for the off topic but i hope somebody can share some their experiences.
pb> my old rusty iiyama 21" just died. i got two of them and
pb> working on one screen is like working with only one hand.
pb> i was thinking since long about new flat screens but never
pb> convinced myself to buy one so far.
pb> now i am forced and still undecided what to buy and whats right and what not.
pb> i would like to replace the dead screen with one widescreen
pb> that is capable of displaying HD footage. i checked on the Dell
pb> Ultrasharp 2407WFP which sounds like a good deal. but it have 16ms
pb> refresh time. on the other hand i looked at the Eizo S2410W which
pb> has the same numbers on paper but got 8ms refresh. but as far as i
pb> can see its 400Euro more expensive which is a lot for me right now.
pb> do you guys work in xsi with flat screens, what are your
pb> oppinions? its important to have that very low refresh rate? do
pb> the colours still change when you change the angle when you look at the screen?
pb> anybody actually work with these mentioned screens?
pb> preferences? are 4:3 screens better suited for xsi layouts...
pb> sigh..
pb> ciao
pb> franky
pb>
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