Re: off topic: lcd monitor

[Eric Lampi <ericlampi(at)yahoo.com>]

Well I guess you'll get all kind of differing opinions.

 

I have a Dell 20" widescreen and I have been very happy with it.

 

The Apple monitors are quite a bit more expensive... Even though they use the same exact LG LCD panel that the Dell uses.

 

My 2 cents as well!

 

E
 

Freelance 3-D Animator, F/X Artist

----- Original Message ----
From: Gene Crucean <emailgeneonthelist(at)gmail.com>
To: XSI(at)Softimage.COM
Sent: Monday, December 4, 2006 11:26:53 AM
Subject: Re: off topic: lcd monitor

I run a 30" apple at home and a 24" dell + some crappy 18" viewsonic at work. The Apple (imo) is bar none better than the dell. I'm not even talking about the resolution, just the image quality, crispness and color is just plain out better than any other monitor I've seen. I personally like having one 30" over two 24's. You don't have 'quite' the real estate but you still gain real estate around whatever you're working on. For eg. if you are working on 1080p material... you can have it at 100% res in After Effects and still have a full interface around it. And you should see how much detail is visible in a 3D viewport when maximized. In my experience having two monitors is nice but the bugs/quirks drive me nuts.

fyi, the dell's auto calibrate constantly just for no reason. Your screensaver will kick on and when you get back to your computer and wiggle the mouse... it auto calibrates and 80% of the time it just messes it up and looks all blurry. I've found that if you have a 3D app open with some wireframe geo visible in the viewport it helps the calibration to line up properly. I will never spend my own money on a Dell after having used a few.

*tosses two pennies*

On 12/4/06, Adam Seeley <adam.seeley(at)clearpost.co.uk> wrote:

2 x 30" course...

what was the question?

A.

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From: owner-xsi(at)Softimage.COM [mailto:owner-xsi(at)Softimage.COM]On Behalf
Of dyter08(at)yahoo.de
Sent: 02 December 2006 16:00
To: Jeff Wilson
Subject: Re: off topic: lcd monitor


Guten Tag Jeff Wilson,

anyone on 30" here, I was thinking to buy the 30" Dell.

Whats better, 2 LCDs 24" or one 30"?

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am Samstag, 2. Dezember 2006 um 17:49 schrieben Sie:

> I use two Dells at work.  A 20" that's a couple of years old and a 17".
> I have to say that I can't work without the dual setup anymore.  I'm
> spoiled.  I set the resolutions to appear as similar as possible as set
> up custom curves with nVidia's tools to match the colors.  For an
> animator, it's great.  A whole screen for mixers, curves, explorers,
> etc.  For tools dev its great too.  Scene assemblers still prefer the
> CRTs for color accuracy and depth.  Rightly so.  The Dells are very
> sharp, but very contrasty and not at all subtle with color variations.
> The banding can get quite ugly.  However, one of our scene assemblers
> recently got a new 24" Dell for home and he says that it actually looks
> quite good.  Refresh hasn't been a problem for me and the angle doesn't
> have a huge effect on color like it does on my old laptop.

> If you are doing lighting or painting, you should definitely check one
> out in person before buying.  Otherwise, I love them.

> Jeff

> Frank Lenhard wrote:
>> sorry for the off topic but i hope somebody can share some their
>> experiences.
>>
>> my old rusty iiyama 21" just died. i got two of them and working on
>> one screen is like working with only one hand.
>> i was thinking since long about new flat screens but never convinced
>> myself to buy one so far.
>> now i am forced and still undecided what to buy and whats right and
>> what not.
>> i would like to replace the dead screen with one widescreen that is
>> capable of displaying HD footage. i checked on the Dell Ultrasharp
>> 2407WFP which sounds like a good deal. but it have 16ms refresh time.
>> on the other hand i looked at the Eizo S2410W which has the same
>> numbers on paper but got 8ms refresh. but as far as i can see its
>> 400Euro more expensive which is a lot for me right now.
>>
>> do you guys work in xsi with flat screens, what are your oppinions?
>> its important to have that very low refresh rate? do the colours still
>> change when you change the angle when you look at the screen?
>> anybody actually work with these mentioned screens? preferences? are
>> 4:3 screens better suited for xsi layouts...
>>
>> sigh..
>>
>> ciao
>> franky
>>

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