Money:
Around 500 euros in europe, 500$ in usa.
Yes, like with a car, you have to put a money limit. But....
You can end up to buy a citycar, when your job needs, wants and cries for a
specialized small truck or van.
You are a pumber and you need a lot of space, cause when you go to work
somewhere you need a small workshop with you. And you can build and host it
inside the van, but not in a car.
You can have a target price for it, but you still need the van and not the
car.
But a van is a van and a car is a car.
My father knows a lot about computers, more than me. Nothing about lcd
screens and color proofing. He is still convinced that I'm an idiot coz I
bought a 20inch display paying it like a 27 that had also TV and speakers.
a TN matrix is a car.
An S-IPS, SA-VPA is a van, or a truck.
http://www.pchardwarehelp.com/guides/lcd-panel-types.phpWatch that video and tell me if the color is the same. Gamma is changing
with youtr vertical position in front of the screen. Going down the more you
are tired and face is closer to kboard.
Before DELL 2007wfp it was unimaginable to have one as cheap as 500$
Real PRO monitors are stil around double the price.
If you are not prepared to spend all that money, the wrong choice is to buy
the equivalent of a luxuous citycar. If your task is photography, and you go
to a sleek monitor or a sleek imac with its trashy supermarket TN planel, is
like buying a mini, coz you can afford it and it is a bit cheaper than the
VW transporter
Calibration is involving video card and monitor control hardware, and what
they do in factory, is ensuring you CAN calibrate it again with your system.
Nothing out of scale, and full range of adjustments usable.
YOU NEED A COLOR MOUSE. and one with full features, NO PANTONE HUEY
allautomatic style. Buy Spyder pro, Eye1... even 2nd hand.
Because you use it to calibrate AND PROFILE your monitor, and this is the
beginning of the color workflow chain, that is the reason for buying a good
monitor.
I assume you are or want to become a PRO photographer. I mean, you want to
have a color workflow, control your prints etc.
If not, if you can live with the car, and do not need the truck, go for an
LG or Samsung 24" and never spend more than 200$ on a monitor... till you go
to the "truck" level, all money more is spent in marketing and gadgets.
Spend what you saved in good lenses and you will be far more happy.
And that 24" will be better than a VPA or IPS for watching movies,
videogames etc. Faster responding in light changes and pixel refresh!
Final words:
You can choose a second hand van, with no air conditioning and old engine.
An old CRT, so big so heavy, like SONY GST EST till 21", or some marvellous
LACIE Electron Blue, not to talk about Eizo, Quato, Barco, iiyama...
All are GOOD PRO photo monitor, and you get them quite FREE!
Trucks. Old, heavy, big, but TRUCKS!
:-)
All the best!
Luca.
2009/10/21 RobLee <
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Luca Vascon.
www.canalview.it
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