"LawrenceT" <lawren... RemoveThis @optonline.net> wrote:
> I'd like to buy a new monitor for my Photoshop work ...
On what platform? Windows? Mac?
Make sure the monitor has internal (not host applet)
controls for backlight, black level, white level,
gamma and color temp.
None of the current 30in LCDs, by the way, appear
to have internal setup controls.
> ... and have visually compared the Samsung 206BW to
> the Apple 20" Cinema Display ...
I'd be particularly nervous about Apple displays on
a PC, as Apple may assume you are using a Mac.
> ... (side by side comparision in a big box retailer)...
Did it attract a crowd when you hooked up the sensor
ran the calibration software?
> ... guessing the Apple display is the gold standard ...
Not necessarily an accurate guess. Not because it's
Apple, but because of the state of the art in LCD.
Dell UltraSharp 3007WFP-HC LCD monitor
<http://www.dansdata.com/3007wfp-hc.htm>
"If you're doing really colour-critical work then no
consumer LCD will do, and many CRTs won't cut it either."
I was frankly surprised when Apple dumped CRT for LCD.
LCD wasn't re-press ready at the time, and still isn't,
at the same price points vs. color-managed CRT. LCD may
not be press-ready until 10-bit LED-backlit panels are
more common and much cheaper.
This was written on a 23in LCD that replaced a "24in"
Sony CRT. I have no illusions that the LCD is as
predictable for critical color work.
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