Need LCD monitor recomendations

[Striker]

Hi guys,

I am building a new Home PC as we speak but have not decided on a nice LCD monitor as yet.

size range between 19-24"
I am considering this one.
20inch SAMSUNG 205BW WideScreen

It needs to perform well for Imaging.

The beast I am building is going to be awesome.

CPU: INTEL CORE 2 DUO E6600 2.4Ghz 4m CACHE 1066FSB LGA 775
MOTHERBOARD: ASUS P5B DELUXE/WIFI-AP Intel P965 Dual-Ch.DDR2 800 SATA 8-Channel Audio Dual GBLan 8 Phase Power
RAM: CORSAIR TwinX 1gig x 2 (2 Gig) DDR2 XMS2-6400C4 800mhz Matched Pair
VIDEO CARD: ASUS EN7950-GX2 1gig DDR3 MODEL : EN7950GX2/2PHT/1G/A
HARD DRIVES: 2 x SeaGate 250 gig 7200rpm SATA-2 NCQ 16meg Cache 7200.10
CASE: ANTEC TX1050B File Server Case SP-500 (500watt) PSU USB AUDIO and Firewire Ports

And monitor to suit.?????

I need grunt processing 11mp raw files.

Tony

[h0ughy]

tony look into the new clearbright LCD technology.........:whistle:

[Striker]

Too expensive and must be 16.7m pixels not 16.2m
It does make a difference.

Whats next houghy....keep them coming.

[h0ughy]

20" CRT sony monitor;)

[h0ughy]

ViewSonic VX2025wm

[RB]

Yep 20" CRT

:thumbsup:

[sheeny]

My brother's just gone for a 19" (I think) Eizo for professional photo work... about $3500 or so wholesale... is that the sort of class you're looking for?

Al.

[Striker]

Thanks Al I have heard of the Eiso monitors..great monitors.....but No I dont want to spend anywhere near that much money.

There is just a lot of rubish out there..actualy 80% of the LCD monitors I have seen are complete rubish and advertise a lot of hype with false stats and figures.

I am just looking for a proven monitor well priced and good value for money with performance.

The best one I have seen is the samsung 24" 244T at $1500
http://www.samsung.com/Products/Monitor/LCD_Multi_Function/LS24BRBASXAA.asp

Samsung give you 3 year warranty plus 3 years on dead pixels....a lot of other brands give you 7-30 days or no dead pixel warranty..what a joke.

Still looking..it's driving me crazy.

[GTB_an_Owl]

H0ughy is spot on
if you want image QUALITY
CRT is still the way to go

[leon]

Tony, Geoff is right about this one, the older style of monitor will out run LCD anytime unless you pay a fortune for the LCD.
I have recently bought a monster Mitsubish Monitor to do all my other photo work on and it is brilliant.
I may not know much about astro imiging but, that is the way i would be going.

Leon

[sheeny]

No worries mate! I can understand that. It's a PITA to have to sift through all the guff to find what you want! I was very surprised to see my brother using an LCD screen (he was very pro CRT for dynamic range, etc) but the one he's got now is very impressive! I was very interested till I found out the price, and then took a couple of quick steps back!:lol:

Al.

[OneOfOne]

If you are doing graphics and need to match colours etc, you can't beat CRT. But a 20" is a monster and HEAVY. I use an LCD at home and work and much prefer them to CRTs, but I don't do graphics. However, doing astro work, you don't have to match a colour with anything in particular and they are pretty good compared to years ago. You will also get a lot more desk space.

[Omaroo]

Absolutely correct. For astrophotography I can't see that there is any requirement to calibrate your screen. There is no need to calibrate it to any particular ICC profile in order to match a press-generated print colour unless you're going to publish your images in a magazine. Even then it's normally up to the magazine to apply the colour curve corrections prior to generating CMYK plate separations for you. Even though these days you can calibrate the modern LCD like you would a CRT, I don't think that there is any real need to be so utterly accurate about it for what the average amateur astronomer needs.

I still agree that CRT colour is "warmer" and more contiguous, but you pay for that in, as you say, desk space and weight.

I run the IT department for an advertising agency come graphics pre-press house, and ALL of our artists now use LCD monitors for their work. Generally they won't go back to CRT for anyone. CRT's used to give them headaches and eye strain - LCD's don't.

[Striker]

LCD's have come a long way and the impression that CRT's are well above LCD is incorrect....2 years ago yes for sure.
Saying that there is a lot of rubish in the market and have to choose wisely.

LCD are performing just as well as CRT's now a day I just wish they would cut all the BS out of the specs regarding Color display and untrue response time's.

I wil definetly be going for a LCD...I like the flat panel space saving option.

I may go for the safe warranty option 20" Samsung for $500..atleast it has a 8bit board not like 90% of the rest of the market with there 6 bit boards....and purchase a larger monitor later once they get up to speed like they have with most 19" LCD now.

[xstream]

You could always wait for the new laser screens to be released early next year Tony.

If what I hear is correct, they are supposed to kill everything else and are cheaper to produce.

[[1ponders]]

What's wrong with processing on a Plasma? Works for me Tony ;) :thumbsup:

[OneOfOne]

Funny you should say that, where I used to work on the second floor my monitor used to sort of flicker a bit, but only after the people downstairs came in and turned on the lights! We went downstairs one day with a monitor plugged into a laptop and walked around, holding the monitor up to the ceiling. The flickering was only a problem if you were a foot or so from the ceiling....or on the next floor.

We fixed the problem...we bought LCDs for those affected! I also bought some lead undies!:lol:

[Omaroo]

LOL!! Yep - that can happen. Induction-related CRT interference can happen if you have bad power cabling nearby. Another one is the lighting. If you run neons you should choose a monitor refresh rate that causes the scan period to fall out of sync with your 50Hz neon lighting. If they sync then you can see a strobing effect which is a real PITA.

[sejanus]

striker i looked through a long series of LCD screens which I use for editing photos for my wedding business, I eventually settled on the Apple LCD range.

They are really top stuff. You can use them with a PC as well if you want.

The 23" and 30" are both fantastic. I haven't used their 20" version though.

[Striker]

Thanks guys...I also like the apple monitors.

But I have made my choice...I think..still waiting on supply

I am going for a dual monitor set up getting 2 x Samsung 20" LCD side by side.
My Nvidia ASUS 7950GT supports and can easily handle dual monitors.

I willl post a pic once I get my monitors.

[Dennis]

Hi Striker

Dual monitors are an excellent aid to enjoyable computing. I can be processing stuff on the 20" BenQ whilst watching HDTV on the 17" Samsung.

Mixed orientations are also possible; landscape on 1, portrait on 2.

Cheers

Dennis