Re: Which type of Monitor

"Joel" <Joel@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> "jime" <jimeiffe@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
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>> Can you REALLY edit photos on a LCD monitor as well as you can on a CRT
>> monitor? I would think things like sharpening would be difficult.
>> I am using a 15 year old Sony 19" that was $800 back then. It has work 
>> well
>> but is starting to lose contrast. I am looking for a replacement and
want 
>> to
>> explore LCD.
>> I am interested in opinions a recomendations on make and model.
>
> I really want to replace CRT with LCD, and I have looked at many
different
> models (couple Sony models cost around $600-700 few years ago), but I
just
> can't stand the LCD displaying.  Also, I am often working on slose-up
> portrait and zoom in 100-300% to work on skin-texture etc. and the DOT
on
> LCD is too big and visible for my taste.  I am not even talking about 
> color
> which I never tried to have any experience.
>
> I read some mentioned about the professional LCD which costs around
> $3000-5000 for the 19-20" model which is too expensive.  And I read some
> mentions they are happy or happier with their LCD than CRT, but I don't 
> know
> how they use theirs.

My $200 Acer AL2016W LCD monitors have a better display than my old CRT.
The two LCDs cost less than I paid for the CRT a few years ago.

To see the dots, I have to get right close to it and its not a factor.