Re: Which type of Monitor

Joel <Joel@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:

> ray <ray@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
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> > On Wed, 30 Apr 2008 16:27:55 -0400, jime 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.
> > 
> > After moving to my 20" widescreen LCD, I'll never go back - even if it

> > were suboptimal for photo editing. I find it works quite well.
> 
> 	Of course most people won't go back.  But I wonder do you see those
> visible large dot pitch?
> 
> 	I am portrait retoucher, and I often looking at the skin-texture like
> seeing under magnifier glass, and that is similar to what I see on LCD
> monitor (except around 1/2-1/4 smaller when I zoom in, but sharper).
> 
> 	Hmmm it actually don't look like skin-texture, but something like those
> circles or almost square (?) below
> 
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> 	Except skin-texture is much softer, and more like a mold than hollow
> circle.

	I may wanna add more comparison between the Dot Pitch I see between most
LCD montiors I have checked at local stores to the dot pitch of my current
CRT (not the smallest as I think it's around .23 or so).

LCD

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or at least (cuz the CRT looks almost solid)

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CRT (the dot is MUCH MUCH smaller and lighter to almost none)
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