Personally I like Iiyama (pronounced "eee-yama") monitors. Yet to see a bad
one (or even merely average) and they have a 3 -year ("usually" 24 hour)
swapout policy in the UK. At any particular price point IMHO there's rarely
anything significantly better.I don't see what the big problem with the lines with AG - they are not always visible depending on what you are viewing. Steve ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lloyd O'Daniel" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, October 19, 2001 11:20 AM Subject: filmscanners: OT: Monitor Purchase > I'm thinking of buying a 19" monitor to go along with an aging 17" Panasonic > in a 2 monitor setup. The Panasonic would be demoted to the #2 pallette > display for Pshop. I've read recently on West Coast Imaging's website that > Aperture Grille displays have been the preferred choice for imaging. I > understand that Shadow Mask monitors are better for text. WCI mentions > problems with cloning on SM monitors. What sort of problems? > > My Panaflat is a shadow mask monitor, but has developed an intermittent > glitch. I don't particularly like AG wire lines on the screen (had that on > an old NEC 4FG). Also, because of the chance of getting a lemon, I would > like to buy locally (means CompUSA). The choice of AG monitors there is > limited. I think the only one is the Viewsonic PF790. They have an Envisions > SM monitor with really good specs for $250 through tommorrow. (Of course, I > want to see it first.) > > My experience with monitors in general (and I've bought in the $600-800 > range previously) is that they die in 3-4 years anyway, which discourages me > from paying a premium. > > How much of a difference is there between AG and SM monitors for Photoshop > work? This new one will be specifically for Photoshop. I don't want to cut > corners that I'll miss, but I don't want to blow money either. > > Any comments on the Viewsonic PF790? If I have to mail-order, I'm leaning > toward getting the Lacie Electron Blue III 19". I understand Lacie is > offering free shipping for $399. My thinking is that, since their market is > imaging professionals, they will have better QC and a friendlier exchange > policy should I get a clunker. > > Any advice will be greatly appreciated... > > Lloyd O'Daniel > >
