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Author Topic: Cinerama Computer Monitor! Steven Privett Expert Film Handler Posts: 208 From: Pasadena, TX, USA Registered: Dec 2000 posted 10-02-2003 02:07 PM                    Oh yeah I see that... A Mac Tower, well look at that... excuse me for a sec...  |  IP: Logged Bobby Henderson "Ask me about Trajan." Posts: 10973 From: Lawton, OK, USA Registered: Apr 2001 posted 10-02-2003 05:27 PM                     quote: For doing video and graphics work, I'd still rather go with CRT units quote: Why? A CRT is more tiring to the eyes and the color is more inconsistent over time. That's not really true --at least if you buy a quality CRT unit rather than some cheapo monitor at Best Buy. I can look at my 5 year old Viewsonic P815 21" monitor for hours on end without eye strain. But then this monitor was pretty expensive at the time and has a much higher refresh rate than any "affordable" CRT. The main reason why CRTs are still far better for graphics work is very simple: much higher resolution display. I really don't care at all if a flat panel monitor is 18", 19" or 20". Nearly all of those flat panel displays top out at a puny 1280 X 1024 resolution, and that just is not productive enough to sit on my desk. The starting point for me is 1600 X 1200. That standard is not negotiable. Every professional graphics app is brimming with lots of toolbar trash. A lower rez setting like 1024 X 768 or 1280 X 1024 is just unworkable. That's also why I still have never owned a laptop computer. Then you have to figure the price per pixels comparision. Sure, some flat panel monitors can show a 1600 X 1200 display. But most of these 20" or larger monitors are still commanding a price well over $2000. That's more than what Apple charges for their 23" Studio Cinema Display. But since I don't own a Mac (at least not yet) I cannot consider that model a viable option to purchase; it isn't compatible with Windows PCs. To counter, you can buy a 21" or 22" CRT display for well under $1,000 that shows a great quality image at settings up to 2048 X 1536.  |  IP: Logged

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