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Author Topic: Apple Cinema Display monitors on a PC Kyle McEachern Expert Film Handler Posts: 165 From: San Francisco, CA Registered: Feb 2004 posted 05-28-2007 02:06 AM                 However the specific question posed by Brad refers solely to still imagery, so response time isn't necessarily a decision-making factor, and the discussion is related specifically to 30" monitors, both of which makes the discussion on superiority of their 27" panel as it relates to response time and resolution not relevant.  |  IP: Logged Joel N. Weber II Expert Film Handler Posts: 115 From: Somerville, MA, USA Registered: Dec 2005 posted 05-28-2007 12:27 PM                     How is 12ms response time not good enough for watching a DVD? At 60 fps, isn't the frame on the screen for about 17ms, and at 24fps, isn't the frame on the screen for about 42 ms?  |  IP: Logged Bobby Henderson "Ask me about Trajan." Posts: 10973 From: Lawton, OK, USA Registered: Apr 2001 posted 05-28-2007 01:25 PM                     A monitor's response time as a stat on its own does little to dictate how well video content will look -other than the fact a much faster monitor won't be so likely to have all the video smearing problems a cheap LCD will have. Often a monitor that has superior internal hardware to deliver much faster response times will also have a lot of other features to improve color quality. Reviews have generally been pretty good for Dell's 24" and 30" monitors, but I have seen web sites like Tom's Hardware complain about how they worked in showing video. The Dell 27" monitor is meant to overcome some of those complaints. The long term trend is for computer monitors and television sets to merge together. That's proving to be really tricky. There's still very few LCD monitors I would trust for doing any really critical work with color. Most are uneven when it comes to treating very subtle shades of color like very light earth tones or very dark shadow detail. They show color images being lighter in tone than their actual nature. For work with graphics, video and other multimedia content it's very important to have a monitor that you can properly calibrate. Unfortunately the ones that yield the best performance and have the most customization typically cost quite a bit of money. Lacie is fixing to release a new 25.5" widescreen LCD catering to graphics and photography pros and it carries a $2100 price tag.  |  IP: Logged Brad Miller Administrator Posts: 17775 From: Plano, TX (36.2 miles NW of Rockwall) Registered: May 99 posted 05-28-2007 02:17 PM                     What kind of resolution is this Lacie unit going to have? And what makes it so superior for photography work over the Dell/Apple? That's what I want it for. I won't be watching video or playing games.  |  IP: Logged Bobby Henderson "Ask me about Trajan." Posts: 10973 From: Lawton, OK, USA Registered: Apr 2001 posted 05-29-2007 10:24 AM                     The LaCie 526 LCD Monitor has 1920 X 1200 resolution. The monitor has a number of enhancements to increase its color gamut range over what a typical LCD monitor will display. It has a great deal of calibration capability in hardware (12-bit gamma correction, 16-bit calculation precision, uniformity correction, backlight stabilizer) and it also includes Blue Eye Pro software for additional adjustment capability and the ability to output ICC profiles. For about $400 over the $2000 list price you can get a Blue Eye Pro colorimeter. Product Link  |  IP: Logged Brad Miller Administrator Posts: 17775 From: Plano, TX (36.2 miles NW of Rockwall) Registered: May 99 posted 05-29-2007 11:24 PM                     I ordered the Dells. 1920x1200 isn't enough for what I need to do. Thanks for the help guys.  |  IP: Logged

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