Let's talk about little harware

[diode]

Le 26 janv. 2011 à 07:27, Peter Korsten a écrit :

> My e-IPS screen blows any CRT out of the water. The brilliance and 
> vivacity of the colours are like those of a top-end flat-screen TV.

Contrast, vivacity don't make accurateness. For this you still have to go pro and very expensive. We had in DTP viable solution "cheap" which were about the price of the beginning of the "pro" now. But it's only for about a year now that the decent for work stepped down to be in TFT about half cheaper.

Right now, I have more concern about the money I can invest in this (quite original: I'm chronically broke) than the offer of available screens.

> At work, I have a TN 22" Dell, also via DVI, and you don't get any of 
> the blurriness or colour shifts. From what I read (following this 
> thread), the 2209WA comes with pretty decent settings from the factory. 
> I put the brightness at 33 and the contrast at 75, which is as close as 
> you can get to a calibrated screen without shelling out €200 for a 
> dedicated device.

You can also have decent profiles at http://www.focus-numerique.com/test-42/-telecharger-un-profil-calibre-pour-son-ecran-quelques-explications-1.html

But for serious work, the calibrator is still mandatory. Mind that these needs are that of a professional, so I'm a sucker even if you can't really see the difference (mhmmmm nice ambiguity ^^). I know it'll be a nice move from my old CRTs that are really on their end now, but I just can't buy 3 screens in a go. Even One will have to wait. ;)

BTW, I found a little bluetooth USB dongle for dirt cheap that is supposed to work in windows, linux and os x, I'll tell you if it does (for linux and OS X). It's chinese no name but seems to be sold under Reekin brand in Europe too, at 3€ I could test… :o)

still rummaging the rest

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