Re: differences between colorimeter & spectrophotometer
Re: differences between colorimeter & spectrophotometer
- Subject: Re: differences between colorimeter & spectrophotometer
- From: email@hidden
- Date: Mon, 8 Oct 2001 17:45:57 EDT
In a message dated 10/8/01 4:33:22 PM, email@hidden writes:
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I'm looking at buying a new monitor in the next couple of weeks, to go
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with
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one of the new Dual G4s. I have the opportunity of buying an essentially
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brand new PressView 21, with the calibrator (stock clearance) for about
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the
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same money as a 17" Studio display. I'm sorely tempted by the PressView
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(I
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know how much these cost when Radius were still around) but I really don't
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know how an Apple 17" studio display would compare. The PressView is a
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monster (43kilos) and it's ADB....and old technology etc. Have 'mere mortal'
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monitors caught up this much? Is it worth buying at this price? (Only 3
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months guarantee with it too)
Unless the space/depth/weight/heat issues are critical, I'd suggest getting
the PressView, forgeting the ADB based calibration, buying a Spyder to
calibrate it, and figure that by the time you get your *next* monitor, the
LCDs will have improved as well as dropped in price. You could spend the
extra on an LCD/CRT Spyder, on the theory of using it for LCDs at a later
date, or save the difference and get a CRT only one quick, while they are
still available... your call.
C. David Tobie
Design Cooperative
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