Re: Which CRT/LCD monitor best for Calibration/CMM?
Re: Which CRT/LCD monitor best for Calibration/CMM?
- Subject: Re: Which CRT/LCD monitor best for Calibration/CMM?
- From: neil snape <email@hidden>
- Date: Tue, 05 Nov 2002 00:09:00 +0100
on 4/11/2002 23:24, sabine at email@hidden wrote:
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I am a newbie to color management and I am looking for monitors both CRT
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and LCD for calibration purposes.
Your questions are very reasonable questions and show a certain level
already!
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1. Is it true that only very few LCD monitors are suitable for calibration/
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color management as most of these displays only stay color stable for a
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short time?
The problem is rather one of which profiling packages produce excellent
results at this time. Few combinations at this point can produce a reliable,
accurate calibration and profile on all models. The better LCD need perhaps
a longer warm up time to be steady. They do however remain very stable there
after. I can't vouch for longevity yet as they are relatively new.
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2. Which LCD monitors would you recommend anyway and why?
There are of course all the usual makers offering good models in the various
sizes. The Apple Cinema Display is beautiful. Yet if you're looking at
multiple type CRT and LCD ,and consistent calibration results LaCie will
offer a compatible line.
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3. Would I need to buy special calibration hardware for an LCD monitor or
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can I use any (colorimeter, spectrophotometer)? and which one would you
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recommend in the low cost to mid range area?
Yes, it's a must. For monitors I prefer a colorimeter. There are already a
small selection that do both LCD and CRT, and or CRT or LCD. Others are in
development and surely will be on the market soon. In fact calibrating the
LCD screens are proving very difficult indeed. From what I have seen that
already is on the market produce only acceptable results, but not as good as
CRT. Calibration is worth every penny. The savings on many proofs and client
approvals, time, etc justifies the cost immediately.
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4. Once LCD/CRT monitors are calibrated properly, are there still
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significant differences of displayed colors - in terms of eg.
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differentiation and gamut/ color space - between a cheap monitor (let's say
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Belinea) and a LaCie? If not, is it still worth to go for a more expensive
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model if color accuracy is the major criteria? And for what reasons?
Avoid cheap monitors. The color will not be as good and many other things
such as anti reflection coatings, refresh rates, warranty etc.
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5. Can I find a ranking of LCD and CRT monitors somewhere?
The reviews often have biases and lack of true color know how to critique
high end imaging equipment. This list has a large number of these screens
for colorimetric perfectionists. Their opinions are important!
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6. In terms of laptops - does it make sense to do a color calibration on
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them? I have a Toshiba.
No. IF the video card is top quality you can access the lut curves which can
be carefully tweaked by hand to look like a proof /or another calibrated
screen. You can do an Adobe gamma profile thing, or better yet ProveIt!
visual cal. It's just the gamut and viewing angle(s) make it low priority on
the CM chain.
Neil Snape email@hidden
http://mapage.noos.fr/nsnape
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