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Sean_Reid
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Just as many stuck with film in the midst of the "Digital Revolution" I have stuck with good VGA monitors and Matrox cards because they excel, in particular, for displaying B&W pictures.
But, I can't use one of my much-loved Matrox cards in this Mac Pro and the DAC on this computer's video card is pretty mediocre. It just does not send a high quality VGA signal out. So, either I spend $1000 on a Quadro card or I make the move to LCD.
I have found most LCD screens to do quite poorly with B&W files. They just can't seem to nail down delicate tonal transitions and so tend to make a generalized grey kind of mess of things.
I suspect my LCD future would need to lie in an IPS panel (S or H) and I'm considering two monitors in particular. The first is the often-maligned 23" Cinema Display (I don't need a 30") which I need to go look at seriously next week. I know the early ones were troubled but how do folks like the current ones - esp. for B&W. If anyone reading has had a lot of experience making fine silver B&W prints, I'd be especially interested in your feedback because you might really understand what I'm after in a monitor.
The other contender, naturally, is the NEC 2490. Yes, there's also Eizo but I'm not sure I need to spend $2K plus on this.
Input very much welcomed and double welcome for anyone who really knows what a fine B&W silver print can look like and can imagine what the equivalent might be in a monitor.
Cheers,
Sean
But, I can't use one of my much-loved Matrox cards in this Mac Pro and the DAC on this computer's video card is pretty mediocre. It just does not send a high quality VGA signal out. So, either I spend $1000 on a Quadro card or I make the move to LCD.
I have found most LCD screens to do quite poorly with B&W files. They just can't seem to nail down delicate tonal transitions and so tend to make a generalized grey kind of mess of things.
I suspect my LCD future would need to lie in an IPS panel (S or H) and I'm considering two monitors in particular. The first is the often-maligned 23" Cinema Display (I don't need a 30") which I need to go look at seriously next week. I know the early ones were troubled but how do folks like the current ones - esp. for B&W. If anyone reading has had a lot of experience making fine silver B&W prints, I'd be especially interested in your feedback because you might really understand what I'm after in a monitor.
The other contender, naturally, is the NEC 2490. Yes, there's also Eizo but I'm not sure I need to spend $2K plus on this.
Input very much welcomed and double welcome for anyone who really knows what a fine B&W silver print can look like and can imagine what the equivalent might be in a monitor.
Cheers,
Sean