Need 3 LCD's

[BlakkIce]

not for gaming for graphic design work, photoshop, illustrator, etc. what do u suggest, or should i get an sony CRT and 2 supporting LCD's, before i was throwing the idea in the air but 2day i landed a big design contract and want a nice setup

 

[zephyrprime]

Every once in a while, dell has a "Buy 2 LCDs get 1 free!" deal. A peculiar deal but quite the bargain. As far as what LCD to get, just try to get something with a really good contrast ratio. If you want to get in on the deal, you'll have to hang around the faatwallet all the time until the deal pops up.

 

[CallTheFBI]

I suggest you go with the Hitachi CML190B. Its a 19 inch display that has a 500:1 contrast ratio and a decent response time of 25 ms. Check it out at monitorsdirect.com. http://shop.monitorsdirect.com/product.asp?sku=2229220

 

[CallTheFBI]

Or if you want the 20 inch Hitachi instead, go here: http://shop.monitorsdirect.com/product.asp?sku=2244770

 

[ProviaFan]

I thought that LCDs still didn't have the best color reproduction in some areas, and that a high end CRT would thus be better for graphics design.

Not that it matters, though, because color profiles for devices are a joke anyway. From what my aunt (who works in a printing business) says, color matching is a thing you learn to do in your head. She says that one color on the CRT will look different on their color laser, and different on a direct imaging press, and different yet again if they send the image to film.

 

[CallTheFBI]

Originally posted by: jliechty
I thought that LCDs still didn't have the best color reproduction in some areas, and that a high end CRT would thus be better for graphics design.

Not that it matters, though, because color profiles for devices are a joke anyway. From what my aunt (who works in a printing business) says, color matching is a thing you learn to do in your head. She says that one color on the CRT will look different on their color laser, and different on a direct imaging press, and different yet again if they send the image to film.

Yeah, last time I checked graphic designers and 3D animators were still holding on to their CRTs. Guess this guy isn't.