Posted by Kinon O'Cann on 11/06/07 20:36

"Igor" <donotreply@nospam.com> wrote in message
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> On Mon, 5 Nov 2007 08:12:07 -0500, "Kinon O'Cann"
> <somewhere@over.the.rainbow> wrote:
>
>>
>>"Igor" <donotreply@nospam.com> wrote in message
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>>> On Sun, 04 Nov 2007 00:06:04 -0500, Igor <donotreply@nospam.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> <snip> and everyone will have
>>>>come to accept the "look" of CRTs as normal.
>>>
>>> Oops...I meant "and everyone will have come to accept the "look" of
>>> _LCDs_ as normal."
>>
>>YOu need to see a properly calibrated LCD. They're not grainy at all, and
>>color accuracy is exceptional. Don't buy into Rita's BS, make your own
>>judgement, but don't judge based on what you see in a store display.
>>
>
> Perhaps I'm going out on a limb here, since I haven't seen any
> high-end or "properly calibrated" models, but I'm strongly inclined to
> believe that what I describe as a "grainy" appearence (as opposed to
> wat I'd call the "smooth" appearence of a CRT) is something that's
> inherent to the technology. It's not something that can be calibrated
> out.

Take a look at one of the NEC 2490 units. YOu can see grain, but only with
your eyes about an inch from the screen or with a magnifying glass.

>
> If I manage to find a photography or graphics arts store in my area
> that has some high-end LCDs on display, I will of course have a look
> at them, but I'm not going to spend several times the amount in my
> budget to get an LCD that looks like a CRT, when I can just get a CRT
> instead!

No brainer. If you want a CRT, get a CRT. Why would anyone else really care?

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