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Presently I use a 40' full HD plasma TV for my PC, however the pictures don't seem to be as sharp as they are on my work PC. What would be the best monitor to view pictures on? Is CRT still the best or something else?
 
So what about a laptop screen? Whould that give better results? Off the top of my head I'm not sure that the laptop is, but I do know that it's not the quickest to run CS3.
 
Usually the screen on a laptop is not as good as that on a separate monitor. You are better off buying a good quality monitor. If you like large screens then looks at something in the 22-24 inch range. Also a monitor calibrator wouldn't go amiss.
 
Remember of course that most TFT's are not a patch on a CRT. The non-specific TFT's don't actually have enough colour range to see your photos properly.

To quote someone famous "not a lot of people know that".

If you have the space and can find one, go for CRT... still superior!

*waits for someone to try and tell him different*
 
I use an Apple 30" Cinema Display monitor and find it brilliant.
 
Just make sure its 8 bit colour... and not 6 bit or 6 bit with dithering.

Of course the big trouble is always that when everything is perfect on your workstation, once you stick it up here for us to see we will all see it with whatever crap we use to view this forum with.

On my work laptop (IBM t43) my own photos look a whole world of different...
 
A screen with an IPS panel is the best for photo work (as in colour accuracy etc), but they are quite pricey. I believe the Apple Cinema Displays are IPS, aswell as higher end Eizo, NEC and Hazro monitors.

Next is a PVA or MVA panel, which offer good colours and are quite affordable, I currently have a BenQ FP241w 24" monitor which is excellent.

Finally, there are the cheapest TN panels, which are more suited to gaming due to fast response. They have poorer viewing angles and colour accuracy.

Obviously calibration will help if you have access to a hardware calibrator.
 
right I had a dig at this about 2 weeks ago when i wanted a screen for photo editing.

Just t reiterate the above posts. ISP is probably the best panels out there, in terms of color reproduction and speed, however these are very very expensive. 24" one will probably set you back £400-500. there are also some smaller sized panels, but i don't think going down to 20 or 19 inch is a good as you lose a lot of working space. and 24inch panels have higher resolution typically as suppose to 1050. so it's good in that sense.

I personal have a 22inch HP LP2275W which is a S-PVA panel. they have much better viewing angle ie the color contrast doesn't change when u tilt your head slightly (this is the same characteristics as IPS panels) and its colour reproduction is quite excellent for my level anyway, which is newbie/amateur. before now there has been no IPS panels in 22inch realm, and now Dell has a new 22inch which has an IPS screen. Overclockers has it on pre-order for under £200. On paper this is superb value and superb monitor however in real life no-one really knows.

I would recommend you www.TFTcentral.co.uk for a quick read and they ahve quite a few monitors reviewed and it's up to you to decide.
 
Ive got a 24'' PVA from OCUK, love it
 
I've got an Apple Cinema Display too.... they are fab.. Not cheap, but in comparison to pretty much any other consumer level LCD screen they are far superior for photo editing. IPS panel (as mentioned above) and they work fine on a PC too (with DVI out).

Cheers,

Paul
 
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