Which of these 2 LCD would be best?

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I’d appreciate some insight on these 2 LCDs as to which would work best for mainly Photoshop kind of application.

http://www.samsung.com/ca/products/monitor/lcd_digital/ls17d epqaqxaa.asp

http://www.necdisplay.com/products/ProductDetail.cfm?Product =436 &ClassificationFamily=2&Classification=1

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Jan 8, 2006
There almost the same spec, Id say go with the samsung as Ive used the for years as an IT manager, also Dell use Samsung for there LC screens

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yodel_dodel
Jan 8, 2006
Zul B wrote:

… which would work best for mainly Photoshop kind of application.
http://www.samsung.com/ca/products/monitor/lcd_digital/ls17d epqaqxaa.asp http://www.necdisplay.com/products/ProductDetail.cfm?Product =436

This Samsung has a 1500:1 contrast ratio, while the NEC is only 700:1. there is a chance that, for photo editing, that makes the Samsung beat the NEC hands down.

But you should compare them yourself, if possible. Get yourself a grayscale image like this one:
http://www.tobinphoto.com/images/pics/grayscale.gif , put it on a memory stick, carry it into the store and make them display it on the monitor you’re interested in.

Then play with the monitor’s contrast and brightness controls. If you can’t adjust the monitor such that all 24 hues are clearly distinguishable (especially at the black end), the monitor is not well suited for photoedit work.

Try it. I can promise you you’ll be disappointed by 95% of the LCDs you find in stores.

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Steven Wandy
Jan 8, 2006
I’d appreciate some insight on these 2 LCDs as to which would work best for mainly Photoshop kind of application.

http://www.samsung.com/ca/products/monitor/lcd_digital/ls17d epqaqxaa.asp
http://www.necdisplay.com/products/ProductDetail.cfm?Product =436

Not sure about the NEC but I have a Samsung SyncMaster 213T and am very pleased
with it.
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Dave
Jan 8, 2006
On Sun, 08 Jan 2006 16:11:07 GMT, "Steven Wandy" wrote:

I’d appreciate some insight on these 2 LCDs as to which would work best for mainly Photoshop kind of application.

http://www.samsung.com/ca/products/monitor/lcd_digital/ls17d epqaqxaa.asp
http://www.necdisplay.com/products/ProductDetail.cfm?Product =436

Not sure about the NEC but I have a Samsung SyncMaster 213T and am very pleased
with it.

and do you calibrate it in the conventional way (read as Adobe Gamma), Steven?

Dave
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Zul B
Jan 9, 2006
On 2006-01-08 05:10:52 -0800, "Greg N." said:

Zul B wrote:

… which would work best for mainly Photoshop kind of application.
http://www.samsung.com/ca/products/monitor/lcd_digital/ls17d epqaqxaa.asp http://www.necdisplay.com/products/ProductDetail.cfm?Product =436

This Samsung has a 1500:1 contrast ratio, while the NEC is only 700:1. there is a chance that, for photo editing, that makes the Samsung beat the NEC hands down.

But you should compare them yourself, if possible. Get yourself a grayscale image like this one:
http://www.tobinphoto.com/images/pics/grayscale.gif , put it on a memory stick, carry it into the store and make them display it on the monitor you’re interested in.

Then play with the monitor’s contrast and brightness controls. If you can’t adjust the monitor such that all 24 hues are clearly distinguishable (especially at the black end), the monitor is not well suited for photoedit work.

Try it. I can promise you you’ll be disappointed by 95% of the LCDs you find in stores.

Indeed the contrast ratio is the big difference but how about this spec:

Samsung: 270 cd/m2 brightness

NEC 400 cd/m2
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yodel_dodel
Jan 9, 2006
Zul B wrote:

Indeed the contrast ratio is the big difference but how about this spec:
Samsung: 270 cd/m2 brightness

NEC 400 cd/m2

I can’t really competently comment, because all LCDs I have seen so far have been in the 250-300 cd/m² brightness range. But I think I’ve never seen an LCD that had brightness problems, the problems I _did_ see were always in the contrast department.

Again, see for yourself. Find a store, look at the display in action and do use the grayscale test image.

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Steven Wandy
Jan 9, 2006
Not sure about the NEC but I have a Samsung SyncMaster 213T and am very pleased
with it.

and do you calibrate it in the conventional way (read as Adobe Gamma), Steven?

Dave

Nope, have the Monaco EZ Color/Optix system with the egg-shaped sensor that sits on
the monitor. Very happy with the results.
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Ian
Jan 9, 2006
If you were prepared to go for a 19", I’d recommend the Viewsonic VP930. I have one and it works well with Photoshop as well as office applications and high speed games.

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"Steven Wandy" wrote in message
Not sure about the NEC but I have a Samsung SyncMaster 213T and am very pleased
with it.

and do you calibrate it in the conventional way (read as Adobe Gamma), Steven?

Dave

Nope, have the Monaco EZ Color/Optix system with the egg-shaped sensor that sits on
the monitor. Very happy with the results.
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Buntaro
Jan 25, 2006
In article ,
Zul B wrote:

I’d appreciate some insight on these 2 LCDs as to which would work best for mainly Photoshop kind of application.

http://www.samsung.com/ca/products/monitor/lcd_digital/ls17d epqaqxaa.asp
http://www.necdisplay.com/products/ProductDetail.cfm?Product =436 &ClassificationFamily=2&Classification=1

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Does either monitor have an ICC color profile available? That should help for getting reliable colors.

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