Monitors/Screens TFT/LCD blah blah

[jont]

I use and very happy with Dell TFT - would not touch their PC's again after 2 bad experiences.

The only thing I would add to the confused mix Lee is to invest in colour calibration (Huey for example) if doing a lot of graphic / image work.

[RuralWeb]

How about buying a new chain saw and sorting your old one out

[gabrielcrowe]

good call mr j.

[Duncan Rounding]

Agreed. I use a GretagMacbeth Eye-One colorimeter to make sure my printouts are the same colours as my monitor (for digital artwork). If it's important to you you may want to consider that.

I use a 21.3" Iiyama 4x3 aspect FP monitor with a decent ASUS graphics card - very pleased with it.

[leehack]

I bought a McCulloch chainsaw about 2 weeks ago to cut up the 3 trees that fell in my garden. After butchering a number of trunks, it is tempting to take it to anything computer related in my house as today has blown my mind - i officially give up.

Too much bad news ive heard on Dell

PC World sucks

Compaq website is a disgrace

Is colour calibration a piece of software or a techy thing you buy at purchase time?

[jont]

It basically dangles in front of you monitor to calibrate with its associated software. There are several on the market to chose from see http://www.northlight-images.co.uk/r...tone_huey.html for example

[completerookie]

I've just bought TWO 19" screens from misco - they ( mfg is HANNS-G ) hook in instantly, both match (in terms of colours) and the nice thing is 3yrs ON-SITE warranty for JUST £95 for each monitor
in terms of screen-space, 2 x 19 (1280 x 1024) beats the hell out of any 21" widescreen
I've now got enough space to have actinic open in full on one screen, email, web, word . . . etc on the other.

having played on widescreens etc, I wouldn't part with 2x19"

I've actually got the old tape out, (I know I've got 2" of bezel in the middle but the brain seems to filter that out after a while) and the diagonal measurement is 34" - slightly better that 21"

there I go, boasting again !

[Jan]

I would never touch dell with a barge pole

Same here.

Regards,

[gabrielcrowe]

I've just bought TWO 19" screens from misco - they ( mfg is HANNS-G ) hook in instantly, both match (in terms of colours) and the nice thing is 3yrs ON-SITE warranty for JUST £95 for each monitor
in terms of screen-space, 2 x 19 (1280 x 1024) beats the hell out of any 21" widescreen
I've now got enough space to have actinic open in full on one screen, email, web, word . . . etc on the other.

having played on widescreens etc, I wouldn't part with 2x19"

I've actually got the old tape out, (I know I've got 2" of bezel in the middle but the brain seems to filter that out after a while) and the diagonal measurement is 34" - slightly better that 21"

there I go, boasting again !

i have this setup at home. but i use the monitor rotation to have them top to top and long ways. like the pages of a book. this makes reading list sites and searches a lot easier.

coding is better too, longer screen space.

[completerookie]

the only reason for NOT going this way (vertical not horizontal) was Neck Ache but the idea's a good one.

[leehack]

Its cool if you glue your chair to the wall.

[completerookie]

picture please !