[argyllcms] Re: More questions about monitors
- From: Pascal de Bruijn <pmjdebruijn@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: argyllcms@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 2 Apr 2009 09:04:05 +0200
On Thu, Apr 2, 2009 at 8:57 AM, Pascal de Bruijn <pmjdebruijn@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On Wed, Apr 1, 2009 at 11:46 PM, Leonard Evens
> <len@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> On Wed, 2009-04-01 at 23:07 +0200, Kurt Roeckx wrote:
>>> On Wed, Apr 01, 2009 at 11:34:33AM -0500, Leonard Evens wrote:
>>> > If I don't want to spend more than $800 or so, which monitors should I
>>> > consider?
>>>
>>> I have a Samsung SyncMaster XL20. I'm very happy with it. It's probably
>>> just over your budget.
>>
>> I may be able to afford it if it does what I want.
>>
>> I looked at a review. I wonder if I could calibrate/profile it under
>> Linux? Can one do this just using the monitor controls and the argyll
>> programs rather than with a Windows program?
>
> The HP LP2475w is only $560, which is very affordable for such a display...
>
> BTW, I never regretted this purchase, please mind, generally TFT last, so you
> need to think of this as an investment for at least 3 years, which comes down
> to less than $200 per year.
As a small side-note, this is the procedure I use to characterize my screen:
http://blog.pcode.nl/2009/01/color-profiling-your-screen
Regards,
Pascal de Bruijn
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