[rollei_list] Re: another Epson scan

At 06:43 PM 8/4/2006 -0700, Richard wrote:
We have been replacing tube monitors with solid state monitors at work. They are simply not up to CRT quality.
They will do for not very critical monitoring but would never be suitable for any sort of graphics work or for painting cameras or doing film transfers. On top of this comes an announcement by Sony that they will stop* making Trinitrons soon. If that's true I don't know what they are going to offer to replace Class A and Class B broadcast monitors. On top of this the new plasma displays burn faster than tubes. We have to go around turning them off in unused control rooms. New technology is not always better. 

*So, more job losses for San Diego.

I'm not very critical when it comes to TV displays, but I have seen some that I would call bad. I thought Plasma displays were the latest and greatest, maybe they are just the largest and flattest, and clearly, the most expensive.

When you set up a signal for distribution, do you judge by what you see on the screen, or by some other method, such as waveforms, spectrum analyzers, whatever? In any case, it's clear that I would not be a good person to adjust a signal for distribution just by looking at a monitor.

Regarding lifetimes, I have absolute proof that the florescent screw-in bulbs don't last 10 years, they don't even last more than 3 years. I have been marking dates on the ones I put in the bathrooms and every time one burns out, the vendors have no problem with sending free replacements, indicating the 10 year guarantee is an inflated value.


Don Williams
La Jolla, CA

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