[argyllcms] More questions about monitors
- From: Leonard Evens <len@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: argyllcms@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 01 Apr 2009 11:34:33 -0500
I have been dissatisfied with the profiles I've been a ble to porduce
with my Samsung 226CW monitor. Previously I had a viesonic
professional type CRT, and I was able to calibrate/profile it without
difficulty. Unfortunately, it got dim with time, so I decided to switch
to LCDs. (Also, my bad back makes it difficult to handle a CRT monitor
because of the wieght, so I'm pretty much restricted to LCDs.)
I am still experimenting to try to find out just how I should
calibrate/profile the Samsung, using some suggestions I've gotten
previously. But I'm beginning to wonder whether I will be more
successful with a different brand. Also, my monitor is very sensitive
to the vertical angle, so in order to use it I have to center carefully
it in my field of vision and also make sure it is perfectly plumb. I
understand that this is typical of TN type displays, so I may have to
switch to different kind where the vertical angle is not so critical.
I understand that newer TN displays try to do better vertically, and
most of them claim the same viewing angle vertically and horizontally.
In fact, the 226CW calims that both are 160 degrees, while newer ones
claim 170 degrees or more for both. But the sort of vertical
dependence I'm talking about is relatively subtle, involving how the
calibration/profie looks rather than whether or not you can see a clear
image. So I am assuming I should not take claims about vertical angle
dependence seriously for such monitors.
If I don't want to spend more than $800 or so, which monitors should I
consider?
Finally, for experienced users, will it make any difference whether or
not the specific monitor is included as supported. With the Samsung,
and generally, I've been specifying that the monitor is a generic LCD of
the appropriate size. But, just in case, are there any monitors that I
should consider which are explicitly listed by Xorg?
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Leonard Evens <len@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Mathematics Department, Northwestern University
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