> > Is this the choice? Optimal adjustment for photographs means your text-based > applications are almost unreadable? Hardly. Your monitor may have seen better days or it simply needs to be properly calibrated with a tool other than your eyes. There are several decent options that won't break the bank. X-Rite i1Display 2 Colorimeter is one that will work for both CRT and LCD monitors and it is less than $200. I have one and it works fine. Jeff --- Rollei List - Post to rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx - Subscribe at rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'subscribe' in the subject field OR by logging into www.freelists.org - Unsubscribe at rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the subject field OR by logging into www.freelists.org - Online, searchable archives are available at //www.freelists.org/archives/rollei_list