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shocksyde said:
killthecat said:
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Roger said:He needs a monitor for graphic design so a TN panel is out of question. Narrow viewing angles, low contrast ratio and 6-bit color is not something a graphic designer would be happy about
.Specified contrast ratios don't mean much at all. I'm sure if you were to actually measure the contrast ratio of both monitors you'd see the 213T is still better although it's specs are not.burningrave101 said:The Samsung 213T he's looking at has a contrast ratio of 500:1 while the L90D+ has a contrast ratio of 700:1, the L90D+'s viewing angles are more then acceptable, and what are you talking about 6-bit color? Its 24-bit true color or whatever 16.7 million translates to.
http://www.behardware.com/articles/534/page4.html
Take a look at the color reproduction graph that compares it to the Mitsubishi DP930SB which is about the best 19" CRT you can find.
http://www.ocforums.com/showthread.php?t=364128
If he's sitting in front of the LCD then the viewing angle isn't really an issue at all.
There are better options for graphics design LCD's but the price of the L90D+ and its 8ms response time is hard to beat although i guess response time doesn't matter as much with graphics design
http://www.hyundaiq.com/pro_spec_l90d+.asp
Roger said:
Roger said:
Even when you look at the screen directly from the center you can see the top is darker than the bottom due to poor viewing angles. In the very same article you posted they complain about the viewing angles which are even more narrow than with usual TN matrix. If anyone finds them "wonderful" then they will describe all LCDs as "wonderful" when it comes to viewing angles as this monitor has pretty much the worst viewing angles of all newer monitors.burningrave101 said:
Roger said:
.Roger said:
Well, those pics don't tell much now do they? I'm really sensitive about this viewing angles problem with TN panels. I sold my "perfect" Samsung 710T (no dead pixels, no backlight leaking) because of that. The horizontal viewing angle is satisfactory. When you move your head a little to the left or right you can see the colors changing but when you sit in front of a monitor it's not an issue. The real problem is with vertical viewing angles. On TN panels, they are so narrow that they only look GOOD when you look at them from the center. Now, even if you sit directly in front of the screen you are still looking at the corners at an angle and the top of the screen always looks darker than the bottom. You can read that in just about every review of TN screens on xbitlabs. All TN monitors have the same problem and there is no exceptions. If that doesn't bother you then yeah, the L90D+ seems like a really nice screen for home use. Not really suitable for a graphic designer though. PVA and S-IPS screens are much better for that.burningrave101 said:
joses0 said:
joses0 said:
The 2001FP is S-IPS, not TN. S-IPS panels are known for accurate color reproduction (24-bit) and wide viewing angles which makes the 2001FP a much better choice. Yes, it's "only" 16ms but it's response time doesn't vary that much across the whole color spectrum while all those 8ms LCDs reach that speed only about 5% of the time.burningrave101 said:
Roger said:
MonroeM said:
Actually I've seen quite a few posts about how the new 8ms panel still ghosts. Some people also say there is no ghosting whatsoever on 25ms PVA panels. It's all matter how sensitive you are to it but the fact is, LCDs are still nowhere near as fast as CRTs and there will be some blurring.burningrave101 said:
Doesn't that apply in Korea only?burningrave101 said:
Read some reviews where they actually measure the response time and you'll be surprised. 8ms panels only reach that speed on black-to-white transitions while grey-to-grey transitions may take up to 30ms. It is better than 16ms panels, but nowhere near twice as fast as the numbers would suggest.burningrave101 said:
Like someone said, all you need to do is to compare a gradient fill on 18bit vs 24bit LCD and the difference will be obvious. If I were a graphic designer, I wouldn't touch a TN LCD with a ten feet pole.burningrave101 said:
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chaos4u said:
If I were you, I would wait to get the monitor before jumping to conclusions about perfect color reproduction and CRT like experience in games. Just because people of forums say so doesn't make it true. How many people really need accurate colors? How many people know what accurate colors are? If you actually look at the graph in that review you'll see the color reproduction isn't really perfect. Even if we ignore the dithering and assume the screen can really display 16.2m colors, the fact that 0.5 milion colors can't be displayed alone should be enough for a graphic designer to avoid TN panels like the plague.burningrave101 said:
