I just hate it when my typing does not keep up with my brain. I meant
to say, "I_have_frequently seen..."
Winsor
Long Beach, California, USA
On Apr 29, 2005, at 8:34 AM, Winsor Crosby wrote:
>
> I suppose they have improved but when I replaced my Sony CRT with an
> Apple LCD two years ago I was amazed at the increase in brightness and
> sharpness. It had a 600 to 1 brightness ratio then.
>
> There is a lot of this digital stuff I am still fuzzy about. I
> frequently seen this dynamic range thing comparing CRT and LCD and
> wonder whether it is even meaningful. What is the contrast ratio of a
> paper print?
>
>
>
> Winsor
> Long Beach, California, USA
>
>
>
> On Apr 29, 2005, at 5:01 AM, C.H.Ling wrote:
>
>>
>> No, I don't think so, CRT does not have exceptional high dynamic
>> range. I
>> remember seeing somewhere good monitor has around 700:1 and my EIZO
>> has
>> 1000:1 contrast ratio, the pasma has 3000:1 contrast ratio. All LCD I
>> have
>> seen has no moire problem (just at my home there are three), this is
>> very
>> obvious due to non proper adjust of clock phase, can be solved by
>> simply
>> press a button on the LCD for auto sync. I have to stress that LCDs
>> are MUCH
>> sharper than CRTs and I have not use the digital input on the LCD yet,
>> just
>> the analogue input is good enough. My LCD are not the expensive one it
>> is
>> just a $600 EIZO L568 (now only $450).
>>
>> C.H.Ling
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Chuck Norcutt" <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>>
>>> I don't think the dynamic range of LCD's has caught up with CRT's
>>> yet.
>>> The only one I'm really familiar with (since I have to use it
>>> occasionally) seems to be subject to moire patterns popping up much
>>> more
>>> so than a CRT. I suspect that it's the very discrete nature of the
>>> pixels on an LCD screen. Just a guess but I think CRT pixels are
>>> "softer" due to the analog and slightly imprecise nature of the
>>> signal
>>> which allows them to bleed into each other a bit.
>>>
>>> I've never seen a really expensive LCD but so far I've not seen
>>> anything
>>> that would make me want to give up a CRT for photo editing.
>>>
>>> Chuck Norcutt
>>>
>>
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