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[OM] Re: CRT vs LCD, and a note for Tom Scales

Subject: [OM] Re: CRT vs LCD, and a note for Tom Scales
From: Chuck Norcutt <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 14 Nov 2006 05:32:25 -0500
Do your comments about your T series display imply that its brightness 
can be reduced to the vicinity of the recommended 120 Cd/m^2?

Chuck Norcutt

Stephen Scharf wrote:

> MIke,
> You're correct, AFAIK, in that the T models are a higher  
> specification than the B models. But I couldn't
> tell you exactly in what respect. The contrast ratio on my 215 TW is  
> 1000:1, so blacks and whites
> certainly appear black and white. It makes my LaCie CRT look almost  
> dingy by comparison.
> 
> Regarding taking a while to get  your profile  for printing right, it  
> could be that you
> are having a monitor luminance/print brightness mismatch. Most people  
> use too high
> a monitor luminance with LCDs since they are *so* bright, but this  
> often exacerbates
> this mismatch. Most color management experts recommend a monitor  
> luminance around 120 Cd/m^2 for LCDs as a
> starting point, which is well below the maximum luminance that most  
> LCDs are capable of these days. Of
> course, YMMV. Profiling and testing is always the best policy. I am  
> presuming that you have some sort of calibrator
> that you can use with your monitor to create a monitor profile.



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