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I share a common trait among some IT-tech guys of roughly my age: I'm a bit of a cheapskate. To put a finer point on this: I generally have limited funds, and generally maintain a computer system based on what was considered top-end about four to six years ago. Being a Mac guy, this actually suits my needs to a T. (In terms of peripherals like film/flatbed scanners and photo printers, I've largely been up-to-the-minute until a few years ago, but that's because no one's bothered to make anything better than what I bought new back then) 
At the moment, thanks to my helping a client upgrade his system, I'm making a slight upgrade of my own from his cast-offs: I'm replacing my 1.25GHz dual-processor Power Mac G4 tower with a 1.42GHz model (the last G4 model made...yeah, a G5 wasn't entirely out of the question, but my big UMAX scanner is SCSI, and would've been a headache to support).
This Mac also came with a 23-inch Apple Cinema HD LCD monitor (the one before the aluminum-bodied number). This was likely a later-production number, meaning it didn't come equipped with the glitches that plagues some early versions (pink "tinting", uneven backlighting, etc.). Everything looks good with it. Thing is, I'm currently using a 22" LaCie Electron Blue III CRT monitor as my "image" monitor for my two-monitor setup (the smaller monitor being a 17" Apple LCD of roughly the same age as the Cinema HD). Obviously, having two monitors of the same type and pedigree has its advantages from both a technical and, in this case, real-estate standpoint (the LaCie, as anyone who's had one knows, is huge). But I've long had a bit of a chip on my shoulder about LCDs versus CRTs in terms of critical photo work: too many LCDs I've suffered with had inadequate color and/or contrast control, with the exception of some Apple LCDs and a few crazy-high-end numbers from LaCie and Eizo.
This Apple is a second-generation model, so it might fit the bill for me, but doing a head-to-head comparison is going to be a challenge in my rather tight space. Might anyone out here have had any experience regarding these two decidedly-different monitors? Any kudos or gripes in general regarding last-generation CRTs (I know, "who's making those anymore?" versus LCDs?)
Calibrating any of these won't be a problem: my Spyder 2 can handle both CRT and LCD.
- Barrett
At the moment, thanks to my helping a client upgrade his system, I'm making a slight upgrade of my own from his cast-offs: I'm replacing my 1.25GHz dual-processor Power Mac G4 tower with a 1.42GHz model (the last G4 model made...yeah, a G5 wasn't entirely out of the question, but my big UMAX scanner is SCSI, and would've been a headache to support).
This Mac also came with a 23-inch Apple Cinema HD LCD monitor (the one before the aluminum-bodied number). This was likely a later-production number, meaning it didn't come equipped with the glitches that plagues some early versions (pink "tinting", uneven backlighting, etc.). Everything looks good with it. Thing is, I'm currently using a 22" LaCie Electron Blue III CRT monitor as my "image" monitor for my two-monitor setup (the smaller monitor being a 17" Apple LCD of roughly the same age as the Cinema HD). Obviously, having two monitors of the same type and pedigree has its advantages from both a technical and, in this case, real-estate standpoint (the LaCie, as anyone who's had one knows, is huge). But I've long had a bit of a chip on my shoulder about LCDs versus CRTs in terms of critical photo work: too many LCDs I've suffered with had inadequate color and/or contrast control, with the exception of some Apple LCDs and a few crazy-high-end numbers from LaCie and Eizo.
This Apple is a second-generation model, so it might fit the bill for me, but doing a head-to-head comparison is going to be a challenge in my rather tight space. Might anyone out here have had any experience regarding these two decidedly-different monitors? Any kudos or gripes in general regarding last-generation CRTs (I know, "who's making those anymore?" versus LCDs?)
Calibrating any of these won't be a problem: my Spyder 2 can handle both CRT and LCD.
- Barrett
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