Need Monitor Recommendation

My Sony Trinitron CRT monitor is almost eight years old, and I don't 
think it will last much longer. The few CRT monitors remaining don't 
appear to have the same quality as the old Sony. Besides the pricey Eizo 
and LaCie LCDs, can anyone recommend a professional quality LCD monitor, 
19-22"? I've heard there are problems with calibration on LCDs.
Thanks.

Barbara wrote:
> My Sony Trinitron CRT monitor is almost eight years old, and I don't 
> think it will last much longer. The few CRT monitors remaining don't 
> appear to have the same quality as the old Sony. Besides the pricey Eizo 
> and LaCie LCDs, can anyone recommend a professional quality LCD monitor, 
> 19-22"? I've heard there are problems with calibration on LCDs.

We just received two of the HP LP2065's (LCDs - 20.1") and we could not be
happier; at USD 400-500, they were very do-able ;)

Now, this monitor does not have the 10-14 bit internal circuitry that the
LaCie and Eizo types offer, but it does offer what I consider to be good
colo(u)r fidelity (for what /that's/ worth!).

When I can muster the dosh, I'm gana get another for myself, and put them next
to each other in Portrait mode:  2400 x 1600 for approximately USD 800 is a
much saner option than, for example, the HP LP3065 which runs a hundred
handful of dollars more and offers only 156 more pixels horizontally (albeit
seamlessly).

Can't speak for calibration issues, as we haven't gotten that far...

http://www.prad.de/en/monitore/review-hp-lp2065.html

If you so decide, make sure to get the EF227A4 model: model EF227A8 has been
known to utilise a panel that some consider lacking in the colour fidelity
department <g>

The last two Sony monitors I had did not live up to the name Sony made for 
itself in the audio/video recording market. They both died before 4 years. I 
would not buy a Sony monitor again. That being said, I have not seen an LCD 
monitor that has 1900 x 1440 capabilities like those Sony tubes had.

I use an HP monitor and am very satisfied with the correlation between it 
and my little HP desktop inkjet. Several years ago I stopped worrying about 
monitor calibration and simply relied on my press shop's proof. My monitors 
were always close enough.

I would recommend HP monitors (at least today I would, don't know about the 
future).


"Andrew Hurt" <happy@verhizn.net> wrote in message 
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>
> Barbara wrote:
>> My Sony Trinitron CRT monitor is almost eight years old, and I don't
>> think it will last much longer. The few CRT monitors remaining don't
>> appear to have the same quality as the old Sony. Besides the pricey
Eizo
>> and LaCie LCDs, can anyone recommend a professional quality LCD
monitor,
>> 19-22"? I've heard there are problems with calibration on LCDs.
>
> We just received two of the HP LP2065's (LCDs - 20.1") and we could
not be
> happier; at USD 400-500, they were very do-able ;)
>
> Now, this monitor does not have the 10-14 bit internal circuitry that the
> LaCie and Eizo types offer, but it does offer what I consider to be good
> colo(u)r fidelity (for what /that's/ worth!).
>
> When I can muster the dosh, I'm gana get another for myself, and put them 
> next
> to each other in Portrait mode:  2400 x 1600 for approximately USD 800 is 
> a
> much saner option than, for example, the HP LP3065 which runs a hundred
> handful of dollars more and offers only 156 more pixels horizontally 
> (albeit
> seamlessly).
>
> Can't speak for calibration issues, as we haven't gotten that far...
>
> http://www.prad.de/en/monitore/review-hp-lp2065.html
>
> If you so decide, make sure to get the EF227A4 model: model EF227A8 has 
> been
> known to utilise a panel that some consider lacking in the colour fidelity
> department <g>
>