What is the best Graphic Design CRT?

Monday, December 12, 2005 by RadialFX | Discussion: WinCustomize Talk

My Mitsubishi Diamond Max Pro 930SB went bad and they don't make them any more. Does anyone have any suggestions as to what is the best CRT monitor for Graphics design? ANY help would be greatly apppreciated!
Jafo
Reply #1 Monday, December 12, 2005 1:30 AM
21" Sony...if you can find one...
RadialFX
Reply #2 Monday, December 12, 2005 1:42 AM
Thanks Jafo, any particular model?
MadDeez
Reply #3 Monday, December 12, 2005 8:46 AM
get a monitor and get your butt busy making cursors and other skins very quickly, randy. i expect 3 or 4 to be posted by the end of the day.
RadialFX
Reply #4 Monday, December 12, 2005 8:56 AM
John, you animal! It's really good to hear (see?) you again! I am working on a couple of sets, so there!
Apocalypse_67
Reply #5 Monday, December 12, 2005 9:14 AM
From what I have used/owned the Dell M993c and the NEC MultiSync FE992 are very good for graphic design. I have upgrated to a 20" NEC MultiSyns LCD that works like a charm
RadialFX
Reply #6 Monday, December 12, 2005 9:27 AM
I was thinking of a LCD, I just wasn't sure about the quality. Thanks, Apocalypse!
Cyberworld
Reply #7 Monday, December 12, 2005 10:43 AM
NEC MultiSync FE992


My monitor is the lil bro NEC MultiSync FE770 and i'm very satisfied with it...
MadDeez
Reply #8 Monday, December 12, 2005 11:31 AM
i'm not seeing any new cursors yet, randy i'm extremely impatient these days. you've been gone a long time, bud. you have a lot of cursors and such to make in order to catch up with your quota, buddy. now, get busy! LOL
ama02
Reply #9 Monday, December 12, 2005 2:47 PM
I was thinking of a LCD, I just wasn't sure about the quality.


I invested in a Samsung SyncMaster 213T, and am very happy for that decision. This is the best LCD I've seen in a long time, excellent color and clarity.
PurrBall
Reply #10 Monday, December 12, 2005 4:34 PM
I havent looked at a crt in years. The quality of lcds are extrodinary. Plus they dont give headaches.

I'm just using a 15" Gateway FPD1520 right now--old, but it works fine.
Jafo
Reply #11 Monday, December 12, 2005 6:53 PM

Plus they dont give headaches.

If a CRT gives you that problem it's for 2 reasons, both easily fixed.

1.  The brightness ratio is almost always greater then a LCD....one of the latter's failings....so you can easily lower brightness and contrast to be less harsh...

And

2.  Refresh rates can be adjusted....defaults are geberally 60 hz...which is no good at all.  Ideally you should set it to something beyond 80 hz 85 is a commonly accessible rate...and a good one....

Mackintosh
Reply #12 Tuesday, December 13, 2005 2:49 AM
I've replaced my Sony 21" (which died after 5 years of faithful service) with a Samsung 214T, so far so good, couldn't be happier, save for three dead pixels, which thankfully don't bother me that much.
Yarlen
Reply #13 Tuesday, December 13, 2005 10:02 AM

I've got a 22 inch ViewSonic CRT at home...can't remember the model number now. I think the newer version is the G220f (21 inch).  It's a flatscreen, supports up to 2048x1536, has a .21mm dot pitch and has excellent color reproduction. MSRP is $519, but I'm sure you can find it for less online.

http://www.viewsonic.com/products/desktopdisplays/crtmonitors/graphicseries/g220f/

PurrBall
Reply #14 Wednesday, December 14, 2005 5:03 PM
The highest refresh rate my old one would go is 75 hertz. It would give me a headache on 0 brightness. It's probably me.

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