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What's Better For Photo Editing : CRT Vs LCD

SA006 From South Africa, joined Sep 2003, 1869 posts, RR: 66
Posted (4 years 3 months 3 weeks 2 days 20 hours ago) and read 1466 times:

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Hello guys.

I've searched for this topic but can't find anything on it.

I recently aquired a new computer with a 17" LCD flatscreen. Before , I've been using a CRT monitor for editing and I still do (Using a computer in my mothers office). What I'd like to know is between the LCD monitor and the CRT monitor , which provides a "truer" look to the image? It seems my LCD overexposes photos a bit but I think that can be configured.

Your thoughts?

Thanks

-SA006

Proudly South African

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Newark777 From United States, joined Dec 2004, 8796 posts, RR: 40
Reply 1, posted (4 years 3 months 3 weeks 2 days 20 hours ago) and read 1442 times:

Well, I have always thought CRTs are better. One reason is that the LCDs tend to change the image if you are not looking at it straight on. Also, they tend to make things sharper than they really are.

Harry

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Bubbles From Canada, joined Apr 2005, 1156 posts, RR: 56
Reply 2, posted (4 years 3 months 3 weeks 2 days 20 hours ago) and read 1441 times:

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Hi SA006,

I posted a thread couples of days ago about my CRT monitor.

CRT monitor, at least the one I'm using, gives me kind of "soft" pictures, which makes me a little bit hard to find "jaggies."

_Hongyin_

DLKAPA From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 3, posted (4 years 3 months 3 weeks 2 days 20 hours ago) and read 1439 times:

I use a flatscreen TFT for all my photo editing, thing is TACK sharp and the colors/contrast are very nice.

LHRSIMON From United Kingdom, joined Apr 2002, 1290 posts, RR: 31
Reply 4, posted (4 years 3 months 3 weeks 2 days 20 hours ago) and read 1415 times:

19 inch CRT.... For me.... Smile

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Airplanepics From United Kingdom (England), joined Jun 2003, 2705 posts, RR: 54
Reply 5, posted (4 years 3 months 3 weeks 2 days 19 hours ago) and read 1401 times:

Quoting DLKAPA (Reply 3):
I use a flatscreen TFT for all my photo editing, thing is TACK sharp and the colors/contrast are very nice.

But then to CRT users, images may appear slightly soft! Wink

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LHRsunriser From United Kingdom, joined Oct 2004, 399 posts, RR: 3
Reply 6, posted (4 years 3 months 3 weeks 2 days 19 hours ago) and read 1390 times:

Either way you can't win lol. What do screeners do then?

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DLKAPA From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 7, posted (4 years 3 months 3 weeks 2 days 19 hours ago) and read 1380 times:

Quoting Airplanepics (Reply 5):
But then to CRT users, images may appear slightly soft!

I oversharpen slightly anyway Big grin

F9Widebody From United States, joined Sep 2003, 1599 posts, RR: 16
Reply 8, posted (4 years 3 months 3 weeks 2 days 18 hours ago) and read 1370 times:

Quoting DLKAPA (Reply 3):
I use a flatscreen TFT for all my photo editing, thing is TACK sharp and the colors/contrast are very nice.

Your monitor isn't even worth mentioning, it's quite an anomaly. I have had far better results working with a crappy emachines 17" CRT than most LCD's.

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WhyWhyZed From Canada, joined Jan 2005, 910 posts, RR: 25
Reply 9, posted (4 years 3 months 3 weeks 2 days 17 hours ago) and read 1327 times:

I'm using a 15" LCD, and my acceptance ratio ain't too shabby. Smile

Then again, most of my shots are boring side-on's Sad

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J32driver From United States, joined May 2000, 399 posts, RR: 1
Reply 10, posted (4 years 3 months 3 weeks 2 days 14 hours ago) and read 1301 times:

ALL monitors suck unless they are properly calibrated. I'm more worried about color and brightness instead of sharpness though.

SA006 From South Africa, joined Sep 2003, 1869 posts, RR: 66
Reply 11, posted (4 years 3 months 3 weeks 2 days ago) and read 1241 times:

Will the monitor calibration utility assist the LCD as well? I guess its one of those pointless arguments though. I'd like to know what most of the screeners use.

-SA006

Proudly South African

LHRsunriser From United Kingdom, joined Oct 2004, 399 posts, RR: 3
Reply 12, posted (4 years 3 months 3 weeks 2 days ago) and read 1229 times:

Quoting WhyWhyZed (Reply 9):
I'm using a 15" LCD, and my acceptance ratio ain't too shabby.

Lol same here, I am the same as your first quote but the second part of your sentence doesn't really apply to me lol Silly

I like the small screen because I don't have to get close to the monitor to see the photo up close because it fills the monitor.

Cheers Dom - Capital Aviation Photography

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Eadster From Australia, joined Jan 2005, 2190 posts, RR: 22
Reply 13, posted (4 years 3 months 3 weeks 1 day 23 hours ago) and read 1217 times:

As for colours and sharpness during photo editing, you won't get better than a LCD. Things that look a little too sharp on LCD look just about right on CRT.

Well thats what I think anyway. Since I't had my LCD, my acceptance ratio has gone up a little!! Wink

Martin

Jorge1812 From Germany, joined Apr 2004, 3063 posts, RR: 13
Reply 14, posted (4 years 3 months 3 weeks 1 day 23 hours ago) and read 1216 times:

Hi.
i want to buy a new computer soon, and still thinking about TFT or CRT. But tend to buy a CRT. Where can I get a propper calibration program?

Georg.

P.S.: From my experience TFT's overexpose and oversharpen images, but the ones I worked with were the cheapest available.

Eadster From Australia, joined Jan 2005, 2190 posts, RR: 22
Reply 15, posted (4 years 3 months 3 weeks 1 day 23 hours ago) and read 1213 times:

CRT will be cheaper by a fair bit nowadays.

LCD's are kinder on the eyes after long hours.

For a LCD thats around $450 - $550 (AUS), you'd be getting a pretty good one. And the lower the response time the better too.

Martin

CMD777300ER From United States, joined Jun 2005, 50 posts, RR: 0
Reply 16, posted (4 years 3 months 2 weeks 6 days 9 hours ago) and read 1141 times:

Quote:
Well, I have always thought CRTs are better. One reason is that the LCDs tend to change the image if you are not looking at it straight on.

Go with a flatscreen CRT.

One more thing:
I found LCD screens on certain laptops to soften some of the same images compared with my CRT.

Jofa From Sweden, joined Apr 2002, 319 posts, RR: 25
Reply 17, posted (4 years 3 months 2 weeks 6 days 9 hours ago) and read 1143 times:

Rumour has it... if you want THE screen for photo editing, Eizo ColorEdge CG220 is the one to get. It's a 22.2 inch LCD capable of showing the entire Adobe RGB color space. It comes with software and a hardware spectrophotometer for calibrating.

SA006 From South Africa, joined Sep 2003, 1869 posts, RR: 66
Reply 18, posted (4 years 3 months 2 weeks 6 days 3 hours ago) and read 1108 times:

Quoting Jofa (Reply 17):
Rumour has it... if you want THE screen for photo editing, Eizo ColorEdge CG220 is the one to get

How much would that cost you? Seems to me it would be quite a bit of money.

-SA006

Proudly South African

LH526 From Germany, joined Aug 2000, 1917 posts, RR: 19
Reply 19, posted (4 years 3 months 2 weeks 6 days 2 hours ago) and read 1104 times:

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I have a brand new Apple Cinema Display (hardware calibrated) and at least for print the colours are much more accurate than on my old CRT. So it can't be that bad for photo editing either.

Four words: Make sure it is calibrated!! Just buying an average screen and using it out of the box is nonsense.

Mario
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Jofa From Sweden, joined Apr 2002, 319 posts, RR: 25
Reply 20, posted (4 years 3 months 2 weeks 5 days 23 hours ago) and read 1079 times:

SA006
Search the net, but yeah, it cost a $ or two.

SA006 From South Africa, joined Sep 2003, 1869 posts, RR: 66
Reply 21, posted (4 years 3 months 2 weeks 5 days 23 hours ago) and read 1075 times:

Just checked google and its a whopping $6,294.95

I'd get a new lense instead Silly

-SA006

Proudly South African

Dazed767 From United States, joined May 1999, 5064 posts, RR: 59
Reply 22, posted (4 years 3 months 2 weeks 5 days 21 hours ago) and read 1067 times:

I use a Samsung SyncMaster 19'' flat screen CRT. Made a huge difference from my old cheap 17''.

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