Those of us that spend many hours a day in front of our computers are very concerned about the displays that we use. There are two major types ‹ CRTs and LCDs, and each category has the good, the bad and the ugly.
I've been using anEizo Flexscan L66 Flat PanelLCD monitor since late '99 and wouldn't change back to a CRT for anything. I love the crisp image, the lack of heat and the lack of radiation. I also find it much easier on my eyes than any CRT that I've ever used.
The king of LCDs though is theApple Cinema Display.
My good friend and prominent landscape photographerAlain Briothas recently purchased one and his brief review follows. As a PC user I'm almost ready to switch to a Mac G4 just so I can use one of these amazing displays!
May, 2001
In fact I did. Some months after the above was written I purchased a dual processor 533Mhz Mac G4 and Apple Cinema Display as a dedicated Photoshop system ‹ thanks in part to Alain's review below and the monitor's $1,000 ...
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Alain Briot creates fine art photographs, teaches workshops and offers DVD tutorials on composition, raw conversion, optimization, printing and marketing. Alain is the author of Mastering Landscape Photography, Mastering Photographic Composition and Marketing Fine Art Photography. All 3 books are available from Alain’s website as well as from most bookstores.
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