Final decisions on 19" TFT's

[J. Clarke]

I think you missed my point. I said what I did with the understanding
that
OP will probably be using a photo editor (i.e. Photoshop). If you want to
get a true representation of color a 6-bit monitor is just not going to
cut it.

If you are designing for the Web, you do not _need_ a "true representation
of color". You need to know what your intended market is going to see. If
they have 6-bit monitors and you have 8-bit and it turns out that what
looks good on your expensive monitor looks like crap on their cheap ones,
then their perception is going to be negative and they're going to take
their business elsewhere.

I'm not quite sure how the OP will know what his intended web audience is
using.

Market research.

There is no web statistic that I know of that can detect this and
report it to the webmaster. Even if they were using a similar monitor
odds
are they wouldn't have it calibrated the same way.
Precisely.

The point I'm trying
to
drive here is what I originally stated. If accurate color is more
important go with an 8-bit monitor (most people have these anyway),

Why would 8-bit accurate color be "important" to someone who is designing
pages that will usuall be used on 6-bit monitors?

if
gaming and
watching TV is more important go with a faster 6-bit monitor. Hopefully
these technical shortcomings will be dealt with in the next generation of
LCDs.

And you miss the point. If he's designing for the Web then "close" is the
best he can do because, just as you said, the monitor at the other end is
going to be calibrated differently. It's not as important to have the
color absolutely precise as to have it harmonious with a range of monitor
calibrations.

Ultimately the monitor that's right for the OP is one that will fit *his*
needs, not someone elses.

And that is the logic that results in so many egregiously bad Web sites. If
you're designing a Web page, you're designing it for someone else to use,
not for _you_ to use. If your hardware is such that what looks right on
your display cannot be reproduced on the display of those in your intended
market, then you have shot yourself in the foot.

 

[Bobby]

I've seen the Digimate in person a couple of times bobby, but i don't care

much for the style of it.

Can't argue. Style is basic. But performance superb. I get lots of comments
like "That's a great monitor" when people see it. So no complaints about the
DigiMate but it doesn't look great switched off.

 

[Richard Forester]

Hmm... I'm going to chalk this one up to a misunderstanding. The fact of
the matter is that regardless if the OP gets an 6-bit or an 8-bit monitor he
would be able to use a internet friendly pallete. So that point is moot.

However, if he intends to do any photo editing an 8-bit LCD is the way to
go.

Again, it all depends on the OPs needs.

Richard

 

[Veritech]

I'm sitting here waiting for the delivery guy.

All of sudden my CRT looks very ugly, and beige. Hopefully these are the
last words i type on this thing.

Being this excited about components should really be a crime.