> > From: "Boris Liberman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: 2006/06/29 Thu PM 01:30:02 GMT > To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" <[email protected]> > Subject: Help me! > > Hi! > > I've bought Philips 17P50 CRT monitor. For some odd reason it really > hurts my eyes. I've run Adobe Gamma and profiled it. Yet, after 10-15 > mins in front of it my eyes start to hurt real badly. My wife also > complains. > > Now, I went to the service shop. Guy there offered to lower the > brightness (set currently at 90) and contrast (set at 60). I didn't > quite like this idea because that would mean problems with my photo > editing...
What is the refresh rate set at? Settings down towards 60Hz can cause problems like this. > > So, I was offered to buy Philips 200W6CS LCD screen as a replacement. > The service guy claimed this screen to be dedicated to photo editing > because it has 16 million colors (24 bit color). > > Suppose I have the money to pay the difference in price between CRT > and LCD - is it indeed that good - this LCD screen? Any of you have > any experience with it? Is it worth it? > > Currently I've no computer at home 'cause I've no screen. The screen > is in the service shop. On Sunday I'm going to bring my PC and they'll > give me a try run on LCD to see with my eyes is it enough for my > photography. But they claim that CRT is in perfect order, and it > really hurts my wife's and my eyes... ----------------------------------------- Email sent from www.ntlworld.com Virus-checked using McAfee(R) Software Visit www.ntlworld.com/security for more information -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

