I was unaware that Hanky-Panky-College sold reference monitors... Anyways, I have been interested in purchasing a reference monitor for quite some time but $700 seems pricey for the low end. Why are they so damn expensive?
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2 CRT or one 17in apple monitor?
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I was unaware that Hanky-Panky-College sold reference monitors... Anyways, I have been interested in purchasing a reference monitor for quite some time but $700 seems pricey for the low end. Why are they so damn expensive?
what are you talking about??? an ADC to VGA adapter is 100 bucks itself... must be nice to live in your world...
Senor Steel Eclipse. I checked on it (because I know that I didn't pay $100 and I have two VGA monitors hooked up to my PowerMac).
The DVI to ADC adapter is indeed $100. But I was talking about the ADC to VGA adapter - about $30.
http://www2.warehouse.com/product.asp?pf_id=DCA8338&cat=pc
If you check the PowerMac specs, you'll see that it comes with a DVI to VGA adapter - so all you need is an ADC to VGA adapter to hook up to VGA displays.
As a side note, you don't have to be such a bastard when you think someone else is wrong - I could have simply made a mistake (as you seem to have).
Let's all try to be a little more like Mr. Rogers.
The DVI to ADC adapter is indeed $100. But I was talking about the ADC to VGA adapter - about $30.
http://www2.warehouse.com/product.asp?pf_id=DCA8338&cat=pc
If you check the PowerMac specs, you'll see that it comes with a DVI to VGA adapter - so all you need is an ADC to VGA adapter to hook up to VGA displays.
As a side note, you don't have to be such a bastard when you think someone else is wrong - I could have simply made a mistake (as you seem to have).
Let's all try to be a little more like Mr. Rogers.
You mean cold dead and in a casket? (Too soon for the joke?) Sorry if I offended anyone. I really loved the guy.
Why not use the one you have now..and then save up and get the 22" or the 23". If u really want to save space do that.
But money wise, the 2 CRTs are the way
But money wise, the 2 CRTs are the way
Oh f%$k me!
I fixed the link.They are expensive for the same reason that all pro equipment is expensive. The more expensive the monitor the higher quality components, better picture, more i/o's, more imagine adjustment/calibration options, etc.,. Video equipment is just ***** expensive in general. At my last job I shot w/a $20k lens and when I did tennis one camera I used had a $60k lens on it.
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Originally posted by andrewlandry
Senor Steel Eclipse. I checked on it (because I know that I didn't pay $100 and I have two VGA monitors hooked up to my PowerMac).
The DVI to ADC adapter is indeed $100. But I was talking about the ADC to VGA adapter - about $30.
http://www2.warehouse.com/product.asp?pf_id=DCA8338&cat=pc
If you check the PowerMac specs, you'll see that it comes with a DVI to VGA adapter - so all you need is an ADC to VGA adapter to hook up to VGA displays.
As a side note, you don't have to be such a bastard when you think someone else is wrong - I could have simply made a mistake (as you seem to have).
Let's all try to be a little more like Mr. Rogers.
How can you bring up Mr. Rogers at a time like this??? Hows the bastard now???
Oh crap... I MEANT WHO'S... THAT WAS A TOTAL SLIP
I havent had too much good luck with this post... excuse me while I hang my head in shame
I havent had too much good luck with this post... excuse me while I hang my head in shame
Originally posted by steeleclipse
Oh crap... I MEANT WHO'S... THAT WAS A TOTAL SLIP
I havent had too much good luck with this post... excuse me while I hang my head in shame
Ever heard of editing your post? There's a little button at the bottom right of the post that says edit. That will let you correct your error and will prevent the need to double post.
As far as using CRTs for video if you are doing color work....this doesn't make any sense at all.
If you are doing color correction for video...the LAST place you want to use for a reference is the video on your computer monitor. You'll need to hook up a NTSC monitor and view the full video signal off of that for any accurate color correction.
Your computer screen uses the RGB color space, not NTSC.
If you can afford it go for the LCDs, they are damn sexy.
(However if you are doing Photoshop color work for the computer world only then CRTs would have a good argument...except that the Apple LCDs are - see above - damn sexy)
If you are doing color correction for video...the LAST place you want to use for a reference is the video on your computer monitor. You'll need to hook up a NTSC monitor and view the full video signal off of that for any accurate color correction.
Your computer screen uses the RGB color space, not NTSC.
If you can afford it go for the LCDs, they are damn sexy.
(However if you are doing Photoshop color work for the computer world only then CRTs would have a good argument...except that the Apple LCDs are - see above - damn sexy)
Save your money with a single CRT now and then be the first on the block to slap down the remaining cash for OLED!!
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That way, you can squeeze more resolution out of the CRT if you need it, and stick the rest into a short-term CD or something. Make a little interest and then be the envy of all your friends, and us here too. Or, if you really want to be first on the block you could go and buy an OLED device right now for ~$400: http://www.dpreview.com/ You'll have to fly to europe to get it, though, so that just blows the whole plan out of the water. Oh well.
-p
Story at [url]http://www.pocketpcthoughts.com/[/URL]
That way, you can squeeze more resolution out of the CRT if you need it, and stick the rest into a short-term CD or something. Make a little interest and then be the envy of all your friends, and us here too. Or, if you really want to be first on the block you could go and buy an OLED device right now for ~$400: http://www.dpreview.com/ You'll have to fly to europe to get it, though, so that just blows the whole plan out of the water. Oh well.
-p