Hello all! This is my first post here. Hope it ends up in the correct forum... Anyways, I don't have a Mac yet, and I won't be able to afford one until some time next year, but I play with them at CompUSA whenever I can and I'm convinced I'll be a "switcher" in a matter of months.
My question is in regards to a computer monitor. I'm in need of a new, larger monitor than the one I have now (15 inch freebie from a friend) because I'm beginning to do freelance graphic design more steadily. As much as I'd love a 23" HD Cinema, There's just no way I could even afford the (almost discontinued) 15" studio display, and I don't really need a flat panel monitor anyways. I was thinking about getting a $399 LaCie 19" Blue CRT, since I could use it for my current AMD Duron 1Gh PC (Piece of Crap) until I get a spiffy new PowerMac next year. It seems to be a good piece of hardware that has big screen real estate for relatively cheap. I'm wondering if any of you have any experience with this monitor, good or bad, or if I should be looking at a different brand or model, or if I'm gonna burn in hell for not using a flat panel with a new Mac
So, any feedback would be greatly appreciated. Is there any flicker on the highest resolutions? What's the image quality like? That sort of thing. Most of the work I'll be doing will consist of graphic layouts on Quark and Photoshop, and hopefully some video editing on Final Cut Pro. I'm not really big on playing games, except the occasional Bejeweled
Thanks in advance!
jrv3034
My question is in regards to a computer monitor. I'm in need of a new, larger monitor than the one I have now (15 inch freebie from a friend) because I'm beginning to do freelance graphic design more steadily. As much as I'd love a 23" HD Cinema, There's just no way I could even afford the (almost discontinued) 15" studio display, and I don't really need a flat panel monitor anyways. I was thinking about getting a $399 LaCie 19" Blue CRT, since I could use it for my current AMD Duron 1Gh PC (Piece of Crap) until I get a spiffy new PowerMac next year. It seems to be a good piece of hardware that has big screen real estate for relatively cheap. I'm wondering if any of you have any experience with this monitor, good or bad, or if I should be looking at a different brand or model, or if I'm gonna burn in hell for not using a flat panel with a new Mac
So, any feedback would be greatly appreciated. Is there any flicker on the highest resolutions? What's the image quality like? That sort of thing. Most of the work I'll be doing will consist of graphic layouts on Quark and Photoshop, and hopefully some video editing on Final Cut Pro. I'm not really big on playing games, except the occasional Bejeweled
Thanks in advance!
jrv3034