Just got the 21″ Viewsonic Graphic Series G810 up and running. What a horse! I wonder how the Fedex driver muscled it up the porch steps. First impressions:
My eyes have grown accustomed to the incredibly crisp detail of my Dell LCD, so while I immediately missed that I can already appreciate the better brightness and contrast control of the CRT. After calibrating the Viewsonic I found that almost all of the images that were previously edited on the LCD display are coming up very dark on the CRT. Hmmm, dark on the CRT, dark from the printer, seems that the idea that LCD monitors show too bright (even when calibrated) might be the answer. Lost is the shadow detail and gradation which showed up well on the LCD, but they are now lost to the eye, just like with the prints.
However, lost from the CRT is that edge to edge crispness an LCD gives. But I think that is an acceptable trade-off to ensure that color and light is well managed. Gonna do some black and white printing, stay tuned for the results.
