24" Monitor FTW (Actually, 19" now, Dual 24" LG Scarlet in April 09 )


Screen size definitely can change the view for peoples photographs.
AND if the person viewing it has the screen resolution incorrect then it will definitely not look the same.

Back before I knew anything about computers, I had my 17" Laptop monitor set to around 1000soemthing to 900 something. Changed it to 800X600 and realized it looked SO much clearer!

It's nothing to do with screen size, it's just to do with LCD's being rubbish at showing stuff that's not on the native resolution.
A properly calibrated high resolution screen is a must have for anyone that's serious about photography, either digital or using a negative scanner.

hmm yeah that's what I have read about in another photography forum and I have heard it's a quite complex process.
here is an article I found about monitor calibration

http://www.northlight-images.co.uk/viewing.html

I don't think it's particularly complex, just expensive. You need to buy a good quality monitor, which is about £400 for a 24" one, and then buy some software that's a further £100+.

hmm why 24 inch? I think 22 is more than enough for me course I have had one in he past and it was so big that I had to sit quite a bit away from it to see the whole screen
about software... I am sure you can obtain those online for free Yes I know it may be immoral and against the law but it's like everyone I know does that so why the hell shouldn't I

This post was edited by Futurama on Jan 14 2009 08:25am

24" because that gives you a good size to view 1920x1200 resolution, the bigger the better though. Being able to view your photographs at 100% scale on the screen would be the ideal option though.
Well, when I said software it's more a case of a softeware/hardware bundle, with the hardware part analyzing the output of your screen and calibrating it accordingly.

ummm I am not sure if I want to spend that much in a good 24inch monitor I have other priorities like an ultra wide lens and a good tripod and of course a printer MAYBE in the future I will buy a huge ass monitor

This post was edited by Futurama on Jan 14 2009 08:31am

Photography's an expensive hobby, that's damned sure, although with the advent of digital it's certainly cheaper now than it used to be for the hobbyist, although a B&W dark room isn't too hard or expensive to set up.
I need to build myself a workstation for college, so I'm looking at buying good parts now so that I don't have to keep upgrading everything, the prices for things I want are just silly, especially when looking at professional graphics cards.

hehe I know it is an expensive hobby but I didn't know that you would need such an expensive monitor too
You know I have been seeing people giving away darkroom equipment in Sweden it's probably because fewer and fewer people use them thanks to digital slrs

Why do you need an expensive workstation?? Well I am sure you already know that computers you build or buy today will become obsolete faster than you can say Mississippi
I tend to just buy a cheap computer and then upgrade them but of course I don't need a very fast one either especially now that I don't really play computer games anymore.
but I may will need a faster computer later when I start using Photoshop cs3 or cs4.

Well, I'm studying digital arts at university which means I need a machine that's capable of rendering at half decent speeds, which means a decent quad core processor, 4GB minimum of high quality ram and, if I can stretch my budget, a decent video card like a Quadro or FireGL. I'll also need a huge hard drive or two. For CS4 you'll really be wanting a decent GPU to make the most of it's new capabilities.

You should get your hands on some of that equipment, or just find a darkroom you can use, you learn a hell of a lot about photography when you shoot 35mm B&W film and then develop and print it yourself.