"Don Pearce" wrote in message
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On Thu, 05 Jul 2007 09:03:09 +0100, Jim Lesurf
wrote:

In article , Don Pearce
wrote:
On Thu, 5 Jul 2007 01:07:12 +0100, "Keith G"
wrote:


CRTs still beat the crap out of LCD or plasma when it comes to
reproducing colour. The flat screen stuff always looks like the colour
has been laid on afterwards as a sort of molten plasticky layer, with
scant regard for fine tone - a bit like a child's first go at painting
by numbers. CRTs make a vastly better job of this.

They also avoid the 'crinkly' effect of the display pixels being obviously
visible as a set of rectangles. Personally, I find this very uncomfortable
to view. I've also continued with a CRT monitor on my computer as a result
of finding this effect hurts my eyes.

Difficult to say more about the displays since whenever I go into a shop
that has them, they seem to be set up with the contrast, brightness, and
colour wound up to max, regardless of display type. The result is
uniformly
dreadful.


That used to be the condition of most domestic TVs when the colour,
brightness and contrast controls were available as a set of knobs on
the front panel.

It still amazes me in shops when you see an array of LCD and plasma
TVs just what a vast range of colour balances there is. They almost
look like they are showing different scenes. I don't know what
standards the manufacturers are using when setting up, but they are
obviously all different. Interestingly Sony have maintained their
insistence that the world is purple - a hangover from their CRT days.

d

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The professional world isn't immune to fiddling with colour:-

Barco used to make some of the best Grade 1 professional picture monitors.
Their first generation had the colour controls on a panel at the side of the
screen, and were available to anyone to fiddle. They were capable of being
set up superbly, but always had a reputation for being unstable, needing
constant correction. When they brought out the MkII version, everyone said
how much better this one was, much more stable, and could be left for long
periods without adjustment. All Barco did was redesign the monitor
cosmetically, putting the controls inside a locked drawer, the key normally
held by the Engineering Department. Sudden improvement in stability.

S.

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"Serge Auckland" wrote


The professional world isn't immune to fiddling with colour:-

Barco used to make some of the best Grade 1 professional picture
monitors.


Their projectors are none too shabby, neither....


Their first generation had the colour controls on a panel at the side
of the screen, and were available to anyone to fiddle. They were
capable of being set up superbly, but always had a reputation for
being unstable, needing constant correction. When they brought out the
MkII version, everyone said how much better this one was, much more
stable, and could be left for long periods without adjustment. All
Barco did was redesign the monitor cosmetically, putting the controls
inside a locked drawer, the key normally held by the Engineering
Department. Sudden improvement in stability.


My dear old grandfather was always adjusting his watch (too slow, too
fast, whatever) - when he died, the watch suddenly started to keep good
time!

(An *eyesight* problem, I suspect! ;-)