Advice needed on high quality LCD monitors.

[Christopher C.M. Cooke]

I recently had to retire my much loved Sony Trinitron monitors and was guided into buying a LG 24" LCD monitor which got rave reviews in the computer magazines but I am not happy with it.

Does anyone here have the good oil on professional LCD monitors, I suspect I will have to pay in excess of $3000 for one and that may only be a 19" but that matters not as I am insistent on the best quality despite possibly having to sell the kids off for medical experiments to pay for it.:)

[Lance Peters]

Hi If you want the best it is going to cost you and the estimates are going to be in the ballpark...

Heres what we use at work
http://www.eizo.com/global/products/...23w/index.html

http://www.praimaging.com.au/d1690-2...gital-lcd.html

[Christopher C.M. Cooke]

Thank you Lance, just what I needed.

Have you any knowledge which would be best for photographic work, I don't mind what I pay but I am fussy about quality.

Thanks again.:)

[Phil Liew]

Chris,

I recently upgraded my 24" Dells x 2.

Initially I had a hard and good look at the Eizos but they do cost an arm and a leg. After doing more research i settled for the NEC 26" uwxi version 2 x 2 units. These are straight forward in calibration with their proprietry calibration software/hardware spectra view II so and can give the Eizo a good run for the $$$.

[Roger Clark]

Chris,
Look for an IPS type monitor. Here is my web page on choosing a monitor and some links to monitors by type:
http://www.clarkvision.com/articles/...n_LCD_monitor/
Check out the 30-inch monitors.

Roger

[Pao Dolina]

Dell U2711

[Jay Gould]

Chris, go to Dell Australia and do a monitor search IPS Monitors; there is a 22, 24, and a 27".

Unfortunately, for me, the smallest is 22"; I need a 19 - 20" since my table -the only table in the caravan - is only 40" long and Jackie is sitting on the other side. :o

Frankly, I may have no choice other than an LCD; what specs should I look for to get the best of the worst?

[Christopher C.M. Cooke]

Hi Jay, Sue and I have just finished reading your latest travel blogs and our appetites have been well and truly wetted, suffice to say that our plans are taking shape and it looks like 2011 will be our "Gypsy" year, can't wait.
I am also going for the 19" very expensive monitor which I plan to hook up to a small but very powerful system that will come with us, using the laptop screen for the tools and the monitor hooked up to a brilliant all solid state system which my son is designing now and will build for me when the latest CPUs and SS Hard Drives come out later this year.


You folks seem to be having WAYYYY to much fun so continue to do so, we only have one go at this life so make it a good one.

A big thank you to all who were so much help with this, as we say in OZ, "Your blood's worth bottling" :)


Cheers.

[Jay Gould]

I just wrote to PRA asking them about less expensive IPS screens. They are showing a 19 and 20" NEC for $991 and $1420 which is one-half the price of the 19" super-duper. Waiting to hear what they say.

Where are you going on your travels?

Enjoy!

[Christopher C.M. Cooke]

Where are you going on your travels?

What a question!

Jay I come from Trinidad in the West Indies was educated in England, University at Cambridge then travelled extensively thorughout Africa (family in South Africa) and South America where most of my Mother's family (from Corsica and Spain) settled.

I lived and worked in the USA and India so I have a vast network of friends throughout the world.

We would start at Richards Bay South Africa where I have two first cousins and which has some of the finest wetlands in Africa,

http://www.sa-venues.com/game-reserv...akestlucia.htm

Our plan is to spend three months in Africa then head to Chile Peru and then Ecuador and the Galapagos.

That is as far as our plans have got to but that is the first six months of what we expect to be a two year trip, I don't plan to look much further than six months at a time an in our ever changing world.

We plan to end up at a little cottage that Dad bequeathed to me in Burton on the Water in the Cotswolds which is leased to a German company but as I intend to sell it we will terminate the lease about 3 months before we arrive and probably spend a few months there and say goodbye to my lovely England.

My health prohibits any voyages to Antartica but as a lifelong admirer of Ernest Shackleton I would like to spend a week or two in South Georgia on our return trip and pay my respects at his grave, he was one of the finest and most loyal of the Polar explorers.

Cheers.

[Jay Gould]

Fantastic trip!!

We went to Shackleton's grave; the S. Georgia Islands are fantastic!!

You are going to carry that fancy NEC + a computer around the world for two years?

There are some great laptops in very strong cases with large screens that might make more sense.
http://www1.ap.dell.com/content/prod...sd1&~ck=anavml

Also, there is a discussion in this thread and a post from me regarding a military specs laptop: http://www.birdphotographers.net/for...ad.php?t=55015


Looking forward to reading about your travels - travelpod is great as you know.

[Roger Clark]

F
Also, there is a discussion in this thread and a post from me regarding a military specs laptop: http://www.birdphotographers.net/for...ad.php?t=55015

I'm looking at the panasonic toughbook CF-F8. 14-inch screen and only 3.7 pounds. A little pricey, and the reviews are so-so (but because it is not a great gaming machine; looks great for photography). If I can get it with a 500 GB drive, I'll probably get one.

Roger

[Sandra Nykerk]

Jay, I have a Dell 20" IPS panel and am quite happy with it. It is one of the few still being manufactured -- in fact, I just bought a second one.

HTH,
Sandra

[Jay Gould]

Jay, I have a Dell 20" IPS panel and am quite happy with it. It is one of the few still being manufactured -- in fact, I just bought a second one. HTH, Sandra

Hi, can you tell me the model number? Thanks,

[Christopher C.M. Cooke]

You are going to carry that fancy NEC + a computer around the world for two years?

Jay! My wife just read your post and her comment was, he obviously does not know you.

Sadly, I take after the explorers of old and start EVERY trip with enough equipment and supplies for a polar trek and end up with a small rucksack and a mobile phone.:eek:

I have to admit that my first airport with all my equipment will see most of it returned to OZ, after much swearing, ranting and cursing the patron Saints of the hopelessly overloaded, having done this many times you would think I would know better but I am blessed with a poor memory, acute stubbornness and and the need to hear my wife say "I told you so" on a regular basis.

I am now looking into the laptop link you posted.:)

Thanks mate.

[Jay Gould]

Jay! My wife just read your post and her comment was, he obviously does not know you.

Sadly, I take after the explorers of old and start EVERY trip with enough equipment and supplies for a polar trek and end up with a small rucksack and a mobile phone.:eek:

I have to admit that my first airport with all my equipment will see most of it returned to OZ, after much swearing, ranting and cursing the patron Saints of the hopelessly overloaded, having done this many times you would think I would know better but I am blessed with a poor memory, acute stubbornness and and the need to hear my wife say "I told you so" on a regular basis.

I am now looking into the laptop link you posted.:)

Thanks mate.

Mate, as a professional traveler let me give you an important piece of advice - LESS IS MORE!

We are on a seven month trip and after my visit alone to the USA for the various workshops I have reported, and a review of what Jak was carrying - we met in Sydney one night before flying to South America - we shipped three boxes of stuff back to reles.

That meant, because we were going to Antarctica, we were carrying three 23kg bags, two over loaded backpacks with electronics and computers, a camera waste bag, and my rolling TT Airport Security weighing 13kg.

And, a fully loaded vest :o!

What a PIA!!

As soon as we arrived back from Antarctica, from Buenos Aires, we shipped 20kg to Australia eliminating one of the large duffles.

I will admit that the monkey wrench for a long-term world traveler is the photography equipment and support equipment, e.g., chargers and computer stuff (back up drives etc), and the fact that I want a computer that has a larger screen than Jak's 10.1" Netbook - which is fantastic!!

BTW, get your wife a Netbook and she will leave your computer alone and peace will prevail! The Netbook does everything a larger computer does and does it very well.

In one of my duffles I put my TT holster filled with my underwear and socks! I also put my Lowepro Orion waist bag filled with stuff.

In writing this I have come to realize that I do not want to give up the larger sceen computer; why? It fits into my backpack. FYI, my backpack is my older TT Airport Acceleration which without the dividers is a very large backpack! Therefore I will buy either a 16" or 17" laptop and probably not buy an external screen - now I have to find a laptop with the best screen available!

Roger!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:D

[Christopher C.M. Cooke]

Just finished re-reading the biography of one of my favorite authors about Africa Robert Ruark " Ruark Remembered: By the Man Who Knew Him Best"by Alan Ritchie and I have the answer to my problem "Native Porters"

I quite fancy myself striding out of foreign airports wearing a Solar Topee carrying a cane and followed by line of previously unemployed and starving natives all carrying camera bags, heavy tripods and a myriad of computer equipment.

It could start a trend and help with the unemployment crisis in the third world countries like the USA, Iceland, Britain and most of Europe.

Might have to change my name to Christopher Livingstone, I could employ Artie as my personal Advisor and Mentor.

We can but dream.:)

[Roger Clark]

Mate, as a professional traveler let me give you an important piece of advice - LESS IS MORE!

I will admit that the monkey wrench for a long-term world traveler is the photography equipment and support equipment, e.g., chargers and computer stuff (back up drives etc), and the fact that I want a computer that has a larger screen than Jak's 10.1" Netbook - which is fantastic!!

In writing this I have come to realize that I do not want to give up the larger sceen computer; why? It fits into my backpack. FYI, my backpack is my older TT Airport Acceleration which without the dividers is a very large backpack! Therefore I will buy either a 16" or 17" laptop and probably not buy an external screen - now I have to find a laptop with the best screen available!

Roger!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:D

Less is More. Good advice. I just bought a Jeep Rubicon today which has a lot less cargo space than my explorer, so now I've got to figure out how to downsize. (leaving the large format gear at home helps).

I would love to have a 16 or 17 inch laptop in the field, but they weigh so much! That is why I've been on a quest for a 14-inch (approx) laptop with maximum hard drive space and under 4 pounds. I do have a netbook that is under 3 pounds but I do not like the small (number of pixels) screen. I would like a minimum 1024x768 pixels in a netbook and a few more pixels in the laptop with the 14-inch screen. The Panasonic CF-F8 looks good (3.7 pounds), but haven't found if I can get it with a 500 gb or larger hard drive in the US. I need to look at how much the power supply weighs too. I personally find a 14 inch screen a reasonable compromise between a large screen and the small netbooks. But even at 14-inches, most laptops are too heavy, and as one goes smaller, disk capacity generally drops.

Roger

[Roger Clark]

Mate, as a professional traveler let me give you an important piece of advice - LESS IS MORE!

I should have added: Except in photo equipment, especially telephoto lenses ;)

Roger

[Sandra Nykerk]

Jay, the model is the Dell 2007 WFP. The biggest issue is that this model is a panel lottery -- it can be either an S-IPS or S-PVA panel. I have never taken mine apart to see which panel I have but as I said, I have been quite happy with the one I have used for several years. The new one is still in the box and I am hoping it will calibrate and perform as well. BTW, the first one I purchased was about $699 -- it is now selling for $399 on the Dell site.

http://accessories.us.dell.com/sna/p...9&sku=320-4687

HTH,
Sandra

[Jay Gould]

For those still in the market for a reasonably priced IPS monitor, the NEC MultiSynch 90 series are all IPS panels.

I ran the specs and price for the 19" - NEC LCD1900SX - past Roger and he felt the specs were good and the price ($340) online was reasonable.