t.v. as a monitor?

[Reef Bass]

:lmao:

 

[jmik26]

Yes, I post process and print in my office and also send prints of to the printer occasionally. When I first started I didn't calibrate anything and used a regular monitor with decent results. Then I decided to build a computer to accommodate CS3 and nothing matched forcing me to buy a calibrator which worked out awesome. With the right lighting in the room I can get almost perfect results from what I see on the screen to the print.... Jeff

Thank you everyone for your input...

Unfortunately, the technical vocabulary is lost on me, although I an loosely following along.

Jmik26-

Thank you for the specifics of brand names. I usually start there and work my way back as to why somthing is "good".

Do you post process pictures for display, submission, etc.?

As a side note, we blew up one of my wifes pictures to 24" x 36", framed it and hung it in the bedroom. What a thrill to see one of her images so large!

 

[plantastic]

jmik26-

Thanks for the info.

That is basically the conclusion I am coming to...that we need a new computer. One specifically for post processing pictures. The laptops that we have are not equipped to handle the tasks involved with serious post processing, and our desktop is so old we only use it for surfing the web.

My wife has been telling me this for over a year.

Once I agree with her, you would think that she would feel vindicated...however, it is more likely to enrage her!:lolspin:

Thanks again,

Scott

 

[IslandCrow]

I use my Samsung HD TV as the monitor for my laptop, and although I do most of my photo editing on my desktop with a traditional LCD monitor, I do occasionally use the laptop/TV combination. I'm using an HDMI connection between laptop and monitor, and I can say that there is not a significant difference between the TV and the computer monitor. Although my computer monitor is in fact higher resolution, I feel both are perfectly acceptable for photo editing. Of course, my TV is pretty good quality, but so is my computer monitor. This is key by the way, as it's not all about the pixel density. A poor quality computer monitor will not render your photos accurately regardless of how many pixels it has.

The biggest issue I've seen is that the color native color accuracy of my TV was pretty far off, while my computer monitor was pretty close to spot on. Both of these are easily fixed with a calibration tool such as the GretagMacbeth Eye One (there are a couple other good ones whose names I can't recall at the moment). And while I'm on the subject, whatever you choose to use, proper calibration of the monitor/TV is essential if you're serious about photo editing.