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MSD · 08-22-2008, 06:30 PM

Wait a second.

What kind of editing are you doing? Most lower-end LCDs are TN (twisted nematic) plus film designs. These offer the best response time but color reproduction is not particularly good for graphics because it's only 6-bit color around 226000 instead of 16.7M colors.) IPS (In-Plane Switching) offers full 24 bit color and is almost comparable to a CRT in that respect, and you can get response time down to a respectable level if you throw down more for super-IPS. You need the full 8 bits per channel of IPS if you're doing anything with photo editing at a pro or semi-pro level. Dell offers the 2007FPW and 3007FPW, both of which are S-IPS panels made by LG.Philips. The 20" model runs between 350 and 500 while the 30" is between double and triple that.

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MSD The sky calls to us ... Super Moderator Location: CT	Wait a second. What kind of editing are you doing? Most lower-end LCDs are TN (twisted nematic) plus film designs. These offer the best response time but color reproduction is not particularly good for graphics because it's only 6-bit color around 226000 instead of 16.7M colors.) IPS (In-Plane Switching) offers full 24 bit color and is almost comparable to a CRT in that respect, and you can get response time down to a respectable level if you throw down more for super-IPS. You need the full 8 bits per channel of IPS if you're doing anything with photo editing at a pro or semi-pro level. Dell offers the 2007FPW and 3007FPW, both of which are S-IPS panels made by LG.Philips. The 20" model runs between 350 and 500 while the 30" is between double and triple that.