Shout Box archive

23 Jul 08:20

Amit Dutta

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ARt that's cheap for really good colour critical screen :)

23 Jul 08:20

Amit Dutta

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As long as the ref isn't colour critical and you have it on a shitty second screen haha. That has caused me issues in the past :)

23 Jul 08:19

Artloader

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$789!

23 Jul 08:19

Amit Dutta

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There are some Dell's in the same budget that you should check out as well.

23 Jul 08:18

Amit Dutta

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The Nec seems decent mech. Haven't seen indepth specific reviews on the adobeRGB gamut on it but the summary ones seem fairly good

23 Jul 08:18

Artloader

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You can get a cheap monitor for like $50 - that'd do me for now.

23 Jul 08:17

Mechanizoid

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I'd love to have two screens someday, it would be great to have one as a painting workspace and the other for ref or whatever.

23 Jul 08:16

Artloader

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Yeah I'd imagine having 2 screens is good for your workflow.

23 Jul 08:15

Amit Dutta

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Having 2 screens is very useful and can help with productivity.

23 Jul 08:14

Artloader

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Working on a 15 inch screen ain't much fun.

23 Jul 08:13

Artloader

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Have 2 screens on the go.

23 Jul 08:13

Artloader

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I was gonna buy myself a cheap second monitor and hook it up to my laptop.

23 Jul 08:12

Mechanizoid

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Hey Loader!

23 Jul 08:12

Mechanizoid

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But what would you recommend in the way of cheaper monitors for the starving artist who is still learning their craft, Amit?

23 Jul 08:12

Artloader

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Evenin' dudes :)

23 Jul 08:11

Mechanizoid

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Linux compatible too!

23 Jul 08:11

Mechanizoid

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I've been ogling the NEC Multisync monitors, like this one: http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/99...gamut.html

23 Jul 08:10

Amit Dutta

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There are ok cheaper ones too of course that will do for a couple of years until you get pro enough to really need it.

23 Jul 08:09

Amit Dutta

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Yeah it will become important later. You can get a very good screen for 700US+

23 Jul 08:09

Mechanizoid

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Fortunately I'm not doing any color controlled workflows yet LOL

23 Jul 08:08

Mechanizoid

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I'm doing more traditional stuff right now, but I am stuck with an aging Apple Cinema Display. It's going a bit blotchy though.

23 Jul 08:07

Amit Dutta

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You should try and work on the best screen you can afford. Since my new laptop died catastrophically recently (no luck with these fuckers) I am working on a really shitty Samsung TV!! It is shockingly bad, but I can't afford a good screen

23 Jul 08:07

Mechanizoid

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Does that call for a fancy screen as well?

23 Jul 08:06

Amit Dutta

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No you don't except for the most exacting print work. It is very important to have a calibrated and colour controlled workflow if you are doing print work.

23 Jul 08:06

Mechanizoid

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Do we really need 16bit color for print and such?

23 Jul 08:05

Amit Dutta

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and if you go to 16bit color it really ups the file sizes

23 Jul 08:05

Mechanizoid

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What about choice of screens? Color calibration and all that.

23 Jul 08:05

Amit Dutta

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I tend to work minimum 3 or 4k res on the small side

23 Jul 08:04

Amit Dutta

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yeah it can be, mostly for print stuff of course

23 Jul 08:04

Mechanizoid

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But for client work pretty important I take it.

23 Jul 08:03

Amit Dutta

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not so important for studies and other whatnots

23 Jul 08:02

Amit Dutta

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I try and work at high res as much as possible now. Can be a bit of a pain to up-res if needed