[copper00]

Anyone have any experience using the Cinema Display for Graphic Design work?
I'm planning to get one but I was told that colors aren't very accurate.
Or should I get the Sony FW900??
Any comments?
Thanks.

[spicyjeff]

A graphic designer who earns his bread and butter by the pixel would never trust or consider an LCD to accurately represent color at this point in time....maybe in 5-10 years.

hmmm....The Cinema Display is not like other LCD displays. While I wouldn't trust a PowerBook display, the Cinema looks like it might actually be better than a CRT (no color shifts across the screen, etc) but I too would also like to hear from people who are actually using it for graphics and how well the calibration can be set for pre-press work.

Small correction!
A graphic designer who earns his bread and butter by the pixel would never trust or consider any display to accurately represent color at this point in time....perhaps never.
Choose it because it's by far the nicest on the eye. Crystal clear image. If you work long hours at a time you won't regret it.

Originally posted by spicyjeff:
A graphic designer who earns his bread and butter by the pixel would never trust or consider an LCD to accurately represent color at this point in time....maybe in 5-10 years.

howdy y'all.

regarding the apple cinema displays...

studio six/12, a digital photography studio in san francisco, has a dozen
of the things in use right now. the only troubles i heard about from them
was with detail in the deep shadow areas of an image and slight banding
in some gradations.

look 'em up and ask 'em and be sure to say hey to vladimer

[spicyjeff]

Hehe, I should have put the disclaimer that I use an LCD. What I was trying to say, not so well I might add, is that there are trade offs. And one thing that is very important to some people in some industries is color saturation and accuracy. If this is you then use a CRT for that type of work. Also if you need non-pixelated images at anything other than the LCD's native resolution you have in mind, you should probably get a CRT. Otherwise go for the LCD that is much easier on the eyes...but since I don't need to scale to anything other than 1600x1200 and color accuracy isn't a major concern for my work, I went LCD a few months back.

[suhail]

LCDs are inaccurate in the highlight and shadow areas, you won't be able to see a 2% dot for example. They also change contrast if you sit back in your chair. But, they are much better on the eyes, and are extreamly sharp. If you are like me who sees color as numbers then LCD is your answer, otherwise use a CRT (if color is an issue ofcourse).

[wumeng]

There are also colour calibrator devices that can work with LCD displays like the Cinema Display, so the colour fidelity is less of an issue.

You might also want to look at the kind of colour work you do -- if you use spot colours (e.g. Pantone) then it really doesn't matter, since you'd be cross-checking the colour with a swatch before incorporating it into your publication.

[osiris]

Doesn't Apple advertise the Cinema Display as being great for
"...video clips, tool bars and palettes."

What else has toolbars and palettes? Graphics/Video/Programming apps. anyway,

I would imagine the display to be accurate at the optimum resolution.
It's when you use other resolutions that create a 'cartoon' look on the display that makes for color problems.
I've seen this on the 15" and that it's not the greatest - however I have yet to see a 22" in person.
When Apple opens the NYC Apple Store I'll check one out!