Which has better color fidelity, LCD or CRT?

[ERM]

I'm on the verge of having to replace my 17' CRT with something in the 19' range (I also have a B/W page display), and would like to hear from designers who have made the switch to LCD as well as those who deliberately haven't made the switch.

I would especially like to hear reasons, brands/models, and other recommendations, with a strong focus on matters of color fidelity.

I have read the thread 'LCD Monitors?' initiated by shyguy a little while back, but didn't go back through the forum beyond the first of this year, reasoning that technical obsolescence might apply. Most of the responses dealt with comfort, cost, etc. My main concern is trueness of color, both for CMYK work and photographic print work on Kodak paper.

In case it makes a difference: Dual 1G G4, OS 9.2.2.

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[Mickey]

It worked! I have a CRT but I would have no problem going to a nice big High def mac LCD. I think that if you have means to calabrate your monitor you should be fine. color on a monitor is a sticky subject. Color will always show up different on the same monitor. (ambient light, age, how long it has been on all affect color) I think that if you calabrate it to the best of your ability and become accustome(SP) to what that monitor has to offer you, you'll be fine. I never use my monitor to choose color or proof for color, nor do I use my printout. That is what a press proof is for. I use my knowledge of color to forsee what will print in the end and that 'usualy' works for me! ..... (I think)

If I were you I would go with the biggest LCD you can afford!!! But that is just me. They just look so cool on your desk

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[PrintDriver]

ERm, welcome to the forum.

I see Mickey sidestepped my color calibration rant from another thread very nicely.
The only complaint I really have about an LCD screen is you kinda have to be directly in front of it. Off to an angle a little bit and the image gets dark or goes away. Go to a computer store to look at one first to be sure this doesn't bother you. (Course, your boss can't see you surfing the GDF from the office door if the monitor is at the appropriate angle. LOL).

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[LTG]

I hate that about LCDs - how the viewing angle messes up the color.

Side question if that's ok (maybe it should go somewhere else) - I have a notebook with an LCD screen and an extra CRT monitor that I hook up to it when I'm working at home (because it's bigger and I'm not sure I trust the color on the LCD). Can I calibrate the extra CRT through the Adobe gamma settings in the control panel? (I don't have a calibration spyder) I tried one day but I think I gave up because it didn't give me the option of choosing a different monitor.

(LOL@PD - GDF surfing - a very important consideration in the purchase of a monitor)

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[Ryan8720]

That is annoying about LCD's. After a while you get used to your monitor, though. The good thing is that LCDs are much easier on the eyes.

I can't see why Adobe Gamma wouldn't work after you have hooked up the CRT.

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