Re: 30-bit Color on 24-bit Hardware

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Date: 09/29/04 

Date: Wed, 29 Sep 2004 12:38:43 +1000

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Kibo informs me that westin*nospam@graphics.cornell.edu (Stephen H.
Westin) stated that:

>"Rick" <me@privacy.net> writes:
>> More nonsense. No amount of compensation will overcome
>> the limitations of LCD's backlight technology. One has the
>> choice of losing near blacks altogether, or settling for a
>> constant and muddy bluish or grayish glow instead of black.
>
>In any reasonable lighting level, a good LCD will be at least
>competitive in dynamic range with any CRT.

I (& others) debunked this claim of yours the last you brought it up
here. The only time that statement is true is under bright office
lighting, where the reflected glare on CRTs reduces their effective
contrast down to below that of LCDs under the same lighting. Anyone
who's serious about colour work operates under subdued lighting to
prevent that effect.

> The days of all CRT's being
>better than all LCD's are past.

As Rick pointed out, the limitations of LCD backlighting currently make
LCDs greatly inferior to CRTs WRT to black levels & shadow detail. I
don't know of any LCD on the market that can match even a generic CRT in
that area. 

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