The title of my post is not exactly right, nor is the title of the great by Richard Anderson that I am going to point you to. Today, on the dpBestflow.org blog, Anderson gives us a fantastic post with his “Choosing a good low priced monitor.” That name seems to suggest that, well, Anderson will tell us how to chose a good low-price monitor. He doesn’t really do that, at least directly.

What Anderson actually does is to bring us through his step-by-step process of comparing the NEC MultiSync P221W (a 22″ LCD available for around $750.00) with the Apple Cinema Display 24″. As Anderson says:

“We like two monitor setups for our workstations, so [...] Our plan was to see which monitor was more accurate- and then make that the primary monitor. It would prove to be an interesting exercise, here are some of our observations:

In other words, Anderson already had the two low-priced monitors on hand, and his observations are a series of very in-depth, clear and concise steps that he went through with his partners, Dan Stack and Matthew Yake, to compare the monitors.

What’s cool about reading the team’s process is that it is a great of example of best practices in digital imaging (the focus of dpBestflow.org) brought to life in real-world situations. The post by Anderson will help you: Continue reading “Comparing Monitors, Step-By-Step”

Tags: Apple Cinema Display 24, Color Management, Dan Stack, dpBestflow.org, dpBestflow.org Blog, Matthew Yake, Monitor Calibration, NEC MultiSync P221W, Richard Anderson