Computer Graphics with Photoshop

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Re: CRT vs. LCD ??

Arnor Baldvinsson

2007-01-30, 9:21 am

Hi Geoff,

>I think to say that XP didn't come good until SP2 is a bit strong - it was
>good when it came out

We have 5 computers here at home with XP home and pro. We've only recently
updated 3 of them to SP2 and we have never had any problems with XP (SP1 or
SP2).

--
Arnor Baldvinsson
San Antonio, Texas

KatWoman

2007-01-30, 9:21 am

"Geoff. Hayward" <me@privacy.net> wrote in message
news:521nedF1la28eU1@mid.individual.net...
>I think to say that XP didn't come good until SP2 is a bit strong - it was
>good when it came out and has got(ten for our USA friends) better ever
>since. Ususally agree totally with you KW, but not this time I'm afraid.
>
> Yours, trembling in his shoes,
>
> Geoff.

hehe I got a bad rep now
"I'm not bad I'm just drawn that way"-Jessica Rabbit

well at first I was put off by XP is was so wizardy and easy
it had a diff file structure and everyting was moved around
I guess changing always annoys me
and it made for a lot of changes
but it was easier for newbs to use their peripherals etc
and easier to explain to them how

all around I think it is their best work so far
I look forward to using Vista but not as an early adopter
I feel the same about CS3

I am sure I will need a new comp in under 2 years and it will come with
Vista or Vista2
and eventually I will find some feature I need in CS3.

>
>
> "KatWoman" <XXXJoliePrincessKatanaXXX@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:X7Nuh.9742$Cg1.4619@bignews8.bellsouth.net...
>
>

KatWoman

2007-01-30, 9:21 am

"Arnor Baldvinsson" <photong@icetips.com> wrote in message
news:AxWuh.4963$O02.316@newssvr11.news.prodigy.net...
> Hi Geoff,
>
>
> We have 5 computers here at home with XP home and pro. We've only
> recently updated 3 of them to SP2 and we have never had any problems with
> XP (SP1 or SP2).
>
> --
> Arnor Baldvinsson
> San Antonio, Texas

I was referring to the security flaws
and lack of manufacturer drivers when it first came out

Fruit2O

2007-01-30, 9:21 am

On Sat, 27 Jan 2007 21:39:20 GMT, "Fat Sam"
<samandjanetknox@tessco.net> wrote:

>Fruit2O wrote:
>
>I use a Xerox LCD and I find it's far better than any CRT I've ever owned.
>Also, Photoshopping on my WinXP laptop (Advent) is an extremely pleasurable
>experience.
>Going by the horror stories I've read recently about Vista, I wouldn't touch
>it with a 10 foot bargepole.
>If you want the Vista look that badly, you can download "Windows Blinds" and
>the Vista skin to acchieve the look (including transparencies and 3d
>windows), but without the performance problems.
>
Thanks for all the feedback!!!!!!! Any feedback on the high-end LaCie
LCD monitors (Besides the price)?

Papa Joe

2007-01-30, 9:21 am

On 2007-01-27 17:52:12 -0400, "Fat Sam" <samandjanetknox@tessco.net> said:

> KatWoman wrote:
>
> Never buy into new technology until it's at least 1 year old.
> Those who buy into it in the first year are simply paying an over-inflated
> price to do the bugshooting work that the manufacturer really should have
> done prior to release, and they have to suffer the heartache of hardware and
> software incompatibilities.
> Much better to wait a year until the gullible people have ironed out all the
> bugs for you.
> Then you can buy it at a signifigantly lower price because there's a new
> technology that's superceded it and is currently being bug-tested by all the
> gullible fools with more money than sense.
>
> Or am I just being cynical?

Mac os X 10.0 was so full of bus it was amazing.
but by 10.2 (panther) it was the most staple os around..with no
security issues.

--
Welcome to Papa Joe's

Hunt

2007-01-30, 9:21 am

In article <2cdkr2p55k59sqpj0ur1b2j8s8lsp02515@4ax.com>, jz137xww@cox.net
says...
>
>I am using a LaCie CRT monitor with a LaCie 'spyder' at the moment and
>am very happy with it. However, I'm looking to go 'mobile' with my
>equipment. My questions are (regarding Photoshop):
>
>1. What are the differences between the two monitors (pixels,
>resolution, contrast, longevity of color retention)?
>2. Are there LCD or other flat panel monitors that can be used
>adequately by Photoshop (my work is with Photography).
>3. If so, what brands should I be looking at?
>4. Would a high-end laptop suffice (with Vista Ultimate)?
>
>If I haven't given enough information, please let me know what I
>missed.
>
>Thanks.....

If you are going mobile, then your choices of monitors will be limited, unless
you plan on hooking either an additional, or a replacement monitor to a mobile
system.

I've used a Toshiba P25-S670, 17", 3.2GHz HT, 2GB RAM, 80GB 5400RPM HDD, plus
a ton of external HDDs, either USB2 or FW-400. It's fine for about 90% of what
I do in PS, but I miss my dual 21" Hitachis. What I cannot do is critical
color and density. I can complete most of a job (a ton of Layers, and the
single screen bugs me too much) on laptop, but everything goes to the
workstation for my final.

Re: Vista - have not heard much about it and PS, but you might want to poke
into the Adobe Fora and look at Premiere, EncoreDVD, Auditon and AfterEffects.
Some people have gotten much of those Adobe programs to work, but I have not
found anyone who had gotten it ALL to work. Yes, I do believe that all were
using a Beta, but I've been told that their final Beta was the shipped code to
businesses. You might look beyond PS to try and interpolate from other Adobe
programs and how they have worked, or not, with Vista.

Me, I'm cool with XP-Pro & XP-MCE for now. Pro's SP-2 was included, and has
caused few problems. MCE's was recently added and I've had a handful of minor
glitches, mostly with MS programs/applications, like Windows Explorer, IE 7,
etc. At least one program crash per day, though they usually fire back up and
then run. MCE & SP-1 were rock solid for me, and it took years to take the SP
-2 plunge.

Only SP-2 problem that I have had is on the Pro workstation. The danged MS
Firewall keeps turning itself on, regardless of how many times I turn it off,
and tell it to not bug me about that. MS Gremlins, I suppose.

Hunt