Asher Kelman
OPF Owner/Editor-in-Chief
The new iMac is a wonderful machine with an Intel dual core duo. The screen is big and vibrant. The pictures seem wonderful. Trouble is that it can depend on the angle of the screen.
I discounted other reports that the back lighting was giving problems since my user experience wax so great. However, now that I have looked at Nicolas Claris' boat building picture of "Men at Work", I discovered two things:
There's a major problem, it's solution is fairly simple, but not perfect. The Problem: The image is paler than seen on a good quality profiled monitor like the Eizo. The solution: slope the screen backwards 25-30 degrees.
The degree of slope really changes the appearance of the image. One can adjust that pretty well. So, at a pinch I'd use this for web preparation or selecting images. However, I'd warn against relying on the iMac screen for any critical printing. However, one could adjust the angle of the screen so that it matches the output.
Asher
I discounted other reports that the back lighting was giving problems since my user experience wax so great. However, now that I have looked at Nicolas Claris' boat building picture of "Men at Work", I discovered two things:
There's a major problem, it's solution is fairly simple, but not perfect. The Problem: The image is paler than seen on a good quality profiled monitor like the Eizo. The solution: slope the screen backwards 25-30 degrees.
The degree of slope really changes the appearance of the image. One can adjust that pretty well. So, at a pinch I'd use this for web preparation or selecting images. However, I'd warn against relying on the iMac screen for any critical printing. However, one could adjust the angle of the screen so that it matches the output.
Asher