Mitchell Spector wrote:
"js@cimmeri.com" <js@cimmeri.com> wrote:Re: other monitor. I recall now trying an Amiga 2002 monitor once, side by side with the Apple RGB, and found I really detested that greenish/gray screen tint compared to the Apple black.The black tinted screen makes a huge difference in any games or demos that make use of empty black space. For example the NinjaforceMegademo looks incredible on the Apple RGB but drab and dull on the NEC. That true black just makes everything seem to pop out and colors more vibrant.
It's worth noting that the contrast of any monitor can be improved, sometimes remarkably, by adding a neutral density filter. The net intensity of the light is reduced by the attenuation factor of the filter, but the intensity of "black" is reduced by the square of the attenuation factor, since reflected light must traverse it twice. If you have "spare" intensity, it's a real improvement. And if specular reflections are a problem and room lighting cannot be altered to fix it, a circular polarizing filter not only improves contrast, but essentially cancels out any specular reflections (assuming that the front surface of the filter itself has a good anti-reflective coating). -michael Music synthesis for 8-bit Apple II's! Home page: http://members.aol.com/MJMahon/ "The wastebasket is our most important design tool--and it is seriously underused."