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Site colours and TFTs

chabsey · 2004-09-20 07:51:40

Seeing as more and more people are using TFTs these days, does it seem likely that soon designers will be designing using TFTs instead of the better (colour-wise) CRTs? I have yet to see a TFT that gives an entirely accurate colour representation of how a site designed on a CRT looks. That said, if everyone looking at your…

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20-09-2004 8:51am

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chabsey

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Seeing as more and more people are using TFTs these days, does it seem likely that soon designers will be designing using TFTs instead of the better (colour-wise) CRTs?

I have yet to see a TFT that gives an entirely accurate colour representation of how a site designed on a CRT looks. That said, if everyone looking at your site will be doing so through TFTs, is there any point using CRTs?

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#2 25-09-2004 11:52am
Dale

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TFT's in my opinion are stupid, as i cannot view colours correctly on them. Like #F9F9F9 came up really differently when i viewed it on a TFT.

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#3 25-09-2004 12:16pm
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The first thing I have to do whan I log on to any computer in college is change the damn colour settings. Otherwise everything is just wrong. I usually go for the 72000K default and then tweak the brightness up a little.

What I don't understand is why the TFT's "auto" mode produces such weird results...

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