Making a play for the high-end graphics market, Sony has introduced a 20-inch color-calibrated monitor designed for achieving accurate color. The MultiscanTC Trinitron Color Graphic Display -- also called the 2000 TC -- includes the tools necessary for maintaining consistent color.
Priced at $3,950, the 2000 TC comes with an RGB sensor for measuring on-screen color and Sonnetech's Colorific software, which matches the display to the output device and supports Apple's ColorSync 2.0 color-management software. Using the calibration device, you measure the tube's color and brightness; the software then uses the color data to automatically calibrate the display. The 2000 TC also constantly monitors and stabilizes its phosphor levels/beams to compensate for phosphor aging. The display system comes with four color-temperature presets -- 3,000 K, 500 K, 6,500 K, and 9,300 K -- that are further adjustable in 100-K increments. Brightness, contrast, beam-convergence, and other controls are accessible on the front panel.
The maximum recommended resolution for the 2000 TC is only 1,152 x 870 pixels -- perhaps due to its relatively coarse .30-mm dot pitch -- but that's also the top resolution Apple offers in Macs with built-in video. 800-352-7669 or 408-432-0190.
