20'.....TOO big?

[neoelectronaut]

I was at compUSA the other day and I was looking at the 20" iMac. It's nice and all, but I was wondering if anyone else thought it was TOO big? The 15" is a little too small and the 20" is too big, while the 17" is just right, in my opinion.

Is it anyone else's?

[kettle]

Given a choice, unless you were having problems with it dragging on the floor I can't think of anyone who would turn down a chance of using 20 inches.:)

[x86isslow]

i dont find them big at all. i want a 20", but i will wait til they go G5.

[edesignuk]

I'm split, if I was given one, great. But to buy, no way. It's just to much of an investment for something that is only any good to you as long as the rest of the system is (ie. when it comes time to upgrade your system, that beautiful 20" is useless)

edit: correction pointed out by EatingPie, thanks :)

[EatingPie]

Originally posted by edesignuk
ie. when it comes time to upgrade your system, that beautiful 20' is useless)
I dunno. I'd love a 20 inch screen, but I think 20 feet is just pushin' it.

That's just me of course... :p

-Pie

[neoelectronaut]

Wow, I'm the minority. I just thought it was weird because I had to stand back a few feet from it to see the entire thing. lol

[chicagdan]

I think you make a good point -- I have the 17 inch imac and it pretty much takes up my range of vision. So the 20 inch doesn't really add much to the equation. Plus it's so much more expensive than the 17 incher.

[EatingPie]

Originally posted by chicagdan
I think you make a good point -- I have the 17 inch imac and it pretty much takes up my range of vision. So the 20 inch doesn't really add much to the equation. Plus it's so much more expensive than the 17 incher.
Believe it or not, I'm gonna post a serious question now!

How is the 20'' vs. 17'' with DVD playback?

You want as much of your field-of-view filled as possible when watching movies... most theaters fill about 30 degrees on either side of your FOV. This produces a much more involving experience. A diagonal 3'' ain't a lot, but maybe it makes a difference... anyone opinions?

-Pie

PS edesignuk, my joke wasn't really directed at you, the actual forum topic has it as "feet" as well!

[Dreadnought]

You'll get used to it very quickly, and once you are used to it, working on anything smaller is a pain in the @ss. I have it everytime when I do something on my brothers 22" cinema display. I get home, turn my mac on with 2 crt displays (20 and 17") and I'm missing something. I want two of those!! Or two 23" next to each other! Maybe even three!!

[MattG]

No such thing as "too big." :cool:

[mactastic]

I'd just be pissed spending that kind of money on a screen that cool with no future once the G4 iMac is obsolete. Those iMac screens are just so gorgeous that I'd want to be able to do something else with it once I didn't use the computer anymore. It was hard enough knowing something like $1000 of my TiBook was going for a screen that might or might not have dead pixels on it. But you do it for the portability. And the iMac ain't portable. ;)

[iEric]

Originally posted by x86isslow
i dont find them big at all. i want a 20", but i will wait til they go G5.

tru dat muh brotha, tru dat
LOL :D

[Mr. Anderson]

Yes, they're nice, but with a G4 under the hood, its just not worth the extra money. It will be a great day when the G5s make it to the iMacs....;)

D

[~Shard~]

I suppose it might be on the large size from a proportion standpoint, but even then, I don't really think so. And I have to agree with a previous poster, you can never have a screen that's too big. :cool:

[kettle]

Originally posted by chicagdan
I have the 17 inch imac and it pretty much takes up my range of vision. So the 20 inch doesn't really add much to the equation.

Have you tried sitting further from the screen? (serious question btw)

[bigbadmac]

I ran a G4 tower with two 19" and one 21" for three years while working on a video project... I wish I still had that system on my desk today...

[Rod Rod]

hi bbm, sorry if this is a really dumb question... did that video project take three years? I'm guessing you had lots of video projects over the course of three years, like episodic tv or something.

[HasanDaddy]

personally - I can't wait for the 20" PowerBook

call me crazzy, but I will buy one!

[sethypoo]

Originally posted by Mr. Anderson
Yes, they're nice, but with a G4 under the hood, its just not worth the extra money. It will be a great day when the G5s make it to the iMacs....;)

D

The same could be said for all the PowerBooks.....oh well.

[kettle]

Originally posted by HasanDaddy
personally - I can't wait for the 20" PowerBook

call me crazzy, but I will buy one!

Can't be any worse than carrying an ezel and paint box about the countryside. It's definitely easier than carrying a 20"iMac about by the neck.:)