Post your new iMac 17" C2D setup(s) here!

macdude2 · Nov 11, 2006, 07:41 PM

(Well, I searched and couldn't find a thread like this except for the main thread which has almost 300 pages. So, please, if it's been posted before, link me to it. Thanks)

How about all you iMac 17" C2D owners come out and post your pics? As a prospective buyer, I'd love to see them.

w_parietti22 · 09:17 PM

Btw, C2D, CD and iMac G5 (iSights) all look the same.

combatcolin · Nov 11, 2006, 09:18 PM

Could have a monitor...."clutches at straws"

Dagless · Nov 12, 2006, 03:13 PM

I'll play.

iMac 17" C2D
Dell 2007FPW
Teleton A390 with Wharfedale Modus speakers
Pocket PC for safe keeping
*PowerBook hiding away there!

*not in shot but I have some Tevion drawing tablet too*

combatcolin · Nov 12, 2006, 04:44 PM

Is that an old 70's amp underneath the monitor on the right?

Dagless · Nov 13, 2006, 11:36 AM

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Originally Posted by combatcolin

Is that an old 70's amp underneath the monitor on the right?

Indubitably!

combatcolin · Nov 13, 2006, 01:18 PM

As im not quite sure if thats a yes or no i'll take it as a yes.

Old Hi-Fi gear rocks.

Dagless · Nov 13, 2006, 06:31 PM

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Originally Posted by combatcolin

As im not quite sure if thats a yes or no i'll take it as a yes.

Old Hi-Fi gear rocks.

Exactly. I started up an thread about old-tech you cant get rid of because of this! I love it. It fuzzes a little but the sound is excellent. no need to upgrade here

Shotglass · Nov 14, 2006, 03:43 AM

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Originally Posted by raggedjimmi

Exactly. I started up an thread about old-tech you cant get rid of because of this! I love it. It fuzzes a little but the sound is excellent. no need to upgrade here

1. Link please

2. Do you think building up a stereo with old gear would be cheap, or do those people have the intelligence to value what they have?
3. would you recommend hooking up amp + speakers to a mac?
4. how do I go about doing that?
5. thanks!

Dagless · Nov 14, 2006, 06:17 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shotglass

1. Link please

2. Do you think building up a stereo with old gear would be cheap, or do those people have the intelligence to value what they have?
3. would you recommend hooking up amp + speakers to a mac?
4. how do I go about doing that?
5. thanks!

Link to where?

you can't buy this thing anywhere. It no longer exists. once every year or so somebody is selling a manual for a TV by the same brand, but thats it!
2. It would be cheap, but very hard to do. to find the best components etc. to get them to work. a friend of mine has some old CD player, one of the first. It's got some oak panel, the CD rises up from some storage bay, buttons are 3G iPod-style touch panels. Absolutely incredible - but the audio output cable looks like a PS/2 cable!
3. thats what I've done and it's been problem free

4. lineout on the Mac, line-in on the amp. Good to press the "loudness" button for extra bass kick

5. no sweat, haha.

Shotglass · Nov 14, 2006, 07:42 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by raggedjimmi

Link to where?

you can't buy this thing anywhere. It no longer exists. once every year or so somebody is selling a manual for a TV by the same brand, but thats it!

Link to the thread you were talking about, duh.

kristiano · Nov 14, 2006, 08:22 AM

Not a C2D but looks the same...

TyPod · Nov 14, 2006, 05:11 PM

The iMacs are sooo nice, i can't wait until i get mine.

Dagless · Nov 14, 2006, 05:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TyPod

The iMacs are sooo nice, i can't wait until i get mine.

They are

I've had mine since the C2D's were launched, yet I still look at it and it feels new. It still SMELLS new! Then again I've had my PowerBook for 2 years now and I can still see the beauty in that.
They are fantastic machines. You should be very excited about getting one

DISCOMUNICATION · 09:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by raggedjimmi

I'll play.

iMac 17" C2D
Dell 2007FPW
Teleton A390 with Wharfedale Modus speakers
Pocket PC for safe keeping
*PowerBook hiding away there!

*not in shot but I have some Tevion drawing tablet too*

My setup looks like yours except the monitor is a 2407WFP and I have it on the left so I can access the iMac's disc drive and the Dell's usb ports. It's also doing double duty as an hdtv. The bezels line up almost perfectly.

Dagless · Nov 16, 2006, 07:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DISCOMUNICATION

My setup looks yours except the monitor is a 2407WFP and I have it on the left so I can access the iMac's disc drive and the Dell's usb ports. It's also doing double duty as an hdtv. The bezels line up almost perfectly.

You just made a whole world of sense

I'm going to swop my monitor around now, would also be able to give my PowerBook (far left in the pic) access to it!
Thanks mate!

Gotta say though... 17 and 24"? I thought the 12 and 20" was a huge difference

Do you find you use your main applications in the biggest monitor too? My iMac feels left out there

cwedl · Nov 16, 2006, 05:01 PM

After getting my 24" iMac, everything else just looks so small, I looked at a 17" in PC World the other day and I just couldn't believe how small it looked. mine you in my bedroom it would look big though.

Dagless · Nov 16, 2006, 06:59 PM

There we have it! totally remade all my setup under the desk. cable tidies and all that! I like this now, more room for my mouse too!

TyPod · Nov 16, 2006, 09:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by raggedjimmi

There we have it! totally remade all my setup under the desk. cable tidies and all that! I like this now, more room for my mouse too!

That is soo nice!
what do you use your dual monitor setup for?

DISCOMUNICATION · 10:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by raggedjimmi

You just made a whole world of sense

I'm going to swop my monitor around now, would also be able to give my PowerBook (far left in the pic) access to it!
Thanks mate!

Gotta say though... 17 and 24"? I thought the 12 and 20" was a huge difference

Do you find you use your main applications in the biggest monitor too? My iMac feels left out there

Hmm. Good question. I got the setup at the begining of the summer to get back into creating art, but I mainly use it as an entertainment center. The 17 actually looks better when looking at the OS all the whites on the dell look kinda yellow.

dmw007 · Nov 16, 2006, 10:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by raggedjimmi

There we have it! totally remade all my setup under the desk. cable tidies and all that! I like this now, more room for my mouse too!

Nice setup raggedjimmi.

Dagless · Nov 17, 2006, 06:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TyPod

That is soo nice!
what do you use your dual monitor setup for?

Good question! I originally got the monitor because I wanted to get rid of my old CRT TV. Back when I only had the 12" PowerBook too, impossible for watching TV on (with EyeTV, of course

). now I just use it for convenience. Have 2 apps on 2 different screens etc.

Quote:

Originally Posted by DISCOMUNICATION

Hmm. Good question. I got the setup at the begining of the summer to get back into creating art, but I mainly use it as an entertainment center. The 17 actually looks better when looking at the OS all the whites on the dell look kinda yellow.

I've been trying to configure my Dell to stop making greys look green. I'm not very good at the Colour settings app in OSX. Should probably get one of them USB colour thingies.

Quote:

Originally Posted by dmw007

Nice setup raggedjimmi.

Thanks

Nov 11, 2006, 07:41 PM	#1
macdude2 macrumors member Join Date: Oct 2006	Post your new iMac 17" C2D setup(s) here! (Well, I searched and couldn't find a thread like this except for the main thread which has almost 300 pages. So, please, if it's been posted before, link me to it. Thanks) How about all you iMac 17" C2D owners come out and post your pics? As a prospective buyer, I'd love to see them.
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w_parietti22 macrumors 68020 Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Seattle, WA	Btw, C2D, CD and iMac G5 (iSights) all look the same. __________________ wes 13" Mid 2010 2.4ghz Macbook Pro, 4gb, 250gb Last edited by w_parietti22; Nov 11, 2006 at 09:17 PM. Reason: politeness
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combatcolin macrumors 68020 Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Northants, UK	Could have a monitor...."clutches at straws" __________________ Wanting a new ipod
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Dagless macrumors Core Join Date: Jan 2005	I'll play. iMac 17" C2D Dell 2007FPW Teleton A390 with Wharfedale Modus speakers Pocket PC for safe keeping PowerBook hiding away there! not in shot but I have some Tevion drawing tablet too* Attached Thumbnails __________________ Maybe if everyone who'd ever been close to you had died, you'd be sarcastic, too. Also come join us Steam users!
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cwedl macrumors 65816 Join Date: Jun 2003	After getting my 24" iMac, everything else just looks so small, I looked at a 17" in PC World the other day and I just couldn't believe how small it looked. mine you in my bedroom it would look big though.
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Dagless macrumors Core Join Date: Jan 2005	There we have it! totally remade all my setup under the desk. cable tidies and all that! I like this now, more room for my mouse too! Attached Thumbnails __________________ Maybe if everyone who'd ever been close to you had died, you'd be sarcastic, too. Also come join us Steam users!
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