Originally posted by machem
How do people feel about Formac? Haven't they had some problems lately with support and/or contact issues?
Originally posted by Crikey
Dell has revamped their 20" LCD offering. It's not a work of art like Apple's LCDs, but it's on sale right now for $750 plus shipping...
That might be the cheapest 1600x1200 LCD I've seen.
Originally posted by machem
A Formac 17" is exactly the same price as the 17" Apple Studio (EDU pricing), but a Dell ultrasharp 17" is $450, and even with the adapter, that's $100 less, which can go into memory. Or an 18" Dell LCD.
If Apple put out updated LCDs, I go for that instantly, but right now, they have me thinking about pinching pennies....
Originally posted by Freakk123
Check out the Dell Small Business store. I got my 19" FP1901 for around $520. It works like a charm. I'd highly recommend it!
Remember... you get what you pay for. Formac has some of the best LCD's outside of SGI and other high brands. Their stuff is better than Apple's for less money. Once you bring Dell and other's into the picture you will sacrifice something.
Compare the specs and see what dead pixel warranties you get, what is the pixel response (important for games and video), viewing angle, etc.
I'm not saying these other brands are bad- but be careful with the "which is cheapest" mentality. If you look for cheap, you may just get that.
Originally posted by machem
That is the other side of the coin --- I'm comfortable with Apple's quality, less so with Dell (though I've heard good things). The Formac looks great, but I'm a bit hesitant because of the problems people had a month or so ago with them. It does seem like they are a bit nicer for the same price.
Originally posted by Diatribe
The one I am waiting for and which is coming out in 1-2 weeks, is the Samsung 172x. Now don't confuse this with the old 172x, they had one out before with this name. The new one actually has a response time of 12! ms. This should be enough to play even Quake, etc. without any problems.
Plus: It's one hell of a beautiful display. Especially it being so flat.
As soon as this one comes out and lives up to the tests and expectations I am going to get myself 2 of these.
http://www.pcstats.com/articleview.cfm?articleID=1033
http://www.extremeoverclocking.com/reviews/monitors/Samsung_172x_1.html
<edit: another link>
When I at look the picture of the package contents, it becomes clear why Apple has better designs. The Apple displays have only ONE cord that carrys the the signal and the power. That's one less power supply to hook up.
Another nice feature of the Apple display is that the power button controls the PowerMac. It's handy if you want to put the computer in a cabinet.
Originally posted by Crikey
Dell has revamped their 20" LCD offering. It's not a work of art like Apple's LCDs, but it's on sale right now for $750 plus shipping:
http://accessories.us.dell.com/sna/...=True&refurbished=&c=us&l=en&cs=04&iCompatid=
Well, that URL as embedded on this page isn't working for me. Go to Dell (heh), click Small Business, Peripherals, and find the 20" 2001FP.
That might be the cheapest 1600x1200 LCD I've seen.
Cheers,
Crikey
Originally posted by bousozoku
Is 1280x1024 really enough in a 17 or 19 inch monitor?
I keep looking at LCD monitors and think that it's seems a waste that they've got such low resolution.