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Ka Ora!

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Hi I have a 30' Cinema Display I have been having eye head issues since I got it so I tried running it at a lower resolution to see if this would help I tried running it at 2048x1240 but the text seem horribly blurred. Tried adjusting in Appearances this did not help.

Any Clues.
 
Try running it in 1280x800 as that is a multiple of 2560x1600, it shouldn't be blurry.

However, what a waste of a 30" monitor to run in the Macbook resolution.

LCD's that aren't displaying in their native resolution tend to be blurry.
 
Tallest Skil said:
Maybe getting the 30 incher would have been better than a 30 footer. ;)

What are these issues of which you speak?
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Should of held shift just a bit longer

But you get the Idea


Well when I try to run the display at a lower Res than 2560x1600 the text seem burred. Im just trying to figure out if there is a way of sharpening it that I have missed.
 
Ka Ora! said:
Should of held shift just a bit longer

But you get the Idea


Well when I try to run the display at a lower Res than 2560x1600 the text seem burred. Im just trying to figure out if there is a way of sharpening it that I have missed.
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Not really a way to sharpen because as said before, LCDs would prefer their native resolution.

I think it's time to return or sell the 30" for dual 20"s or 24"s etc?
 
Tallest Skil said:
No, I mean with your eyes and head. Are your eyes or neck being strained?
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It's the Eyes, Been a bit of a Let down I have noticed on the Up sections of the Display area that the screen flexes a little and across the bottom and top it does not move at all.

jessica. said:
Not really a way to sharpen because as said before, LCDs would prefer their native resolution.
I think it's time to return or sell the 30" for dual 20"s or 24"s etc?
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Shifting to duals is not really an option as I use Maya and it's not happy with Dual Displays. Maybe im expecting to much from the display.
 
Try playing around with the tilt of the display and the distance you sit away from it.

You really shouldn't run an LCD display outside of its native resolution, otherwise you will always get a blurry display. Which is fine for TV, but not so for computer work.
 
aaquib said:
At $1800, I'd expect a lot.
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Well I got a Mac Pro, 30" Cinema Display and a MBP in the same order The upside was the agent I spoke to gave me free Apple Care on all of the quote items, I have always been a bit wary of the display as there was a small dent in the box. Pushed in but no apparent damage to the display just a little dent in the foam. It made me wonder if I was going to have issues with it.

I have seen other people complain about the Refresh rates on some of the displays but the 30" Cinema display does not support rates over 60hz which is a shame as cranking it up to 70hz helps a lot of people.
 
Ka Ora! said:
Well I got a Mac Pro, 30" Cinema Display and a MBP in the same order The upside was the agent I spoke to gave me free Apple Care on all of the quote items, I have always been a bit wary of the display as there was a small dent in the box. Pushed in but no apparent damage to the display just a little dent in the foam. It made me wonder if I was going to have issues with it.

I have seen other people complain about the Refresh rates on some of the displays but the 30" Cinema display does not support rates over 60hz which is a shame as cranking it up to 70hz helps a lot of people.
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Are you anywhere near an Apple store that you could bring the 30" in to get checked out (even though these 30s aren't exactly portable)? I have the same monitor plus MBP and see the same blurriness on anything other than 2560x1600.

I guess I'm lucky that I don't get eye issues from it, but I also don't do 3D rendering.
 
Ka Ora! said:
I have seen other people complain about the Refresh rates on some of the displays but the 30" Cinema display does not support rates over 60hz which is a shame as cranking it up to 70hz helps a lot of people.
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LCD displays are a totally different animal than CRTs. You don't need to go over 60hz to avoid eye strain with an LCD. Some other aspect of the display is the problem.
 
Gents,

I asked this elsewhere but did not get a response.

I want to go with a 40" LCD display via a Samsung 1080p LCD TV.

Will I lose a noticeable amount of sharpness and resolution
going from a 30" computer display to a 40" LCD TV display?

You guys will laugh at my reasoning, but I want a larger glossy
display. I love glossy displays despite the fact of the arguments
against it. Was hoping Apple was going to introduce a 30" glossy
Cinema Display, but I suppose that was too much to hope for.

Would I be doing a huge injustice to myself in getting a 40"
LCD television as a monitor?
 
NJRonbo said:
Gents,

I asked this elsewhere but did not get a response.

I want to go with a 40" LCD display via a Samsung 1080p LCD TV.

Will I lose a noticeable amount of sharpness and resolution
going from a 30" computer display to a 40" LCD TV display?

You guys will laugh at my reasoning, but I want a larger glossy
display. I love glossy displays despite the fact of the arguments
against it. Was hoping Apple was going to introduce a 30" glossy
Cinema Display, but I suppose that was too much to hope for.

Would I be doing a huge injustice to myself in getting a 40"
LCD television as a monitor?
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If you intend to use the computer from a distance away from the screen then a 40" TV may have some merit, if you plan on sitting in front of it from a few feet away then you are mistaken and should stick with the 30".
 
NJRonbo said:
I want to go with a 40" LCD display via a Samsung 1080p LCD TV.

Will I lose a noticeable amount of sharpness and resolution
going from a 30" computer display to a 40" LCD TV display?

You guys will laugh at my reasoning, but I want a larger glossy
display. I love glossy displays despite the fact of the arguments
against it. Was hoping Apple was going to introduce a 30" glossy
Cinema Display, but I suppose that was too much to hope for.

Would I be doing a huge injustice to myself in getting a 40"
LCD television as a monitor?
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The resolution on the TV is most likely 1920x1080, or just a bit lower than a typical 24" display. The resolution on a typical 30" display is 2560x1600, which is substantially higher.

The TV has much larger pixels, or at least pixel pitch, letting you simply take a 24" screen resolution and "blow it up" to 40". It will not be as sharp or as crisp as a screen with a smaller pixel pitch.

And if you're going for the glossy look, most LCD TV's aren't all that glossy; but I can't speak for the Samsung you mentioned.
 
Appreciate the replies guys. I was hoping this would work, but
I suppose it would not.
 
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