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kculloton

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I've been doing my homework for quite some time now, and I think the 23' cinema display is the right external monitor for me. However, the price is a bit hefty. I was looking at the Ultrasharp 24' Dell monitor and the Samsung 245BW 24' as alternatives. What do you guys think of this as an alternative for the 23' HD acd? How big of a difference quality wise are these alternatives to the acd?
If any help, it would be appreciated.
Thanks.
 
I have a Samsung 19" widescreen but have never compared it to an Apple. Nonetheless I am very happy with it. As far as the price of the 23" ACD is concerned, perhaps you might want to wait and see if the price drops if new ones are released at WWDC.
 
I would say, most definately wait! New MacBooks Pro have come out with led backlight. Apple will use this also in the next gen ACD. That will make the ACD's with a better backlight = more brighter screen. Also some other improvements on the screens are probably going to happen, like more pixels!
 
I'm waiting for the new 23" acd too!!!

As soon as it drops i'll be down with it! :)

HURRY UP :apple: !!

When is this conference?
 
They didn't give the 17" MBP an LED panel because it either wasn't available or not priced sensibly. How long are you going to have to wait for a 20"+ one?
 
I just bought a 23" ACD for my MBP, couldn't wait anymore. Its already quite bright IMHO. At max brightness, it gets a bit uncomfortable, you need to set it to at least 75% to make viewing a little more comfy.
 
Even if they released new monitors wouldn't they be out of your price range? Or are you going to buy the current ACDs when they new ones get released?
 
ive got a new 23" ACD, your silly to wait around for new stuff from apple, if you like the current offering then just buy it, rumors are exactly that rumors. apple may not change the displays until december! if your the type that wants the latest and greatest go for a samsung, it wont hold its value aswel bu they are nice enough and the product line has seen a recent refresh.
 
yagran said:
ive got a new 23" ACD, your silly to wait around for new stuff from apple, if you like the current offering then just buy it, rumors are exactly that rumors. apple may not change the displays until december! if your the type that wants the latest and greatest go for a samsung, it wont hold its value aswel bu they are nice enough and the product line has seen a recent refresh.
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I'm not waiting around for the new one (just sold my previous one to fund a new display last night), just hoping. At this point, even the refurb is hard to swallow at almost $200 more than the dell. I was kind of hoping a new one would get released to the refurbs would drop in price.
 
yeah the 17's aren't even feasible currently, this makes me think of the new redesign to the iMac's i think they will update with a redesign with LED is available all around. I think we will see a iMac update soon but not a redesign.
 
kculloton said:
I've been doing my homework for quite some time now, and I think the 23' cinema display is the right external monitor for me. However, the price is a bit hefty. I was looking at the Ultrasharp 24' Dell monitor and the Samsung 245BW 24' as alternatives. What do you guys think of this as an alternative for the 23' HD acd? How big of a difference quality wise are these alternatives to the acd?
If any help, it would be appreciated.
Thanks.
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I plumped for a used 20" ACD recently and it's been an absolute treat. Much better than my flatmate's NEC 20".

However, my old 17" Apple studio display had ONE connection to the base for power/usb/firewire/signal whereas the new one has 4 - one for each. What a step backwards! Boo to Apple.
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Also i'd like a glossy option on the ACDs if there isn't one already
 
What about the quality of the current 20"/23" ACDs?

I read a lot of problems with at least the 23" giving pink colors where they should be white and images that burned in and stayed for quite a while. For example an image of a white Finder window that is later visible in your photo in Photoshop.
These 2 things, and the graininess, make it difficult for me to decide. Image quality, what I've read, is better than the Dells. An HD Eizo costs even more than the ACD.
 
kculloton said:
I've been doing my homework for quite some time now, and I think the 23' cinema display is the right external monitor for me. However, the price is a bit hefty. I was looking at the Ultrasharp 24' Dell monitor and the Samsung 245BW 24' as alternatives.
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What is the main use of this monitor? Hard to know whaich is best. If it for entertainment (games and movies) and office work go with Dell. You can justify the ACD if you are using this for photography or video editing where color fidelity really matters more.
 
kculloton said:
I've been doing my homework for quite some time now, and I think the 23' cinema display is the right external monitor for me. However, the price is a bit hefty. I was looking at the Ultrasharp 24' Dell monitor and the Samsung 245BW 24' as alternatives. What do you guys think of this as an alternative for the 23' HD acd? How big of a difference quality wise are these alternatives to the acd?
If any help, it would be appreciated.
Thanks.
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My question is just a little different... I have a 12'' Powerbook G4 1.5GHz, and I was wondering if the 24'' Ultrasharp Dell monitor would be able to connect to it? I'm guessing it can, but I just want to make sure because of the money I would have to spend to get it.
 
Dreadnought said:
I would say, most definately wait! New MacBooks Pro have come out with led backlight. Apple will use this also in the next gen ACD.
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The fear of seeing everything with a yellow wash over it makes me think you better buy your ACD now while the buying's good.
 
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