I picked up an old Apple Cinema Display 20 inch display at a second hand shop for $50 and it works ok...just a few pixel spots (small ghost like) in the corners probably due to it being old. Cannot really tell much unless a full white screen during boot-up (Mavericks). Worth the $50. Great for a quick second monitor for projects. Use a mini display adapter to DVI.
I can see that some "dummy" at the store probably used some type of cleaner or something on the screen and frame since they rarely get any used Apple stuff. I can see the residue still left on it...or the monitor had been left in the typical plastic that the shop uses to try to preserve their monitors to sell. Residue might be from humidity (in Japan). I was eyeing it for a few months. It was selling for $100, then went down to $50, so I grabbed it.
I cleaned it with water on a soft microfiber cloth as recommended, but it needs more than just water to fully clean the screen and frame. After cleaning just with water, it looks good, but still needs something else to finish the restoration...
Can anyone help me get this old gem back to full working order...?
Really like the clean look of the monitor and compliments my 27" Thunderbolt Monitor. Because it is old now of course the monitor is losing a little of its punch, so I set the display to Apple RGB and it looks way better than the default Cinema setting.
Wanted to buy a 24" Cinema Display with the black frame edges (which of course is a better monitor), but cannot justify paying $350-550 still for an old used or refurbished 10+ year old monitor on Amazon.jp. I work in Japan now and the costs of used Mac products are outrageous.
Thanks for any help.
I can see that some "dummy" at the store probably used some type of cleaner or something on the screen and frame since they rarely get any used Apple stuff. I can see the residue still left on it...or the monitor had been left in the typical plastic that the shop uses to try to preserve their monitors to sell. Residue might be from humidity (in Japan). I was eyeing it for a few months. It was selling for $100, then went down to $50, so I grabbed it.
I cleaned it with water on a soft microfiber cloth as recommended, but it needs more than just water to fully clean the screen and frame. After cleaning just with water, it looks good, but still needs something else to finish the restoration...
Can anyone help me get this old gem back to full working order...?
Really like the clean look of the monitor and compliments my 27" Thunderbolt Monitor. Because it is old now of course the monitor is losing a little of its punch, so I set the display to Apple RGB and it looks way better than the default Cinema setting.
Wanted to buy a 24" Cinema Display with the black frame edges (which of course is a better monitor), but cannot justify paying $350-550 still for an old used or refurbished 10+ year old monitor on Amazon.jp. I work in Japan now and the costs of used Mac products are outrageous.
Thanks for any help.
