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Do you use an Apple Display or Third Party?
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A Dell 2001FP for operating the Mac Pro and a Samsung LE-46A956 for entertainment viewing. The Samsung actually runs 1080p on VGA which is kind of weird but it gives absolutely superb picture quality. It has one of the very few direct local dimming LED backlights that has ever been made. The picture quality is unbelievable. You cannot distinguish the black on the screen from the black of the frame. The VGA interface is very use full for HDCP. All playback programs actually accept VGA. The scaler in that Samsung unit is perfect. I do get SDTV and HDTV in 20 or 30 different picture definitions via digital satellite link and it scales them all perfectly.
had a apple 15" with my Old G4, then got a formac gallery raven for my G5
apple displays are too over priced, yeah theyre quality but i just dont think theyre worth as much as apple believe
apple displays are too over priced, yeah theyre quality but i just dont think theyre worth as much as apple believe
The Dell in my sig uses a HP 2408, my iMac in the sig also uses a HP 2009m, my eeePC in my sig uses a Sharp 17" UXGA pannel and my Whitebook roams the house with me...(due to USPS shipping expenses to FPO addresses, I'm limited to what I can get on sale at the base NEX = I luck out a lot on the clearance table
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a 23" AC on the Mac Pro and
a 20" ACD on the Mini.
Both wonderful displays. Fast, color accurate, bright and sharp. Also viewable from practically any angle and stylish too.
I actually bought the 23" BEFORE buying any Mac at all! I was using it on my PC NLE system during the time I was getting fed up with Vista. It was the best monitor I had ever seen at the time.
I would love to have the 24" on the Mac Pro... but would probably end up putting it on the Mini if I feel the color isn't right. But neither of my systems supports MiniDP so maybe I'll get one for that Gulftown Mac Pro everyone's talking about...
Price? I feel that they're well worth it. I got mine as floor models at discount but having used them for awhile, I'd pay full price for an ACD rather than use something else. The ACD remains one of the cheaper SWOP certified displays.
Have Fun,
Keri
a 20" ACD on the Mini.
Both wonderful displays. Fast, color accurate, bright and sharp. Also viewable from practically any angle and stylish too.
I actually bought the 23" BEFORE buying any Mac at all! I was using it on my PC NLE system during the time I was getting fed up with Vista. It was the best monitor I had ever seen at the time.
I would love to have the 24" on the Mac Pro... but would probably end up putting it on the Mini if I feel the color isn't right. But neither of my systems supports MiniDP so maybe I'll get one for that Gulftown Mac Pro everyone's talking about...
Price? I feel that they're well worth it. I got mine as floor models at discount but having used them for awhile, I'd pay full price for an ACD rather than use something else. The ACD remains one of the cheaper SWOP certified displays.
Have Fun,
Keri
AOC 22" 1080p with my Oct 2008 Aluminum MacBook. [Which I generally refer to as "MacBook Pro"].
Ha, there is nothing "Pro" about the AluMB OR the firewire'd AluMB except the "Pro" at the end of it's name.
I'd say why not?Ha, there is nothing "Pro" about the AluMB OR the firewire'd AluMB except the "Pro" at the end of it's name.
There's no real debating that can be done.
No dedicated graphics/vram. Pretty much sums it up.
Every previous Pro machine in Apple's lineup has had a dedicated graphics chip with separate ram (not shared), including the 12" PowerBook. Heck, even the iBooks had dedicated vram.
Don't get me wrong though, I actually own a firewire'd 13" MB and it's more than capable for my needs. But if I were doing more than word, excel, and a little photoshop I would need vram. I just loved the form factor and purchased a Mac Pro for everything intensive. It's an excellent machine, I just don't know that it is worth of the "Pro" labeling for anything other than marketing to hip college-bound tweens.
Say it aint' so.
You nail me on this every time I post it.
It is so. And further if I sit within the right window (angle of view) they're just as good as any ~ $1,000 monitors - without question! So unless you're a user who bobs and sways as you compute then there's just about no reason to go for the more expensive units.
I almost can't believe that over 30% of the folks here that took this poll were sucker enough to pay for an Apple monitor. Or I wonder how many of them are talking about iMacs and Mac Books?
I choose to pay for design, I don't see how that is being a sucker.
Show me a monitor that is as stylish as my Apple Cinema Display. Decorating a home is expensive, why ruin it with an ugly computer?
Yeah I guess I can understand that.
To me personally there is no difference between any makers or models as far as design goes tho. They're all square rectangles about 4 or 5 inches thick. I happen to like ultra thin frames. Meaning the plastic border around the screen I hope is less than 1 inch (top, bottom and sides). Mine are that. White also is a very annoying color to me. It's the opposite of what graphic professionals will claim is best for editing. They say neutral grey is the best, black is OK and white is the worst. They say that colors (red, green, blue, yellow, etc.) are simply absurd. I agree with all that as well.
You mean I should get rid of my old Dell 2407WFP sitting next to my new 30" ACD?
Actually I will be doing just that. I'm planning on taking the Dell to my office at work where all I have is a crappy 19" Dell display hooked up to a crappy 3 year old Latidude D620. Having a 24" display at work will make me a lot more productive (I live and breathe Excel). Not having it here will make my home office look like a set on the "Lives of the Rich & Famous", or, as Tesselator will no doubt repartee, "the kitsch and lameass"
You mean I should get rid of my old Dell 2407WFP sitting next to my new 30" ACD?
Actually I will be doing just that. I'm planning on taking the Dell to my office at work where all I have is a crappy 19" Dell display hooked up to a crappy 3 year old Latidude D620. Having a 24" display at work will make me a lot more productive (I live and breathe Excel). Not having it here will make my home office look like a set on the "Lives of the Rich & Famous", or, as Tesselator will no doubt repartee, "the kitsch and lameass"
Hehehehe... No, I admitted the understanding of some people's preferences to pay (through the nose) for design (fashion) aesthetics.
I just added that this isn't for me personally is all. 
