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Going to Buy an External Monitor for my MBP, why would you ever buy an ACD? EVER?
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"your Macs (plural)" ? It only has 1 input.
The worst example of Apple's excessive minimalism.
The poster has a point. You clearly know next to nothing about display technology, yet you start a thread bashing one.
You originally confused TN with TFT, then with LED. TN is the type of panel, not the backlight.
I strongly recommend reading this (as a start): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TFT_LCD
Then read up on the advantages of LED backlighting.
Then, you'll have an idea of what you're talking about.
Be mature and admit you didn't know about TN vs IPS. The title definitely "sucks", I'd be more cautious next time. It's always funny when somebody write like "are you all people nuts? how would you EVER buy an ACD?" and then it turns out he didn't know what the hell he was talking about. (comparing oranges to apples)
this was the post
"So Basically what advantage do you get with an Apple Display over anything else? "
man I bashed it to death there
Obviously I don't know much about display tech = reason to start a thread looking for people who do.
A 24" IPS LED 1920x1080 monitor for a little less than 279$? If it does exist, I'm buying it tomorrow. Can you link me to it?
The bashing was implied in your thread title: "...why would you ever buy an ACD? EVER?"
In any case, you need to learn about display technology if you want to have an idea of what you are actually getting with any display.
please read the first post.
I wasn't bashing anything, I was saying "What advantage... etc"
and then putting out two options that I had.
At what point was I acting like one was better, or, saying ACD sucked?
No where. The thread title is to get people in here. Obviously it worked.
Well i went with the referb ($599) and its been absolutely flawless... there are a few things that really stood out to me...
The power plug, which is often over looked, is a real nice feature for me as now I don't have to ever remove my standard power brick from my backpack. If it had not had this i would have likely bought another power brick for roughly $90 to be statunary at my home stattion.
The display is a gorgeous H-IPS and LED backlight... that combination is not cheap in the display world and a lot of manufactures, including apple will, charge a permium for such technology. The display on the ACD makes my hi-res 15" MPB look like trash next to it! lol
The look of the case is admitable not as important to me as the display itself, but it did play a role in my purchase... it just looks nice next my MBP and having the 3 headed cable to hook up just makes for a nice quick and clean install for the MBP
So in my eyes i spent $500 for a H-IPS LED display that matches up perfectly with my MPB... and to me it's worth it
just my 2cents
The power plug, which is often over looked, is a real nice feature for me as now I don't have to ever remove my standard power brick from my backpack. If it had not had this i would have likely bought another power brick for roughly $90 to be statunary at my home stattion.
The display is a gorgeous H-IPS and LED backlight... that combination is not cheap in the display world and a lot of manufactures, including apple will, charge a permium for such technology. The display on the ACD makes my hi-res 15" MPB look like trash next to it! lol
The look of the case is admitable not as important to me as the display itself, but it did play a role in my purchase... it just looks nice next my MBP and having the 3 headed cable to hook up just makes for a nice quick and clean install for the MBP
So in my eyes i spent $500 for a H-IPS LED display that matches up perfectly with my MPB... and to me it's worth it
just my 2cents
May be you can edit now the thread title to " Going to Buy an External Monitor for my MBP, why would you buy an ACD?". It is a lot toned down.
23" against 24" doesn't matter. 1080 instead of 1200 lines is the real problem.
I think it matters regarding the price.
Same for this Dell:
http://accessories.us.dell.com/sna/...etail.aspx?c=us&l=en&s=dhs&cs=19&sku=320-9270
(I think Eidorian meant this)
It's 299$ but it has both lower area and lower resolution. (and CCFL backlighting)
Anyway, the advice now is: WAIT till June.
What could happen in June:
- new 27" ACD 2560x1440
- and price cut for the 24" ACD
Plus, USA people often have the chance to get the refurb ACD from the store and save 300-400 bucks. (in Europe is a rare event to have the refurb available)
What could happen in June:
- new 27" ACD 2560x1440
- and price cut for the 24" ACD
Plus, USA people often have the chance to get the refurb ACD from the store and save 300-400 bucks. (in Europe is a rare event to have the refurb available)
So, at 16:10 maybe it could cost $400. Still a long way to go to the ACD price.
The situation for 16:10 is still not as bad as for 4:3.
I would like to see DigitalVersus do a face-to-face of the F2380(M) against the U2311H.
You don't need to guess, as I showed in the previous page the 16:10 24" IPS model from Dell costs 599$. (special offer 499$).
So 300-400$ cheaper than the ACD, with more video ports but without all the "pluses" (including LED, aluminum, webcam, laptop charger, etc.)
So, not *that* long way to go, even just considering plastic vs metal+glass.
Even if the ACD were free, I would certainly still BUY a different 24", probably Dell, because of its critical conceptual failures.
That Dell is a billion color monitor with a ton of inputs. Something similar to the new U2311H, but in 16:10 would be cheaper.
I need Picture in Picture as well.
Dell is drawing a very clear line between its prosumer 1080p eIPS display models and the more professional oriented 16:10 U2410.
I don't think we'll be seeing a larger eIPS display this year. I wouldn't be surprised if the larger models continue at 24.6" and 25.5".
Matte vs Glossy makes this a moot issue for me. If ACD had a matte panel I would consider it.
yea...its like a car accident....i hate to see it happen....yet i cant look away...