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Help me decide...

nospleen

nospleen

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Here we go:

1.) Two 17" Apple Cinema Diplays
2.) One 20" Apple Cinema Display
3.) Two 17" Formac Displays
4.) Two Dell 1901FP 19" Displays

I am so confused, what would you get? I do light video editing, surf the web, email, photoshop, iphoto, etc...
 
I would probably go with the 20" Apple display. From what I have heard, it is a fine display. Forget about the Apple 17" display. It is nice, but way overpriced. The two Dells sound nice too, but don't forget that their maximum resolution is 1280x1024, which is the same as any 17" LCD. Images are just bigger. Either way, the two Dells will yeild a 33% larger usable area than the single 20" Apple. But, I think widescreen is more usable, even if there are less pixels. So if you want to see more, go with the two Dells (or any 17" or 18" LCD), but if looks are important, go with the 20" Apple (they do look nice sitting next to a Mac :D)
 
plasmas are faster and brighter than LCDs... but more power consuming.

so as a desktop display, i think it will be better than LCD flat panels.

to the original poster: get two dells and conveniently "lose" one of them in ann arbor, MI? :D
 
I have a 19" dell 1901 here at work on my G5.

This monitor is SUPERB for the price. I beleive we payed $520(some dell promotion).

Don't get me wrong the 20" apple display is sweet (love the widescreen format, like on my powerbook) but at $1300 its difficult to justify, and I believe some of the specs on the dell 1901, like the contrast ratio, are much better.

So like i said, except for not having the widescreen format, i don't mind this monitor over the apple display. And with 1280 x 1024, i was able to dump my second display and work comfortably in photoshop, flash and dreamweaver. Freeing up some much needed desk space. :-D

So you may be happy with only one dell 1901, saving yourself $600
 
Originally posted by Thirteenva
I have a 19" dell 1901 here at work on my G5.

This monitor is SUPERB for the price. I beleive we payed $520(some dell promotion).

Don't get me wrong the 20" apple display is sweet (love the widescreen format, like on my powerbook) but at $1300 its difficult to justify, and I believe some of the specs on the dell 1901, like the contrast ratio, are much better.

So like i said, except for not having the widescreen format, i don't mind this monitor over the apple display. And with 1280 x 1024, i was able to dump my second display and work comfortably in photoshop, flash and dreamweaver. Freeing up some much needed desk space. :-D

So you may be happy with only one dell 1901, saving yourself $600
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Do you happen to have a picture of it? If not, no biggie, but I would like to see an actual picture. It is a tough decision. I just wish Apple would make a 17" widescreen. :(
 
Originally posted by nospleen
Do you happen to have a picture of it? If not, no biggie, but I would like to see an actual picture. It is a tough decision. I just wish Apple would make a 17" widescreen. :(
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I do have a picture somewhere not a great pic but i'll look for it. There is a picture of the monitor on the dell site, I assume you've seen that one right?
 
Go for the 20"! I just bought one for my sister, and it ROCKS!

I hooked it up to my machine to test it, and my no-name 15" TFT looked so crappy next to it... brightness, colors, sharpness. Oh man, how it hated it to disconnect and repack it afterwards. If I had the cash this pretty baby would be MINE!

Now, talking seriously, 19" to 20" makes a huge difference in screen real estate. And the quality... and the design...
 
Here's two pics i took of my work station when I set up my G5.

I recently got an albook and this monitors colors and brightness are better than the albook. It was a steal for the price we paid.


EDIT 2: images removed to conserve my bandwidth.


EDIT: Fixed broken links... oops
 
Widescreen....

I've been in front of one of this sweet G5's with a 20" and ... god, it rocks, the brightness and design, the feel, the look, the "all-together" is just great, and wide-screen gets sometimes better when you have different apps running, unless you have 2 of those square together... think about it and get a widescreen :) ... but, updates must be coming... MWSF 04?, pretty sure...get a CRT meanwhile...:D
 
Originally posted by Thirteenva
Here's two pics i took of my work station when I set up my G5.

I recently got an albook and this monitors colors and brightness are better than the albook. It was a steal for the price we paid.


monitor1.jpg



monitor2.jpg




EDIT: Fixed broken links... oops
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Thanks for the pics! The edge is so thin, I really like that. I love the 20" Apple, but I will have to pay 1175 shipped. I looked at Dell's 1703FP and it has a contrast ratio of 600:1!! I can get two of those for 888 shipped! I like the 19", but I did not even think about them fitting in my armoire. What would you do, two of the 1703's for 888 or the apple 20" for 1175? I think I am leaning to the Dell. (I cannot believe I just said that.):D
 
Originally posted by nospleen
Thanks for the pics! The edge is so thin, I really like that. I love the 20" Apple, but I will have to pay 1175 shipped. I looked at Dell's 1703FP and it has a contrast ratio of 600:1!! I can get two of those for 888 shipped! I like the 19", but I did not even think about them fitting in my armoire. What would you do, two of the 1703's for 888 or the apple 20" for 1175? I think I am leaning to the Dell. (I cannot believe I just said that.):D
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I don't know, i made my choice... the single 19inch dell. If you can fit two 17s or one 20inch apple display then you could fit the 19. Its height and angle is adjustable.
 
Update. I ended up going with two Dell 1703's. (they fit the desk the best and the budget.) :D Here is a pic. So far I am very happy with the decision.
 

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