How does the Apple Cinema 23" compare with modern displays?

[Gold89]

Hi there, I've been offered an original (I presume) Apple HD Cinema Display 23". How does this compare with a modern display? I am looking to add an external screen to my Macbook for image editing. How would one compare to a new TN 20 or 22" display (if calibrated, etc).


Many Thanks

 

[peskaa]

It will blow any TN screen out of the water.

 

[California]

Having firewire is a plus for me with the Aluminum Apple Cinema Displays.

Actually it is a must have.

 

[Gold89]

Having firewire is a plus for me with the Aluminum Apple Cinema Displays.

Actually it is a must have.

The one I was looking at wasn't the aluminium one but this one:

Apparently it needs an adapter to dvi?

 

[peskaa]

Yes, you will need the DVI to ADC adapter. This is because the old acrylic screens ran off a single cable, with USB, signal data and power all coming down the ADC connection. The new DVI based screens obviously don't provide this (particularly power), so the adapter adds USB and power into the mix.