Got a tip for us?
Let us know
Become a MacRumors Supporter for $50/year with no ads, ability to filter front page stories, and private forums.
Just got an Apple Cinema Display... Help
- Thread starter Sdahe
- Start date
- Sort by reaction score
I'm pretty sure no cd's come with the display. You don't have to install anything. Just go to system preferences, displays, and click the color tab and calibrate each display so that they have similar color profiles. It will be hard to get them to look identical but you can get them pretty close. If the displays are older then the older one will generally look more yellowish, as I have an older 20" and a new 30" and the 20" looks really burnt compared to the new one.
I got the display today and came home now to use it for the first time... It doesn't look very sharp... 🙁
Are you sure the resolution is set to the native resolution? If it's not things will appear more larger and more pixelated.
Sharpness and color are two completely different things for displays.
Sharpness and color are two completely different things for displays.
marclapierre13
macrumors 6502a
Yes, youll either have to go into preferences and calibrate it, or buy a colorimeter to calibrate your screen, but that will run you $50+.
And make sure you're running the right resolution, and not 680x400 or something lol.
And make sure you're running the right resolution, and not 680x400 or something lol.
richard.mac
macrumors 603
if the same thing is displayed on both the Cinema Display and MacBook Pro's display its in Mirroring mode so press command-F1 to view as Extended Desktop Mode.
then if you want the Cinema Display to be the main display drag the white bar from the smaller blue box to the bigger blue box under Arrangment in Display preferences.
then if you want the Cinema Display to be the main display drag the white bar from the smaller blue box to the bigger blue box under Arrangment in Display preferences.
This is strange.... When I clicked command+F1 the Cinema Display got nice and sharp... but when I have the monitor in mirror it looks kind of blurry!!!... does this means I have to use it as an extended monitor so it looks sharp?
richard.mac
macrumors 603
^ yes in Extended mode that is the native resolution of the Cinema Display. that is how you should use it. in Mirroring mode the Cinema Display is the same resolution as the MacBook and it mirrors everything you do which is annoying IMO. Mirroring is only really useful for connecting to a projector for presentations.
pro tip: you can also connect your MacBook when its closed. this is called Clamshell Mode. close the MacBook and it will sleep. then connect the power cord, DVI cable and a USB keyboard/mouse and it will wake up displaying only to the Cinema Display. if you have a Bluetooth keyboard/mouse make sure you allow bluetooth devices to wake your computer in Keyboard preferences.
pro tip: you can also connect your MacBook when its closed. this is called Clamshell Mode. close the MacBook and it will sleep. then connect the power cord, DVI cable and a USB keyboard/mouse and it will wake up displaying only to the Cinema Display. if you have a Bluetooth keyboard/mouse make sure you allow bluetooth devices to wake your computer in Keyboard preferences.
shoopaman
macrumors 6502
yes... I know it's there but I did the easy calibration not the expert mode... I guess that's the one I have to do...😱
richard.mac
macrumors 603
richard.mac
macrumors 603
sorry i didnt read your reply in post #10. if you set both the MacBook's and the Cinema Display's gamma to 2.1 thats the closest your going to get them to match without expert calibration with Calibration Assistant or with a calibration device.
zer0tails
macrumors 65816
I have to be very carefull with the color profile because I'm going to use the monitor as my main monitor for photo edition so I have to be sure it's well calibrated.. I will try to do an expert mode calibration and if I don't see any improvement.. I will need to get some of those things to to do it..
Another thing is... there is a small white light at the right and bottom of the cinema... is always blinking.. what does that means?
Another thing is... there is a small white light at the right and bottom of the cinema... is always blinking.. what does that means?
Aea
macrumors 6502a
Someone on the [H]ardforum posted a calibration file made with the Spyder3, it can be found here. I find that although the default profile is pretty good, this profile makes the colour a little better.
That is very nice... one of my friends send me his calibration file too but I don't know how to install it in my computer... do you know how?
Drag the ColorSync profile to /Users/YourUserName/Library/ColorSync/Profiles, then go to System Preferences->Displays->Color, uncheck the box that says Show Profiles for This Display Only, then search for the profile, DONE!
Thanks!!!...
Here is how my new working station looks... 😉
I was in the Apple Store that's in San Juan, P.R. and I asked one of the girls there that I was looking for something to calibrate my ACD. She said they didn't have that but then she said that my new ACD had more saturation because the quality Vs the MBP's monitor was better... is that true?
Here is how my new working station looks... 😉
I was in the Apple Store that's in San Juan, P.R. and I asked one of the girls there that I was looking for something to calibrate my ACD. She said they didn't have that but then she said that my new ACD had more saturation because the quality Vs the MBP's monitor was better... is that true?