Quad iMac undercuts Quad Mac Pro

[SimonMW]

Even if it is usable, for you, it is not color accurate due to the reflections - which was my original point.

Reflections have nothing to do with colour accuracy. How do you think video professionals manage with grade 1 broadcast CRT monitors? With a CRT you have no choice but to have a glossy screen!

The fact of the matter is that if you are doing serious colour correction you *have* to set up your environment properly in the first place. Even if you had a matte screen I'm afraid that doing colour correction in a room with a window with constantly varying light colour temperature and brightness doesn't cut it for professional work.

Lastly, if you want colour accuracy then you need a dedicated monitor that is designed for that purpose. The colours on Apple's LCD might well be nice, but they are rubbish for showing how highlights are being handled because the monitor simply can't cope well with showing detail over a certain level. Most Apple displays are only 6-bit too, so once again for professional work, even without reflections, they are not really suited to the purpose.

 

[justit]

The colours on Apple's LCD might well be nice, but they are rubbish for showing how highlights are being handled because the monitor simply can't cope well with showing detail over a certain level.

Are you referring to web? photography? print?

For web it's more than fine. I have an extended 'junk' monitor to look at what 95% of the population will look at.

For print it's more than fine. RGB color gamut is larger than CMYK. If you're matching color, you need a colorometer.

For photo it's fine. Again a calibrated screen goes a long way. Every major camera vendor has an available ICC profile for apple LCDS.

with grade 1 broadcast CRT monitors?

You answered your own question.

 

[AZREOSpecialist]

I am using a wide-gamut NEC 30" monitor w/ matte non-glare screen in an office setting. Colors are incredibly vibrant, saturated and jump right off the screen. I could not imagine using a reflective screen in this environment, it's just not possible. I cannot customize my office environment to make a reflective screen usable, so an iMac is just not a viable option for me or others in my situation. I think it's a mistake for Apple to only offer a reflective screen, they should offer a matte option as well.

 

[akadmon]

I think it's a mistake for Apple to only offer a reflective screen, they should offer a matte option as well.

Amen.

 

[nanofrog]

I am using a wide-gamut NEC 30" monitor w/ matte non-glare screen in an office setting. Colors are incredibly vibrant, saturated and jump right off the screen. I could not imagine using a reflective screen in this environment, it's just not possible. I cannot customize my office environment to make a reflective screen usable, so an iMac is just not a viable option for me or others in my situation. I think it's a mistake for Apple to only offer a reflective screen, they should offer a matte option as well.

I use a 24" model (LCD 2490WUXi), and love it.

Amen.

Apple does offer a matte finish on some of their products, but there's also a 3rd party matte film available. Not sure how well it works in person (i.e. air bubbles under the film), but it does exist.

 

[akadmon]

I use a 24" model (LCD 2490WUXi), and love it.


Apple does offer a matte finish on some of their products, but there's also a 3rd party matte film available. Not sure how well it works in person (i.e. air bubbles under the film), but it does exist.

I for one (and I'm not unanimous in that, as Mrs. Slowcomb was not wont not say) prefer not to wear sunglasses while looking at my computer screen. That said, my home office has just a single desk lamp (no crystal chandelier over and behind my head) that I often leave off, so there's a chance I will reconsider this stance in about 2-3 years time, when it's time (time time time, damn it, time!) for me to get a new machine.

 

[nanofrog]

I for one (and I'm not unanimous in that, as Mrs. Slowcomb was not wont not say) prefer not to wear sunglasses while looking at my computer screen. That said, my home office has just a single desk lamp (no crystal chandelier over and behind my head) that I often leave off, so there's a chance I will reconsider this stance in about 2-3 years time, when it's time (time time time, damn it, time!) for me to get a new machine.

I've been a fan of matte coatings for years. Even way back on CRT's (Eizo Nanao's). My eyes are sensitive, and well worth the expense, as I'd rather not damage my vision, helping myself to go blind in the process.