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Which Monitor should I use for light gaming?

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Mactech20

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Hi Everyone! I have two monitors laying around and I am wondering which would be better for gaming, pros / cons kinda thing. I don't want to spend any money so one of these two is it.

I have a 2010 Apple Cinema Display 27"
I also have a 2005 Apple Cinema Display 30"

I like the idea of getting a bigger screen with the 30, but are there any drawbacks?
 
Mactech20 said:
Hi Everyone! I have two monitors laying around and I am wondering which would be better for gaming, pros / cons kinda thing. I don't want to spend any money so one of these two is it.

I have a 2010 Apple Cinema Display 27"
I also have a 2005 Apple Cinema Display 30"

I like the idea of getting a bigger screen with the 30, but are there any drawbacks?
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Given they're both 60Hz and I assume of similar resolution, can you just try the 30" for 2 weeks and then switch to 27" and see? Surely it's the best way to decide.
 
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Well, I would need to order a $50 adapter to use the 30' Cinema Display since it has a weird dual link dvi.
 
Mactech20 said:
but are there any drawbacks?
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The only drawback I could think of is that since these monitors are old, you'd probably need adapters to get them to connect to modern Macs, and I don't know how easy it would be to find those adapters.

Other than that, they should be about the same (other than physical screen size).
 
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jb310 said:
The only drawback I could think of is that since these monitors are old, you'd probably need adapters to get them to connect to modern Macs, and I don't know how easy it would be to find those adapters.

Other than that, they should be about the same (other than physical screen size).
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Can you order it on Amazon and return it, if you don't like the monitor? Anything you buy on Amazon from the 1st of November you can return in January - please check this though.
Another option is to try and find this adapter used on eBay.
 
Mactech20 said:
Well, I would need to order a $50 adapter to use the 30' Cinema Display since it has a weird dual link dvi.
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Both of those are dual-link DVI. Any adapter that runs one should run the other.

30” is 2560x1600; 27” is 2560x1440
 
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