nice! good to know. Do you see a difference in the quality/color, better/worse? Or is it about the same?
The color is MUCH MUCH better on the ACD than the SONY GDM. Not to mention it's super bright (ACD)....so bright that I have to turn the brightness down to 30% (vs 100% on both brightness and contrast on the SONY GDM)
Details on the ACD is higher than the SONY GDM therefore some flaws on the illustrations I did that didn't show up on the SONY show up on the ACD. If you are doing texturing for 3D model you will know what I am talking
Don't buy the display directly from Apple. Buy it from 3rd party retail chains that offers extended warranty. I made a deal and I only paid $80 US for 3 year warranty plan.
I've never used a flat panel display before, but I hear they're great. My new eMac has a 17" flat CRT, and I like it a lot. But, if I were you, I'd go with the flat panel. They're much nicer on the eyes, and tend to last longer.
Don't buy the display directly from Apple. Buy it from 3rd party retail chains that offers extended warranty. I made a deal and I only paid $80 US for 3 year warranty plan.
I would agree, unless you are buying it at the same time as a new Mac and plan to buy Applecare. In that case the screen is covered for the same length as the Mac.
aight. Here is how i see it... I have had ACD 22" for about 2 years now. It has its native 1600 x 1024 resolution and its a really bright, crisp monitor. However, if you try to do any serious visual art or hardcore gaming, youd be better off getting a good CRT with a high refresh rates. Im about to purchase one of the best 22" CRT monitors for about $650 with resolutions up to 2048 x 1536 @ 88Hz.!!! 1600 x 1200 @ 113Hz, 1280 x 1024 @ 130Hz, and anything lower than that @ 160Hz. Now, it does take up more space on your desk, but if youre seriously into those proffessions, you'd neet to look into these details. Image and colors on crt are way better and there arent any ghost images at all in gaming. here's the link http://compare.monitorsdirect.com/ad...type=ex&id=902 . I hope this helps ya
To be fair, ACD is not known for being the brightest LCD (200 cd/m2 when others are up to 2x as bright) or have the fastest response (important for gaming or fast-motion video). It does look great although personally I dislike the thick bezel and its non-adjustability.
What is it about the Apple LCDs that look so good?
When I go into CompUSA and look at all of the LCD displays, none of them seem to look as sharp and crisp as the Apple ones.
Is it just me?
They use a crappy video source. I looked at the Best Buy display last time I was buying CDRs and I was actually shocked by what I saw. There were identical ripples and noise on every single display. It was the equivalent of hooking up a coat hanger to the back of a 60" widescreen plasma display to show a local UHF station. \ I wanted to compare the quality of various displays but there wasn't much point with such a poor video source.
As for LCD vs. CRT, I prefer LCDs mostly 'cause they take up less space but I wouldn't want to use one for color work. Even if it's perfectly calibrated, the calibration is only accurate for a very small viewing angle. Sit in front of an LCD (even the really good ones) and move your head around. Up, down, side to side. You'll see what I mean. The perceived color changes drastically with just a slight change in viewing angle. Just looking from the top to the bottom of a screen shows a noticable gradient. The good ones may have viewing angles of 160 degrees but that just means you'll be able to see what's on the display, not that the colors will be accurate. (Sorry if my spelling's off. It's getting late.)
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Originally posted by Ti Fighter
nice! good to know. Do you see a difference in the quality/color, better/worse? Or is it about the same?
The color is MUCH MUCH better on the ACD than the SONY GDM. Not to mention it's super bright (ACD)....so bright that I have to turn the brightness down to 30% (vs 100% on both brightness and contrast on the SONY GDM)
Details on the ACD is higher than the SONY GDM therefore some flaws on the illustrations I did that didn't show up on the SONY show up on the ACD. If you are doing texturing for 3D model you will know what I am talking
Don't buy the display directly from Apple. Buy it from 3rd party retail chains that offers extended warranty. I made a deal and I only paid $80 US for 3 year warranty plan.
thanks for your advice.
edit: I remember you had to send it back a couple of times cuz of dead pixels or something? did everything finally work out?
Originally posted by Ti Fighter
Cool, I'm sold!
thanks for your advice.
edit: I remember you had to send it back a couple of times cuz of dead pixels or something? did everything finally work out?
It's actually the power switch problem.
Mine has one stuck pixels (variable red and green depending on the image on the screen)....2.5" from right, 1.5" from top.
Originally posted by Leonis
Don't buy the display directly from Apple. Buy it from 3rd party retail chains that offers extended warranty. I made a deal and I only paid $80 US for 3 year warranty plan.
I would agree, unless you are buying it at the same time as a new Mac and plan to buy Applecare. In that case the screen is covered for the same length as the Mac.
I am sticking with my 21" Trinitron.
Originally posted by ryukyu
What is it about the Apple LCDs that look so good?
When I go into CompUSA and look at all of the LCD displays, none of them seem to look as sharp and crisp as the Apple ones.
Is it just me?
They use a crappy video source. I looked at the Best Buy display last time I was buying CDRs and I was actually shocked by what I saw. There were identical ripples and noise on every single display. It was the equivalent of hooking up a coat hanger to the back of a 60" widescreen plasma display to show a local UHF station.
As for LCD vs. CRT, I prefer LCDs mostly 'cause they take up less space but I wouldn't want to use one for color work. Even if it's perfectly calibrated, the calibration is only accurate for a very small viewing angle. Sit in front of an LCD (even the really good ones) and move your head around. Up, down, side to side. You'll see what I mean. The perceived color changes drastically with just a slight change in viewing angle. Just looking from the top to the bottom of a screen shows a noticable gradient. The good ones may have viewing angles of 160 degrees but that just means you'll be able to see what's on the display, not that the colors will be accurate. (Sorry if my spelling's off. It's getting late.)