Dual 17" ASD's looking better than Cinema Display now

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cosmonutcosmonut
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in Current Mac Hardware edited January 2014
Since the new PowerMacs have dual-monitor support built into them, why would someone want to spend $2300-USD for a Cinema Display when they can get far more real estate for less with TWO 17" LCDs (at around $2000-USD total)? :confused:



Even with the current rebates, here's the math:



Cinema Display: $2300-500 = $1800

Dual 17"ers: $2000-300 = $1700



Yeah, the Cinema Display is sexy, but I'd rather have the real estate of dual LCD's (which is a sexy notion in its own rite). <img src="graemlins/smokin.gif" border="0" alt="[Chilling]" />



[ 01-29-2002: Message edited by: CosmoNut ]</p>

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  • Reply 1 of 8
    bodhibodhi Posts: 1,424member
    The new machines have dual support but not for dual ADC monitors. It's for one ADC and one VGA. You cannot connect two 17" ADC monitors to the dual display card. You would have to buy a PCI card along with the DVI to ADC adapter to run two ADC displays.
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  • Reply 2 of 8
    emaneman Posts: 7,204member
    Now there's a VGA to ADC adapter so he could just use that.



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  • Reply 3 of 8
    evil edevil ed Posts: 106member
    yeah, but wouldn't that mean that one LCD would have to do the Digital-Analogue-Digital conversion?
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    leonisleonis Posts: 3,427member
    [quote]Originally posted by EmAn:

    <strong>Now there's a VGA to ADC adapter so he could just use that.

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    But look at the price of the adaptor - $399!



    Enough to ANOTHER cheapo 15" third party VGA-equipped displays and still have some extra cash for other stuff! :eek: :eek:



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  • Reply 5 of 8
    emaneman Posts: 7,204member
    [quote]Originally posted by Leonis:

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    But look at the price of the adaptor - $399!



    Enough to ANOTHER cheapo 15" third party VGA-equipped displays and still have some extra cash for other stuff! :eek: :eek:



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    Yeah, I know. The price really is crazy. If people really wanna have another Apple display then I guess they'll get it.
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  • Reply 6 of 8
    leonisleonis Posts: 3,427member
    Not for me. I can get the black cased NEC LCD for that price (or maybe less).
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  • Reply 7 of 8
    cdhostagecdhostage Posts: 1,038member
    I want to get an Apple 17" LCD and a LaCie Photon Blue II. Yeah baby. Yeah. Hook them up to my new dual 1 GHzG4. Yeah baby yeah!
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    emaneman Posts: 7,204member
    [quote]Originally posted by Leonis:

    <strong>Not for me. I can get the black cased NEC LCD for that price (or maybe less).</strong><hr></blockquote>



    Yeah, and they would be great. I just got that LCD to hook up to my iBook and it's really great. Much more worth the $399. I found the beige cheaper, but I didn't want ugly beige so I got the black.
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